Series synopsis
Momentary Lapse Of Reason, also known as 收規華 is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on August 31, 2015. It ended on September 25, 2015. It stars Louis Cheung, Tavia Yeung, Rosina Lin and Lau Kong.
Gam Wah appears to be a cop who can easily betray his own dignity and accept bribes. While investigating a human trafficking case, he meets Leung Sam, a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy. Leung Sam and her friend, Fa Ying Yuet, had been kidnapped when they were young, thus, they hate human traffickers. They equally hate corrupt public servants, with the exception of Gam Wah's colleague, Sum Yat Yin, whose upright and honest character catches Leung Sam's eye and she even falls in love with hi ...
Premise
Gam Wah appears to be a cop who can easily betray his own dignity and accept bribes. While investigating a human trafficking case, he meets Leung Sam, a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy. Leung Sam and her friend, Fa Ying Yuet, had been kidnapped when they were young, thus, they hate human traffickers. They equally hate corrupt public servants, with the exception of Gam Wah's colleague, Sum Yat Yin, whose upright and honest character catches Leung Sam's eye and she even falls in love with him. Gam Wah and Sum Yat Yin are initially polar opposites, but after Gam Wah's acceptance of a bribe causes the death of a witness, it starts to touch his conscience. However, at the time, the police and the underworld each had their own unbreakable, unwritten laws. Sum Yat Yin is demoted amidst the power struggle of businessman and detective. It puts his relationship with Leung Sam to the test. Seeing all of this, Gam Wah's heart aches, but all he can do is stay silently by Leung Sam's side and secretly hope that he can make up for his past mistakes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Louis Cheung
- Tavia Yeung
- Rosina Lin
- Lau Kong
- Mat Yeung
- Timothy Cheng Chi-Sing
- Rainbow Ching
- Akina Hong Wah
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | August 31, 2015 | September 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sworn spinster LEUNG SUM runs into TAI-KOON from a wealthy family while going grocery shopping, so she warns AUNTIE CHAI, who looks after TAI-KOON, to be wary of the recent surge in kidnappings. Unexpectedly, TAI-KOON is still abducted. After SHUM YAT-YIN, a brave and honest detective, arrests a thief on the street, he comes across his co-worker KAM WAH, who out of the blue starts defending the thief. KAM WAH sees someone holding a kid, and his furtive behaviour smells fishy to KAM WAH, who immediately runs after them. As their newly appointed supervisor from Britain pays much attention to the child abduction case, Detective Inspector LUI KWOK demands all the detectives to cancel their vacation and probe into the matter. Having taken bribes, KAM WAH distributes the money to the others, but YAT-YIN refuses to accept the money…… |
August 31, 2015 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When KAM WAH goes to TAI-KOON's residence to collect the rest of the bounty after he successfully saves the child, he is spotted by AUNTIE CHAI, who immediately tells LEUNG SUM about it. Fishmonger MASTER PO comes to visit YING-YUET, so KAM WAH pretends to plan a banquet treat for YING-YUET, managing to deceive MASTER PO into treating YING-YUET to a banquet the next day. CHONG NGO-SHAN is the boss of the Shui Fung Nin Rice Store; whereas his concubine HO WAN-FONG is his right-hand woman. Suspecting that someone stole the rice, WAN-FONG comes up with an idea and easily makes the criminal give himself away. By coincidence, MAN-TO also plans a banquet treat for CHOI-TIP, so YUK-KIU tells YING-YUET to alter her schedule. That greatly exasperates MASTER PO, who even challenges MAN-TO to a competition to burn banknotes during the banquet…… |
September 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 YAT-YIN is reassigned to an idle position, and he comes across LEUNG SUM while looking for a lost dog named ROSE. LEUNG SUM mentions her background, so YAT-YIN suggests that she could post a notice in a newspaper to look for her family. LEUNG SUM's mentor, MEI-LAN, used to look after a girl called SOPHIE, who got married in Britain and recently follows her husband CHARLTON to return to Hong Kong because of her husband's job relocation. SOPHIE also pays LEUNG SUM $5 a day to cook for them. After leaving the newspaper office, LEUNG SUM and YAT-YIN bump into a mentally ill woman, MADAM LEUNG, during which YAT-YIN even helps her locate the whereabouts of her husband SZETO CHI-LEUNG. Therefore, they get to know the boss of a trading company, NG SAI-CHEONG. KAM WAH owes $500 in gambling debt, so he comes up with an idea…… |
September 2, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 31, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 25, 2015 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |