Forensic Doctor: Truth Above Thrones Episode 3

Episode 3 · Gu Changfeng, Li Gang, Pei Xuan

Episode 3 recap

Prime Minister Li enters the crime scene study with officials and threatens to punish them for delaying the investigation. Gu Changfeng inspects the window, discovering powder on the brass bolt and exterior scratches on the sill. He explains how the killer cleaned the room and used pine soot ink to lock the bolt from outside. After clutching his chest in anger, Li orders him to continue. Gu takes the tiger-head dagger from Zhang Mao and lunges toward Li.

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Episode 3 scene by scene

00:00: Entering the Murder Scene Study
Prime Minister Li enters the murder scene study alongside his attending officials. Pei Xuan apologizes to the prime minister on behalf of the investigators. Li strictly warns the entire group that he will punish them for delaying the case if they fail.
00:26: Examining the Window and Bolt
Gu Changfeng inspects the study window and its brass bolt. He finds residual powder clinging to the latch mechanism. Along the edge of the outer window sill, he spots fresh scratch marks left from the exterior side of the frame.
01:21: Exposing the Staged Locked Room
Gu Changfeng states that the killer cleaned the entire room after the murder. He explains that the murderer applied pine soot ink from the inkstone onto the brass bolt, allowing them to fasten the lock externally and fabricate a sealed room.
02:51: Demanding the Murder Weapon
Prime Minister Li feels severe chest pain from shock and fury upon hearing this truth. He commands Gu Changfeng to keep talking. Gu turns to Zhang Mao and demands the physical murder weapon, which is an ornate dagger.
03:18: Lunging with the Dagger
Gu Changfeng draws the dagger, which has a tiger-head hilt. He openly questions the wound description written in the official case dossier. Without warning, Gu raises the blade high and suddenly thrusts it straight toward Prime Minister Li.

Key lines from episode 3

“本相一定治你们个拖延办案之罪！”
白大人（白相） · Prime Minister Li threatens the officials upon entering the study to force faster case progress.

“这两点足以说明，这间书房不是被人从内部反锁的，而是被人从外部精心伪造成的密室。”
顾长风 · Gu Changfeng presents the bolt powder and sill marks to disprove suicide.

“可是这么一把虎头刀柄的匕首，完全插入身体，留下的伤口到底会是什么样？”
顾长风 · Gu Changfeng challenges the dossier record right before thrusting the dagger toward the minister.

How episode 3 ends

Gu Changfeng raises the tiger-head dagger and charges directly at Prime Minister Li, freezing the room in horror as the screen cuts to black. Why is Gu attacking the highest official in the court, and will the guards strike him down before he can demonstrate the true nature of the fatal wound?