"I've Never Done Anything Legitimate": Ex-Convicts Face The Wok | The Hawker Apprentice - Part 1/3

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Three ex-offenders. Three veteran hawkers willing to bet on them. And one shot to turn a hard-earned trade into a fresh start. Paul steps into Mr Neo's award-winning chicken rice stall at Shunfu Mart, eager to prove himself after 20 years behind bars — but the sheer amount to absorb in a single morning starts to overwhelm him. Across town at Chinatown Complex, Vincent — in and out of prison four times, and now the sole son responsible for his ageing parents — begins his apprenticeship under Johnny Teng, discovering that even taking orders for Hokkien mee is tougher than it looks. And Nasi Lemak hawker Shaly, still carrying the isolation of his time in solitary confinement, turns to veteran Hajjah Roziah Adon for help — his own stall is bleeding money, and he's running out of time to save it. Three different journeys, one shared question: can they hold on long enough to earn the trust placed in them? Just as training gets underway, one apprentice fails to show up — and his men