♪ Always, always ♪
♪ That day, that day ♪
♪ You came into my sight ♪
♪ The moment we met ♪
♪ My whole world lit up ♪
♪ Every moment with you is special ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Come closer, closer ♪
♪ You take my breath away ♪
♪ Let me hear, let me see ♪
♪ We're destined to be together ♪
♪ I knew it when our eyes met ♪
♪ Always in love ♪
♪ You are the answer I've been waiting for ♪
♪ Oh my beautiful, beautiful ♪
♪ Beautiful, beautiful love ♪
♪ My heart ♪
♪ Always in love ♪
♪ Yes you are my shining star ♪
♪ I'll light up your sky every summer night ♪
♪ You can trust me ♪
= No Secrets =
= Episode 25 =
What is our relationship in the past?
We...
know each other.
That's it?
No, there must be something else.
No, there isn't.
I have a lot I need to take care of.
I need to go.
Wait a moment, Miss Lin.
May I touch your hand please?
What for?
I wanna test something.
Just one touch.
Nothing else.
♪ There's only you and me ♪
♪ It's so romantic ♪
♪ No matter what we say ♪
♪ We once thought we met ♪
♪ At a bad time ♪
♪ But now we realize ♪
♪ Meeting was the best thing ever ♪
♪ Everyone is a lonely island ♪
♪ I'll pray ♪
♪ If you ♪
♪ Forget how to smile, need a shoulder ♪
♪ I'll be right here ♪
♪ Waiting for you to say hello ♪
♪ Just wanna hold you ♪
♪ The brave and innocent you ♪
If you really like someone,
your heartbeat will quicken
even at the slightest touch of her fingertip.
What were you testing?
♪ Just wanna hold you ♪
What's wrong?
♪ Just wanna hold you ♪
♪ Don't worry ♪
♪ We will be happy ♪
♪ I've forgotten to tell you I love you ♪
I'm begging you, let me go in.
Please, please.
I'm begging you.
Get your hands off.
Nothing you say will get you in.
If you're not his lawyer,
you're not getting in.
My dear policeman,
I know you've a job to do,
and you're doing it.
But you have to value people's feelings.
You see, I'm his girlfriend.
And as of now,
I haven't seen him for over a year.
I really, really miss him.
I'm very sorry.
My dear policeman,
you're so good-looking,
you must have a girlfriend, right?
You must understand what it's like,
to miss the one you love, right?
Sorry,
I'm single.
Oh my dear policeman...
Why are you laughing?
You're that star.
You're the most important person in my life.
No matter where you are,
you affect where I go.
If one day you disappeared,
and I couldn't find you,
you'll still shine in my heart,
and affect where I go,
influence my orbit.
No matter where you are.
Sir, sir.
I need you to leave now.
Do not interfere with our work.
No!
You see this?
It's a love letter he wrote for me.
This is your proof.
I'm really his girlfriend.
Sorry, I really can't let you in.
Come back, sir.
Can't you make an exception?
Fine, you won't let me in right?
Then I'm standing right here,
until you change your mind.
Stop making a scene.
Who's making a scene?
I'm doing this for Jiang Xia.
And I also made this.
Forging love letters?
How resourceful!
When did Jiang Xia write a love letter?
He only wrote diaries.
These are the words I wanted to tell him.
What's wrong with that?
What are you thinking?
The diary.
Jiang Xia's diary.
Well? Have you found it?
It took me so much trouble to convince him.
Professor Hu has all of Jiang Xia's things.
At first, he didn't want me to have any of it.
He said they were personal items.
And I'm not Jiang Xia.
But,
I know with Jiang Xia in trouble,
it must be hard for Professor Hu, too.
The professors all like Jiang Xia.
What are you doing?
Don't you wanna read it?
I've always wanted to,
but I've held back.
Let's read it together.
Oh come on,
it's private.
We have no right to read it.
No one reads it,
except Jiang Xia himself.
Alright.
Thank you.
First time not giving me the poker face,
and you thanked me too!
Are you really Meibin?
Have you been possessed?
I've known you for so long.
I know how to react to you.
I don't think I should've yelled at you like I used to.
I should have treated you better.
