A young lawyer defends an accused man while confronting a hostile prosecutor and searching for the real culprit.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Case Begins
An aspiring young lawyer takes responsibility for defending a man charged with killing a girl in the woods. He believes the accused is innocent and commits himself to the case.
Key Events
A Young Lawyer Takes the Case — An aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a man charged with murder.
Location: Legal setting
The Murder Charge — A man is formally associated with the killing of a girl in the woods.
Location: Courtroom
The Lawyer Claims Innocence — The defense lawyer believes the accused man is innocent.
Location: Legal office
Opposing Counsel
The defense faces a treacherous prosecutor in court. The wooded murder setting and the seriousness of the charge increase the pressure on the defense.
Key Events
The Prosecutor Opposes the Defense — A treacherous prosecutor takes the opposing side in the case.
Location: Courtroom
The Woods Murder Site — The alleged murder of a girl is connected to a wooded area.
Location: Woods
A Fellow Lawyer Joins the Defense — A fellow lawyer provides assistance to the defense effort.
Location: Legal office
Witnesses and Doubt
A fellow lawyer assists the defense, while the accused man's girlfriend becomes an important witness. Her involvement gives the defense a possible way to challenge the charge.
Key Events
The Girlfriend Becomes a Witness — The accused man's girlfriend is identified as a witness.
Location: Courtroom
The Witness Supports the Case — The girlfriend's witness role gives the defense a possible path forward.
Location: Courtroom
The Prosecution Presses Its Argument — The treacherous prosecutor continues opposing the defense in court.
Location: Courtroom
The Search for Truth
The defense works to save the accused and identify the real culprit. The prosecution remains a direct obstacle as the courtroom conflict intensifies.
Key Events
The Real Culprit Is Sought — The defense attempts to identify the actual perpetrator.
Location: Legal investigation
The Case Reaches Its Crisis — The defense must save the accused while challenging the prosecution.
Location: Courtroom
The Defense Seeks Justice — The central legal struggle focuses on freeing the accused and exposing the real culprit.
Location: Courtroom
Story Breakdown
Legal Case Setup — The central murder accusation establishes the courtroom conflict.
Murder Charge — A man is charged with murdering a girl in the woods.
Defense Assignment — An aspiring young lawyer takes responsibility for the defense.
Innocence Belief — The defense is driven by the lawyer's belief that the accused is innocent.
Defense Commitment — The lawyer chooses to pursue the difficult case.
Justice Objective — The defense seeks to save the accused from the charge.
Prosecutorial Opposition — A treacherous prosecutor creates the principal courtroom obstacle.
Courtroom Rivalry — The prosecution and defense argue from opposing sides.
Escalating Pressure — The hostile prosecution increases the difficulty of the case.
Defense Assistance — The young lawyer receives support from other people connected to the case.
Fellow Lawyer — A fellow lawyer helps with the defense effort.
Aunt's Cameo — Chang's aunt appears in a cameo role.
Witness Evidence — The accused man's girlfriend becomes a witness for the legal struggle.
Girlfriend Witness — The girlfriend is identified as someone who can provide testimony.
Defense Opportunity — Her witness role offers the defense a possible way forward.
Search For Truth — The defense attempts to expose the actual perpetrator and resolve the case.
Real Culprit — The defense seeks to identify who truly committed the murder.
Final Courtroom Crisis — The case reaches its highest pressure as the defense seeks justice.
After scoring a massive HK$20 million at the box office with the hit comedy Her Fatal Ways in 1990, the golden trio of Tony Leung Ka Fai, Carol Cheng ("Dodo"), and Alfred Cheung returned later that year with another winner in Queen's Bench III. Besides writing, directing, and producing, the talented Alfred Cheung also starred in the courtroom drama as Chang, an aspiring young lawyer who takes on the tricky case of defending for Fai (Tony Leung), a man charged with murdering a girl in the woods. Chang believes that Fai is innocent, but can he save the man and nail the real culprit with the treacherous prosecutor Fang (screen villain Sunny Fang Kang) on the opposing side? Luckily, Chang gets some help from Carrie Ng as a fellow lawyer, Carina Lau as Fai's girlfriend and a witness, and Dodo who makes a cameo appearance as Chang's aunt.
