KIU comes to tell COLUMBO that KEUNG is still awaiting NAM, making LUNG believe that NAM may have been caught by ON. COLUMBO receives a call from ON, and later promises to get him a boat for his escape to Taiwan. ON is driving to the pier but NAM tries to escape along the way and starts tangling with him. ON loses control of the car and finally crashes into a tree. ON becomes paralyzed as a result of the neck injury, although his speech is not affected. EVA has been in a coma for two months, and her health is deteriorating day by day. According to the doctor, whether EVA can recover will very much depend on her willpower and determination. Having delved into EVA’s subconscious, COLUMBO decides to turn to Prof LEUNG for help. Prof LEUNG explains that COLUMBO will have to fall unconscious before he can connect his mind with EVA’s, but chances are that both of them might never wake up……