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JUSTICE PAO (1995)
SERIES REVIEW CASE NUMBER 7
A band of robbers gather and celebrate at a prostitute parlor. Jin Chiu runs along the rooftop and stakes out the group of robbers. Jin Chiu spots that the leader, Chin Ba Tin, is amongst them and reports back to Justice Pao. Justice Pao hands over the authority of capturing the band of robbers over to Chief Inspector, Do Wai Kin, who was acting under the King's orders to capture Chin Ba Tin. Jin Chiu and Do Wai Kin return to the parlor and plan to ambush the group. Suddenly Chin Ba Tin leaves the parlor to chase after a beautiful girl, whom he spotted on the river. The girl was dressed in white and went to the monastery to pray for her husband and unborn child's well being. Chin Ba Tin followed her and found out that the girl was called, Bak Siu Si. Chin Ba Tin then tricked her into following him. Jin Chiu spotted Chin Ba Tin leaving and went to inform Do Wai Tin, and requested him to hold off the attack on the robbers until Chin Ba Tin returned. Do Wai Kin brushed aside Jin Chiu's advice stating that he had full authority over the matter and launched the attack against the band of robbers. Jin Chiu decided to pursue Chin Ba Tin instead, and followed him to the monastery. Jin Chiu arrived in time to save Bak Siu Si from being raped by Chin Ba Tin. But Chin Ba Tin managed to escape through the crowd as Jin Chiu was kept preoccupied with saving the lives of innocent people. Meanwhile Do Wai Kin killed all of the robbers and caused the deaths of many innocent lives in the process. Jin Chiu was unhappy with Do Wai Kin's ways when he reported back to Justice Pao, but there was little he could do. Justice Pao was most disappointed at having allowed Chin Ba Tin to escape. Justice Pao knew that their failure to capture Chin Ba Tin would lead to more innocent lives being lost. Jin Chiu was then ordered to find the location of either Bak Siu Si or Chin Ba Tin. Justice Pao, and Kung Sin Chuk figured that Chin Ba Tin might go after Bak Siu Si once more. They were correct as Chin Ba Tin also sent his men to locate Bak Siu Si. A year passed by and Jin Chiu could not locate any leads. Meanwhile Bak Siu Si's baby had been born and her husband Lau Kwok Dong invited Do Wai Kin's farther to bless his son. A party was thrown at Lau Kwok Dong's house. Chin Ba Tin had finally located Bak Siu Si and attacked Lau Kwok Dong's house. It was set alight and many lives were lost that evening. Bak Siu Si and Lau Kwok Dong managed to escape after several close calls. As they ran, Lau Kwok Dong spotted Do Wai kin's farther lying by the mountainside already dead. Lau Kwok Dong approached Do Wai Kin's farther and stole the jewelry from his body. In the process of stealing a jade thumb ring, Lau Kwok Dong slipped and fell. Bak Siu Si placed her baby on the ground and went to help her husband, but she did not have the strength to hold on. All three of them fell over the mountainside, but Bak Siu Si managed to land of a small tree, which kept her from falling to the bottom of the mountain. When she recovered she climbed to the top of the mountain but her son had gone missing. She thought her husband must have saved the baby and returned to the burnt house and waited for news. Meanwhile the baby had been saved by Chin Ba Tin who wanted to use him to force Bak Siu Si to sleep with him. Chin Ba Tin also came across evidence that Do Wai Kin' was collaborating with the Liao Dynasty. But he did not care and threw the evidence away. When Justice Pao received news that Chin Ba Tin had raided at town once more he felt partly responsible, for allowing Chin Ba Tin to escape a year ago. Jin Chiu located Bak Siu Si and took her back to Justice Pao so she could reunite with her husband. When Lau Kwok Dong found out that their child had gone missing he pushed the blame on Bak Siu Si, despite being responsible himself. When Do Wai Kin found out that his farther had been murdered, he planned to use Bak Siu Si as bait to ambush Chin Ba Tin. Justice Pao refused to go along with Do Wai Kin's