Last Madame
Shrouded with secrets and mysteries, a run-down shophouse in Singapore draws attention to banker Chi Ling who returns from Hong Kong to claim its inheritance. As she discovers the drudgeries and intrigues of her great-grandmother's world - in a brothel set in early 1940s Singapore - she is pushed to decide the fate of the building and to reconcile with her roots and history. The Last Madame is a story that intertwines two seemingly opposite generations through the fascinating story of Chi Ling and her great-grandmother, Fung Lan. A story of the past and present - The Last Madame tells the story of the last brothel owner, Fung Lan, in 1940s Singapore. Set in 2019, the successful but cold-hearted Chi Ling returns from Hong Kong to settle an inheritance from her great-grandmother, Fung Lan - only to discover that therein lies deeper and controversial histories behind house.
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A woman returns to Singapore to claim her inheritance: a former brothel owned by her great-grandmother, whose life involved sex, intrigue and murder.
1.The Last Madame
26-09-201936mShrouded with secrets and mysteries, a run-down shophouse in Singapore draws attention to banker Chi Ling who returns from Hong Kong to claim its inheritance. As she discovers the...
2.Sleeping Dogs
03-10-201935mA young entitled client ruffles things up at the House of Phoenix, inflicting injury on one of the girls at the House of Phoenix. Will the Madame, Fung Lan, let go of this outrageo...
3.The Snake Ring
10-10-201939mA new and astute chief inspector is in town and he is determined to get behind the murders in the district - including two cold-blooded murders that seem to land Fung Lan and the H...
4.Cure for the Troubled Heart
17-10-201934mThe House of Phoenix is a flurry of activities in the mornings, showing the other side of things to activities at the house - including Fung Lan's other side, who is away most of t...
5.Dark Impulses and Empty Desires
24-10-201930mChi Ling's past is further unveiled through a series of discovered stories as a certain character appears to know more about her past than she does. The link is surprising, and the...
6.The Plight of the Runaway Girl
31-10-201931mFung Lan with the help of Inspector Mak locate a distraught Siu Lan... What will this mean for Siu Lan, who is angered by the situation and the cold-hearted Madame? More stories of...
7.The Hidden Gem
07-11-201934mInspector Mak toils away to dig up more dirt on the Madame and his relentless search appears to bear fruit. The link to the murders seems too easy. Yet Fung Lan holds her gait even...
8.Illusions Unveiled
14-11-201931mJust as Inspector Mak begins to amass intimate information from - and equally intimate contact with - the Madame, trouble afflicts the House and someone is hurt. The murder case is...
9.The Spy Who Knew Too Much
21-11-201932mIt is discovered that there is a spy. Inspector Mak sources all information and arrives at the House of Phoenix. Trusting Fung Lan, they seek to pick out the mole that has been hid...
10.Playing with Fire
28-11-201935mShock abounds as the identity of the spy is sniffed out - but Fung Lan is in two minds about it and can't find it within her to make the right decision just yet. What's worse, an i...
11.Drawing Swords
05-12-201938mUncertainty stains the air as Fung Lan has to make the right decision now that the search for the spy intensifies. It seems obvious yet Fung Lan finds herself in conflict. Will Fun...
12.A Lost Cause
12-12-201940mNow that the murders have been resolved, war is looming and it seems like a happy ending is nigh. Yet Fung Lan is pained over the demise of her companion - and possibly, her future...
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