A Pillow Case of Mystery

Cast

Bobby Au-Yeung
Tavia Yeung
Kenix Kwok
Benny Chan
Lo Hoi Pang
Annie Man
Eileen Yeow
Lui San

Synopsis - WARNING! CONTAINS SPOILERS!

A long time ago, when Sze Sai Lun (Bobby Au-Yeung) was eight years old, his mother brought him to his grandmother's house to stay for a few days. However, Sai Lun suddenly disappeared for three days, and when he came back home, he lost his memory and his right arm was disabled. Sai Lun's mother took all the blame and regretted it for years. To feel less regretful, she decided to train Sai Lun to not use his brains to do anything and helped him make all his important decisions. Sai Lun was born an intelligent boy, but because of his mother's actions, he became less intelligent.

Many years later, Sai Lun is now a grown man and becomes a judge. He has three wives; Chin Lai Shu (Annie Man), Pong Kot Oi (Lui San), and Ga Sau Yuk (Eileen Yeow). His first case at the new valley (where he now lives) was about stealing food. Mai Heung Yung (Kenix Kwok) and her friend Wong Tin Ba (Benny Chan) believe Sai Lun to be a horrible judge. They think he is a fool and a pathetic excuse for a figure of authority. Sai Lun finds a magical pillow when he went to the grave of a dead person who was involved with that case. Inside that magical pillow, there was a "Pillow God" (Lo Hoi Pang). This Pillow God gives Sai Lun many weird clues to help him solve his cases. This is because Pillow God wants Sai Lun to start using his head, then he could help him solve a case of his own....

Sai Lun finds out that the Pillow God is actually Tong Do Fook, in other words, Heung Yung's deceased grandfather. They find out that Heung Yung belonged to a wealthy family, but her family was slaughtered. Also, Wong Tin Ba is actually her little brother! Turns out that Heung Yung's family was slaughtered by someone they knew....

Tsang Gak Ming Chu (Tavia Yeung) is a princess, and also the god-sister of Sai Lun. She is very cheerful and playful, and falls in love with Tin Ba. Also, Sai Lun falls in love with Heung Yung, and they get married, making Heung Yung his fourth wife. However, their happy world gets turned upside down when Heung Yung believes that Sai Lun's father was actually the one who killed her family! But as they continue to investigate, they find out that there is more to this than it seems. Mai Heung Yung and Wong Tin Ba find out that the person who murdered their whole entire family...

...was Ming Chu's father.

Ming Chu's father and Heung Yung's father had switched places because they didn't want to go wherever they were going. Ming Chu's father was actually supposed to marry Heung Yung's mother. And Heung Yung's father was supposed to go ahead and become "Wong Yeh" (not exactly emperor, but the emperor's uncle or something). They had switched identities because both families had not seen these two men. However, Ming Chu's father was afraid that Heung Yung's father would let their secret out, and sent people to kill the entire family. Heung Yung also finds out that the boy who had saved her life that day was actually Sai Lun!

Tin Ba is very angry, and vows to get revenge. But Ming Chu is desperate and begs him to reconsider. She tells him that she cannot afford to see her father slain by her lover, and that she would go insane if it were to happen. But Tin Ba cannot just let this go, and goes off. Will Princess Ming Chu betray her own father? And will everything be normal for these four ever again?

Character Information

Sze Sai Lun || played by Bobby Au Yeung
Sze Sai Lun is thirty three years old, a government official, confident, optimistic, and a devoted child. He is willing to help others but often gets himself into trouble. He wants to be able to help the public an a local official. When he was young, he witnessed a murder case, which caused him to become somewhat stupid. After recovery, he had forgotten what had happened on that day. Then he had a reading disability. Because of this, Sai Lun's mother pampers him a lot. She also plans everything out and has things already done for him. Sai Lun doesn't think carefully about anything. One time, he wrongly declared someone guilty, which caused him to lose confidence in himself. He is depressed and becomes pessimistic. Then he got a "dream pillow" and with the help of the Pillow God and Mai Heung Yung, he finally gained back confidence in himself and becomes smart again like he was before. He also becomes a good local official who serves the public and solves many cases.

Mai Heung Yung || played by Kenix Kwok
She is twenty-eight years old, and was originally the Tong family's oldest daughter named Tong Fung. She is a representative of the government official as a matchmaker and one who advertises for the employment of servants. She later becomes Sze Sai Lun's fourth wife. She is thoughtful, clever, and deals with affairs tactfully. Her family died when she was young, so she grew up to be independent. She likes small advantages; she always tries to collect wealth immorally from her job. She uses wealth to increase her sense of security. She is loyal to friends and values the relationship between them. She is willing to help people who needs help or those who are in danger. She is also willing to help friends financially.

