Our Detective Investigation Files V
Copyright Tin&Marianne 1999. All Rights Reserved.

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Main Characters--actor/actress
Tsui Fei (Fei)----Louis Koo Teen Lok
Mo Siu Kwan (Kwan/Quin)----Jessica Hester Hsuan Suen Huen
Law Duck Nam (Nam/Law Sir)----Jacky Lui Chong Yeen
Tom May Ming (May/May Ming)----Fiona Leung Ngai Ling
Gong Chi San (Chi San/Gong Sir)----Sunny Chan Gum Hung
Fong Hoi Lun (Lun/Alan)----Willam Lam Ka Dong
Lum Chong Lian (June)----Marianne Chan Mui Ying
Cheng Huck (Vincent)----Steven Ma Chung Wai
Leung Teet Lok (Stanley)----Francis Ng Chun Yu
Man Yuen Lan (Man)----Charmaine Sher See Mann
Huan Kwok Yun (Korean)----Edmund So Chi Wai
Siu Gi Luam (Gigi)----Eileen Yeow Ying Ying
Mo Sum Oiy----any 3-4 year old you have in mind!
Lau Lian Huang(Bue Yee/Huang Yee)---Chan Sau Chu
Leung Chin Chin (Chin Chin)---Anne Heung Hoi Lam



Chapter 35


IN QUIN'S APT...[Quin and Man's eyes meet. Man saw that Quin is holding the sneakers.]

Quin[she suddenly didn't want to confront Man about her suspiciousness. She immediately changed the mood of the atmosphere...]: Man, get a broom. [Man quickly went away to get the broom. She doesn't understand why Quin didn't make any response about the sneakers. Quin took the broom and started sweeping.] Man, you should be more careful....And you should throw away those sneakers, look at the bottom of it. It must have been stained from the night you were attacked. [Man still haven't recover from the shockness. She couldn't make a peep but to respond with a nod. Quin soon finished cleaning up the mess.] Ok, enough tea for me tonight. It's getting late, we should go to bed now.

Man[still emotionless.]: Yeah, ok, I will. [Quin goes into her room.]

INSIDE QUIN'S BEDROOM....[Quin is still leaning against the door. She couldn't believe what she did out there.]
(What am I doing? Why didn't I..... I know, I know, it is because I still trust Man no matter how misjudge the situation seems. If she wants to give me an explaination, better be one heck of a good one, she will. Should not act too beyond concern. I should not mistrust her and leave the decision up to her to reveal her reasons to me. [signs] I'm only kidding myself. And what if I really found out the mess behind all this? What am I going to do? Convict her to the police? Why do I always have to stand between doing the right thing and doing what I don't want to do! I hate being so awake and alert...........)


AT THE AFTER FIVE PUB.....
[Chi San sits by himself as he drowns himself with beer....]
Chi San: Give me another round. [Talking to the bartender.]

Bartender: This is your 5th round already, you might get drunk.

Chi San[dizzy smiles]: Drunk? I wish I am drunk. [picks up his beer and drinks. He then slowly goes to his pocket and takes out a ring of keys. A flashback slips into his mind.]

*******BEGINNING OF FLASHBACK
[Chi San make a u-turn and driving back to the parking lot of Quin's builidng. He steps out, holding a ring of keys.]
Chi San: I wonder how I got these keys. It most belong to one of them. It doesn't look like Fei's though. [He almost approaches out of the parklot, closer to the main entrance of Quin's building until he was stopped by the loud voices of Fei and Quin. He stood there as he hid behind the wall. He didn't want to interrupt them as he figures that they are arguing about something serious. As he accidently listens, he heard Man's name being called out. At this point, he got curious and decides to stay and listen.]

Fei: Why wouldn't I. Kwan, I am a cop. If I feel something is wrong, I need to find the truth behind it. Besides there are many things to be suspicious about Ah Man.

Quin: Like?

Fei: When I was up there, I saw, I saw that the bottom of her sneakers are covered with red dried paint. I have done my own research. I took the stains of the foot-steps for examination............

