[metal creaking]
The path of love eventually ends on the battlefield.
You could have stopped them if you wanted to.
We didn't know that--
Ora,
why don't we confer amongst ourselves and put an end to the matter right here?
I've already notified AD.
Lying has destroyed too many lives in this place.
But Ora, once AD learns the truth,
he won't rest till he's severed their heads from their bodies.
[Ora] This girl was given a second chance to live down here.
She should've known better than to break the rules.
[clicks tongue] Does someone in love ever follow the rules, Ora?
Guys! AD's here.
[footsteps approaching]
Number 30, right?
I knew she was the one behind all this mischief.
And this, her one--
Ora.
Exactly what do we know about him?
His name is Roy.
Hey, Adu!
[Ora] His love for Rumi brought him here.
We could've got him to talk, but…
I didn't want to do anything without asking you first.
Do you think he knows me?
I know you're quite famous up there, AD,
but I don't think every common man knows you.
[scoffs]
[Ora] So what do we do with them?
[AD] That's the million-dollar question.
What do we do with these two lovers?
Hey, Amar. Wake her up.
[lock clangs]
[AD] There's no doubt that this girl is the rebel of your clan.
But, she's also your star player.
Do you understand?
[exhales] Roy… Roy!
Rumi!
I'm so sorry.
Rumi, I'm not hurt, I'm okay.
AD… AD, the whole thing is my fault. Please let him go.
Shhh…
The rest of the story will be written by me.
You like going up there, don't you?
Fine, then go.
Go back up there and hunt down Luna Luka, and finish her.
-[Ora] AD-- -[AD] There's no other option, Ora.
Luna Luka has information about your clan, about me. She knows everything.
As long as she's alive, we'll never be safe.
But AD, Rumi alone against Luna Luka?
Well, she should've thought of that before.
I know you didn't just teach Rumi how to dance the Kathak.
You taught her a lot of other stuff, too.
Yeah, so Rumi, if you succeed in killing Luna Luka,
then you can come back and live the life you used to.
But if Luna Luka ends up killing you,
then all of us will get together to mourn you
and hold a grand funeral in your honour.
Just like we did for Sreela.
And what about Roy?
[AD] Oh, Roy.
Every night you spend up there looking for Luna Luka
will be a night that Roy will have to spend down here
while each clan member feeds on his blood.
So you need to hurry up, right? Hmm?
The clock is ticking!
[clock ticking]
[opening theme music playing]
-[crows cawing] -[lighting crackling]
Rumi Maa, is Babu Shona with you by any chance?
He hasn't come home since last night and his phone seems to be off.
Don't worry, I know where he is.
Where?
Well…
Actually, he is taking part in a cooking show.
They're filming it quite far away, and phones aren't allowed there, so…
This is wonderful news.
But, why-- Why didn't he tell us he was going?
Because no one here appreciates his cooking, and…
He was afraid you wouldn't like the idea.
He should be afraid.
Cooking is a woman's job.
He's a man.
And a dentist.
He's not some common cook.
Well, the biggest chefs in the world are men.
And if you would only give Roy a little encouragement,
he could become a really amazing chef.
Rather than an ordinary dentist.
Baba, this mouth-cleansing dessert you're trying to make,
that's cooking too, right?
I know Roy may never be as good a dentist as you,
but it's very obvious his cooking skills come from you.
[Jamini] What you just said,
I've been trying to tell him the same thing for so many years.
I should go. If I get a chance to speak to Roy,
-then I'll let you know. -What? No, no.
Not in this heavy rain.
How will you get back home alone?
It's okay, Maa. I can manage. I really need to go.
Stay over, Rumi.
We'll feel a lot better.
[Ian] And when you meet her, give her these pictures.
[Amar] Rumi, Rumi, Rumi, Rumi…
[in demonic voice] Rumi.
[thunder rumbling]
Your door was open, so…
Rumi. Come, come, come. Sit down.
-Sit. -[chair squeaks]
Show me.
Show me!
Ah…
[sighs contentedly]
Hey. What are you doing here? Get up.
Kartik, please. This is not what you think.
He is the one who asked me to show them.
Baba, get up.
Hey! Hey!
Stay back.
Look, if there's even one scratch on him, then watch out.
You don't understand, Kartik.
No, Rumi. I understand everything now.
I know that you know the truth about me. [chuckles]
-[chuckles softly] -[Kartik] Baba.
But I still came here.
And that's where you made a mistake.
Just like I made a mistake that night. Being with you.
Stop right there. Stop!
Come on, Baba!
Kartik, you're the only one who can help me with my problem.
[lock clicks]
Kartik. Kartik, please.
Kartik, I need your help, otherwise they'll kill Roy.
Oh, they'll kill Roy, huh?
