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Singapore in the 70s was strife with triad activities and gun crime. Brothers In Arms highlights Singapore's reputation as the 'Chicago of the East' and how two brothers, Abdul Wahab and Mustapha Hassan landed on the police's most wanted list in 1972. A seasoned undercover detective tells the gripping tale of his near-death experience with Mustapha where he nearly bled to death from a gun wound in the neck, while a journalist recounts the never-ending headlines involving the Wahab-Hassan brothers that shook Singapore. The docu-drama follows the Wahab-Hassan brothers from their rise as armed robbers to Mustapha's eventual arrest. Older brother Wahab goes on the run but unbeknownst to the police, he hatches a daring escape plan to free his brother.

The dawn of 13 December 1972. Wahab pulls off the unthinkable. He successfully raids the Outram Hospital, takes 2 people hostage including a police constable on guard duty and rescues his brother, Mustapha from police custody. After 50 years, retired policeman Chow Ah Choy shares his harrowing experiences with the brothers for the first time. The brothers' escape from the hospital sparks an island-wide manhunt. A tip-off from a distant relative leads the police to an unlikely hide-out location - the Jalan Kubor Cemetery. A former SWAT force team member relives the day and the tense moments preceding the final shoot-out. In the months following the incident at Jalan Kubor, heartfelt revelations from the brothers' mother and ex-schoolmate present another side to these outlaws.