10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/24/1999
NICK was besieged by the police but LING helped him escape. LING was caught instead NGAI called LAI for help. The Philippine police could not find NGAI. NGAI was caught by some Philippinos and they required TIM to pay up one million US dollars. TIM asked YIN for assistance but TIM was locked up by the police. YIN pretended to be LAI's lawyer to see TIM. YIN helped TIM to deliver the ransom but was shocked to see NGAI's killing on the spot. LAI acknowledged NGAI's death and bribed the Philippine police to kill TIM. Luckily TIM was saved by the troops who kidnapped HANG. TIM found HANG was alive and that WAI had been sold to the hillside area. To save HANG, TIM split with HANG to distract the troop. TIM eventually got a lift on NICK's car. Suddenly the police came. TIM was beated up by the police. When LAI received a call from HANG, LAI was overjoyed. HANG begged LAI to save TIM……
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#5 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1999
KAN slaps TIM. He agrees what LAI proposed. TIM decides to close his company and starts again. BILL thinks that LAI would hate him after TIM`s case. LAI expresses that he assesses staff according to personal capability. BILL is very embarrassed. WAI intends to set up her own public relation firm. She asks HANG to sponsor her. HANG agrees. TIM is very confused. He eventually decides to develop his business in the real estate and property field. He works as a real estate agent at the beginning. The customers tease TIM who is a layman in this field. When BILL heard the case, he suggests TIM to develop a solid foundation first and he introduces TIM to work at a construction site. The foreman, TING, rejects TIM on the first day he reported duty. TIM makes use of YAN`s good soup to win their favor and joins TING`s group.
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#10 - Episode 9
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/1999
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#11 - Episode 10
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/22/1999
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#12 - Episode 11
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/1999
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#13 - Episode 12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/26/1999
TIM makes a lot of excuses to refuse seeing YAN in Macau. He frankly tells YAN that he does not want to make her disappointed. He proposed to break up with her. YIN comforts YAN and points out that TIM respects her and hence he does not want to cheat her. YAN fills with hope. BILL wants to reunite with WAI. However, WAI feels that BILL still does not trust her and refuses BILL. TIM is responsible to get back the old apartment for LEUNG. Later, TIM finds out from BILL that YEUNG YAT is suffering from mental disorder. TIM makes use of this information to threaten him. YAT is so irritated that he committed suicide from jumping down from a building. BILL blames TIM who does not consider the consequence. BILL decides to leave TIM and works for the government, City Planning Department. YIN brings TIM to visit her secondarry schoolmate, ALEX at the hospital, and comforts him with a passionate story.
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#14 - Episode 13
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/27/1999
LEUNG enlightens TIM. TIM eventually feels at ease with BILL`s case. YAN again expresses that she does not care to be his second priority. TIM refuses YAN resolutely. YAN is heart-broken. YEE is very upset as LEUNG again has had an affair with other woman. TIM comforts YEE. LEUNG again shouts at TIM. CHUN, NGAI and HANG witness the scene. CHUN takes the chance to tease TIM. TIM decides to send MAN to U.K. studying interior design while ignoring MAN`s objection. MAN hates TIM. YEE meets PING and YIN in the bank. She feels very guilty and tries to keep away from them. PING feels sorry for her. PING puts her beloved red-diamond necklace `The Ocean Heart` in auction. LEUNG got it with a high offer. YEE is very upset.
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#15 - Episode 14
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/28/1999
KI asks YIN to take over a case regarding a complaint to the hospital of mistreating a patient. YIN hesitates. TIM encourages YIN to take over the case. PING and LEUNG celebrate for YIN during her birthday. YEE calls LEUNG. LEUNG talks with YEE perfunctorily. YEE was discovered dead after the dinner. She committed suicide by jumping down from a high rise building. LEUNG is grieved with pain. PING recommends herself to help TIM to manage YEE`s funeral. TIM then understands more regarding PING, LEUNG and YEE`s triangle relationship. PING finds LEUNG who is very depressed. She encourages him to start anew. YIN believes that she is also responsible for YEE`s death. She thus makes mistakes at work. Her superior and client blame her. YIN becomes very weak and scared. TIM encourages YIN and helps her to regain confidence.