But I should smack you.
Okay, okay.
I was wrong.
You were out in front of the detention center
for so long,
and you don't like the sun.
That's why
I got some Unifon whitening masks.
They're for you.
What do you think?
Aren't I considerate?
More or less.
In fact,
I have my own reasons for this too.
I hope that if the facial masks work,
you might also treat me better.
Don't push your luck!
Wait for me.
Dear Policeman, please.
Could you please help us?
We really are Jiang Xia's friends.
We have something to give him.
He can't accept any gifts.
It's not a gift we've brought.
It's his memory.
You see,
Jiang Xia's diary.
He lost his memory.
This can help him remember.
No way.
Please, just do us this favor.
This is really, really important to him.
I need you two to leave
immediately.
Who can help us?
Hello, I'm Jiang Xia's lawyer.
I'm here to see my client.
You may go inside.
Mr. Zhang.
What do we do now?
Let's think of another way.
Jiang Xia, do you still remember me?
I'm Zhang Xiaoyang.
Where's Miss Lin?
I wanna see Miss Lin.
She's preparing for the court hearing.
If you've something to say, you can tell me.
I'm also your lawyer,
just as Miss Lin is.
I...
I still wanna see Miss Lin.
We're going to do our best.
Don't worry.
How was the pre-trial meeting?
We excluded two invalid proofs,
and looked through the list of witnesses.
If we end up losing,
and I mean if,
what should I do?
What he's facing
may be life imprisonment.
What matters is we haven't lost yet.
Don't give yourself too much pressure.
I believe this time
everything is going to work out.
I'm going.
Lin Xingran.
When this case is over,
it'll all be over.
I wanna ask you what I asked a year ago.
No matter what,
I hope you can give me an answer.
Mom,
do you get all the text messages I send you?
It's been a busy year.
I haven't visited much.
Remember,
if you need me, visit me in my dreams.
I really miss you.
Don't worry.
I've had a great year.
I've found Jiang Xia,
but he's had a tough year.
He lost his memory.
The police say he killed someone.
Mom,
I'm going to court tomorrow.
I have to win this case,
because he's innocent.
I know it'll be hard.
And I also wonder
if my decision has hurt him.
I know that you support me.
I'll do my best to win this.
Court is now in session.
Today we'd hold a public court hearing
regarding Jiang Xia's role,
in the death of Li Junwei
with a dagger.
Please bring the defendant into the court.
Defendant Jiang Xia,
you've appointed Lin Xingran and Zhang Xiaoyang
as your lawyers, is that right?
Yes.
Defendant,
do you confess guilt for the crime of,
homicide?
On behalf of my client,
he denies all of the charges
and pleads not guilty.
Then we shall proceed.
Your Honor, I request to present evidence.
Proceed.
The defendant's father
died in a car accident ten years ago.
And the guilty driver
is the aforementioned victim, Li Junwei.
It explains why the defendant would do it.
He was once detained for beating Li Junwei.
A year ago,
the defendant received a text message
from the victim Li Junwei,
asking him to meet up in an old warehouse.
When they did, they had an argument.
The defendant got upset
and killed Li Junwei at the scene.
This is a photo of that old warehouse.
All of the blood we found
belonged to Li Junwei.
Through examining the blood,
we can see how the murder played out.
Go ahead,
and have a look at the first picture.
He first was stabbed,
then ran to the wall covering his wound.
The killer pursued him,
and stabbed the victim again,
causing blood to splatter.
Look at the second picture.
Now the victim had lost the ability to defend himself.
He placed a hand on the wall,
leaving a handprint.
Now see the third picture.
Judging from the amount of blood here,
the victim died on the spot.
Apart from the victim's DNA,
we found the defendant's fingerprints.
And one of the places we found them
is on this dagger we recovered.
The prosecution believes
the dagger was brought by the defendant.
And that he intended to commit murder.
This shirt, belonging to the defendant,
also contains the victim's blood.
He killed the victim, disposed of the corpse,
then fled the city,
and hid for almost a year.
We're requesting a heavy sentence.
None of the evidence on hand
proves that the defendant is guilty.
The text message
was in fact sent by the victim to my client.
