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* TheCoroner: Bunn's the resident forensic doctor in town.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: In Episode 1 after being offered a bribe by Pat.



* BigBrotherMentor: Towards Tat.



* DoYouTrustMe: Asks this question towards Bunn in the last episode.
* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: Bunn comments on the fact, that before he moved in there was nothing to eat in Tan's kitchen.



* LateToTheTragedy: In Episode 8, Tan drives to Pued only to discover [[spoiler: that he is already dead and all actions to revive him are futile.]]



* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: Gets killed because he knew who killed Jane and actually threatened the killer with this info.]]



* CoolBigSis: Janes sees her as this. She admires Rungtiwa a lot and looks up to her.



* PromotionToParent: Acts like a mother towards Jane.



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* FoolForLove: Tries to act all tough and like he doesn't care but gets all soft for Sorawit.



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* TheCutie: Sorawit is a very sweet and optimistic character who everyone can't help but like.


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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Way nicer then he was in the novel while still capable of bad things. [[spoiler: But not putting out a kill order towards Bunn like in the novel.]]
* AmbiguousAllegiance: For most of the series it's not clear which side he is on. [[spoiler: Tries to kill Tan and Bunn because he thinks Tan murdered Pued (Bunn is just unlucky by being in harm's way) but later on helps Tan and Bunn and saves the children from a corrupt policeman who tried to kill them.]]
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* ClearTheirName: After Tan gets [[spoiler: arrested for allegedly killing Pued]], Bunn tries to get him clear of the charges.
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* InterrogationFlashback: In Episode 12 when [[spoiler: she gets arrested for Pueds murder, she tells her story in the interrogation room.]]




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* UnreliableNarrator: Proves to be one of those. In Episode 12 she [[spoiler: tells a story about Janes death that turns out to have major facts wrong or missing. One scene with Pued and Jane is in later episodes revealed to be a conversation between the two sisters.]]


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* ADayInTheLimelight: In Episode 13, almost the entirely episode is told from her perspective and shows the entire story leading to her death.
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* PlotTriggeringDeath: The first scene of the series is Dr. Bunn arriving at Janes crime scene. Jane's death is the mystery the series is focusing on and motivates the main characters.
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* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: As if working with the higher officials and helping them with their sex parties and human trafficking, drug and sexual abuse wasn't enough, killing your own sister crosses the last moral line.]]

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* JusticeWillPrevail: His motive for trying to solve the case is to give Jane justice.




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* ThickerThanWater: Would do everything for his family, regardless how bad they treat him.



* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Subverted, [[spoiler: Gun tries to kill him multiple times, M ends up shooting him, when given the oppurtunity, in cold blood and without remorse.]]



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* MustMakeAmends: [[spoiler: After being talked into selling Jane to the higher-ups, ends up regretting his choices. Films the aftermath of Jane's murder and plans to tell Bunn about it.]]
* NeverMyFault: In a conversation with Rungtiwa [[spoiler: blames Rungtiwa rightfully for her actions but shifts too much blame unto her, when he himself always had a choice but chose instead to be a coward.]]



* Hypocrite: Claims she's doing what she's doing to help her and Jane survive, [[spoiler: puts her sister deliberatly in mortal danger and ends up killing her to keep her quiet.]]

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* Hypocrite: {{Hypocrite}}: Claims she's doing what she's doing to help her and Jane survive, [[spoiler: puts her sister deliberatly in mortal danger and ends up killing her to keep her quiet.]]




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* ItsAllAboutMe: Acts like she does everything for Jane and herself but in the end only cares about saving her own skin.
* [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]]: [[spoiler: Gets what she deserves.]] In a rather cruel manner.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: As if working with the higher officials and helping them with their sex parties and human trafficking, drug and sexual abuse wasn't enough, killing your own sister crosses the last moral line.]]
* OpposeWhatYouSuffered: Subverted. [[spoiler: Suffering sexual abuse in her past should ensure that she does everything in her power to save Jane from it. Instead she is the one who convinces Jane to sell herself to the people in power.]]



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** ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: Takes Pueds death very personal. Swears to get revenge for him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: Swears to get revenge for Pued's death. When he finds Rungtiwa in the last episode, his revenge is brutal and deadly.]]
* ThickerThanWater: Lives by this, would do everything to protect his brother Pued. [[spoiler: Doesn't consider Tann family, so whatever he does to him doesn't count in his eyes.]]