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#16 - Episode 15
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/29/1999
BILL`s mother, FONG, comes to Hong Kong from Taiwan. She asks BILL to lend her money so as to save his brother of his father's second wife. The required amount is tremendous. BILL is vexed. LEUNG asks TIM to bribe BILL so that he would provide him the city planning information. TIM follows LEUNG`s instruction. BILL refuses resolutely. BILL finds out that his good friend as well as his teacher, KIN, also receive bribe. He is very upset. HANG discovers that he has fallen in love with WAI. WAI refuses him. WAI could then realize that she still misses BILL.
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#17 - Episode 16
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/1/1999
BILL asks his brother, KWAN, to get back his money which has been invested in funds. However, it is in vain. BILL then asks KWAN to lend him money as loan. FONG hurts her elbow. YAN accompanies her to see the doctor. She also buys some daily necessities for FONG. BILL feels grateful for YAN`s help. TIM entices KWAN to buy a luxurious apartment. BILL then could not get his two hundred thousand loan from KWAN. BILL then sells his dreamhouse YAN loses her pins. BILL searches for it the whole night. BILL takes the chance to express his love to YAN. YAN refuses him.
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#18 - Episode 17
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/2/1999
FONG is kidnapped soon after she reached the Taiwan airport. BILL is so eager to save FONG that he urges the buyer to pay more deposit. The buyer cancels the deal instead. TIM takes the chance to offer BILL the money again. BILL is very confused. TIM finds out that BILL has not yet banked in the cheque. TIM is disappointed but also feels glad for BILL. WAI finds out that BILL is in trouble. She gives BILL a cheque. BILL hurries to the airport. On the way he encounters a robbery. He stabs the robber in confusion. BILL reaches Taiwan airport and is brought to see the triad leader, Old DA. BILL hands over the money to FONG and finds out that LI`s debt is a lot more than he expected. FONG insists to go to Tainan to find LI. BILL comes back to Hong Kong. BILL feels very uneased when he finds out that the robber has died. He always has bad dreams. Somebody crashes BILL`s car. This stranger even accuses BILL. BILL hits this guy in a bad mood.
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#19 - Episode 18
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/3/1999
WAI and BILL quarrel. WAI suppresses her emotion and continues to work. HANG again expresses his love to WAI after the ball. HANG and WAI are seized with an impulse and have had an affair. YIN claims that BILL is charged of causing other bodily injury. TIM buys over the victim secretly. In a marathon contest, BILL is running and thinking. He eventually realizes that he is too stuck to his own principle in the past and his principle has given him tremendous pressure. BILL gives up in the contest. The victim amends his testimony. TIM worries that BILL will not cooperate. Unexpectedly, BILL does not say a word. YAN loses LEUNG`s diamond bracelet. BILL accompanies her to search for it everywhere. BILL suggests YAN to make a counterfeit one first. YAN is shocked to BILL`s change.
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#20 - Episode 19
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/4/1999
HANG has become positive at work. LAI is glad. WAI knows that HANG is very serious. She thus points out to HANG that one night stand is very common. HANG is shocked. KEUNG provides a loan to TANG YUNG`s mistress for helping TIM. KEUNG was sacked by the bank because of helping TIM. TIM feels very sorry. LEUNG again pushes TIM to bribe BILL. TIM is very reluctant to discuss with BILL regarding this. KWAN is willing to mediate. TIM is shocked to see that BILL and LEUNG chat happily together and BILL also accepts LEUNG`s offer and bribe. Later, TIM finds out that BILL still owes Old DA money. TIM reminds BILL that it is a one-way traffic and he cannot turn back. YAN is shocked to see BILL renovated his dreamhouse to what she wanted. She is touched.