That means
it can't be an intentional murder.
Intentional murder or not,
the evidence is ironclad.
He knew to dispose of the corpse,
but left his shirt and the dagger with fingerprints
at the scene?
It's contradictory.
Also,
the corpse hasn't even been recovered.
It's entirely plausible
Li Junwei was killed by someone else
who shifted the blame onto my client.
Defense counsel,
do you have any evidence to support this?
Yes.
The prosecutor is telling a story of revenge.
It's understandable, reasonable,
and easy for the judge to accept.
So what is our story?
It's Jiang Xia's memory loss.
It's not a common thing.
It's something hard to accept.
If he hadn't lost his memory,
this wouldn't be so tricky.
But what if there's a new suspect?
Then we can tell an easy and
reasonable story as well.
The man in this photo
owns the warehouse in question.
His name's Qiu Baotian.
He was once sentenced for robbery.
But one week after the murder,
he disappeared.
And hasn't been found.
I wonder now,
isn't this man
also a major suspect?
The doctor's diagnosis was
Jiang Xia's brain was injured
a year ago.
So can I safely deduce that
Jiang Xia did go to the crime scene
and left fingerprints.
But he killed no one.
He had an accident while there
and lost consciousness.
And then,
Qiu Baotian killed the victim,
and is still hiding now.
Therefore,
we're requesting an acquittal
for lack of evidence, Your Honor.
Before the presiding judge decides
whether this should be investigated again,
I want to further explain
the motive for this crime.
Qiu Baotian is indeed the warehouse owner.
His disappearance may make him a suspect.
But he and the victim
had no known conflicts or grudges.
So the motive isn't there.
But the defendant and the victim,
certainly had a history.
Ten years ago, the victim caused an accident
that killed the defendant's father.
When his imprisonment was over...
Your Honor,
my client has suffered a brain injury.
He couldn't sustain a long court hearing.
We request an adjournment.
Wait!
Hold on.
Please officer,
I'm his lawyer.
Can I say something to him?
Don't take too long.
Jiang Xia,
look at me.
Do you remember something?
I took a dagger
and stabbed Li Junwei.
You stabbed him?
I can't remember.
Listen to me now.
You didn't, you definitely didn't.
Remember?
Do you remember where it was?
In an...
abandoned building.
Time's up.
Please go.
Miss Lin.
I'm sorry.
I let you down, sorry.
Don't be afraid.
Remember what I told you before.
Don't tell anyone.
You hear me?
Don't worry. I'll handle it. Don't be afraid.
Miss Lin, that shirt!
I was wearing that shirt in the truck.
Miss Lin, that shirt.
Shirt.
If Jiang Xia wasn't the killer,
it was someone else.
Who else could it be?
Right.
Without another target,
they won't let him go.
There's no way it's Jiang Xia.
You sound so certain.
But the evidence is against us now.
I know.
We're at a disadvantage.
But no matter how I look at it,
Jiang Xia can't be the killer.
I keep thinking about,
him mentioning the shirt today.
The one from the warehouse?
Yeah.
He said he was wearing it
while he was in the truck,
before he was found in the village.
So how'd the shirt end up in the warehouse?
This is to say,
if Jiang Xia was at the warehouse,
then before he got there,
he may have already been unconscious
and lost his memory.
Right.
You're right.
What's right?
If Jiang Xia wasn't the killer,
it was someone else.
Who would kill Li Junwei?
The killer must have taken the shirt,
then used it
to shift the blame to Jiang Xia.
And I think I know who it is.
You're saying...
Yes.
The killer is Li Junwei himself.
You know why we couldn't find the corpse?
It's because he isn't dead.
But there was so much blood there.
How could he survive that?
He drew the blood.
If every day he drew
the maximum amount he can afford to,
then collected it,
and covered the warehouse with it.
Then even with no corpse,
it'd seem he'd bled enough to have died.
Blood can solidify.
If we add some anticoagulant to it,
we can preserve it.
That is to say,
if we could find anticoagulant
in the blood found at the scene,
that would work in our favor, right?
Simon,
the blood report please.
Simon,
I want the blood report.
It's here.
