Forensic Doctor: Truth Above Thrones Episode 5

Episode 5 · Gu Changfeng, Li Gang, Pei Xuan

Episode 5 recap

Li Gang ignores his butler's protests and gives Gu Changfeng one incense stick of time to examine Li Jing's body. Gu inspects the chest wound beside the open coffin and discovers it does not match the dagger. He opens his toolkit and extracts dark red lacquer flakes from under the dead man's fingernails. A green-robed official inspects the flakes and identifies the timber source. Li Gang demands the truth, and the official names the Crown Prince.

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Episode 5 scene by scene

00:00: A strict deadline at the mourning hall
The butler begs Li Gang to stop the exhumation so Li Jing can rest. Li Gang angrily rejects the plea because his son is dead. He gives Gu Changfeng one incense stick of time to find the truth or lose his life.
00:54: Evidence inside the open coffin
Gu Changfeng opens Li Jing's clothing beside the coffin. He observes that the smooth chest cut does not match the dagger. Opening his examination box, Gu uses tweezers to lift a dark red lacquer flake from beneath Li Jing's fingernails.
01:35: Tracing the red lacquer scrap
Gu Changfeng displays the lacquer flake and asks if the prime minister's estate uses it. He explains that Li Jing scratched an item tied to the killer. The green-robed official recognizes the Shu wood lacquer as exclusive to one place.
02:14: A dangerous name in the hall
A dark-blue-robed official questions Gu Changfeng's claims. Li Gang steps forward and orders the green-robed official to speak immediately. Trembling before the angry prime minister, the official names the Crown Prince while everyone in the hall stands frozen in shock.

Key lines from episode 5

“顾长风，我给你一炷香的时间。要是完不成，我要你的命！”
相爷 · Li Gang sets a strict deadline before Gu Changfeng examines his son's corpse.

“伤口平滑无痕，这绝不是那把匕首造成的。”
顾长风 · Gu Changfeng inspects Li Jing's chest wound beside the open coffin.

“他在临死前，曾愤怒抓挠过这个物件。这个物件，必定和凶手有联系。”
顾长风 · Gu Changfeng shows the red lacquer flake extracted from Li Jing's fingernails.

“东宫！太子殿下！”
unnamed绿袍官员 · The green-robed official reveals who owns the rare timber lacquer under Li Gang's questioning.

How episode 5 ends

The green-robed official stammers that the lacquer comes directly from the Crown Prince's palace. The entire mourning hall falls into stunned silence as the investigation points to the heir to the throne. Can Gu Changfeng survive pursuing a murder inquiry that now directly threatens the imperial dynasty's highest royalty?