A Pillow Case of Mystery
2006 · 2 seasons · 41 eps · ★ 6.0 · Mystery, Crime, Comedy
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Sze Sai-lun becomes the new magistrate of Kong-do County. After a series of unresolved cases, the townspeople begin to see him as pathetic and useless. While Sai-lun was searching for evidence by a hillside, he accidentally injures himself, dropping blood on a mysterious pillow. He faints on it and discovers that the pillow encloses a spirit who can help him solve mysteries by giving him clues and riddles to solve. With the help of the pillow spirit, the townspeople begin to see a new light in Sai-lun.
Created by Chi Wah Lam
Network: TVB Jade
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Bobby Au-Yeung Tsan-Wah Sze Sai-lun -
Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying Mai Heung-yung -
Annie Man Chung-Han Chin Lai-shu -
Benny Chan Wong Tin-bah -
Eileen Yeow Ka Sau-yuk -
Tavia Yeung Princess Tsanggak Ming-chu -
Lo Hoi-Pang Tong Doh-fuk -
Gordon Liu Sima Jui-fung -
Mary Hon Ma-Lee Siu Kau-leung
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