Wong Tin Ba || played by Benny Chan
Twenty-three years old, and was originally the Tong family's second son named Tong Lung. He became a thief after his family died, and later reunites with his older sister. He is clever, quick-witted and agile. He wants to live a carefree life, and he has been wandering about by himself as a child. Being a thief was his occupation, but he is kind-hearted and doesn't commit major crimes. He can distinguish between right and wrong.

Tsang Gak Ming Chu || played by Tavia Yeung
She is twenty-years old and a princess, daughter of Tsang Gak Jing Hung. She is Sai Lun's god-sister and is active, open-minded, and clever. She is curious about everything and her mind is full of ideas. She likes to play, but when it comes to love, she is stubborn and never gives up.

Chin Lai Shu || played by Annie Man
Twenty-five years old and Sze Sai Lun's third wife. She is very honest, enthusiastic, and she loves to gamble but is frequently in debt. Even though she usually loses more than she wins when gambling, she still likes to buy gifts for her family. Each time after gambling, even though she announces that she is determined to stop, she still has not succeeded. She is most favoured by Sze Sai Lun's mother because she is smart and knows how to adapt to changing circumstances quickly. She also knows a little bit of Kung Fu, so she often accompanies her husband, like being his bodyguard. She and Sze Sai Lun are both fond of various kinds of good foods, therefore, Sze Sai Lun likes her very much.

Pong Kot Oi || played by Lui San
She is over thirty years old and is Sze Sai Lun's first wife. She is very kind-hearted. She is older than Sai Lung, therefore when you look at them, they look more like older sister and younger brother. She is a sensitive person and she has feelings not only for people, but also for every living thing. She likes to live a tranquil life, and doesn't like to fight for things.

Ga Sau Yuk || played by Eileen Yeow
She is twenty-eight years old and is Sze Sai Lun's second wife. She is an unrefined person and is always complaining. She doesn't like Shu, the third wife, being favoured most by Sai Lun, so she always talks to Oi, the first wife about Shu. She hopes Oi could help her deal with the third wife. She often argues with Shy, causing the family to be unable to have a day of peace. She comes from a poor family but she tries to adapt to the Szes, an aristocratic family. She hopes the upper class will recognize her. She wants to become a graceful lady, but is unable to hide her rudeness.

Pillow God/Tong Do Fook || played by Lo Hoi Pang
Sixty years old and Mai Heung Yung's deceased grandfather and a merchant. He and his family were killed by Tsang Gak Jing Hung because Hung was afraid that people would know that he is not from the royal family. His spirit remains in a pillow. He becomes the Pillow God in Sze Sai Lun's dreams. When he was young, he worked hard to make money for his family. When he grows old, he wants to enjoy life. He has a sense of humour and is like a naughty child. However, he has superior intelligence.

Review

Bobby Au-Yeung...he was great in the series, especially after seeing the ruby jewel and acting all crazy. I couldn't stop laughing! His acting as always been great. And I watched this before I watched The Bitter Bitten so this series was the first time that I had seen Benny Chan in a very long time! Benny is really cute and funny in the series, willing to do anything to protect his family and lover. But the one thing that I didn't like about him was that he's too rash. Like when he was tricked into believing that Bobby was the one who killed his family, he wanted revenge right away and it only resulted in Tavia getting hurt.

Tavia's character was cute and smart. She was indeed a mystery solver. I love how she was pretending to be a hobo and yet Bobby couldn't recognize her. She was always so active and jumpy in the series. Did I mention how good she is at crying? I think she's one of the few actresses who can actually cry. Plus, Lo Hoi Pang was good too! I like the parts where he hits Bobby's head when Bobby misunderstands the clues. He's just so awesome!

I didn't like Wong Yeh/Tsang Gak Jing Hung at all, obviously. He is so evil, killing innocent people just to cover his own butt. And Kenix's father in the series was so stupid! Why would you give up your identity to a stranger?! I mean, I would sort of understand if you knew the guy...but you didn't! And that makes you stupid!

This is random, but I liked Kenix's hair before she got married...very cute and unique, haha. My favourite couple in this series would be Tavia and Benny. They are a fresh couple and cute too. Both of them were playful and active in this series, making this couple so cute. My favourite scene was near the end when Benny finds out that Tavia lost the ability to use her legs and she was desperately trying to get back in her wheelchair. Benny saw and he started crying, it was so sad. And then he ran over and picked her up in his arms and said that he was going to take care of her. It was so touching!

I rate A Pillow Case of Mystery a 4.5 out of 5. It didn't receive the maximum rating because I just hated the identity switch thing. Also, towards the end, it got a bit draggy and lots of unnecessary scenes were added.

This is definitely worth watching if you're a fan of Tavia, Benny or Bobby. I thought it was another breakthrough for Tavia because I have a feeling she had lots of airtime and she was fairly important in the ending, unlike other series that starred her. This series is light- hearted, so don't hope and pray for a series that fights a lot when you're watching it...because it's comedy! I also saw in the news that this series might be having a sequel. I'm looking forward to that, it's going to be great!