Nightfall Page #2

Synopsis: A mutilated corpse appears to be a straightforward case of revenge killing, but as Inspector Lam zeroes in on the ex-con prime suspect, he finds himself confronting a web of lies. To reach the truth, Lam must delve into the details of a 20-year-old case for answers (a case in which he finds himself to have had an incidental part).
Director(s): Roy Hin Yeung Chow
Production: EDKO Film
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
108 min
136 Views


Fine, I'll be right there.

Just go.

Sorry, but it's really a big case.

Just go!

Why all the fuss about cutting the cake?

Go investigate your big case, Inspector Lam.

What kind of attitude is that?

What's wrong with my attitude?

Kids without a mother around are all like this.

You investigate day and night.

The whole house is filled with victims' photos.

So why can't you dig up why Mum killed herself?

How do you know I didn't try?

Her death has nothing to do with me.

I didn't want your Mum to die either.

t's a waste of time talking to you.

I should have celebrated with my friends

instead of cutting the cake here with you.

Goodbye, victims!

Well and truly dead.

Much of the victim's skin has been burned.

Totally disfigured.

His face and fingerprints

are burned and mangled.

If you want to throw up, step aside and wait.

We checked the area all around here.

There's nothing on him:

no clothes, no wallet, no ID.

We can't work out his identity yet.

Great. That's plenty to look into.

The victim was severely injured.

Soaked, burned, beaten...

Say what?

Soaked, burned, beaten, everything.

We need to investigate

in the lab before confirming

the cause and time of death.

Judging from the injuries and bloating,

he can't have been dead more than 24 hours.

The killer is smart.

Tying weights to sink the victim to the seabed.

Thought no one would find the body.

So how was the body discovered?

This beach is deserted. Few people come here.

These people came here to fish today.

One of them dropped a watch in the water.

They searched for it

and found the dead body too.

sn't it fate?

He even wanted to hide the victim's identity.

Why go so far smashing his face up like that?

If it was just to hide the identity,

burning would have done the job.

No need to disfigure his face too.

Seems like revenge.

From what we can see,

the police have surrounded the crime scene.

The police cannot ascertain

the victim's identity at the moment.

SBTV will keep you updated on the case.

Man Yuen-yee, News Channel, reporting.

All up, the victim sustained 28 lethal wounds.

Judging from organ damage and bruises,

the cause of death is a blow to the head.

The skin on his armpits...

and his inner thighs is intact.

The burning was post-mortem.

Also, there was alcohol in his bloodstream.

He'd probably drunk a lot.

The murderer must've been strong

to do all this.

Why did he do that?

Why did he make it so complicated?

There must be a reason.

Must have some connection to the motive.

All this was obviously done

by the murderer.

What is he trying to hide?

And there's something else.

The body was in the water,

but there's no seawater or sand in the stomach.

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