1. Episode 1
Trainee Inspector Yuan Hui is well-known in government departments
and the underworld. He is friendly and unconventional. He is on good terms with his subordinates Yeh Chiu and Shih Kou-kung and
often appeases them, winning their respect.
Lin Hsi-wei, returned from overseas, becomes Yuan Hui's superior. A
stickler for forms who exercises strict control over Yuan's subordinates, she often quarrels with Yuan.
Shih Kou-kung reaching retirement age, applies for extension, but
Hsi-wei turns it down due to dissatisfaction with his working attitude
and plans to have a new man Ma Jo Chi replace him, thus earning their
hostility.
On the wedding day of Yen Chiu, his girlfriend Yuan Chiu-yen, resenting
his change of heart, kills herself in public, causing him much
embarrassment. Subsequently, they discover a videotape recorded by Yuan alleging vengeance on him even at death……
2. Episode 2
Yuan Hui's cohabiting girlfriend, Pao lien, who arranged the marriage
for the Yeh Chiu couple and who witnessed Yuan's suicide, feels
fittery day and night, fearing that her spirit may haunt her. Li-
hung, who has been at variance with her, plays a ghost to scare her.
Wen Yung, who was extremely nice to his late sister Chiu-yen, took
it for granted that Yeh Chiu and his company were responsible for
her death, and determines to kill anyone concerned with arranging
the marriage.
An ex-Vietnamese refugee, who received military training before
arriving at Hong Kong, Wen Yung had a fierce disposition. Disguised
as his deceased sister, he drives at night to Pao Wen's home to
scare her, throwing her off the balance. When told of this, Yuan Hui
suspects.
When escorting illegal immigrants, Shih Kou-kung and others gamble on
the police van, resulting in their escape. Hsi-ya tries to knock
the truth out of them, but in vain……
3. Episode 3
Killing Shih, Wen-yung, disguising as Chiu-yen, sneaks into Pao-wen's house and intends to suffocate her in the bathroom. Hui arrives on time to save her and feels suspicious. With a Vietnamese knife found in Pao-wen's house, Chiu suspects
that both murders are done by Wen-yung and swears to arrest him.
Li-hung brings her alcoholic father to the bar where she colludes
with the waiters to cheat him out of money. Discontented, Hui argues
with the waiters and scold Li-hung once discovering her fraud. Finding out that Wen-yung is acquainted with some guys of a health
club, Hui sends Chi to join them in order to know Wen-yung's where-
abouts. His identity being exposed, Chi seeks help from Hui and in
confusion, hurts Li-hung.
Seeing Wen-yung running away, Hui forces the guys of the health
club to speak out where he is. Hui arrests him with Chiu who is
confines in Yung's house.
4. Episode 4
Sorry for hurting Li-hung, Chi visits her in the hospital with Hui.
Before the ignorant Chi, Li-hung intends to win his sympathy by
posing to be poor. Though quick-witted, An refuses to pursue and ordinary job but
guards the gambling dens. Because of his conflict with Chiu, An is
believed to be serving the police and becomes unacceptable to both
the underworld and the police. Thinking that he is, afterall, his
relative, Hui finds An, who seeks his help, a job in a private
detaective agency.
Hui is drunk during his birthday party at home. Returning from
the hospital, Pao-wen quarrels with Hui when she finds the house in a mess.
Though separated, Hsi-ya's husband Tzu-chi, hoping to reconcile in
order to inherit the family's fortune, bothers her persistently, much
to the disgust of Hsi-ya. Despite his dispute with Hsi-ya in work,
Hui helps her to repel him by pretending to be her lover.
5. Episode 5
Hui saves Tze-chi who is threatened by a robber with a bomb. Tzu-
chi Complains Hui for forsaking his life in order to arrest the
robber but is embarrassed knowing that Hsi-ya is the superior.
Failing in her study, Li-hung wanders around with the gang. To get
money, she even asks her father to give her the medical fee lying
that her foot is still painful. Chi's care for her displeases her.
Tzu-chi keeps picking at Hui and finds excuses to approach Hsi-ya.
The circumstances help Hui and Hsi-ya to reconcile and the two fall
in love. To revenge Tzu-Chi's insult on Hui, the greedy An Steals
Tzu-chi's purse which contains a large sum of money.
Resenting their intimacy, Pao-wen scolds Hui misunderstanding that
he and Hsi-ya have an affair.
6. Episode 6
Tzu-chi's purse is taken away by An's debtor who discovers in it
a document convening the delivery of precious jewellery and conspires to rob it. Knowing the plot from An, Hui rushes to the spot and is shot by the
robbers, much to Hsi-ya's worry.
