(firecrackers exploding)
(Harishchandra) Okay.
Your shoelace is undone again.
If you don't check, you will trip over it. Hmm?
If you are always tying my laces, when will I learn, Dad?
Until you learn how to, I should make sure you don't fall, right?
Go, sit in the room. I will be right back.
- Hmm. - Okay?
(ominous music)
(eerie music)
(eerie music intensifies)
(microwave whirring)
(explosions)
(people screaming)
(title music)
- (cops) Morning, sir! - Raghav...
Morning.
Rishi is attempting his civil service exams today. Did you know?
What?
He barely managed to pass his degree.
Raghav!
What?
That's...
I am going on a blind date today.
Okay.
I can cancel it if you want.
Why would I ask you to do that?
Even if I did, you shouldn't cancel it.
Go, have fun.
What is this? I can't remember a thing.
(tsks)
I have no choice but to use my power.
Hmm.
(playful music)
(woman) Stop.
I mean...
a bit of body stretching will loosen me up for the exam.
- Not just peeping into someone's paper... - Damn!
...touching them is also malpractice.
Megha!
- You... - Shh! Sit.
We'll talk outside.
(exhales)
- Thanks. - This time I am not going to run.
(sentimental music)
Hmph!
Why are you incessantly calling me on a holiday?
Oh, wow!
What's up? Undercover?
I went on a blind date.
It felt like an interrogation.
I bolted from there.
I have a meeting with Raghav now. Do you want to join me?
What for? To show him how I got ready?
Maybe...
it might make a difference when he finds you dressed like this.
Sarcasm?
Okay, see.
Until you confess your love to Raghav, I am not going to take this seriously.
How can I?
Sir works on weekends too.
On the Godavari Hospital case.
Did he reopen the case that he himself had closed?
(Devika) Yes!
The only eyewitness is killed.
It's a theft case.
Don't mix up the two.
What about the missing nurse?
That case is closed.
And there ends the conversation.
You got that?
Even after getting proper leads just because the case has been closed,
we can't end the conversation, Dad.
As your dad, this is my advice. Forget it.
Maybe I wasn't that lucky, sir.
I somehow feel we were hasty in closing the case,
just like the Maruthi Apartments fire case.
Maruthi Apartments?
I thought you knew the case better than anyone else?
You saw your mother's post-mortem reports,
and yet you feel I closed it in a hurry?
Sir, can you cross your heart and say the case was closed with no loopholes?
I followed the law to the letter.
I closed the case based on every piece of evidence available.
That's all.
- Dad, it's not-- - (tsks)
If you still have doubts and want to reopen it and reinvestigate,
come back with hardcore evidence or come with the criminal.
Got that?
- Okay, sir. - Yeah.
I will start an unofficial investigation if necessary,
and I will come back with solid evidence
or the killer himself as you asked.
Sir.
(intense music rises)
Raghav's mother was not a victim of the fire.
She was a victim of the criminal's assault.
(Dr. Aruna) Is that why he goes on alert
whenever he hears the name of that case?
Not just that.
There is something more.
But he refuses to speak about it.
I think Raghav is hiding something.
(Rishi) Uh... (sniffs)
I thought you would be writing an exam like me to reach your dream position.
(both chuckle)
After I ran away, I needed money to pay for my board exams.
That was when I joined.
Uh, wait.
Hmm?
If you are attempting civils,
does that mean you're helping Devika with the case?
Yes.
Now officially you can call me...
a psychometrist.
(intriguing music)
- (knife slashes) - (ominous music)
A knife... long and sharp?
(claps) Ah!
For sure, he is a goon or a gangster.
Am I right?
Yes!
But he is no goon or gangster.
- He is a chef. - Huh?
- (comedic music) - (knives swish)
Hey...
(slow claps)
Raghav and Devika were highly impressed.
(tsks) But they trouble me with too much work.
Hmm. Nice.
So, where are you posted?
T.M. Puram. Patrol Division.
That too on the outskirts.
You know what?
Actually, Gautam has a petrol bunk.
It doesn't matter even if it is the outskirts. Shall I drop you?
Nice that Gautam has a petrol bunk.
But I have some work here.
- You carry on. - Of course.
But when will we meet again once I leave?
- Hmm? - Okay, okay.
In case you want to meet me, I still live in the same house.
Hmm? Bye.
(Rishi) Why are we here?
(Raghav) This is our new house. We are going to stay here.
Get all your things tomorrow. Okay?
- Huh? Here? - (comedic music)
Go to 701. I will go, get some beers.