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* HonorBeforeReason: He always tries to do what's right, a lot of the times it puts him in harms way. Tann calls him out on this a few times.



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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler: Her power and current position are thanks to selling her body to the high officials in town when she was younger. That doesn't give her an excuse to let her sister be used the same way.]]
* Hypocrite: Claims she's doing what she's doing to help her and Jane survive, [[spoiler: puts her sister deliberatly in mortal danger and ends up killing her to keep her quiet.]]
** Calls the police out for not doing their job in helping solve Janes murder [[spoiler: when she herself is the murderer.]]
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* WorkHardPlayHard: Implied to be this. Invites Bunn out for a drink in the first episode and seems to be a regular with lots of friends at the local pub/club. His personality becomes a lot more playful off the job.

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* WorkHardPlayHard: Implied to be this. Invites Bunn out for a drink in the first episode and seems to be a regular with lots of friends at the local pub/club. His personality becomes a lot more playful off the job.job.

!!Pued
!!! Actor: Foei Patara Eksangkul

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A prosecutor and childhood friend to Dr. Bunn. His disappearance quite early in the series drives Dr. Bunn further in discovering the truth.

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!!Rungtiwa Sookyod
!!! Actor: Mint Nutwara Vongvasana

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A quite important person in Viangpha Mork. She is the owner of the local spa and also Janes older sister.

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!!Janejira Sookyod
!!! Actor: Meiko Chonnikan Netjui

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A teacher at the local highschool and co-owner of the cram school with Tann, as well as a childhood friend of Bunn. Her muder at the beginning of series starts it all.

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!!Dr. Oat
!!! Actor: MD Nutthapong Phibunthanakiet

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An intern working under Dr. Bunn at the local hospital.

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!!That/Tat
!!! Actor: Bhu Bhudis Viseshchitra

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Does probably criminal work for ''Dam'' and works for Por at the pub ''The Mist'' at night. Becomes friendly with Sorawit.

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!!Sorawit / Sorn
!!! Actor: Putter Dechphisit Jarukornapiwat

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A highschool student who becomes involved in the case.

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!!Por
!!! Actor: A Suraphan Chaopaknam

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The local crime leader. Pueds older brother and an influential person in town.

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* BadassInDistress: At the end of episode 8, Tan gets [[spoiler: framed for the murder of his brother Pued and arrested by the police.]]


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* BlindObedience: Up until episode 10, then he decides to [[spoiler: define authority and help Bunn and Tan after all.]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: If Captain Gun would have remembered who he's dealing with, things might have ended different for him. [[spoiler: Instead he gets killed by Inspector M in a pretty brutal but deserved way.]]
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* NatureLover: Defines his happiness as being surronded by green. Moved back to his small hometown in northern Thailand from Bangkok. His memories from being a child include going star gazing with Jane.



* PunchAWall: In Episode 6, Tan punches the murder board in anger, after finding out new information about Jane.

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* PunchAWall: In Episode 6, Tan punches the murder board in anger, after finding out new information about Jane.Jane.

!!Inspector M
!!! Actor: Great Sapol Assawamunkong

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An inspector with the local police force. Befriends Dr. Bunn in the first episode but becomes hostile towards him later due to the case and him following his superiors orders.

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* WorkHardPlayHard: Implied to be this. Invites Bunn out for a drink in the first episode and seems to be a regular with lots of friends at the local pub/club. His personality becomes a lot more playful off the job.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gets one in Episode 9 [[spoiler: While being locked in a holding cell, he gets viciously attacked by a group of sent men.]]

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gets one in Episode 9 [[spoiler: While being locked in a holding cell, he gets viciously attacked by a group of sent men.]]]]
* PunchAWall: In Episode 6, Tan punches the murder board in anger, after finding out new information about Jane.
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* LoveInterestTraitor: Subverted [[Bunn finds out that Tan is ''Dam'' and confronts him about it. Considering the fact that he thought ''Dam'' could be the murderer, Bunn thinks Tan lied to him all along and their love is fake. Turns out Tan did lie to him but he was ordered to take care of Bunn by his brother. All those threats against Bunn were fake and just a means to keep him off the case and safe. While Pued knows more than he says, Tan was just doing what he was told. Falling in love just happened along the way.]] They eventually make up.