Scolded by Chi for lying that her foot is hurting her, Li-hung,
indignant and sad, admits her sorrowful experience which arouses Chi's sympathy. Despite Hui's explanation, Pao-wen, worrying that Hui and Hsi-ya will
ultimately fall in love, hints to Hsi-ya that as her intimate classmate, she should retreat from the eternal triangle.
Frustrated in love affair, Hsi-ya drinks with Hui. Discovering that
they are still close to each other, Pao-wen leaves Hui.
7. Episode 7
Though deeply impressed by Hui who helps her at the expense of his
reputation. Hsi-ya declines his courtship owing to her friendship
with Pao-wen. Hsi-ya and Hui become intimate once Pao-wen leaves
him.
Chi's kindness and concern arouses Li-hung's love for him. But
her rudeness displeases Chi's mother when they happen to meet each
other.
Chi saves a broker Ting when he discovers that a sex maniac is
trying to molest her in an empty apartment which Chi and his mother
want to inspect.
Though delighted at Hui's courtship,. Hsi-ya, warned by failure in
her marriage, hesitates to accept his lvoe.
Chi's mother encourages the shy Chi to court Ting and arranges
meetings for them.
8. Episode 8
Annoyed at finding Chi and Ting together, Li-hung lies that she is
Chi's wife, much to Chi's anger.
To test Chi's affection for her, Li-hung flirts with the patrons of
the brothel. Scolded by Chi and knowing that she is treated only
as his sister, Li-hung drowns her disappointment by drinking.
Sad at Li-hung's parasitic life, Hui intends to send her abroad to
study. Understanding that she is not good at studying and impressed
by Hui's encouragement, Li-hung decides to operate car renting
business.
Soon After the business starts, Li-hung's car is damaged by her
client. To make up for the loss, she and An bump their car into
other vehicles on purpose and then blackmail the drivers.
9. Episode 9
Chi frisks a juvenile deliquent Hsiung who clashes with others when
boarding a van. Sympathizing Hsiung, Ting quarrels with Chi due to
his fierce manner.
Li-hung's high income arouses Hui's suspeicion. Knowing from An that
they live on trickery, Hui searches for Li-hung.
A female drive, blackmailed by Li-hung, fights back and gets hurt.
Hui promises his sister to hide the crime and provides false testimony
to the police.
Suspicious, Hsi-ya finds out that the injured's car is rent from Li-
hung and An and orders the investigation of Li-hung. Li-hung's
admittance of her fault involves Hui who is likely to be dismissed.
10. Episode 10
For the sake of Li-hung's future, Hui hides the fact and recruits a
first-rate lawyer to protect her. Understanding that his betrayal
of the law will not be tolerated by the police force, Hui resigns.
Ting asks Chi to punish Ling who, on probation, earns a living as
a prostitute. Indignant, Ling kills herself by drinking detergent
and is sent to the hospital.
Leaving Hui, Pao-wen drowns her sadness by gambling. She tries to
attract Leader Hua of the gang and later becomes his mistress.
Ting is appointed to guide Li-hung who, regarding Ting as opponent,
refuses her. Helped by Ting when she is bullied by a gang, Li-hung
and Ting become friends.
11. Episode 11
Because of his limited qualification, the jobless Hui fails to find
a satisfactory job and drinks day and night, Hsi-ya encourages him
to start again.
Meeting Hui, Pao-wen, still loving him, suggests they operate a
tourist agent hoping to regain his affection.
Due to their contacts in work, Hui becomes close to Pao-wen and
seldom meets Hsi-ya who nevertheless understands Hui's situation
without blaiming him. One day, as the busy Hui fails to show up at
their appointment, Pao-wen walks around alone and runs into a sex
maniac. Pao-wen being saved by Hui, they become more intimate.
After becoming Leader Hua's mistress, Pao-wen discovers his
viciousness and his intention to control her by money. Deeply
hurt, she expresses her sorrow before Hui who sympathizes her.
The marriage between Hui and Hsi-ya arouses the hatred of Pao-wen
who decides to ruin the business of the tourist agent. Hui argues
with her but is jeered at……
12. Episode 12
Knowing that Hui is persecuted by Pao-wen, Li-hung and her friends
damage her car. Pao-wen charges Li-hung but is teased by Chiu.
Worrying that Hui, failing in his business, will not be able to return
him his savings, Ping falls ill. Frustrated in work and urged by
Ping to return the debts, Hui feels hopeless.
Hsi-ya begs Pao-wen to change her mind but Pao-wen decides to break
all relations with her and Hui.
