A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
The English title is a play on words mixing Ming's job in the IA, the infernal nature of both characters' double lives, and finally Dante's Inferno, relating to the original Cantonese title.
Chan Wing Yan:
Should I salute you?
Lau Kin Ming:
No, don't. How long have you been an undercover?
Chan Wing Yan:
I've followed Sam for 3 years; I had several other bosses before. All together, it's been 10 years
Lau Kin Ming:
10 years? I should salute you, instead.
Chan Wing Yan:
I just want an identity. I want to be a ...
Changes in the time on the clock in the living room when the cop is listening to the CD that's been dropped off for him.
For the Chinese version an alternate ("politically correct") ending was used. In it, Lau gets arrested when he leaves the elevator.
Cantonese, English, Thai
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