Uh, okay.
Hey...
it's Devika, right?
Hi!
Yup.
Hey!
(door screeches open)
Hmm?
Oh!
(door thuds)
(Rishi humming)
Uh...
For some reason, I think the air in our penthouse was healthy.
(chuckles awkwardly)
Joke.
- Oh, wow! - Just a joke.
Is this really our house?
Or have you rented it for a few days?
That's a joke, right?
Yes. It is.
Actually, this apartment reflects Raghav's character.
Hmm?
If it were morning, I would be boiling milk.
It is night anyway.
Hey, you got chicken.
She got beer.
You guys have pre-planned it, right?
Will you stop it?
Chicken?
I will get some plates.
Don't blame me if the chicken is finished!
(playful music)
Hmm.
Nice dress.
What's special?
Shall I use psychometry?
Hmm? Hmm?
- Hmm? - Not necessary!
I went on a date.
- That's why this dress. - Oh!
Didn't he run seeing you?
He didn't.
Then how come you are here with beer?
Hmm. Forget my date. What happened with your exam?
Leave my exam alone.
Do you know anyone in T.M. Puram PS?
Until two years ago, it was under our jurisdiction.
Really?
Why do you ask?
I met Megha. My classmate from college.
She is a cop now and is posted there.
She said it's the patrol division.
She is a cop now?
Hmm!
College dropouts are also becoming cops.
But a guy who attended college and took exams is having a cold beer.
I'll just freshen up and come.
(Devika) Hmm.
(melancholic music)
- (Raghav) Any news of Megha? - (water gushing)
(Guruji) Every time you send me the money,
I am not able to send it to her, Raghav.
No one knows where she is.
I think she has changed her contact number.
Once she contacts me, I will inform you, Raghav.
Someone once said...
First love is like beer.
It's bitter...
but gives you a great high.
(Rishi sighs)
Why are you sharing this bitter sentiment with me now?
I asked Raghav if we could go out...
Okay?
He asked me, "Are you leaving?"
(giggles)
What? Again?
What?
So, you know what I asked him earlier too?
Hmm!
It's written all over your face.
- (dog whines) - Hey... (tuts)
(Gautam) Hey! When will you return my car?
If my dad gets to know, he'll kill me.
Wait for a couple of days. I have an important work.
Besides roaming around, what other important task is there in your life?
Hey, I met Megha.
I am going to see her.
Really?
- Where does she live? - At T.M. Puram.
Hey, that's another town, man!
- You own a petrol bunk, right? - You...
- Hang up! - Love you, man!
(tyres screech)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
(Devika) Rishi, are you sure that she is working there?
Uh, why the doubt?
There's hardly any population there.
- The crime rate is very low. - (engine whirring)
The police have no work there.
To put it simply,
they can sit from 9:00 to 5:00 instead of running around like us.
- Okay, fine. Bye. - (door opens)
(whistling)
Hmm...
Never thought sleeping was a mind-occupying job.
Hi!
(Megha tsks)
Why are you here?
This is rude.
Fine.
I have come to tell you we have moved to a new house.
Hmm? Just to say you have moved to a new house?
There is something else!
Actually, those who want a promotion...
don't join here.
Only those who want peace join here.
(sighs)
I know.
But I had no option.
But as my next priority, I ticked the crime branch.
What good is the crime branch in an area with no crime?
I am here...
Megha, I can't find my daughter.
(sighs) Again?
- Come. Let's check. - I thought the crime rate was low.
Am I such a strong jinx?
I was angry and scolded her.
I didn't think she would run away.
Don't worry.
You check that side. I will look here.
Yeah, okay.
Why don't you inform your higher official?
If only he were here to do that.
He rarely comes here.
Even if he does, he won't believe me. (tsks)
This is the third time that girl has run away.
The third time?
(scoffs) Why are you taking it so seriously then?
What if she wasn't running away?
What if this is a kidnapping?
(intriguing music)
Excuse me. Have you seen a small girl around here?
No. I haven't.
- Shall we check the grounds? - Hmm.
(music continues)
Gayatri!
(music continues)
Gayatri!
(intriguing music rises)
(water gushing)
- Hey... - Huh?
What is that?
(eerie music)
That's Gayatri's toy.
(electrifying music)
(gasping)
What happened?
- Your fear has come true. - Huh?
The girl has been kidnapped.
In a black suitcase.
Oh, my God.
(engine rumbling)
- Hey, Megha! - Huh?
What are you doing there?
Gayatri?
(Rishi) Why is he here?
