Episode Summary
Ma Luo’s shaky alibi for Liao Siyuan collapses under Detective Nick’s scrutiny. Siyuan uncovers A-Jing and Chapong’s affair-turned-coverup, linking them to Nu Na’s murder. A second victim, Manni, is found staged like a bride, prompting suspicions about a bridal-obsessed killer. Siyuan’s investigation leads to single mother Annieee, who attacks him—raising questions about her role in the deaths.
Spoiler Alert
Ma Luo attempts to defend Liao Siyuan by presenting an alibi for the night of the murder, claiming they were rehearsing a performance together. However, a security video reveals Siyuan left at 8:30 p.m., contradicting their timeline. Detective Nick pounces on the discrepancy, pointing out the gap aligns with the murder window. Ma Luo panics, his story unraveling, and shoots desperate glances at Li Zhi to back him up—but her testimony wavers too.
Meanwhile, Siyuan is interrogated at the police station, insisting Nu Na’s time of death was falsified and the surveillance footage shows an imposter. Though he lays out a detailed theory, Inspector Shu He dismisses it as baseless without evidence. The break comes when Qi Xia uncovers a social media photo showing a wedding mannequin in a store window near the crime scene—a clue Shu He reluctantly pursues.
After his release, Siyuan’s overbearing aunt Qi Meihua stages a ritual to “cleanse” him of bad luck, ranting about police incompetence. Haunted by Nu Na’s tragic past, Siyuan teams up with his sardonic twin, Liao Sibai, to dig deeper. A flashback reveals Siyuan spotted a figure wearing a hairpin identical to Nu Na’s fleeing the scene. This leads him to A-Jing and Chapong, whose affair took a dark turn that night: Chapong admits to disguising himself in women’s clothing to sneak out after they discovered Nu Na’s body.
The duo’s confession spirals into a web of old grudges. Chapong blames Nu Na’s sister Lan Xiaotang—who served prison time for a fatal car crash involving his ex-wife—for “haunting” him. But the investigation shifts when Manni, another of Nu Na’s sisters, is found dead in an elevator, veiled and posed like a bride. Shu He zeroes in on Xiaotang as a suspect, citing the bridal motif, while Siyuan traces Manni’s last steps to a rental property.
At the crime scene, Sibai theorizes the killer lured Manni to the rooftop and used poison—a method pointing to a male perpetrator. But when footprints debunk his gender assumption, Siyuan mocks his twin’s flawed logic. Meanwhile, security footage exposes a convenience store worker lingering nearby. Siyuan tracks down Annieee, a single mother employed at the store, but his clumsy “social survey” act backfires: she knocks him unconscious with a bat, leaving viewers questioning her ties to the bridal murders… and whether Xiaotang is being framed.
Key spoilers: The killer’s obsession with bridal imagery takes a ritualistic turn, and Annieee’s violent reaction hints at a deeper secret. But is she protecting someone—or hiding her own guilt?