= Citrate Sodium =
There's citrate sodium in the blood.
That's one type of blood anticoagulant.
Right.
= Citrate sodium found in the soft drink =
It also says,
on the floor of the warehouse,
there were stains of a soft drink.
The citrate sodium in such a drink
acts as a stabilizer.
So we can't exactly know where it came from.
Spraying drinks.
Quite a thought-out plan.
He did it on purpose.
He sprayed a drink with the same content
to cover it up.
So our evidence,
would be contaminated
and legally invalid.
Right.
What should we do?
What should we do? What should we do?
There must be something.
There must be.
Wait.
Medicine leaves the body
at a fixed rate.
Right.
It's called a drug's half-life.
I remember when Li Junwei tried to kill himself,
I read the report of his body.
He'd had a heart attack,
and he takes aspirin for it.
That means,
if he had separate blood,
the time for aspirin to be absorbed
would be different.
The amount of it in the blood
would also be different.
So if in the blood from the scene,
the aspirin content is different,
that proves the blood was separate.
If we can prove the blood was separate,
there's our evidence.
He's still alive.
Right.
Mocha, skimmed milk, no sugar.
I ordered it for you.
What's happening?
Help me save someone.
Save someone?
Fabricated murder?
If Jiang Xia's convicted,
Li Junewi will benefit the most.
And only he
could arrange all of this.
This is insane!
What did you mean before?
Save someone?
There's a blood lab at the Medical School.
You know that?
Yeah, I know.
That's our client. Why?
I need a test done quick.
If we can prove
the blood left in the warehouse
differs in its aspirin content,
it'll mean Li Junwei is alive.
The police would offer the blood sample.
But they didn't have the time to do the test,
so...
I know.
I got it.
You know, Lin Xingran,
only at times like this,
will you think of me.
= The 1st People's Court of Wanjiang =
Defense counsel,
where is this new evidence
you've applied for?
Your Honor,
the evidence is on its way.
Please give us several minutes.
Your Honor, the evidence is here.
We'll submit it soon.
Hurry.
Look at the last page.
There's a problem on the last page.
Your Honor, our evidence suggests
that someone
intentionally planned this,
he had his blood drawn,
added an anticoagulant,
accumulated enough of it,
and used it in the warehouse
to fake his own death.
Li Junwei is still alive.
And this report is our evidence.
While in prison, he had a heart attack.
He had been taking aspirin.
If he were stabbed to death,
it would be one-time bleeding.
That is to say,
the aspirin content in the blood
should be consistent.
However,
we looked at several samples from several spots.
And the test shows
the aspirin content in the blood
is not consistent.
Therefore, we conclude
Li Junwei didn't die.
He faked his murder,
with the intention
of framing Jiang Xia for his death.
Your Honor,
we ask to show the final page of the report.
Proceed.
This is the last page of the report.
Let me read the conclusion out loud.
Due to prolonged exposure
to the air,
there may be errors in the results.
For reference use only.
Secretary,
make sure that sentence,
is emphasized in the record.
Yes sir.
I didn't think of that.
You've done a good job.
You can't give up.
Both parties,
you can make your closing remarks.
We believe this case
was a planned murder
with a clear motive.
Ten years ago,
the defendant witnessed his father
die from Li Junwei's actions,
and has always held a grudge.
After he was released from prison,
Jiang Xia threatened him several times,
attacked him,
escalated the conflict
which led to murder.
The defense insists
the defendant is innocent
and proposes that Li Junwei is alive,
and he did this to frame the defendant.
Indeed,
such a hypothesis is quite attractive.
But don't forget,
the only proof that can support this hypothesis
admits it may be erroneous.
The jigsaw puzzle is almost completed.
Thus, as the prosecutor,
I sincerely hope
that we don't let a killer off.
All our available evidence have been presented.
It is all solid and sound.
And it can bear out
how this crime actually occurred.
We hope the court will agree
and convict the defendant Jiang Xia
of murder.
I got this.
Let me.
Since the blood test we had high hopes on
is seen as possibly erroneous.
Then...
let's discuss what else is possible.
Li Junwei was killed by Jiang Xia.
A simple case of revenge and murder.
Is that possible?
