''Detective Investigation Files III'' is a 1997

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production. It was a direct sequel to

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and the third installment in the Detective Investigation Files Series. The series ran for 40 episodes. Only

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and Kenix Kwok returned to reprise their roles from the previous two installments. Louisa So, Amy Kwok, Joseph Lee and

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did not participate in this series; instead they were replaced by

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, Law Koon Lan,

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and Winnie Yeung who portrayed new characters. This installment featured 10 cases.

Cast

Main cast

Cases

Case 1: The Other Jessie (Episode 1–5)

Case 2: Rape and Revenge (Episode 6–9)

Case 3: Unexpected Murderer (Episode 10–12)

Case 4: Love-hate Struggle (Episode 13–15)

Case 5: Butterfly Triggers (Episode 16–18)

Case 6: A Furious Affair (Episode 19–23)

Case 7: Now You See Me, Now You Don't (Episode 24–27)

Case 8: The Charlatan Murders (Episode 28–31)

Case 9: The Precious Stone (Episode 32–37)

Case 10: Backstage Manipulator (Episode 37–40)

External links

無綫電視官方網頁（TVBI） – 刑事偵緝檔案III
{{Detective Investigation Files TVB dramas TVB 1997 Hong Kong television series debuts 1997 Hong Kong television series endings