Witness to a Prosecution

SUNG CHI was born right after his mother had died. The villagers regard him as an unlucky person and give him the nickname, `coffin boy`. CHI has two good friends, named CHA SIU CHAN and SIK DAN. CHAN is born stupid and dumb. The stall owner, SUNG SING, and his wife always bully CHAN. CHAN`s wife, SUNG LING, also looks down upon CHAN. DAN always fails in the public examinations. The villagers always bully CHI. CHI is so dissatisfied that he quarrels with the village headman. Unexpectedly, the headman has suddenly died after a fight with CHI. Evidence shows that CHI and a thief, TONG SZE, have caused his death. The two are then sentenced to death. Meanwhile, CHI is being hit by thunder and died. His dead body is moved to a funeral parlour. The funeral parlour owner, MA KWAI, discovers that CHI is still alive. He tells CHI that the headman has been poisoned to death. Meanwhile, KWAI is very sick. CHI in turn saves his life……

CHEE is appointed as the Chief Prosecutor after solving many cases. He brings his two pregnant wives to Hunan for his new post. On the way, he solves another murder case, but loses his wives in a fire. He is heartbroken and resigns to return to his home town. He is nearly drowned in a typhoon, but is saved by a detective, KIT. KIT brings him to work in a funeral parlour, which is run by LUNG. CHU’s job is to apply make-up to corpses in the morgue. When she arrives with LUNG, they see CHEE cutting open a pregnant woman’s body with a chopper. Apparently, he is trying to remove the baby from the body. CHEE has a good friend, FUNG, whose mother can talk to dead people. CHEE asks if she can help find his wives, but she refuses because he doesn’t have enough money. MRS NGAU, who saved CHEE before, is accused of murdering her husband. CHEE helps her to uncover the truth……