Elite lawyer Lin Wei takes on the case of a wealthy young man who fell to his death. Behind the seemingly straightforward charge of “death by negligence” lies the shadow of powerful people pulling strings. She has to navigate sealed evidence, threatened witnesses, and pressure from within the legal profession, all while wrestling with her own doubts about what the law means. Meanwhile, a minor theft case involving a woman from a disadvantaged background reveals the same painful imbalance in the scales of justice. As the major and minor cases intertwine, Lin Wei must choose between procedural justice and justice in its outcome, searching for a tiny but vital balance amid the thorny realities of the legal system. This is not just a courtroom battle, but a brutal examination of one female lawyer’s professional convictions and personal values.
