A corrupt magistrate subjects a innocent young bride to inconceivable physical punishments after convicting her of killing her husband.
After his mother flees the family home, a son turns to thieving in order to support his father, an abusive sort who is addicted to gambling.
Cheung Ye Pang (Andy Lau) is a Cantonese detective out to combat opium sellers. Encountering high-level corruption along with close friends being murdered, Pang sets out to stop the dealers.