And how does that make any difference to me?
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you the truth.
But how is this Roy's fault? Don't punish him because of me.
Hey, Rumi! There's nothing between both of us.
-This is between you and that dentist! -Kartik, you're a policeman, aren't you?
It's your duty to help people, right?
A policeman.
What bloody policeman, Rumi?
[sniffles]
What you people have done to Baba and me…
Our lives, our careers, everything!
Everything, man.
Baba, they destroyed everything.
Everything, Baba.
[crying] Baba.
[Rumi] All I wanted to do was avenge my friend's murder.
Everything just went wrong after that.
[Kartik crying] Baba. Baba…
[owl hoots]
[chanting]
[Dolma] Didi.
Dolma, how many times have I told you
that during the Blue Moon ceremony, do not disturb me.
Yes, but Inspector Kartik is on the phone.
[chanting continues]
I've got that girl locked up in a room.
At your house, right? I'm coming right now.
No, no. There's no need for that, it's all under control.
[Luna] They are very dangerous creatures, Kartik.
And we still don't know the full extent of her powers.
Let me handle this.
You're most welcome to handle it.
Just not today. Tomorrow.
So, what is your plan?
I'll give you the time and address in the morning.
Make sure you're there with the Cutmundus.
First of all, thank you for coming here at such short notice.
And secondly, I purposely left my name out of the invitation because…
who takes a suspended Sub-Inspector seriously?
Anyway, not like anyone in my department took me seriously
even before I was suspended. It's a Pal family speciality. Right, Baba?
-Baba. -[camera shutter clicks]
Come.
Come, Baba, come.
This is my father.
[camera shutter clicks]
Biren Pal.
Almost 50 years ago, he reported what he saw at the police station.
Baba. This way. This way, Baba.
Ever since he told his story, everyone has been calling him crazy.
Right?
There was only one person who believed what my father had to say.
And she's been waging
a secret and difficult war for a long time.
We've asked all of you to come here today
because she wants you to get a good look at our enemy.
Give her a warm welcome, Miss Luna Luka.
-Please come. -[all applauding]
[all gasping]
Rama?
My love.
Rama Reddiyar.
There was a time when he was the king of the Calcutta stage.
Not now.
In the 1960s.
And even then, he was just 22 years old.
He wanted to become a star in the Bombay film industry.
Convinced by a bloodthirsty monster that he would remain eternally youthful,
he managed to get himself the bite of life.
Madam, could you stand a little closer, please?
Sorry, my photographer friends,
these creatures cannot be captured on camera.
[indistinct murmurs]
The irony.
The actor who gave up his real-life romance
to go and romance the camera
would never again be captured on camera.
No appearances in the day.
For his survival, he needed human blood and animal fangs.
For a bite, he had become a monster.
I know this sounds like some kind of fantasy
and if I were in your place, I wouldn't believe it either.
So what do we do?
[growling]
[gasping]
Calm down, calm down, my friends.
There are many just like him.
Here in the city, all around us,
lying in wait, they come out at night
to attack humans and feed on them.
[groaning]
[screaming]
For 50 years I've been asked, "Where's the proof?"
Here's the proof.
[groaning]
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
You didn't tell me earlier either, that all this was personal for you, hmm?
It did start off as something personal, Kartik.
But then, it became my mission to save this city.
You might think of it as a mission.
But from where I'm standing,
it's revenge.
Take this.
What do I do with it?
Whatever you want to.
I have to drop Baba home, I'm off.
Rumi.
Uh…
Has she come back?
Is she okay?
There's no news from her, yet.
Through all the centuries, I've never seen a man like you.
You knew who she was, what she was.
And still you fell in love with her.
You knew exactly what we are.
And what we could really do to you.
And still you came down here to save her?
You may think that I'm very courageous.
But my parents would think that I'm… I'm really stupid.
Courage and stupidity are two sides of the same coin.
Then let Rumi decide what I am.
[Rumi] I knew you could do it, Doc Roy.
It was only after meeting her that I realized…
[Rumi] You are doing great, Doc Roy.
…that my life is not like yours at all.
[Rumi] I really love you, Roy.
Forever.
For us humans, life is… Life is too short
to keep living in fear.
We have to make every second count.
Every moment count.
It's as if time stood still for you, Luna.
You haven't changed a bit.
As lovely as ever.
I can't tell you how many times
I've apologized to you in the last 50 years.
But I never heard a single apology.
I'm sorry, Luna, for leaving you the way I did.
[both chuckling]
Rama, nowadays, this kind of acting doesn't work.
You have to be more realistic.
-I mean it, Luna. -Yeah, right.
Didn't you ever wonder whether I was alive or dead?
Did you ever care?
Of course I cared, my love.
Why didn't you come see me?
