Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles

Hong Kong Chinese barrister CHUNG CHEUK-MAN is well renowned in the legal field as well as in the local community. With his special status in Hong Kong, even the newly appointed Colonial Secretary ROBERTSON holds him in high regard.…

YIN and MAN talk about KWAN on their way home. YIN knows MAN so well that she can almost tell at once why he has to invite KWAN to perform in Hong Kong. HANG sends KWAN to Man Mo Temple for a public trial. KWAN refuses to follow HANG…

With barrister FOK BAK-CHEUNG as her defence counsel, KWAN is only sentenced to a fine, and will need to return to HANG’s mansion with the old man upon her release. HANG orders his men to catch KWAN, but MAN appears all of a sudden…

MAN learns from SUN and SHUI that HANG has been actively involved in smuggling. MAN claims to HANG that he has found out about his illegal dealings, following which he also announces his decision to compete with HANG for the chairmanship…

MAN and YIN go dancing together, during which MAN takes out a brooch that he gave her ten odd years ago. Although not accepted at that time, the brooch is now surprising enough to move YIN to tears in an instant. KWAN is eaten up with…

MAN and KWAN go dancing together at a cafe, during which he invites her to his celebration party. YIN is hesitant about attending the party, but WAN-SIN seriously warns her about all the ill consequences that may arise. MAN asks KWAN to…

SUN sends SHUI to hospital and offers to pay the medical bill for him, but SHUI promises to give him back the money later when he is financially capable. FONG holds a charity event in public, in which rice is distributed to the poor for…

FAI spots YIN and runs after her to get a chat. With nowhere to escape, YIN finally comes face-to-face with FAI outside the ballroom. KWAN who comes to attend the cocktail as CHEUNG’s partner manages to shock MAN with her brand new…

MAN would like to see KWAN but is rejected. He keeps waiting outside the door until she finally comes out and leaves the theatre with CHEUNG. SUN has won the case for FOON and Uncle TEA, which has nonetheless offended ROBERTSON. YIP…

As instructed by the troupe leader, YAU delivers a platter of assorted dim sum to MAN, who in turn asks her to take the food to SUN instead. YAU enters SUN’s office when he and ALI are studying some judicial precedents. YAU asks SUN to…

MAN reveals to LAN his decision to marry KWAN. This has come as a crushing blow to LAN while FONG has also raised her objection at once. Despite all the responses he has received from his family, MAN is not going to change his mind.…

MAN takes YIN to Gold Theatre to enjoy KWAN’s farewell performance, which LAN and FONG mean not to attend. YIN puts KWAN to the test by asking her to drink a cup of tea which has been poisoned with mercury. To everyone’s surprise, KWAN…

MAN would like to bring the kids back to his mansion, but is rejected by FONG. FONG can no longer hold her temper and finally takes all her anger out on MAN. MAN decides to hold a low-key wedding in Shanghai, in which only he and KWAN…

YEE goes to see MAN in his study room, and reveals to him how KWAN got insulted earlier in the day. YEE points out that KWAN has left the whole family in dismay, and MAN apologizes to her for hurting her so badly. MAN and YEE have…

YIP withdraws his accusation against SHUI. PING reveals to SHUI that YUK, born KWAI SIU-YU, is found seriously injured after the arrival of YAU and SUN at the brothel. HAI points out that a rising gang leader is going to recruit more…

The doctor points out that YU’s condition is improving and deemed to be stable. SHUI goes to attack a Caucasian as instructed, but is later arrested by CHI and FUN on his way to Shanghai on suspicion of killing a Caucasian named CLIFF.…

ALI has found some new evidence, so SUN tries to convince SHUI to revoke his previous statements, but in vain. SHUI is scheduled to be executed the following Wednesday, but SUN is still unsure how he should convey the message to YAU.…

The police cannot find SHUI’s body despite the painstaking search. YAU is so worked up that she finally falls down in a faint. KWAN would like to pay YAU a visit but is stopped by LAN. MAN, on the other hand, is not opposed to the idea…

YU is discharged from hospital. SUN and YEE go to see YU at CHI’s residence, but YAU is so aloof to them and forbids YEE to teach YU any sign language. SUN reads out the contract over the cooperation between HANG and MAN, according to…

SUN introduces KWAN to Father ANDREW and Sister MARY, following which KWAN decides to share with the public her experience as a domestic slave. LAN is outraged when she reads the news about KWAN. She gives KWAN a terrible telling-off…