idea. Lau Kwok Dong agreed to go along with the idea after Do Wai kin promised him a large fortune to him in return for his collaboration. Do Wai Kin set a trap, but Chin Ba Tin was too clever to fall for it. Instead Chin Ba Tin used the opportunity to contact Bak Siu Si, and let her know that her baby was in his hands. Chin Ba Tin would then invade Do Wai Kin's camp. Jin Chiu was clever and realized that Chin Ba Tin was had gotten into the camp and followed him. Chin Ba Tin used the baby to force Bak Siu Si to follow him, but Jin Chiu arrived to provide assistance. But with Bak Siu Si's baby in Chin Ba Tin's hands Jin Chiu was forced to comply with his request and backed off. Do Wai Kin would not be forced to back off however. He was prepared to kill Chin Ba Tin to avenge the death of his farther regardless. Do Wai Kin's men then surrounded Chin Ba Tin, Jin Chiu and Bak Siu Si, with arrows. Do Wai Tin ordered them to fire, forcing Jin Chiu into action. Jin Chiu blocked all of the arrows preventing them from killing Chin Ba Tin and injuring the innocent people. Chin Ba Tin took the opportunity to escape, as Jin Chiu was forced to restrain Do Wai Kin. At the temple built to pay respects to General Kwan, Chin Ba Tin, rapped Bak Siu Si infront of her baby. This cruel act made the statute of General Kwan shed tears. The following day Chin Ba Tin agreed to send the baby over to Justice Pao, when Bak Siu Si promised to remain by his side. Bak Siu Si used this opportunity to send a message to Justice Pao informing them of her location. At once Jin Chiu took his men to General Kwan's temple to capture Chin Ba Tin. During the battle Bak Siu Si escaped. Chin Ba Tin suffered a heavy injury and was knocked over the edge of the mountain. Do Wai Kin sent his men to find the body the following day. Jin Chiu and Justice Pao also searched for the body. Chin Ba Tin saved by a young girl, called Ling Long who lived alone with her blind grand farther. Chin Ba Tin loss his memory upon recovering his consciousness. His personality had totally changed because of his loss of memory. One day a mountain robber captured Ling Long. Chin Ba Tin saved her and was then informed that his name was Chin Ba Tin. Later Chin Ba Tin found out that he was a mountain robber and heartless killer. With this information he decided to go into a state of self-denial believing that he was Ah San which was the name given to him by Ling Long. Later Ling Long took Chin Ba Tin into town to find a doctor to heal Chin Ba Tin’s injuries. Whilst she was gone Do Wai Kin killed her grand farther who refuse to tell him where Chin Ba Tin was. Justice Pao would soon locate Chin Ba Tin and took him for questioning. Whilst being questioned, Chin Ba Tin refused to admit to his past crimes because he clearly did not remember who he was. Justice Pao had 14 witnesses who stated that the man kneeling infront of him was indeed Chin Ba Tin. Justice Pao was astonished and did not want to kill an innocent person so decided to lock Chin Ba Tin for further questioning. Jin Chiu then advised Justice Pao that he noticed Chin Ba Tin's personality had totally changed since the last battle. Kung Sin Chuk also sided with Jin Chiu but wanted Justice Pao to go ahead with the execution. Jin Chiu felt unease at executing Chin Ba Tin, so Justice Pao decided not to go ahead until they could prove that the man they had captured was indeed Chin Ba Tin. When Do Wai Kin find out that Justice Pao did not execute Chin Ba Tin he obtains the King's consent and captures Chin Ba Tin himself. Jin Chiu did not like Do Wai Kin's personality since the first encounter and suspected that Do Wai Kin had other motives for his actions besides avenging his farther's murder. After obtaining Justice Pao's consent Jin Chiu went and saved Chin Ba Tin from Do Wai Kin's clutches. But as they were riding back to Justice Pao's courtroom, Jin Chiu was ambushed. During the battle Chin Ba Tin was knocked over the edge of the mountain. Upon returning Jin Chiu suspected that Do Wai Kin had something against Justice Pao. In the meantime Justice Pao