Of course it is.
However,
Li Junwei used his blood to fake this
and framed my defendant Jiang Xia.
This is also possible.
I agree with one thing the prosecutor said,
we shouldn't let a killer off.
And I think it's equally important,
not to punish anyone who's innocent.
As long as there's a possibility,
we should respect...
Sorry.
Before ending this remark,
I have to confess one thing to you all.
A year ago,
there was an explosion.
The victim
was my mother.
The defendant
was Li Junwei.
I still remember clearly the final words at court.
The prosecution's evidence
wasn't conclusive enough to convict Li Junwei.
And so Li Junwei was able
to walk away free.
From that day on,
I've hated the benefit of the doubt.
Not being able to convict,
and not being able to prove innocence,
when we know someone is.
So the killer gets a 50% chance
of getting away with murder.
Should we still conform to and uphold a law
like this one?
I once doubted that deeply.
But today,
I finally realize its significance.
The prosecutor said,
the jigsaw puzzle was almost complete,
like the last few pieces left don't matter.
But I think just the opposite.
The last few pieces matter the most.
If we clearly know
that my client could be innocent,
and yet we convict him,
then I wonder
if one day we find the lost pieces,
then what should we do?
When we see the complete picture,
and we tell him,
forgive us,
we're sorry,
we were wrong about you.
You shouldn't go to jail.
I don't think this
would be an easy thing to say.
An innocent man
getting imprisoned for a crime
he didn't commit.
The prime of his life behind bars.
There's nothing that can make up for that.
The benefit of the doubt,
I once hated it so much,
doubted it.
But it's the principle of our criminal law
to protect every single one of us,
to protect ourselves.
If today,
we put someone who may be innocent behind bars,
then tomorrow,
it could be any one of us.
Only the benefit of the doubt
can make a conviction certain
and reduce the number of wrong judgments.
This is what matters most of all.
Now,
I can finish with what I was saying.
As long as there's a possibility,
we should respect the benefit of the doubt,
and conclude in the defendant's favor,
and declare my client
not guilty.
It's done!
We finally finished it! Cheers!
Cheers!
My eyes are so sore.
It's your fault.
You insisted on finishing it first.
It was worth the effort, look.
My last question for you,
if you had a chance to choose again,
that door years ago,
would you still go in?
I would.
We're really quite alike.
Isn't that good?
Thank you, Lin Xingran.
Every time you face difficulties
and setbacks,
it's your persistence,
your courage,
your strong will
that's made me who I am.
Thank you too.
Lin Xingran,
for sticking to my dreams.
That's why ten years later,
I resemble you.
Isn't that good?
I'm so cute and pretty.
It's cuz you're cute and pretty,
so I'm so elegant and lovely.
You also have to promise me,
stay strong in the years to come, okay?
We both have to stay strong
in every year that comes.
Deal.
Let's check out our work.
Finally.
That kitten.
♪ If our past no longer exists ♪
♪ I'll create a future with you ♪
♪ Searching in the deep, dark ocean ♪
♪ The seawater is salty like tears ♪
♪ I swim past shipwrecks and glaciers ♪
♪ I've found you ♪
♪ Come back to me, wherever you are ♪
♪ I will be right here waiting for you ♪
♪ Whatever the future holds ♪
♪ I'm not scared ♪
♪ I'll find you again ♪
♪ Stars reflected in the deep ocean ♪
♪ I'm a whale chasing the light ♪
♪ My voice sounds so lonely ♪
♪ I'm calling your name ♪
♪ I swear ♪
♪ In the dark forest under the sea ♪
♪ When lights are all gone, I can feel you ♪
♪ Searching in the deep, dark ocean ♪
♪ The seawater is salty like tears ♪
♪ I swim past shipwrecks and glaciers ♪
♪ I've found you ♪
♪ Come back to me, wherever you are ♪
♪ You are my star in the dark in my dream ♪
♪ The tide may wash us apart ♪
♪ But I'll find you ♪
♪ You are my destiny ♪
♪ I'll always protect you ♪
♪ Hug you from behind ♪
♪ Fish don't cry ♪
♪ I'll never regret loving you ♪
♪ I swear ♪