[Chi San couldn't believe his ears, he was too astonished to make any movement. He couldn't believe that Fei worked solely again and that the fact that he is suspecting Man. He got a little furious at first but he decided to hear out his reasons for accusing Man.....]
END OF FLASHBACK**********************


[Chi San is still staring at the keys. He is wondering, if he had never found these keys, he would have never heard so much. So much that he doesn't know what to do and trust now. He angrily lifts his hand up that holds the keys and aimed. He forcefully threw it on the floor and tilted his head back down, undeterminedly. June shows up in behind as she picks the keys up.]
June: Chi San? Why are you drinking so much?

Chi San[picks up his head.]: Oh, it's you. Help yourself, just leave me alone.

June: Chi San, I'm concerned for you. Can you at least give me an idea why you are behaving this way?

Chi San: It's non of your business. Just let me do whatever I want.

June: I can not presume you looking like this. This picture isn't you. It isn't the Chi San Tong Sum will ever want to see either.

Chi San[anger glooms in his eyes.]: What do you know? How much do you know Tong Sum? I was his husband and I couldn't live happily after with her. Represent your business elsewhere. [goes back into the drowning beer.]

June: I don't believe this? This is what I get for caring about you? I just don't wish to see you like this. And believe me,Tong Sum definitely doesn't. [walks away.]

[At this moment, nothing seems to get pass into his ears. Reasoning can not be made either.]


THE NEXT DAY.... AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS...[Chi San comes in.]
Korean: Good morning San gor.

Chi San: Good morning.

Gigi: Hey, you don't look to well today. Are you ok, you have big round eye bags!

Chi San: Oh, it's nothing. [goes into his office.]

Korean: What do you think San Gor did yesterday?

Gigi: Definitely did not sleep. [Chi San comes back out.]

Chi San: Gigi, where is Fei?

Gigi: Fei Gor?! Oh, he called earlier to take today off. I could hear his cold on the phone.

Chi San: Real-ly? I'll call him later. [Suddenly, he reminds himself that Fei is actually suspecting Man. He wonders if he is really sick now.... Then June came to mind. He feels uneasy for what he did to her yesterday.....]


IN THE AFTERNOON.....[Chi San and June walks together in a mall...]
Chi San: I'm surprised that you are still talking to me. Although I don't remember much of what happened last night, I know you where the last person I yelled at.

June: You said your apologies, I am an understanding person.

Chi San: Yes, very. [They smiled to each other.] Ok, for my appreciation of your forgiveness, I will treat you for dinner.

June: Wise thing to do!

Chi San: Where do you want to eat?

June and Chi San both called out: Chez ManMa(?)!

AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MALL....
May[walking with Man]: That...that really happened yesterday? She didn't mention anything? No won-der you two seemed so awkward with each other this morning.

Man: That is why I brought it up.

May: We should really tell her.

Man: No, definitely something we don't want to do. The lesser amount of people knowing, the better.

May: I don't feel right lying to her.

Man: I don't either but letting her know wouldn't impact us much. So I hope she doesn't find out until the game ends.

May: I hope we are doing the right thing.

Man[sees Chi San and June.]: Yes we definitely are. You know what, she really plays by the book. She must be challenging us.

**
June: I'm glad you seem happier now. You most be still troubled over the case you are dealing with now. [Chi San nods.] Are you beginning to think Man Yuen Lan is guilty?

Chi San: What makes you think that?

June: Your face expression tells me.

Chi San: I....[sees Man and May.]

**
May[finally sees them]: Oh, yeah, she does. Do you think she will plan another warning?

Man: Hopefully not a chance. [The eyes of the four finally met. They walked up closer to greet each other. Chi San suddenly feels a little awkward, fearing the Man may misinterpret his relationship with June.]

Chi San[he purposely shifted a little further away from June..]: You guys are shopping?

Man: Yes, what about you?

June: We are going to dinner now. Do you want to join? [looks weirdly at Man and May.]

May: No, it's ok. We have our plans. [all pausing without a conversation to bring up.]

Chi San[breaking the silence]: Then I will see you later.

May and Man: Bye. [As June walk passes May and Man, they look at each other mysteriously, adding hateful and warning eyesites.]