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#21 - Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/5/1999
BILL repays all debt. He gives FONG some money to start some small businesses. TIM feels very guilty as KEUNG was sacked because of helping him. He invites KEUNG to work in his firm as accountant. KEUNG agrees. BILL does not know how to win LEUNG`s favour. LEUNG is very dissatisfied with BILL. TIM helps BILL to get rid of the embarrassed situation. TIM advises BILL that handling interpersonal relationship in a smooth way is an asset to secure more information. BILL again expresses his love to YAN. YAN is touched. In order to see WAI more, HANG works in WAI`s public relation firm everyday. WAI appreciates BILL`s change and indicates that they could reunite. BILL shows no response at all. WAI is very disappointed. KEUNG is glad to see that BILL and YAN are dating. However, when YAN sees TIM, she keeps away from BILL. BILL suspects that YAN still misses TIM.
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#22 - Episode 21
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/8/1999
HANG knows that WAI still misses BILL. WAI even claims that she cares little about her one-night stand with HANG. HANG suffers a great blow. Later, HANG meets BILL in a club. He sees that BILL is flattering LEUNG. HANG cannot control himself and laughs at BILL. BILL beats HANG up angrily. CHUN sends people to beat BILL for revenge. BILL is being sent to the hospital. YAN hurries to the hospital. TIM sees them embracing together. He feels sour at heart. WAI thinks that it was HANG`s idea to beat up BILL. She blames HANG and resigns. HANG returns home. LAI blames him too. HANG is mad. HANG then works positively in the P.R. firm. WAI treats him coldly at the beginning. HANG works very hard and serious. He even invites a famous interior designer, KO TIN WAH, to design for their new project. HANG's sincerity even makes WAH cooperate with them subsequently. WAI changes her attitude towards HANG.
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#23 - Episode 22
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/9/1999
BILL and TIM are interested in the property located on top of the airport express railway Kowloon station. They intend to use the company name `Li Tin` to bid the project. MAN loses her passport. TIM blames her. KEUNG discovers that MAN has hidden her passport. MAN frankly tells KEUNG that she does not want to go aboard alone. KEUNG takes very good care of her. MAN blossoms love feelings on KEUNG. LEUNG warns TIM and BILL not to submit tender on the airport express railway property. They have no alternative but to tolerate. MAN is indecently assaulted by a satyr. KEUNG beats this satyr crazily. MAN kisses KEUNG sweetly. KEUNG is shocked. TIM persuades BILL not to serve two parties, otherwise, he would anger LEUNG. BILL does not take his word seriously. The next day, BILL is forced to resign and LEUNG also kicks him out. BILL thinks that TIM has betrayed him.
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#24 - Episode 23
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/10/1999
MAN frankly tells TIM that she does not want to go aboard. She even claims that she wants to date KEUNG. TIM slaps MAN and then goes to see KEUNG. TIM receives a call from CHAT and finds out that MAN has been raped by a satyr. MAN is so irritated that she intends to jump down from a high rise building. TIM kneels down to beg MAN. BILL tells YAN he is sacked and how he was betrayed by the others. YAN encourages him to start anew. BILL got the news that the main contractor has been changed to `Tokyo` instead of `Ki On` for the Kowloon infrastructure project. BILL intends to buy more `Tokyo` share before its share price gone up. TIM agrees. TIM goes to see KEUNG. He conceals MAN`s case from KEUNG.
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#25 - Episode 24
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/11/1999
YAN finds out that her heart is so weak that she might not be able to carry baby after a body check. She is very upset. BILL expresses that he does not care whether she can carry baby or not, he just wants her to be with him. BILL takes the chance to propose to YAN. YAN is touched. YAN returns the electronic game to TIM. TIM is so depressed that he dates YIN. TIM and YIN have had a romantic night. After the affair, YIN discovers the electronic game. She suspects that she is just YAN`s replacement. YIN sees BARRY who is very kind-hearted to let a pregnant woman to get on a taxi first, thus she gives him a ride. She then finds out that he is a prosecutor. HANG makes use of the colleagues to make WAI stay. TIM fears that YIN is serious. He then claims that the romantic night was only a mistake. YIN is very upset.
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The Best Episodes of At the Threshold of an Era
Every episode of At the Threshold of an Era ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of At the Threshold of an Era!
Spanning 20 years, from 1990 to 2010, the series tells of three entrepreneurs who founded a company together to achieve the ultimate goal of developing...
Genre:Drama
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Best Episodes Summary
"Episode 4" is the best rated episode of "At the Threshold of an Era". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/24/1999. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".