- Hey, Gayatri. Where did you go? - Your mom is here.
- I saw her playing there and picked her up. - (Rishi) Gayatri?
- Do you know how worried I was? - Get down carefully.
- Thank you, sir. - Okay.
(cop) Anyway, come out fast.
The septic tank from this area is emptied in there.
(cop) Your choice.
Thank God!
(engine rumbles off)
Who was in the suitcase then?
Can't you see what's happened, even for once?
I thought it was true and terrified.
You are helping the police with this kind of skill?
Wait!
Are you actually helping them? Damn it!
I did see that girl being put into a suitcase.
Rishi, stop!
- I don't want to listen to you. - I saw it for real!
This is what you told me and scared me to death.
Damn!
(eerie music)
Megha...
Megha! Look there.
That was the suitcase I saw.
- (suspenseful music) - (dogs barking)
(suspenseful music rises)
(cameras clicking)
(cop) Tell our team to join the forensic team and search the location.
Okay?
Go fast and get the work done.
Devika ma'am is here.
Good morning, ma'am.
Okay. Take the body to Dr. Aruna.
- Sure, ma'am. - Yeah.
- Anything else? - Yes.
- A guy is refusing to leave unless he meets you, ma'am. -Hello!
(Rishi) Hey...
- Should we allow him? - Okay.
(Rishi) What do you think of me?
This is India's best psychometrist.
Hey, I found the body first.
Good.
But can you see anything else?
Umm... actually,
if I touch these surroundings, I may find an important clue.
(Megha) Don't waste your time.
I told you about her. Megha...
Hi, Megha. After a long time.
Why did you say it's a waste of time?
I am sure you already know why, ma'am.
Because of the rains here a month ago,
this suitcase must have flown with water to this spot.
And it must have got stuck.
And another possibility is,
since the water level is low, we could find the suitcase.
If the water level was higher,
probably the suitcase wouldn't be spotted at all.
Also, there were huge stones inside it, making it heavy.
Since it was submerged for so long, whether it flows or is stagnant,
there's nothing that Rishi will learn by touching it, ma'am.
That's why I called it a waste of time.
See?
When people say don't waste time, do you think they mean your time?
It's our time.
(Rishi scoffs)
This is the first time for a body to stop here in this pattern.
But the pattern itself is not new to me.
A few months ago, a body was found the same way elsewhere.
I was a part of the team that went there.
We could identify the body but nothing beyond that.
Hmm. Good.
Okay, I will take over from here.
I will ask for your help if needed.
Sure, ma'am.
(Devika) Two dead female bodies. Same pattern. Different locations.
Both the suitcases are identical.
There were stones in both.
The first victim was in her forties.
This lady is in her fifties.
Could you identify her?
They are trying for fingerprints.
Once they get them, she will be identified.
Hopefully...
Definitely.
Hmm.
Raghav.
- I leave this case to you. - Sir.
(dramatic music)
Good.
(Devika) The body discovered seven months ago
was identified as a woman named Renu.
Then whose body is this one found in the same pattern?
We have to find out quickly.
(tense music)
(man on recording) Sir, I have sent you
the cell tower locations of the areas Kabir went to.
His last known location
are the surroundings of the Nagarjuna Sagar, sir.
- (eerie music) - (mobile thuds)
(paper rustling)
(thrilling music)
(thrilling music rises)
(chain clanks)
(thrilling music continues)
(breathes heavily)
(eerie music)
(chain clanks)
(breathes heavily)
(eerie music rises)
(gasping heavily)
Other than the black hair and the suitcase,
did you see anything else?
Whatever I see,
I see it perfectly when I am with you.
(chuckles softly) Nothing like that. It's just your feeling.
(tsks)
This one now. The staffroom back then.
Both were very clear when I was...
So?
In these three years,
you must have learnt how to investigate, right?
I always wanted to be a cop.
But when my dad got arrested, my opinion of the police changed.
My motivation became less.
But when I met a sincere officer, I felt...
not all cops are the same.
Some of them do fight for justice.
So, have you become a cop for your dad?
Hmm.
That's when I thought...
Once I reach a good position,
before I decide someone is guilty, I should think a hundred times.
Then, no one would be framed like my dad.
No one will suffer like me.
- (Megha sighs) - (vehicle approaching)
I may not be able to prove my dad's innocence.
But if innocent people could get justice through me,
I felt it would be wonderful.
Hmm.
- So? - Hmm?
Finally, you have stopped thinking of your dad
and started thinking about yourself.
Raghav?
Raghav sir?
Huh?
(emotional music)