June: What will we eat today? [Before Chi San could answer...] Ah, beef stake. Your favorite, right?

Chi San: How did you know?

June: Wild guess I assume.

[Getting farther the other side, walking with backs facing Chi San and June...]
May: Do you believe it, Chi San still comes up with such boring pick up lines.

Man: May! I'm more worried about that woman.

May: They seem closer ever time you see them.

Man: Wait, did they say they are going to dinner?

May: Yessss.

Man and May[at the same time]: Chez MaMa!

Man: Tonight is the night she tells him. Ok, you go home first.

May: I can't. Remember I lost my keys. If you go, we go together.

Man: No.

May: Yes, don't forget I am the cop here, not you! I'm not letting you go alone.


IN CHEZ MAMA.....
June[wiping her mouth]: This is pretty good.

Chi San: Yes.

June: But best with the 1957 red wine.

Chi San: You know about wines?

June: Do I?!

[Some time later...June is behind the counter, mixing wine. Chi San is watching her. This picture brings him back to the time when Tong Sum made her first drinkable wine for him.]
June[pouring the finished wine]: Here, try this.

Chi San[quietly mumbled]: Tong Sum. [snaps out from his daydreaming.]Huh? Oh, sure. [he takes a sip.] Lychee? This is lychee favor!

June: Yes. Good stuff. These are fresh picked from the Lychee garden

Chi San[stunned that out of all kinds of wines, she made this.]: Who are you???!!

June: Huh? What did you say?

Chi San[laughs]: Oh nothing. I'm just surprised. This brings back a lot of good times.

June: That's good to hear.


IN FRONT OF JUNE'S BUILDING....
June: Are you sure you don't want to go up for some coffee or tea? You just drank wine you know.

Chi San: No, it's ok. But can I go for another reason? I need your bathroom.

June: Of course.


[In June's apt....they enter the apt..]
Chi San[completely shocked, he looked up at the wall.]: You know how to make art with shells?

June: Yes, what's wrong?

Chi San[murmured to himself](What is going on? This is too coincidental. She's too like Tong Sum. It's like she is standing infront of me now.]: This is too real. I'm too stunned.

June: Stunned? At what?

Chi San[he again looked closely at the shell art, he saw that it constructed a clown figure. he couldn't control is emotions...went up to June and quickly hugged her.]: TONG SUM!!! Are you Tong Sum? Did you come back? Are you really Tong Sum?

June[slowly closes her eyes]: I could be....if you want me to.

Chi San[realized that this isn't the right feeling or the right thing to do. Slowly let go of June.]: No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I, I....I have to go now. [immediately left the apt. In seeing this, June got very upset, she slammed the door...Out of curiousity, she looks out the window and checks the street across from her.]

June[seeing Man and May, not exactly hiding but standing on the other side of the street.]: Well, well. They won't seem to quit do they?


IN QUIN'S APT....[May and Man comes home.]
May: I don't think it worked out for her.

Man: Yes, Chi San come out pretty confusingly.

May: He must of turned her down. [Quin comes out of her room.]

Quin: You guys are home late.

May: Oh, shopping. We got you stuff. [layed on the sofa.]

Quin: Great......Oh, May, did you see Fei today?

May: Fei? I thought he was sick. He called to have the day off.

Quin: What? He did? He didn't notify me! [They look at each other cluelessly.]

Man: Did you try calling him?

Quin: His cell isn't on and I can't reach him at home.

May: Where can he be?

Quin: Ohhh, could he be....[thinks that he might be on to Man.]

Man: Could he be what?

Quin: Oh, nothing. I'll try to call him later.


IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.....
[Everyone is sound asleep in the dark and the night is quiet. Unknowingly, smoke suddenly oozed in to the apt. This was just plain smoke, nothing like fire. The smoke surrounded the apartment of almost every corner for half an hour. Strangely, the door knob of the apartment is being turned. A dark figure walks in.... A certain time passed by, the person finally began to leave the apt....