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* LoveInterestTraitor: Subverted [[Bunn [[spoiler: Bunn finds out that Tan is ''Dam'' and confronts him about it. Considering the fact that he thought ''Dam'' could be the murderer, Bunn thinks Tan lied to him all along and their love is fake. Turns out Tan did lie to him but he was ordered to take care of Bunn by his brother. All those threats against Bunn were fake and just a means to keep him off the case and safe. While Pued knows more than he says, Tan was just doing what he was told. Falling in love just happened along the way.]] They eventually make up.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler: Tan is also known as Dam. A mysterious man who always wears black (hence the name, Dam means black in Thai) and is known to be very dangerous. No one has seen his face and supposedly everyone who did died.]] His reputation seems to be worse than he actually is though.

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* LoveInterestTraitor: Subverted [[Bunn finds out that Tan is ''Dam'' and confronts him about it. Considering the fact that he thought ''Dam'' could be the murderer, Bunn thinks Tan lied to him all along and their love is fake. Turns out Tan did lie to him but he was ordered to take care of Bunn by his brother. All those threats against Bunn were fake and just a means to keep him off the case and safe. While Pued knows more than he says, Tan was just doing what he was told. Falling in love just happened along the way.]] They eventually make up.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler: Tan is also known as Dam. ''Dam''. A mysterious man who always wears black (hence the name, Dam ''dam'' means black ''black'' in Thai) and is known to be very dangerous. No one has seen his face and supposedly everyone who did died.]] His reputation seems to be worse than he actually is though.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler: Tan is also known as Dam. A mysterious man who always wears black (hence the name, Dam means black in Thai) and is known to be very dangerous. No one has seen his face and supposedly everyone who did died.]] His reputation seems to be worse than he actually is though.
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* HadToBeSharp: Most of his family deal in the moral grey area of life. His big brother leads a criminal organisation, which Tan also workes for. He constantly has to lie and watch his back because he doesn't have many friends or simply people who can protect him.
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* BlackSheep: Is noticable different from his family, who he also works for. While having done plenty of criminal things, he draws the line at murder. That doesn't go over so well. When he was tasked to kill a defector from the organisation and his brother ordered him to hunt him down and kill him, he doesn't so as he's told. [[spoiler: Por]] sees him as a constant disappointment and a failure. His father barely aknowledges him.

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* BlackSheep: Is noticable different from his family, who he also works for. While having done plenty of criminal things, he draws the line at murder. That doesn't go over so well. When he was tasked to kill a defector from the organisation and his brother ordered him to hunt him down and kill him, he doesn't so do as he's told. [[spoiler: Por]] sees him as a constant disappointment and a failure. His father barely aknowledges acknowledges him.
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* CaringGardener: Becomes this after meeting Bunn. He tried to grow a vegetable garden before but never had time for it. Bunn's wish for a house with flowers and trees, turns him into a hobby gardener. Bunn gifts him a chili plant and Tan is seen lovenly taking care of it after. He adds more flowers and plants and builts a watering system for them.
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* BlackSheep: Is noticable different from his family, who he also works for. While having done plenty of criminal things, he draws the line at murder. That doesn't go over so well. When he was tasked to kill a defector from the organisation and his brother ordered him to hunt him down and kill him, he doesn't so as he's told. {{spoiler: Por]] sees him as a constant disappointment and a failure. His father barely aknowledges him.

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* BlackSheep: Is noticable different from his family, who he also works for. While having done plenty of criminal things, he draws the line at murder. That doesn't go over so well. When he was tasked to kill a defector from the organisation and his brother ordered him to hunt him down and kill him, he doesn't so as he's told. {{spoiler: [[spoiler: Por]] sees him as a constant disappointment and a failure. His father barely aknowledges him.
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* BlackSheep: Is noticable different from his family, who he also works for. While having done plenty of criminal things, he draws the line at murder. That doesn't go over so well. When he was tasked to kill a defector from the organisation and his brother ordered him to hunt him down and kill him, he doesn't so as he's told. {{spoiler: Por]] sees him as a constant disappointment and a failure. His father barely aknowledges him.
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--> '''Inspector M:''' You really hate the police don't you?
--> '''Bunn:''' I only hate the police who don't help the people. Here... Pat's autopsy report. Please hand it to the police who help the people.