He knows everything, Luna.
If I would've come to see you,
then he would've burned me alive and no one would've even found the ashes.
Who? AD?
But I came today to meet you.
As soon as Rumi came and told me, I knew--
Why did you take Haru's life?
Haru?
I didn't kill anyone, Luna.
Lies, lies, lies, Rama! Enough already!
You even converted a human into a monster like you!
No, that was all Rumi.
And now, AD has sent her to kill you.
Ha, ha. She is coming to kill me?
Luna, I can protect you from her.
Luna doesn't need anyone but Luna to protect herself, Rama.
Luna, listen to me.
Come down there with me.
Maybe AD will let us live together.
And won't Ora have a problem with that?
By the way, where exactly do you live?
I'll take you there myself.
Promise.
But first, you'll have to come… [voice deepens] …a little closer.
[growls]
[squelching]
[sombre music playing]
You were wrong, Rama.
[exhales]
I've changed now.
[suspenseful music playing]
Rumi.
Luna Luka.
I wish I could say that I've heard a lot about you.
But I've heard a lot about you and your exploits.
From the very first day of my second life.
And you still showed up. Why?
Because I have to avenge Sreela's death.
I'd made her a promise.
A promise?
To her?
Ah.
You mean to her poor little severed head?
One of her teeth still survived.
[snarls]
If that friend of yours, Haru babu, had still been alive,
he would've told you how sharp her tooth is.
Looks like we both have scores to settle.
[growls and screams]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
[grunting]
[chuckles]
[laughing]
Luna Luka will always be
just that little bit out of your league.
-[groaning] -[laughing]
[grunts]
[Kartik] Rumi…
[growls]
[crackling]
[Rumi grunting]
[Luna] What? That's it?
What did AD ever see in you? Huh?
Rumi. Rumi!
Rumi.
Didn't I tell you not to get in the way?
[Luna] You're on their side now, Kartik?
By going against us,
you've ruined everything your father worked for.
Your father and I wanted to save the human race from these monsters.
And you?
Luna di, Baba taught me one thing.
That you don't have to be human to show humanity.
And not every human is capable of being humane.
[baby crying]
[breathing heavily] I'm sorry.
For what?
[growls]
[music intensifies]
[roars]
[gasps]
Ah!
[snarling]
Rumi.
[Rumi groans]
[heart thumping]
You're not one of them.
Huh? What?
Where were you born?
The second time.
Here. In the waters here.
In these waters?
Do you have any idea who you are?
[laughing]
[grunts]
[growls]
[roaring]
[sweeping music playing]
Rumi, Rumi, Rumi.
The princess of the clan.
Or shall we call you Queen Rumi from now on?
What do you say, Ora?
But you know what, Rumi?
Everyone here…
underestimated your powers against the might of Luna Luka.
But the moment I saw you, I knew,
that only you have what it takes to defeat that witch.
Do you know why?
Because my father always used to say,
"Adi, just power alone does not make one powerful."
There has to be some motivation behind it.
Purpose.
And your purpose was to avenge Sreela's murder.
Where is Roy?
[laughs] Why bother with such an insignificant person
when you've just killed a dangerous witch?
Where is Roy?
Look, a warrior princess like you should have never fallen in love.
For the last time, where is Roy?
[breathing heavily]
-[Rumi] Roy. -[Roy] Huh.
-Rumi. Rumi. -I'm here.
You're not hurt, right?
-Are you okay? -Yeah.
Why have you still got him in chains?
-Because he's a prisoner. -Let him go, AD.
-We had a deal. -Deal?
What do you mean? What deal?
I told you that if you succeed in killing Luna Luka,
you will get your life back.
AD, I held up my end of the bargain.
Now please let him go.
[laughs] This girl has lost her mind.
No!
There's no way we can let someone who knows everything about us
go back up there again. That's crazy.
He won't say anything.
Maybe not now.
But when your great human-monster love story
comes to its inevitable end, that's when he'll start talking.
You know everything, don't you, AD?
Then I'm sure you also know that this monster
can end your life story in a matter of seconds.
You don't want to see my sharpies today.
[growls]
Looks like killing Luna Luka has gone to your head!
If I don't make it back up there, my boys will burn this place down.
Your entire clan will be finished.
They all don't have the power you have.
They won't be able to do anything.
Anyway…
Today is a good day, an auspicious day.
So let me take this moment
to make you a one-time, extraordinarily special offer.
You turn Roy into one of your kind.
[inhales sharply]
I received word that Amar isn't coming back,
so he can take Amar's place down here.
Roy. Did you hear?
We'll be together forever.
Rumi.
I don't want to become like you.
[Meera] What?
[sighs]
Rumi, I want to be with you, but…
but as a human.
I want my life to have light, darkness, everything.
