The World Between Us: After the Flames

The prosecutor charged Hu Guan-Jun with homicide and endangerment and asked the judge to sentence Hu to death for killing 5 and injuring 12. Hu will be tried in the first case involving citizen judges in which the death penalty is possible. When Hu Guan-Jun is brought to the hospital for psychological assessment, Ma Yi-Sen hatches a plan for revenge.

Luo, a schizophrenia patient suspected of the murder of a bailiff, was found not guilty and was sentenced to 5 years in custodial protection. The prosecutor blames the verdict on the sloppy work of the assessing physician while enraged citizens harass Luo’s family. Meanwhile, Luo’s son is in need of money and reaches out to an online lender.

Gao-zhang Yu-Min harshly criticizes the Justice Party for the Penglai accident, as they have not fulfilled their pre-election promises concerning the elimination of corruption. After a series of unfortunate deaths in the family, Yu-Min believes that Zheng-Ming is a bearer of bad luck.

Gao-zhang Yu-Min is accused of vote-buying. Xing-Guo falls into the habit of drinking after losing his business. In his drunken state he resorts to physically and verbally abusing his family.