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--> ---> '''Inspector M:''' You really hate the police don't you?
--> ---> '''Bunn:''' I only hate the police who don't help the people. Here... Pat's autopsy report. Please hand it to the police who help the people.
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!!! Actor : Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai

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!!! Actor : Actor: Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai



* BrutalHonesty : All the time, regardless of the potential danger he could put himself in.

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* BrutalHonesty : BrutalHonesty: All the time, regardless of the potential danger he could put himself in.



* LightIsGood: Wears usually bright colours, often white shirts.

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* LightIsGood: Wears usually bright colours, colors, often white shirts.



!!! Actor : Max Nattapol Diloknawarit

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!!! Actor : Actor: Max Nattapol Diloknawarit
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* GentlemanAndAScholar: Bunn is shown to be rather intelligent but also very social and all around pleasant person to have around.


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* NiceGuy: He is seen to be rather popular with all kinds of different people and treats everyone with mostly only kindness and respect.


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* ItsAllMyFault: After Bunn ends up in a hospital bed due to a car accident, Tan blames himself for it because he wasn't around to protect Bunn.
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* Deuteragonist: The most important character after Bunn.

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* TheProtagonist: The story is told mainly through his perspective.


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* Deuteragonist: The most important character after Bunn.
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* Brutal Honesty : All the time, regardless of the potential danger he could put himself in.

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* Brutal Honesty : All the time, regardless of the potential danger he could put himself in.
** In Episode 2 towards Tan. He tells him outright that he thinks Tan is the murderer. And at the end of the episode he accuses Tan of kidnapping Pued.
*** Again in Episode 8. [[spoiler: While holding Tan at gunpoint, he accuses him of killing Pued.]]
** Towards Inspector M on several occasions. He even calls the police ''a waste of taxpayer's money'' to his face.
--> '''Inspector M:''' You really hate the police don't you?
--> '''Bunn:''' I only hate the police who don't help the people. Here... Pat's autopsy report. Please hand it to the police who help the people.

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!!Wiraphong Inkhamwiang / Tutor Tan
!!! Actor : Max Nattapol Diloknawarit

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A mysterious resident of Viangpha Mork, teaches at his own cram school and manages the pub ''The Mist'' at night.

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* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Has a rather criminal backstory but the details are unclear.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gets one in Episode 9 [[spoiler: While being locked in a holding cell, he gets viciously attacked by a group of sent men.]]



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: After figuring out pretty early that the police are useless and not to be trusted, Bunn is not above breaking a few rules to get justice.

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!!Wiraphong Inkhamwiang / Tutor Tan
!!! Actor : Max Nattapol Diloknawarit

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A mysterious resident of Viangpha Mork, teaches at his own cram school and manages the pub ''The Mist'' at night.

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* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Has a rather criminal backstory but the details are unclear.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gets one in Episode 9 [[spoiler: While being locked in a holding cell, he gets viciously attacked by a group of sent men.]]
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: In the university flashback

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* AdjustingYourGlasses: In the university flashbackflashback. He doesn't wear glasses anymore but back then he did.



* SecurityCling: Towards Tan.

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* SecurityCling: Towards Tan.Tan, after escaping a shoot-out at their house.
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!!Wiraphong Inkhamwiang / Tutor Tan
!!! Actor : Max Nattapol Diloknawarit

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[[caption-width-right:350:I'm not a bad guy]]

A mysterious resident of Viangpha Mork, teaches at his own cram school and manages the pub ''The Mist'' at night.

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* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: Has a rather criminal backstory but the details are unclear.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gets one in Episode 9 [[spoiler: While being locked in a holding cell, he gets viciously attacked by a group of sent men.]]

!!Bunnakit Songsakdina/Dr. Bun
!!! Actor : Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai

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A forensic doctor who recently returned to his hometown and gets tangled up in a murder case.

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* AdjustingYourGlasses: In the university flashback
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He appears pretty much non-violent but when he finds out that [[spoiler: Tan is the mysterious Dam and has lied to him, Tan finds himself with a gun to the head.]]
* LightIsGood: Wears usually bright colours, often white shirts.
* SecurityCling: Towards Tan.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: After figuring out pretty early that the police are useless and not to be trusted, Bunn is not above breaking a few rules to get justice.

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