Not A Murder Story
Dong, a wannabe actor, finally getting the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fame and success, wakes up with a dead woman, Meng, beside him. Unable to piece the night before together, Dong is determined not to let it stand in his way. He cleans up the scene and sets it up like a robbery went wrong but leaves traces of himself to be found unknowingly.While the police search the apartment, it turns out all residents have something to hide. A foreign caretaker always quarrels with Meng, a peeping Tom at the massage shop. This landlord seems kind and polite but, in fact, abuses his wife, an inharmonious family that pretends to be happy, and an owner of a publishing house in debt. To unravel the cause of Meng’s death, the long-kept darkest secrets, and everyone seems to have a motive for this murder.
Overview
Dong, a wannabe actor, finally getting the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fame and success, wakes up with a dead woman, Meng, beside him. Unable to piece the night before together, Dong is determined not to let it stand in his way. He cleans up the scene and sets it up like a robbery went wrong but leaves traces of himself to be found unknowingly.While the police search the apartment, it turns out all residents have something to hide. A foreign caretaker always quarrels with Meng, a peeping Tom at the massage shop. This landlord seems kind and polite but, in fact, abuses his wife, an inharmonious family that pretends to be happy, and an owner of a publishing house in debt. To unravel the cause of Meng’s death, the long-kept darkest secrets, and everyone seems to have a motive for this murder.
Wang Hsiao-Ti
Creator / EP
Episodes
1. Episode 1
Forever relegated to the role of an extra, Tung, due to grabbing the wrong script, loses the coveted opportunity for a leading role. Just as he is consumed by despair, he encounters his attractive and tipsy neighbor Lin Meng in the staircase, and becomes torn between reason and desire.
2. Episode 2
The next morning, Tung is horrified to find Lin Meng’s dead body next to him. Scared of being accused of murder, he cleans up the scene and flees in a panic. When Police officers Kuo and Wen question individuals who had connections with Lin Meng, they realize that there may be more than one person with a motive for the crime.
3. Episode 3
After Tung learns that Lin Meng may have been poisoned, he tries to think up some way to escape suspicion. When Tung’s girlfriend Lu discovers that Tung lied about his whereabouts on the night of the death, she grows suspicious of Tung...
Cast & Crew
Liu Kuan-ting
Zhang Zedong
Sonia Sui
Lin Meng
Gingle Wang
Jiang Yilu
Caitlin Fang
Chen Zijie
Liang-Tso Liu
Qiu Jingxian
Shine Huang
Wu Kenzheng
