The Truth (2008 TV series)
| The Truth (谜图) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Modern Thriller/Suspense |
| Created by | 赵志坚 |
| Starring |
Tay Ping Hui Joanne Peh Rebecca Lim Shaun Chen Zhu Houren Richard Loh |
| Opening theme | 谜图 by Darren Tan Sze Wei |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | 林明哲 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
| Original release | 7 April 2008 – 2 May 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Just in Singapore |
| Followed by | Rhythm of Life |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Truth (simplified Chinese: 谜图) is a Singaporean Chinese modern suspense drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 April 2008 and ended on 2 May 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Cast
Main cast
- Tay Ping Hui as Lu Zhiwei
- Joanne Peh as Chen Shuxian
- Shaun Chen as Alex Su
- Rebecca Lim as Chen Shufen
- Zhu Houren as Su Zhenyuan
- Richard Low as Lu Rongguang
- Zhu Yuye as Susan Ong
Synopsis
Murder Conspiracy
Su Zhenyuan (Zhu Houren) is the president of a conglomerate and he finally receives the will and a priceless treasure map his father Su Jincai left behind 20 years ago.
Chen Shuxian (Joanne Peh) has just been employed by Zhenyuan’s company and her sister Shufen (Rebecca Lim) is here in Singapore to perform with her orchestra. Their mother Cai Ximei arrives from Malaysia to watch Shufen’s performance but soon dies suddenly.
As CID detective Lu Zhiwei (Tay Ping Hui) takes down Shuxian and Shufen’s statements, Zhenyuan appears out of the blue and claims to have met Ximei before she died. He also claims his friend Chen Chunsheng is the girls’ father and has asked him to hand $10,000 to them.
Shuxian is shocked to realise Zhenyuan is her boss, and that Shufen’s boyfriend Alex (Shaun Chen) is Zhenyuan’s only son and also the company’s Human Resource manager.
Revelation of the conspiracies
Zhiwei unearths a photo of Ximei with Chunsheng at Shuxian’s old home; Chunsheng is in fact Zhenyuan! He finally confesses that he is indeed Shuxian and Shufen’s biological father. Shuxian cannot bring herself to tell Shufen the news and could only beg her to leave Alex, now her half-brother.
When Zhiwei’s father Rongguang (Richard Low) hears of this secret, he proposes a revenge plan to Shuxian. The latter pretends to forgive Zhenyuan; but allies herself with Rongguang, managing director of the company, to embezzle company funds. Rongguang has eyed Zhenyuan’s treasure map for the past 20 years and to lay his hands on it, even ‘sacrifices’ the woman he loves, Susan (Zhu Yuye), to Zhenyuan to become the latter’s wife. Zhenyuan divorces her upon discovering her affair with Rongguang. When Susan realises she’s only Rongguang’s pawn in this game, she attempts suicide. Although rescued, she soon dies mysteriously.
Zhiwei begins to suspect his father. Rongguang denies all involvement and spills another secret: Susan is Zhiwei’s biological mother and Alex is Zhiwei’s half-brother!
Climax
Alex confronts Rongguang after finding out his mother’s affair. The latter raises doubts about Zhenyuan’s true identity and hints that Alex should be the rightful heir! Consumed by greed, Alex conspires with Rongguang to drug both Shufen and Zhenyuan and take photos of them in bed together. News of their ‘incest’ erupts; and being unable to face the world, Shufen jumps off a building to her apparent death.
Zhenyuan finally reveals his true identity to Shuxian: he is in fact Chen Chunsheng and Su Zhenyuan is his twin brother. How did he managed to switch identities? How far will Rongguang go to get the treasure map? Why did Ximei and Susan die inexplicably?