The ACF will send ten more people from the Nilgiris Division
- to join our search team. - Okay, madam.
If we can't cover all areas before it's dark, we'll ask for more people.
Ma'am, we'll also join your search team.
That is not a good idea, Inspector.
Ma'am, but we need to work together.
You focus on your investigation.
- Please don't interfere in this. - Ma'am!
Everyone, get in the jeep. Hurry!
- Go fast. - Where is Sathya?
What happened to him?
Sir!
Both of them have been missing since last night.
What? Irfan is missing too?
Two officers have gone missing.
What is happening here?
I am sorry. Who are you?
Udhayan Nambeesan. Sathya's Father.
Listen, sir.
I have already sent a team into the forest to search for them.
And our second team is heading there.
We will find them. Do not worry.
Let me also come along. I'm a retired Forest Ranger.
I can help you.
That may be true,
but right now you are a civilian.
It is risky to take you along with us into the forest.
I cannot be responsible for your safety either.
So please, stay here.
I have been hearing about the incidents here.
If something happens to my son, I won't be able to bear it.
He is the only family
- I am left with. - Sir.
Careful, sir.
Sir, nothing bad will happen.
Will the false images shown by the heart Break in front of the eyes?
Will time solve this clueless puzzle?
As the depth of eerie silence Echoes all over
Will this wild run after the shadows In the dark, stop?
Will the unresolved legends Unearth the truth
And the apparitions Of the mystery die away?
- Ma'am… - Ma'am…
Did you get any news?
We haven't heard anything yet.
It could take a while.
Why don't you go home?
I'll call as soon as I hear anything.
Until I see my husband safe and well with my own eyes,
I'm not going anywhere!
Mother, what can we do sitting over here?
Let's go home.
Fathima and the kids must be worried.
You go if you want. I'm staying right here!
Sir, Sathya sir's quarters are nearby.
Shall I take you there?
You can rest there for a while.
No, I will wait here.
The rescue team hasn't found them yet.
In a way, that's a good sign.
It means that… they may still be alive somewhere.
We too should have gone with the rescue team.
We too should be searching for them.
We are also trying to find them, Kathy.
How?
Sathya and Irfan may have been abducted by the poachers.
We suspect that the poachers are behind the Vanaratchi murders.
A couple of days ago, when I was following a lead,
I found Suruli, a close friend of the first victim Bala.
He was smuggling poached goods in his truck.
I immediately informed Sathya sir.
They arrested Suruli and the cleaner.
When we questioned them, we found out
that Bala too was part of the poacher ring.
There's something I don't understand.
The goods confiscated from Suruli's truck…
should have been sent to the forestry warehouse.
But there is no such entry in their records.
Sathya and Irfan have taken the goods somewhere else.
Do you know anything about it?
No.
I know nothing about that.
But why would they do such a thing?
Brother… Sathya!
Brother!
Brother Irfan!
Brother!
Can you hear me?
Brother Irfan!
Are you alright?
Hey! Get up!
The goods you confiscated from the truck…
they belong to me.
I want them back.
Where have you hidden them?
It was you that I've been looking for all these days.
You somehow managed to escape from my sight.
But this time…
I knew that you wouldn't let go of crores worth of goods.
Do you really think that I took your bait?
Are you that stupid?
Now that I have seen your face…
I know who you are.
But you must live to tell others about it.
If killing me is your plan,
then you'll never find out where your goods are.
If you don't reveal the location of the goods,
I'll de-skin your entire body inch by inch
and hang you like those animals that I killed.
That too, upside down.
Then you'll be begging me to kill you.
Tell me. Where have you hidden them?
Or you will die here itself.
You are being shifted to a different cell. Come out!
No. Not you!
Suruli, come out.
Go in.
Have a seat.
I don't know who this guy is…
I've never seen him before.
This guy… is a road contractor.
Some of the drivers I know used to work for him.
But I haven't.
He is the owner of a tea factory.
I remember seeing him a couple of times during a temple festival.
That's it, sir.
Are any of these guys involved in poaching?
How would I know that, sir?
Sir, it's a big network.
There are many people connected to it.
The agents and dealers keep changing every month.
People like me can't even speak to the wealthy traders who do the business.
Listen.
I don't need everyone's names.
Just give me one contact.
The last consignment you took…
who gave you the information about those goods?
It is my responsibility to give protection to you and your family.
Trust me.
That includes Rani's family too.
His name is Raj, a tourist guide. Have you seen him?
No, I haven't.
- Have you seen him anywhere? - No, sister.
Can't see him anywhere.
I'm not sure if he's yet to arrive or if he's already here.
