When Things Get Tough

After graduating from university, Wai Chi Ho joins the police force. Under the guidance of his superior, Lam Man Kong, Wai works hard and is thought highly of by his seniors. Learning from Wong Chuen that a gang is going to rob a jewelry …

Lam's only daughter, Ching, studies interior design abroad. After graduating, she decides to return to Hong Kong to stay with her lonely father. Tsing always kept Ching's company in their childhood and the latter has had an affection for …

Ching gets acquainted with Wai. Finding that they share common interests, the two become close friend§. Wai's mother, Yuk Mui, runs a bar. Tsing and Wai take Ching there for a chat. When Mui first meets Ching, she treats the latter as her…

Ching asks Tsing to accompany her to watch a dance performance. Tsing misses the appointment when he is suddenly stopped by an ex-girlfriend, Mimi, who asks him to negotiate with a usurer for her. Wai happens to visit Tsing and thus Ching …

Tsing is curious about clinical psychology that Fong studies and offers to be mesmerized by her. Tsing unconsciouly reveals his love for Chinq and that he often despises himself since he is not well educated. Fong thus knows more about Tsi…

Fong finds that Wu's condition is getting serious. Working with her brother, Chi Kin, Fang lies to the police that someone threatens to kill her. Thus, she takes the chance to pass Wu's data to Tsing for his investigation. Tsing concludes…

Wu invites Fong to dinner at his home. Tsing decides to apologize to Fong and learns that she is on he-r way to Wu's house. Fearing that Wu would do harm to her, Tsing hurries the-re and catches Wu re-d-handed. Tsing arrests Wu immediately…

Tsing fails to return Hong Kong on time and so he asks Wai to inform Fong about it. Fong immediately calls Tsing, asking him for an explanation. She doubts about Tsing's sincerity towards her when the latter responds casually. After much …

Tsing decides to interrogate Mok but is beat up by his men instead. Tsing misses the appointment with Mei. In a rage, Mei goes again to the disco to have fun with Wong. Wong lures Mei to take in LSD, the latter makes an attempt. Tsing come…

Wong is reluctant to sell drugs for Mok and so he often finds excuses to reject him. On the other hand, Wai forces him to be his spy. Not wanting to go against Mok, Wong tries to avoid Wai. Mok sends his men to beat Wong up when he refuse…

Mei finds Wong and holds, the gun at him right away. When struggling, Wong seizes the gun and by accident injures Mei who then loses her consciousness. Scared, Wong decides to run away. Before he leaves, he wipes off all evidence and makes…

Wong sneaks into the hospital and repents before Mei. However, she is still in coma. Discovering Wong's whereabouts, Wai and Tsing go arrest him but he- finally slips away. Finding no way out, Wong is forced to work with Wai to trap Mok. …

Ching is assigned to be responsible for an exhibition of curios. Knowing that the curios are costly, she spends much effort in matters of security which earns appreciation from Rosa, her manager. One day, Ching supervises the transport of…

Ching thinks that it is unlikely that Pak killed himself but she cannot find any evidence. Acting on her own, Ching keeps an eye on Fok and Rosa. Making use of Fok's affection on her, Ching secretly investigates the case. To get close to…

Ching goes with Fok to his house in order to obtain useful information but she fails to get hold of any. Rosa disovers that ching and Fok are together and forces him to send her off. Rosa is in fact waiting in her car outside Fok's house …

Rosa locks Ching up and intends to kill her. Wai comes in time to her rescue but he is injured by Rosa who is then shot to death by him. Ching is excused though rebuked by all for acting rashly. She re-unites with Wai and the two love eac…

Hui and Chung are penniless when released from jail. After much effort, they find out that their former partner, Ting Fu Sin, who made his escape and altered his name, has turned rich making use of the money that they robbed. The two thus …

That year when assigned to arrest the robbers, Lam was responsible for Tsing's father's death because he was scared of death. Ting witnessed it and he now threatens Lam to help him. Not wanting to lose his reputation, Lam decides to kill …

Finding that Wai looks strange, Ching secretly follows him. When she witnesses that Lam kills Wai in order to protect himself, Ching is shocked and faints. She hurts her brain in her falling. Tsing asks Ching about Wai's death but she has…

Ching returns home and Tsing keeps her company all day, comforting her. Fong is jealous and disputes with him. Lan perchance finds that Lam is involved in the Murder and thus she- asks Fong to look into the matter. Fong and Tsing take Ch…