Not this long, perpetual, never-ending night.
[Rumi] Hmm.
I want to…
I want to fear death, at the same time, I want to live freely.
Rumi, I'm sorry.
I'd rather be dead than live like this.
I'm so sorry.
Rumi, did you hear that?
Are you satisfied?
There is no other option now.
Kill him.
[snarling]
[growls]
Stop.
-What is it, Ora? -[Ora] There is another way.
We will put him in Deep Hypnosis, and send him back up there.
[AD] Oh, your famous hypnosis.
So then, he won't remember anything about this place,
where it's located, who we are, nothing at all?
No, nothing. I will do the Deep-Hyp on him myself.
Starting from the very first day he met Rumi
right up to the present moment,
all his memories will be erased.
[Meera] It will seem like a dream.
The moment he wakes up, gone.
[AD] All right, then. So after today,
under no circumstances should this boy be seen down here.
His connection to this world is now severed forever.
[Roy] Shubol da, tea.
You're up early.
Yeah, why… Why waste time by oversleeping.
Brushed your teeth?
No, I was about to.
Sit.
-"Aah." -Aah.
[Baba Roy] It's not just a rasgulla,
this will clean out the inside of your mouth just like a sponge.
But it's a little too sweet for me, Baba.
It needs salt. Just a little bit.
-What-- -Just let him explain.
It's trending nowadays.
This salted caramel ice cream, salted chocolate.
This will balance out the sweetness
and the salt will help you clean the mouth. "Aah."
How's it?
Incredible. You cracked it, Babu Shona.
Let Maa taste. "Aah."
Finally your father's done something useful.
He did it. It was his pinch of salt.
Here you are. How are you, Kartik?
Don't tell me I have to call you "sir" Now.
If you were sitting in my chair,
and I was standing where you are,
and I said, "Hey, Kundu," to call you,
would you have put up with it?
So what's happening with the Harish Mukherjee Road case?
-That one I'll have to check and see. -Then check it.
Hmm.
And Kundu…
If it's so hard for you to call me "sir", then practice it when you're alone.
Because if you don't say it in public, it'll be a problem for you.
Yes, sir.
THEY EXIST
I could've never done this without you. So thank you.
Of course you could have. Even if someone else were in my place,
you would've done the same thing.
But it was you with me.
You and your blood.
I'll fix it.
This will heal on its own.
But what about the wound inside? How will that ever heal?
Time.
And that's on your side, too. Right?
We'll meet again, Kartik.
I'll wait for that day, my lady.
[engine revving]
[sighs deeply]
Naru, what are you doing over here?
-Didi is-- -This is what Didi would want.
Call all the Cutmundus.
I want to meet everyone.
It is time for us to decide what to do next.
Hey. What's the scene?
Two more patients still to come,
but after half an hour.
Um… Cancel them, please.
Huh?
Fix them for tomorrow.
Anisha, you can leave too, okay?
Your boyfriend is waiting for you downstairs.
Don't worry, I'll… I'll lock the door on my way out.
-Okay? -[Anisha] Okay.
[sighs]
Yes. Let's do this.
Welcome to another episode of The Anonymous Chef.
Today's episode is very special, because…
I am no longer anonymous.
Hello, everyone. I am Roy. Vikram Roy.
And today, I'm not gonna show you some old, secret recipe,
but a brand new, fresh recipe altogether.
This is my creation, Pineapple Fish with Poppy Seeds.
Now we'll have to see if pineapple, poppy seeds and Hilsa fish
can party together or not.
Let's find out.
We start with the fish.
-Whoo! And-- -[door creaks]
Shah.
Badshah.
[sniffs]
Tell me, how are things down there?
The power equation has shifted.
Ora has started consulting with Rumi on everything now.
As long as Ora takes his orders from me, there should be no problem.
But that demon woman was suggesting that we all come up here every night.
She says that there's nothing to fear, now that Luna Luka is dead.
In fact, they're thinking of shifting the whole clan far away from Kolkata.
There was no one outside. So I just came in.
It's okay. How may I help you?
My tooth.
There is a strange, gnawing pain.
Could you maybe take a look?
Of course. Please sit.
I can smell fish.
-Where is it coming from? -Um, yeah, I love cooking.
So, I'm just trying out a new recipe in the pantry.
Tell me about your tooth.
Uh, it's my right canine.
It had broken off, so it had to be replaced.
But it still hurts.
It's as if the wound hasn't completely healed yet.
Okay.
So, how did you break your tooth?
It was an accident…
It was a mistake.
And who fixed it?
A really nice dentist.
No matter where she goes, she'll always end up coming back to me.
Because Rumi's daughter is alive.
And I'm the only one…
who knows where she is.
My God.
[mellow instrumental music playing]