YAU is going on a blind date with an old Chinese American, so SUN rushes to stop her and even makes a declaration of love afterwards. SUN reveals to MAN his decision to marry YAU, to which MAN is opposed at first. But after a long…

MAN announces to the family the marriage between SUN and YAU. KWAN would like to share the good news with YIN and suggests bringing her back home for her own good, to which MAN does not show any objection. LIK-HANG gives a chain…

YIN goes to question HEI about the dispute. She reveals that MAN is suspicious of her relationship with FAI and blames her for shielding HEI all along. Accompanied by YEE and SUN, YAU goes to the bridal store and tries on wedding gowns,…

HANG claims that MAN has threatened his interests in the Causeway Bay Re-development Project, while CHEUNG is also resolved to kick MAN out of the investment project. KWAN is planning on turning all the domestic slaves into household…

SHUI is sent to hospital for further check-ups, following which the attending doctor points out that he has suffered a severe head injury and will remain in a coma for an unpredictable period of time. YIN goes out for a walk and runs…

MAN takes KWAN to a knitting factory, which hopefully will serve as the new workplace for those who get liberated from slavery. MAN reveals to LAN that he will benefit a lot from supporting the anti-slavery movement and that what he has…

SUN and YAU take SHUI to the hut in the garden. Later YAU feeds SHUI with rice porridge, and they just manage to spend a nice time together in the moonlight. MAN goes to see YIN in her bedroom, and gives her a good telling-off for…

MAN and SUN are shocked to learn about the secret meeting between YIN and FAI upon their return home. MAN gives KWAN a terrible telling-off for defying him while KWAN also rebukes him for being too manipulative. MAN goes to the pub for…

KWAN puts on a glamorous dress of her choice and goes straight to the grand opening of the knitting factory. MAN gets a little irked when he realizes that KWAN is not wearing the dress he has chosen for her. He goes to question KWAN and…

SUN reveals that the knitting factory is making profits and that the female workers will all be able to make a living very soon. KWAN finds the news very encouraging, as females can finally rely on themselves without any financial…

CHI goes to the CHUNGs’ mansion and makes a formal apology, following which he plucks up his courage to ask MAN for YEE’s hand in marriage. Now that CHI has given in and come to the CHUNGs’ mansion only for her own sake, YEE is almost…

KWAN almost twists her ankle in the street, and CHEUNG who passes by has just caught the entire scene. CHEUNG comes over to KWAN and asks her to attend a party with him as his partner. MAN takes DAN to the party, at which he not only…

SHUI takes YAU to a hotel. He points out to YAU that SUN has been scheming to separate her from him. YAU explains that she does not get with SUN for love but for responsibility, and that it is SHUI whom she truly loves and wants to…

FONG tries to drive out of the mansion but almost has a crash along the way. SHUI who has witnessed the whole scene gives FONG a good telling-off for driving so dangerously. Later he jumps into the car and drives FONG all the way to the…

KWAN manages to steal MAN’s secret transaction records, with which CHEUNG is hatching a plot against MAN. A large crowd of journalists come to ROBERTSON’s birthday party all of a sudden, after which CHEUNG asks KWAN to disclose MAN’s…

KWAN runs into DAN again. DAN reveals to KWAN how she is getting along with MAN all these days, hoping that the couple can patch up their relationship somehow with the truth unveiled. MAN invites KWAN to dinner at the bungalow,…

After YIN’s departure, MAN goes to her room to reminisce about the past. MAN returns home and is shocked to see SHUI lingering outside his mansion. They have a bitter quarrel over YAU and SHUI is going to hit MAN in a fit of rage.…

MAN goes to confide in KWAN, and KWAN tells him that he will be more than welcome to come again if he needs a sympathetic ear. FEI asks KWAN why she does not reveal her pregnancy to MAN. KWAN explains that she is most unwilling to get…

FONG has finally won the case. This is the first time that MAN has lost a case in court, but he is happy that he is defeated by his own son. He points out that both SUN and himself have learnt a great deal from this legal action. MAN…

Following LAN’s burial, SUN, YAU and CHI head for the restaurant for the post-funeral feast, but their car breaks down along the way. In a split second, SHUI turns up and holds YAU hostage. SHUI asks YAU to leave with him, but is…