Honeygiver Among the Dogs 2016

Kinley arrives in the valley to investigate the abbess case

Kinley arrives in a quiet valley to unravel the mystery surrounding the abbess's disappearance and death. His number one suspect is Choden, rumored to be a demoness who has vanished. The village rumor mill clashes with Kinley's budding determination to uncover the truth.

Chief Wangdi assigns Kinley to go undercover

The village police chief orders Kinley to go undercover and search for Choden, seeking to extract information about the abbess's fate. Kinley must hide his police role and blend in as a regular traveler.

Jampa hints the bus Choden will ride may be the one Kinley boards

Jampa drops a startling hint that the bus Choden will ride might be the one Kinley himself boards. The clue tightens the link between Kinley's mission and the route they share.

Kinley boards the same bus in disguise

Disguised in plain clothes, Kinley travels on the same bus as Choden. At a rest stop, she approaches him and asks him to accompany her on foot to their destination, claiming to be his husband to deflect pursuers.

Trek through the jungle and parables

What follows are days of trekking through the jungle. Choden answers Kinley’s questions with parables that feel ancient and uncanny: a nun who does not stop meditating even as stones are thrown, an abbess who turns invading soldiers into pigs, and a nun who continues meditating after death, transforming into a rainbow. These tales deepen the mystery and hint at a larger, almost magical world shadowing the investigation.

Back home, Kinley hides his police role; Choden leaves

Back in Kinley’s home, the pair stay under one roof, and he must hide evidence of his police role. A fragile bond begins to form, but Choden leaves without a word, leaving Kinley unsettled and more determined. The unresolved departure intensifies Kinley’s resolve to continue.

Chief accuses Kinley and Kinley persists

The chief accuses Kinley of nursing romantic feelings and orders him to quit the case. Kinley stubbornly presses on, driven by a sense of duty and doubt in equal measure.

Nunnery atop mineral deposit; Norbu has a rock-solid alibi

Kinley learns the abbess's nunnery sits atop a valuable mineral deposit. He tracks Norbu, the geologist who uncovered the treasure, only to find that Norbu has a rock-solid alibi.

Choden reveals abbess is alive

A subsequent encounter with Choden on the street reveals that the abbess is alive, hidden away. Kinley processes the twist and shifts his focus to pursuing the doctor who treated Norbu. This revelation reframes the case from a search for a dead leader to uncovering a cover-up.

Doctor's records destroyed; ringtone ties him to the crime

Kinley discovers that hospital records have vanished, leaving only fragmented clues. He notices a doctor's ringtone that matches one heard at the crime scene, connecting the doctor to the investigation. The absence of records suggests deliberate tampering.

Choden arranges a meeting with the doctor; Kinley alerts the chief

Choden arranges a meeting with the doctor, and Kinley alerts the chief so an arrest can be made. Kinley soon realizes the chief is colluding with the doctor to seize the land deed to the nunnery.

Kinley intervenes and is knocked unconscious; deed sewn into Kinley's clothes

Kinley hurries to intervene and rescue Choden, but both are knocked unconscious. In a twist, Choden reveals that the land deed everyone has sought was sewn into the seam of Kinley’s clothes the entire time. Choden disappears again, leaving Kinley stunned.

Abbess dead two years earlier; rainbow body

Kinley returns to the village to face a final truth: the abbess had died two years earlier, and her body was kept secret. The nuns reveal the body had transformed into a rainbow, suggesting a supernatural or symbolic end rather than a simple death.