Back To Square One
Back To Square One
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Back To Square One

2003
1 season
20 episodes
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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    05-05-200346m

    Computer firm owner SAM takes his wife, MAY, and his two children, LONG and CATELINE, to the alumni gathering. His old schoolmate MING wants to buy one hundred computers from him....

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    06-05-200346m

    Incapable of repaying the heavy debts, WONG commits suicide by jumping into the sea. SAM is pulled into the sea while he is trying to stop WONG. LING questions SAM about his relati...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    07-05-200346m

    In order to stall off SAM, who is going to the bank, MAY pretends to have stomachache. SAM learns about the truth anyway. MAY has no choice but to make up another lie. GIU nervousl...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    08-05-200345m

    When the drunken SAM gets home, MAY tells him they still owe the bank over a million dollars. SAM is very depressed. The next day, he leaves home early in the morning. CHEONG chase...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    09-05-200346m

    MAY has been paying insurance for FUN. An amount of $420,000 of dividend has accrued on the insurance; MAY forces FUN to give her a share. LING asks MAY to return the debts for GIU...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    12-05-200345m

    LONG and CATELINE are thinking of selling their toys for money. MAY promises them their quality of life will not be affected. SAM and an ex-subordinate of his apply for the same jo...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    13-05-200345m

    In order to help ease the burden, HEUNG and MUN work respectively in a supermarket and for a newspaper. SAM’s heart sinks when he learns about this. When CHING is worrying about he...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    14-05-200345m

    Under SAM’s duress, MAY finally tells SAM the story of the money. SAM thinks that this is unlawful and asks MAY to report the money to the government. The following day, MAY runs a...

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    15-05-200346m

    CHEONG sends LING flowers and at the same time tells her colleagues the story behind. HING plans to investigate MING and SING’s illegal soccer betting activities. He sends LING to...

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    16-05-200345m

    LEUNG cannot afford the debt. He plans to petition for bankruptcy. WA fears that this will affect his future and so asks HING for help. HING applied for an early retirement. This w...

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    19-05-200345m

    MAY has no alternative but to lie, claiming that she has an affair with Jo and that the money is given to her by him. Knowing that SAM and the children have overheard what she said...

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    20-05-200346m

    MAY and SAM pretend to be a loving couple in front of MUN and HEUNG. CHANG picks his ex-girlfriend ANGEL up at the police station, which disappoints LING. In order to pursue LING,...

  • Ep 13

    13.Episode 13

    21-05-200346m

    MAY has gone nuts. She tries in vain to ask money from FUN. LONG and CATELINE are upset to know that their parents are having conflicts. YAN asks CHING out. CHING gives YAN a stone...

  • Ep 14

    14.Episode 14

    22-05-200345m

    GIU sympathizes with SAM’s situation and promises to take care of him. JO pays the rent for MAY and offers her a pay rise too. LONG and CATELINE find it not right that JO is being...

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    23-05-200345m

    CHANG takes LING to see LI’s son, SHANG, at the school. They are told that SHANG went disappeared when they were having an outdoor painting lesson. CHANG finds SHANG at LI’s home i...

  • Ep 16

    16.Episode 16

    26-05-200345m

    CHANG asks LING to dinner to celebrate. However, LING, who is not pleased, asks him to go home earlier for ANGEL’s company instead. He therefore hastens to explain to her his relat...

  • Ep 17

    17.Episode 17

    27-05-200346m

    SAM will not answer MAY’s calls. The next day, MAY goes to GIU’s home to find SAM, whom tells her that LONG and CATELINE have gone camping. MAY does not believe him. She calls the...

  • Ep 18

    18.Episode 18

    28-05-200346m

    SAM persuades RUBY into biding for the license of a particular computer brand. JO gives two hundred thousand worth of shares to MAY. He wants to declare his love to her but is dist...

  • Ep 19

    19.Episode 19

    29-05-200346m

    MAY not only turns down JO’s love but also resigns. She writes a letter of apology to SAM and asks LONG to pass on to SAM. However, LONG mistakes that it is a letter of divorce and...

  • Ep 20

    20.Episode 20

    30-05-200346m

    LING has been receiving CHANG’s lucky stars for nine consecutive days. She, nevertheless, still finds him not sincere enough. LING is put under duress by a thief who is trying to e...

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