IN THE APT BUILDING, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM QUIN'S APT....[Fei is sitting on the sofa, half awake, half asleep, trying to vigilantly watch over them. On the table, Fei has made enough "Wun Tun" for selling. The usage of tissue just went one after another. After a series of sneezes, it completely woke Fei up. He takes another look out the window, that has a good view of Quin's apt. He is seeing a puzzled picture. He wonders why the apartment is so foggy all of a sudden.....]
Fei[wiping his nose with another tissue.]: Do I see someone walking? (Why would they be awake at 3 in the morning?) [Fei saw the door closing.] Wait, it's two person leaving the apt. What's going on? [freaking out] Oh no..... [Quickly ran out of the apt. He is impatiently waiting for the elevator. He almost broke the elevator from pressing the down button repeatedly. The elevator finally came, he got in.....]


IN THE LOBBY OF QUIN'S BUILDING...
[Fei ran in. He quickly reached the elevator. But before he got on, he found something stranged. He walks back to see the night guard. He calls out for the guard a few times but no response was made. He carefully examines the old man. He checked his pulse on his neck....]
Fei[shook the body.]: He's gone. [freakingly worries for them upstairs.]

[Fei got off the elevator, rushes to Quin's apt.....]
Fei: Kwan?! Kwan [continously ringing the door bell.] Kwan? May? Man? [Then he realized that someone left the keys hanging on the knob. He quickly used it and opened the door. Ran in like a nut. He still saw that smoke was everywhere, so he covered and pitched his noise as he walked in.] Kwan? Kwan? [opened th door to Quin's room. He sees Quin and Sum Oiy sleeping inactively on the bed. He went over, trying to wake them up. Again, he checks their pulses.] Thank god! [He ran out, opening all the windows, for fresh air. He immediately opened another bed room. No one is in there. He checks another bed room, not a living soul there as well. He is so confused now.....]


EARLY IN THE MORNING.....IN QUIN'S BUILDING...
[The building is barred with police tape. The residents in and out are being questioned by cops. June walks in tensely..]
Korean: Dr. Leung. The body is here.

June: A body?! Oh ok. [she kneels down, wearing her gloves, demoralizely uncovers the body. She tilted backwards a little when she saw this deceased body.]

Gigi[murmuring to Korean]: Don't you think it's stranged that, Dr. Leung is acting like this?

Korean: I sense it as well. It's like the first time I saw a dead body. But she have seen the dead more than anyone.

June[with a shivering tone.]: This old man died around more over 2 a.m. He died from, from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Sue: Ok, got it down.

June: I will send a full report later on. [starts to leave.]

Fei[walking in, sees June leaving.]: So, what have we got?

Gigi[talking Sue]: Yeah, I saw too.

Fei: What are you guys talking about.

Sue: Fei gor, if you had only saw Dr. Leung's face, she became so pale when she saw the dead body.

Fei:..... Okay.

Sue: Oh yeah, this old man dead around 2 in the morning from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Fei: Ok, where's Chi San and Nam?

Korean: Oh, they are unstairs, too intimidated by the news.

Gigi: How is Miss Mo and your daughter?

Fei: They are fine. They will wake up as soon as the sleeping gas wears out of there systems.

Korean: That's relieving. It's just too bad for Man and May.


IN QUIN'S APT....
Nam[talking on the phone.]: I don't care what it takes to find them, just do it. [furiously hangs up. Chi San is too numbed to do anything, just sat in Man's room holding a picture of him and Man. Everyone else came up.]

Fei: Nam, calm down.

Nam[shakes his head]: No, I can't. [Fei goes to find Chi San while Nam runs off shouting at someone else.]

Fei: Chi San, are you ok?

Chi San: Look, [shows the picture to Fei] she kept it all along. [Fei smiles.] What are you laughing about?

Fei: No, I'm just surprised. Aren't you suppose to react like him? [Looks out to see Nam.]

Chi San: Not necessarily. Every person has there own way of expressing their worries. I chose the less stress and clear minded way.

Fei: I'm proud of you. You can always be so awake and calm at the most worst times.

Chi San: Because I still have someone who cares and worries for me. [Fei pats him on the back.]

Fei: Why don't we help out Nam, he is going to go insane soon. [They walked out.]

