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The Passionate Eye | Season 2012-2013, Episode 1 | Dec 2, 2012 | 43:00

Chinese Murder Mystery

Rumors of corruption, blackmail, & the murder of a British businessman destroy a rising Chinese political star's career - but did his wife actually do it? Investigates the rumors that continue to swirl around the murder mystery that's changed the course of Chinese political history.

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