Hira…
my dear…
I've been trying to reach you for the past three days.
Are you okay?
Call me once…
or text me atleast.
You could at least send me a voice note, right?
I… I miss you, dear.
Are you even listening to me?
Just… expecting a phone call.
What's up with you today?
Hey! Did you cut your wrist again?
Why are you hurting yourself like this?
You are going through some issues.
Why don't you tell me what it is?
Chitra!
You won't understand this, Ayyanar.
Why wouldn't I understand?
Am I not your friend?
Hey! Are you crying?
Chitra?
Chitra.
Hey! Don't cry.
You're obviously going through some stressful things.
It's okay if you don't want to tell me anything now.
Tell me when you feel like talking about it.
But don't do things like cutting your wrist or giving burns to yourself again.
Please!
If you ever get the urge to do something like this, please call me.
Talk to me! I am here, right?
What's inside this?
Is it alive or dead?
You are not supposed to ask me that.
I need to know what's inside, don't I?
What if I get caught and questioned by the customs department?
Are you new to this? Is this your first time?
We have people everywhere.
They'll let you pass without any question.
Now take this.
Don't worry. All dead only.
Listen, this needs to reach Vietnam in four days.
Sir!
Hello.
Alright, okay.
Ayyanar, come near the temple gate. Hurry!
Hey!
Get going!
Hurry up! Go!
- Go fast. Hurry! - Hey!
Brother…
Did they beat you?
Yes.
What about you?
But don't worry.
I did not reveal anything.
Forgive me, brother.
I should have done it alone.
I dragged you into this mess, unnecessarily.
Don't say such things.
We have been together in everything.
Our department would have started searching for us by now.
They will find us soon.
Brother Irfan.
You are a good person.
Make sure you tell that to Faria when you see her.
Looks like it is still alive.
Don't know why, brother!
I injected it twice.
The hell you did.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Don't hurt her!
Don't hurt her!
- She's just a cub! - Brother!
Listen to me! Don't do it!
- Hand me that knife. - One second, brother.
She's just a baby!
She's just a kid! Do not hurt her!
Leave that poor thing alone!
Please let her go! Please let her go!
Oh, no!
God! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Fucker! Open the door!
Open the door!
Idiots! Are you even humans?
Open the fucking door!
You idiots…
I'm going to kill you all!
Shut your fucking mouth!
Brother!
Are you in some kind of trouble?
Do you need any money?
If you need money again, let me know.
I'll arrange it somehow.
I don't need your money! Just shut up!
Then what's the matter?
Why are we hiding in this lodge?
Is someone looking for you?
Why are you torturing me?
Won't you leave me in peace for five minutes?
Hey! Give me back my shirt!
You've done something wrong. Haven't you?
Is the police looking for you?
Tell me what you did.
Hey! Can't you hear me?
Don't get into trouble with anyone.
What happened?
Hey! Pull over to this side.
Stop the vehicle!
Go! Go! Go!
Sir, it was all my brother's doing.
He was the one dealing with the poachers.
I was handling only the factory.
We know that the person you met in Pollachi
was a dealer for poached goods.
I went there on my brother's orders.
He told me to hand them a briefcase full of cash.
I gave it to them. That's it.
I have never met that guy before in my life!
Then why are you running away?
Sir, I don't know who killed my brother
or why they killed him.
Everyone around me is starting to look like a murderer.
My own shadow is beginning to spook me.
So, I decided to leave this town.
Did your brother have any problems with the poachers?
Who called you on the phone on the day your brother died?
Who was that?
- Sir-- - Answer!
Give me your phone!
Give it!
- Chitra, Look for the name SKR in this… - Sir.
and trace that number's last known location.
Okay, sir.
Sir, this is a private estate.
The owner lives in France.
We need to search the premises. Open the gate.
Why sir? It's just a grove.
There are only tamarind trees and banyan trees inside.
Isn't there an old building inside?
Yes, but nobody uses it now.
It has been locked for many years.
The entire building might collapse at any time.
It is not safe to enter, sir.
We'll take care of that. Now open the gate.
Sorry, sir. Don't mistake me.
But let's inform the manager once.
If not, he will sack me for letting you in.
Call him and ask him to come here.
- Are you sure this is the place? - Yes sir, this is the one.
Anyway, I'll check again.
You came looking for me!
- What happened? - He is not picking up, sir!
You! Give me the phone.
PRIVATE PROPERTY ENTRY RESTRICTED
- Hey! Open the gate! - Sir, sir, sir…
- No, sir! Listen to me! - Open the gate!
Hey! You, go to the front.
Shoot him!
Brother Irfan?
- Brother Irfan! - Sir, wait, sir.
