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A condemned Manchurian commander escapes by taking the emperor's boy as hostage. 14 years later, the emperor's evil sorcerer finally learns of his whereabouts, now living with a young man who wears the emperor's boy's jade necklace.

Lee Kam Lun (Alan Tam) is an intelligent but psychologically unstable young man who is very filial and loves his mum (Pik Wan Tang) dearly. Trouble brews when he accidentally kills a junkie one night. His subsequent actions arouse the suspicion of another intelligent Inspector (Bill Tung), who kick-starts a game of cat and mouse by befriending Lee's mum as he tries to expose Lee as the killer. Director Ronny Yu (Fearless (2006), The Bride with White Hair (1993)) gives us an effective and tight psychological thriller with some dark humor and plot twists in one of his earlier directorial efforts. Cantopop legend Alan Tam and the late Bill Tung both give outstanding performances playing the two key adversaries.