Chi San: Nam, let's sit down first. You need to achieve your mind back.

Nam: I'm sorry guys. I know I'm losing it. I'm the leader of this group and I'm not being the instructive one. [They all sat around the sofa, beginning to discuss.] Let's all put our minds together. Fei, you said that you saw the place fogged up?

Fei: Yes. from right across from this apt. [points]

Chi San: I thought you were sick.

Fei: I was and still am. That is our home[refering to Quin and his home].

Chi San: Oh.

Fei: One point I really don't understand. Why did I see 2 person leaving at that time? It can't be Man and May leaving, it makes no sense. And who left the keys on the knob. This person killed the night guard to avoid any troubles in between the transaction. [Quin arrives.]

Quin: You guys are all here.

Fei: Kwan, why are you out of the hospital so quickly? How is Sum Oiy?

Quin: I'm fine. She ok, she's sleeping in the hostipal now. I'm too stunned to find out that this much has happened in one night. Have you guys found them yet?

Chi San: No. We don't know where to start.

Quin: Why did this person only took May and Man?

Nam: We don't know.

Quin: I should point something out. Over these few days, I noticed that May and Man are owfully secretive together. They won't let me know what's going on. Especially Man.

Fei: Then I should confess to you guys. I was suspecting Man and worried about their safety. I'm not sure about Man but now it's obvious that it's not safe here. Why don't we start over. Forget about Man. First who would want to shanghaied them both.

Chi San: I know, I'm sorry, I eavesdropped on your conversation with Quin. I'm just too confused after today. I wonder who plays enemy for both May and Man?

Quin: Another thing, I have to agree with Fei. I was also suspecting Man after our arguement. Look [went over to get the sneakers.] at these sneakers. [she showed everyone.]

Nam: It's stained with red paint.

Fei: I thought you said she could have stained it from the attack on Halloween.

Quin: I tried to persuade myself from not believing this but the truth has to be uncovered. Man wasn't wearing any sneakers that night [she takes another look at the sneakers.]: It's actually size 7?

Fei: What?

Quin: It's May's sneakers! Nooo, it can't be May. May vandalizing? Not possible, she is a cop herself. I really need some explainations for all this cause I don't get it now.

Nam: This is too confusing. I know May wouldn't do such a thing either.

Fei: But they must be hiding something from us. [Quin suddenly spot something on the couch.]

Quin: Chi San, pick that up. It's slipped on that corner of the sofa. [Quin points the direction. Chi San pulls it out.]

Chi San[confusingly calling out]: "Yue Yun Mung Wah"? Part II? Tong Sum's novel?

Quin: My god, what is the meaning of this? I think I saw either Man or May holding this book before.

Chi San[quickly flips some pages of the book.]: It has no specific author. [He read a few pages of the book.]: This is unbelievable. The Halloween attack. Tong Sum's grave. Everything that has happened is followed by this book. What is going on?

Nam[snatches the book off of Chi San's hand.]: Let me see. [He flips some pages as well. He stops near the end of the book.] This book seems to be a planner for everything that has been happening. [reading to himself.] If this person really follows accordingly to the book....then, then.... May and Man are not going live. [puts his hand on his forehand with a troubled look.]

Quin: What are you talking about? [Nam drops the book on the floor.]

Fei[picks it up and reads as well.]: Kwan, listen to this. [reading straight from the book.] "If I should not succeed, I will bring entombment to those who were the cause of my failure."


Tin Tin talk: Wow, I know this chapter must be very confusing. Sorry about it! Predict what you can, for the worst and/or better. The answer lays ahead! Who has gotten May and Man? It seems like this person came for only them. Will their fate follow as the book says, which is being entombed? Who is the first peron or should I say dead peson that comes to mind when you thing of graves and tombstones? Keep the answer in mind! Who killed the night guard? Should they be suspicious over June's reactions? Why did Fei saw 2 persons leaving the apt? What is the truth behind this second part of Tong Sum's novel? Why does it even exist when Tong Sum is long dead already? This book seems more like a plan of actions against them..... To be continued...






Introduction and Character Descriptions

Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Chapter 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Chapter 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40