- Brother Irfan! - It's a crime scene, sir!
Brother Irfan!
Sir…
Oh, no!
Brother Irfan!
Sathya is here.
- Sathya sir. - Your dad must have also come.
Is he back? Did you see him?
- Where is he? - Sorry…
What is she saying?
Madam, what happened?
Irfan is no more.
Father!
He left me… Allah!
Sathya!
Dad…
Mother!
- Kathy! - How are you?
Slowly. Slowly.
Is it too hot?
- Close your eyes and sleep for a while. - Yamuna!
- One minute. - Okay, Doctor.
Hey! How come you're here?
I just thought of seeing you.
Are you having a fever?
Drink this.
No, I don't want to.
I'll kill you. Just drink it.
Drink up!
Finish all of it!
Let me know if you feel uneasy.
Hey! There is a photoshoot before the ceremony.
The photographer messaged me. Let's go!
- Now? - Yes, now!
We might cry during the wedding.
Don't know if this new mascara would hold.
Come, let's go!
- You too, come, let's go. - Let's go.
Hira, come with us.
They are calling for the photoshoot.
Hira, come on, get up!
You guys go ahead.
I need to use the restroom.
- Come soon. - Okay, let's go.
Congratulations!
Please… don't say that.
You gave such a long speech the other day!
Instead of playing with my emotions,
you could have just left me alone.
Why are you doing this now?
Are they forcing you?
Last week… my mom overheard our phone conversation.
Then Dad also came to know about us.
They got scared.
They didn't know what else to do.
They hurriedly met my ex-boyfriend's parents and fixed the marriage.
But you didn't have to agree to this.
You are free to do whatever you want.
Am I?
I saw a news about a queer girl.
Because she was behaving "differently"…
her parents locked her in a room.
They thought she was possessed by Satan
and called a priest to perform an exorcism.
But, since the girl did not change,
they murdered her in the name of honor.
You know Tharun?
Our college senior.
He was gay.
His parents sent him to a camp and tried to convert him.
They tortured him so much,
that he took his own life.
I am scared that I might also end up like them.
They won't let us live in peace.
They will ostracize us and shame us.
I'm scared of all that!
I love you.
I really do.
But, because of all this fear…
I am unable to accept that life.
I am sorry.
I love you too, Hira.
Going somewhere?
I felt like going to the church.
Will you come with me?
You don't have to pray.
I always go alone.
It'll be nice to have someone with me.
I mean…
it's okay if you don't want to.
I'll come.
May I ask you something?
Do you see Viji?
Right now.
At this very moment?
So, it's just you and me here, isn't it?
So, the poachers did not commit these murders, right?
Their MO is different.
As per Forester Irfan's autopsy report,
they had slit his throat and killed him.
The tools, tables, and traps used by them…
they were all messy and bloody.
They have left their fingerprints all over the place.
They are not behind the Vanaratchi murders.
Who else then?
You have any idea or not?
I have some suspicions.
But I need some time.
I am afraid we don't have much time, Rishi.
Our government is planning many developmental…
and industrial projects in Thaenkaadu.
There is a lot at stake here.
This one case is throwing…
a wrench in all their plans!
The ministers, the investors, they are all breathing down my neck.
They are all waiting for this problem to go away.
We assumed that you are capable of…
handling such difficult cases.
That is why we took you back into the department.
Don't make us regret our decision.
Sir, let's just give them some time like he asked.
Surely they will do it, sir.
You have been advocating for him since the beginning.
But he hasn't delivered any results so far.
How many more days should we grant, sir?
As I told you already,
we should have assigned this case to someone else.
No one came to work today?
I didn't get the loan yet.
I don't have any money to pay. So the workers haven't come.
You haven't built the shelter yet,
but you have bought the goats already.
Not just goats,
he asked for hens, rats, and even rabbits, sir.
For what?
They were baits. So that the wild animals and birds in the forest
will come out to eat them.
He said that he will have enough time to take photographs.
He said it was a common practice among wildlife photographers.
Or else, it might take weeks or months to get a good shot.
I didn't have a problem with it in the beginning.
But, then…
Tell him everything, dear.
We can't keep this to ourselves anymore.
Robert sir…
asked me to sedate the farm animals he got from me.
When the wild animals ate them…
they used to get intoxicated and become sluggish.
He said that it would provide him enough time to take his shots.
Many times, those wild animals and birds
died because of overdosing on the sedatives.
But, he never felt bad about any of this.
Robert sinned against the forest.
That's why, Vanaratchi punished him.
From that day on…
I have been pleading with her for forgiveness and to spare my family.
I pray to her each and every day.
Hey! Stop!