CHOI has been ill for quite a while. She reveals that she would like to step down and that only the best candidates in terms of both ability and ethical rectitude will be considered for the post of Bureau Chief. SHEUNG pays CHOI a visit and finds her behaviors a bit suspicious. PIK keeps vomiting after eating some of the dishes prepared by the Department of Food. FUNG grabs this chance and rebukes the Department for being too careless and causing WAN to suffer from a rash years ago. SHEUNG is so eager to escape responsibility that she tries to shift all the blame onto HA. YEUNG asks HO out for a chat, during which he reveals that he is going to leave the Palace to do something for YI, and passes her a bottle of ointment. SHEUNG visits CHOI again and notices a strange smell from her flower pots. Accompanied by WAN, HA goes to pay a tribute to her late mother. They talk about the past and pick a row soon afterwards.… ...