Nude Fear 1998

Joyce Chan Ching-yee [Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei] is a 28-year-old superintendent of the Homicide Bureau. While investigating a brutal rape-murder, she recognises the killer’s modus operandi — the same pattern that claimed her mother’s life 23 years earlier. Chan’s relentless pursuit leads to the arrest of Lee Chun-min [Sam Lee], who confesses to the murder of Chan’s mother and several other women. Lee had been held in custody years earlier but was released without a trial, and because he is only 23, Chan becomes convinced that an older serial killer remains at large. The investigation comes to an abrupt halt when Lee kills himself.

A confused young girl Cheung Sze-mei [Ruby Siu Siu], whom psychiatrists believe has been imprisoned, cannot tell anyone who she is. However, she has a photo of Chan, and Chan does not recognize her. The girl’s captor phones Chan, revealing that he has intentionally released her. The serial killer then arrives at Chan’s apartment, kills three detectives, and taunts Chan, but does not kill her. Despite not having seen his face, Chan is convinced the killer works in the police department.

Soon, Officer Cheung Chi-chuen is arrested, and the girl identifies him in a lineup. Before trial, Cheung is stabbed to death by the father of one of the victims. The case seems closed, and the girl Cheung Sze-mei reunites with her parents, who lost her 12 years ago. Officer Wong Wing-nin of the Public Relations Bureau arrives at Chan’s apartment to celebrate. Chan and Wong make love after a few drinks. While Wong is in the shower, Chan accidentally picks up his phone and hears the voice of Cheung Sze-mei. At the same time, Chan’s assistant Po [Cheung Tat-Ming] discovers that Wong was the man who secured Lee’s release years ago — and realizes that Wong is the killer.