Li-hung uncovers Pao-wen's wicked act before the crowd when Leader
Hua and Pao-wen are in the disco. To save face, Leader Hua says
nothing. Later, he presses Pao-wen to tell the truth and is furious
to know that the large amount of money given to her is indeed used
to help his ex-lover in business.
Hating Hui who, as an inspector, has repeatedly offended him, Leader
Hua, now his creditor, insults him by forcing him to eat sour food.
13. Episode 13
Since discovering her love for Hui, Leader Huh abuses Pao-wen who
determines to leave him and in revenge uncovers his illegal acts to
Hui, requesting him to report to the police.
Worrying that Hui will not be able to return him the savings, Ping
becomes worse. Ashamed, Hui decides to get monty by all means. With nobody to turn to,. Hui conspires to rob a jewellery shop with
An and sends him to rent guns.
Hsi-ya perchance discovers that Hui has brough weapons but he denies,
Hsi-ya's search of his house, though fails, alerts Hui.
To prove that he is not in the spot during the robbery, Hui asks
An to dress up like him and drive around on a motorcycle, causing
trouble as well as arousing public attention. After robbing the
shop, Hui exchanges his bag with An who will hide the jewellery
while Hui continues driving on a motorcycle publicly.
14. Episode 14
Unexpectedly, An kills a passer-by in a car accident. Charged by
the eye-witnesses, Hui bears the brunt and gets jailed for half a
year.
Without Hui's consent, An uses the money to operate a Hi-fi shop and
shows off his richness which arouses Chiu and the others' suspicion.
In jail, annoyed at An's complete seizure of the jewellery, Hui
unravels the truth to Li-hung, sending her to blackmail An at the
opening ceremony of his shop but An refuses her demand.
Knowing that Tzu-chi will soon die of disease, Hsi-ya comforts him
hoping that he will enjoy his limited life time.
Misunderstanding that the love between Hsi-ya and Tzu-chi is rekindled
while Hui is in jail, Li-hung plays tricks on him and feels guilty
knowing that he is dying.
15. Episode 15
Failing to get money from An, Li-hung insists him to settle the matter
with Hui. An promises Hui to give Li-hung his. share but later ignores
her.
To revenge,. Li-hung uncovers to the police that An, a Hi-fi shop
owner outwardly, is indeed making loans illegally. Well-prepared,
An has a drug-addict to bear the brunt.
Annoyed at Li-hung's repeated trickery, An sends a raseal to threaten
her but accidentally, he is beaten to death by Li-hung and her friends.
While removing the corpse in a paper box., Li-hung perchance comes
across Chiu who helps her to take the box home. Her crime being
discovered by Kang, Li-hung escapes.
Hearing of Li-hung's offence, Hui wants to phone his family but
owing to the rigid regulations, his request is turned down.
16. Episode 16
Chased after by the police, Li-hung and her friends split. Knowing
where she is, Hsi-ya orders the arrest of Li-hung regardless of
their intimacy. After a long stalemate with the police, Li-hung is
killed falling down from the building accidentally.
Released, Hui discovers that An is responsible for Li-hung's death
but An's denial troubles him.
Hui loses the incentive to work and becomes cold to Hsi-ya,
concertrating on collecting evidence to prove An guilty.
Informed that An, after failing in his illegal loan business, deals
in narcotic, Hsi-ya sends the police to search his house but is
shocked to find it empty.
17. Episode 17
Moved by Hsi-ya, Hui decides to start again afd gets married
immediately. On the day of his marriage, Hui is saved by a policeman
when attacked by An's follower.
Their antagonism enhanced, Hui secretly joins An's gang and captures
An. Scared, An agrees to return Hui his money.
Understanding that Hui intends to take vengeance on An, Hui-ya
persuades him to give up. Failing to Thailand for their honeymoon,
not knowing that Hui has made plans to trap An.
To put an end to his worry, An sends his follower to kill Hui during
his honeymoon but fails. Suspicious, Hui returns to Hong Kong to
find out the truth.
18. Episode 18
Returning to Hong Kong alone, Hui challenges An by disguising as
policeman and confiscating both the narcotic and the money.
Losing all his fartune, An breaks into Hui's house with a gun and
threatens to kill Hsi-ya unless Hui surrenders all the money.
Refused, An to kes Hsi-ya hostage.
Chi persuades Hui to surrender An's fortune for Hsi-ya's sake but is
refused. Blaming himeself for involving Hsi-ya in his conflict
with An, Hui hestiates to take action.
How will Hui handle the problem? Will Hsi-ya be killed? Will
An be able to escape? So, don't miss the ending of Operation
Sharkhunt.
