Medical Examiner Dr. Qin Episode 7 Recap
> Medical Examiner Dr. Qin Recap
After an all-night watch, Lin Tao successfully identified the vehicle involved in the case. The driver was Jiang Tian, who was a high school classmate of the victim, Tao Zi. Qin Ming and Da Bao returned to the crime scene, specifically the main hall and dressing room areas.
Qin Ming expressed his primary concern was not the dressing room itself, which had already been checked, but rather where Tao Zi had been before taking her pills and who could have frightened her. Da Bao noticed bloody handprints on a wall, which Qin Ming confirmed were fake, made from syrup. Following these fake blood prints, the team was led to the rooftop. There, they found shoe prints matching Tao Zi's stilettos, along with another set of woman's shoe prints.
Da Bao climbed onto a power box on the rooftop, where she discovered several long strands of hair and fingerprints. She noted the unusual downward direction of the fingerprints, suggesting they were not from a repairman. Qin Ming hypothesized that if someone had hidden on the power box to scare Tao Zi, and this person represented a deep-seated trauma for her, it could have potentially triggered a fatal heart attack.
Meanwhile, Lin Tao confronted Jiang Tian, who admitted to going to the bar but claimed he left early due to boredom. When questioned about visiting the dressing room, Jiang Tian became evasive, arguing that it was not an off-limits area. He dismissed Lin Tao, stating he was busy and Lin Tao needed to present solid evidence. Feeling suspicious, Lin Tao called Qin Ming, but Da Bao answered the phone.
Da Bao instructed Lin Tao to investigate if Jiang Tian had ever had a long-haired girlfriend, as the hair found at the scene was long. Lin Tao's investigation revealed that Jiang Tian's current girlfriend, Tian Yun, had short hair and always had. Da Bao then decided to interview Tian Yun in person, but Qin Ming insisted she change out of her slightly damaged clothes first, emphasizing the importance of appearing professional.
At Tian Yun's residence, she confirmed she had been to the Lost Club and had indeed scared Tao Zi, but only because Jiang Tian had asked her to, telling her it was a joke. Tian Yun expressed shock and dismay upon learning of Tao Zi's death, stating she had no knowledge of Tao Zi's heart condition.
She described how Jiang Tian had tricked Tao Zi into going to the rooftop, suggesting that Tao Zi, known for her courage, enjoyed such horror-themed pranks. To further the scare, Tian Yun hid on the power box, wearing a wig to appear more frightening. She recounted that Tao Zi initially showed no fear, but when Tian Yun came down from the power box and approached her, Tao Zi suddenly became terrified and ran downstairs screaming.
Da Bao collected Tian Yun's fingerprints and the wig she wore that night. Back at the police station, it was confirmed that the hair collected from the crime scene matched Tian Yun's wig, and her fingerprints also matched those found on the power box. Lin Tao then delivered a crucial piece of information: Jiang Tian's high school girlfriend had committed suicide years ago due to Tao Zi's malicious actions.
Tao Zi, known for her love of pranks and posting content online for attention, had filmed Jiang Tian's then-girlfriend at a hotel, falsely accusing her of compensated dating. The video led to public shaming and a breakup with Jiang Tian, culminating in the girl's suicide. It was later proven that the girl was merely picking up a distant uncle from the bus station and dropping him off at the hotel.
Upon seeing a photo of Jiang Tian's deceased girlfriend, Da Bao noted her striking resemblance to Tian Yun, and that she also had long hair. Qin Ming realized the chilling motive: Jiang Tian orchestrated Tian Yun, disguised to resemble his dead girlfriend, to appear before Tao Zi, knowing that such a confrontation would trigger a severe psychological trauma for Tao Zi, leading to a fatal heart attack.
However, solid evidence proving Jiang Tian had switched Tao Zi's medication was still needed. While the team was contemplating the missing evidence, Da Bao's stomach audibly rumbled. Lin Tao offered to get food, but Qin Ming suggested that hunger aided concentration. Undeterred, Da Bao ordered crayfish.
Qin Ming, in his typical meticulous manner, commented on the complex structure of crayfish shells, making them difficult to clean, and the high content of saturated fatty acids they contain, which could lead to health issues. Da Bao retorted, pointing out his preference for expensive, unusual coffee. As Da Bao changed her oil-soaked gloves, a sudden realization struck Qin Ming.
He noticed that Tao Zi's pill bottle had traces of saturated fatty acids, similar to those found on Da Bao's gloves after eating crayfish. Tao Zi's stomach contents, however, contained no crayfish, only vegetable bits.
Remembering Tian Yun's statement that she and Jiang Tian had eaten crayfish before the party, Qin Ming deduced that Jiang Tian likely used the disposable plastic gloves from their crayfish meal to switch Tao Zi's medication, and the oil-seeping gloves left behind the fatty acid residue. This was the crucial evidence they needed to prove Jiang Tian's involvement in swapping the pills. To celebrate Da Bao's accidental breakthrough, Lin Tao proposed a crayfish meal, with Qin Ming footing the bill.
Despite his usual aversion to street food, Qin Ming agreed. At the restaurant, to the amusement and slight annoyance of Lin Tao and Da Bao, Qin Ming meticulously dissected his crayfish using surgical gloves and tweezers. He mused that if he weren't a forensic examiner, he would dedicate himself to inventing an energy capsule, eliminating the need for food preparation and consumption, which he believed would usher in a "qualitative leap" in human civilization.
He then proceeded to eat the perfectly dissected crayfish with chopsticks, much to his colleagues' exasperation. Lin Tao, observing Qin Ming, commented on how difficult it must be to be his friend, to which Da Bao wryly replied that she was indeed his friend, implying the burden it entails. In the interrogation room, Jiang Tian showed no remorse for Tao Zi's death, declaring his actions as a righteous act to "punish evil and commend good."
He demanded to speak with Qin Ming. When Qin Ming arrived, Jiang Tian recounted how Tao Zi had caused his girlfriend's death a decade prior. He admitted to failing to find a woman resembling her until "that person" helped him, then provocatively asked Qin Ming who that person was. With a chilling grin, Jiang Tian revealed a missing molar in his own mouth.
He then taunted Qin Ming about not having avenged his own parents' deaths, implying a deeper connection to a larger scheme. Enraged by the personal attack, Qin Ming grabbed Jiang Tian, demanding to know what he truly understood. Jiang Tian only responded with a triumphant smile. That night, Qin Ming was plagued by nightmares.
Images of victims with missing molars, recurring throughout several cases, merged with fragmented memories of his childhood, specifically a rainy day when he cried out for his mother. Waking abruptly, he retrieved a box containing cherished photographs of himself and his parents. The next morning, a new case unfolded at a lakeside campsite. A couple spending the night heard strange noises, then spotted a blurry, "ghostly" figure, which terrified the girlfriend into running, with her boyfriend following closely behind.
Later, Qin Ming was measuring Da Bao for a custom-made suit in his tailoring workshop. Da Bao expressed surprise at a man having tailoring as a hobby, to which Qin Ming explained it stemmed from his profound understanding of human anatomy. He then playfully commented on her short hair, to which Da Bao explained it was simply to save time drying it. Lin Tao had already left for the new crime scene to investigate the body found at the lake, while Qin Ming and Da Bao prepared to join him.