discovered that Bak Siu Si was sold to prostitution by Lau Kwok Dong. This angered Justice Pao who ordered Jin Chiu to close down the prostitute parlor after they refused to release Bak Siu Si. The prostitute parlor belonged to arch nemesis Dung Tai Si who became outraged when Jin Chiu closed down his parlor. Dung Tai Si then collaborated with Do Wai Kin to eliminate Justice Pao, who was summoned to see the King for an explanation. The King allowed Justice Pao some time to recapture Chin Ba Tin and solve the case after Justice Pao put his job and life on the line. Meanwhile Do Wai Kin had captured, Bak Siu Si and her baby along with Ling Long to force Chin Ba Tin to show himself. He set a trap with explosives hoping to kill Chin Ba Tin so the King would be forced to execute Justice Pao. Chin Ba Tin and Jin Chiu arrived to save them but the explosives went off. The baby perished and Bak Siu Si and Ling Long are presume dead. After the explosion Chin Ba Tin regained his memory and grieved for Bak Siu Si and her baby's death. Chin Ba Tin also remembered about the letter of evidence which expose Do Wai Kin as a traitor. Chin Ba Tin then vowed to avenge the child's death by brining Do Wai Kin to justice. When Justice Pao was informed of the treachery by Chin Ba Tin he understood why Do Wai Kin wanted him to be executed. Justice Pao then ordered Jin Chiu to take Chin Ba Tin along to find the letter of evidence. When they did locate the evidence, Do Wai Kin arrived and kicked Chin Ba Tin over the edge of the mountain. Do Wai Kin laughed having thought that Chin Ba Tin had perished. But Chin Ba Tin was saved by Bak Siu Si and Lau Kwok Dong. When Bak Siu Si discovered that Chin Ba Tin had changed his ways she decided to save him. Lau Kwok Dong was captured by Do Wai Kin whilst looking for help. Chin Ba Tin then handed the letter of evidence to Bak Siu Si to hand over to Justice Pao and went to rescue Lau Kwok Dong. Upon arrival Chin Ba Tin fell into Do Wai Kin's trap and was captured. Do Wai Kin then wanted to kill Chin Ba Tin, but he was saved by Jin Chiu who arrived with Cheung Lo, Jiu Foo, Wong Chiu and Ma Hon. With the letter of evidence in hand Jin Chiu captured Do Wai Kin and took him back to questioning. That evening a Tai Kam, released Do Wai Kin, who captured Justice Pao. Bak Siu Si saw the incident and attempted to contact help, but was poisoned by Do Wai Kin. As Justice Pao was being taken away, Bak Siu Si sacrificed her life and informed Chin Ba Tin of Justice Pao's capture. Bak Siu Si then felt the full effects of the poison and died shortly after. Chin Ba Tin rushed to rescue Justice Pao. At once Do Wai Kin and Chin Ba Tin battle fiercely. They battled long and hard to a draw until, Chin Ba Tin was stabbed in the chest. Chin Ba Tin bounced backwards and managed to kill Do Wai Kin with the blade, which stuck out from his back. The following day Justice Pao arrived to inform the King of Do Wai Kin's treachery. At once the King got angry at Dung Tai Si who sided with Do Wai Kin during the investigation. After receiving an apology from the King, Justice Pao made a request to the King to have Chin Ba Tin remembered as a hero rather than villain. The King agreed and passed the matter over to Justice Pao to deal with. RATING (6) This case was sad and tragic. It was touching when Chin Ba Tin loss his memory and believed that he was a good person. This is the first case that I've come across, that involves the capture of a murderous criminal. So the story was kept interesting with several fight scenes and the duel at the end. The ending although appropriate was tragic with the death of both Chin Ba Tin and Bak Siu Si. The acting in this story was particularly good because it featured two veteran actors like Kung Chi Yan and Leung Ka Yan, to go along with the cast of Ti Lung, Liu Kai Chi and Felix. All these actors have great talents so their performance was flawless in this story. Leung Ka Yan looked most convincing as a murderous mountain robber. Overall it was an interesting story.
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