We're ready, sir!
All right! Toss them!
Be careful!
All right, sir! Hoist them up.
Careful. This way.
They'd weigh 105 kg altogether.
-Does that weigh the same? -Yes.
-Now? -Yes, sir!
Go ahead.
Ansari!
Bodies were found at this spot.
Aim for the red float!
Arunagiri!
Your turn!
None of the spots are match.
Where did those kids fall from?
The dummies landed at these three spots.
With a five to six-foot variation at most.
But no link between where they landed and where the bodies were found.
Could someone have pushed them?
They might've fallen further if so.
Maybe, but they fell together.
Under the water...
I've heard that the government draws water from here, sir.
Look over there.
So that's why...
When motor was turned on, it pushed bodies.
Looks like that must've been the spot, then.
The kids fell from up there.
For heaven's sake, I'm fine!
I've just been a little stressed out since Nila's death.
That's all.
And it made you faint sudden?
It always happens suddenly.
Dad, let's go home.
I'm fine, Dad. Please.
-You can't decide, Nandini. -Dear...
I do.
Please wait outside, everyone.
Please step out.
BP and ECG reports are normal.
Sit up a bit.
Relax. Bring arms forward.
Tell me if it hurts.
-Feel any pain? -No.
-How about now? -No.
It looks normal.
You fainted often in your adolescence, right?
Yes, Doctor.
But I'm living alone in Coimbatore for 7 years.
Never had any problems.
2 days, just be safe...
Doctor,
you know what happened to my sister.
If I stay here, my parents will worry.
They'll feel better if I stay with them.
I understand.
I'll sign your form,
but you relax and stay safe.
-Okay? -Okay.
Lakshmi, you can let one of them in.
It's all right. I'll wash up and we can leave.
Nandini!
Nandini?
What's wrong? Somebody get the doctor.
Doctor!
I don't know what happened. She was doing fine.
Lakshmi.
I don't know what to say.
Some buy their pets from a store
then shower them with love.
But some bring home wounded strays
would give their lives to heal them.
That's you are.
What are you saying?
Maybe you've taken care of your mom since childhood,
you don't need life partner.
You need keep saving someone,
fixing what's broken.
It's not like that.
But you can't save Nandini.
Nor she expect you to.
She can takecare herself.
Lakshmi.
Aren't you mad at me?
Don't you want to scream at me?
No, but it's difficult for me.
My first love is you.
Excuse me.
-Sir! -Yes, sir?
Do you have thinner?
How much do you need?
About 20 to 30 liters.
It's hill station. We don't stock that much.
If you pay in advance, I can get it by tomorrow.
I need it today.
In that case, there're Rajarajan stores on the Uraiyur bypass road.
7. URAIYUR RAJARAJAN.
-Hello? -Yes, sir?
No updates from you in a while!
I'm at it even now.
Are you just sight-seeing at a hill station or what?
Video call me, if you'd like. I'm investigating at a store even now.
-Really? -Investigating?
-I'll send update soon. Thank you. -Do something.
So annoying.
Hey.
Dear.
Temple offering.
What happened to her?
She was doing fine.
All of a sudden...
This way, Doctor.
According Nandini's results,
Then what caused her to break down like this?
She's undergoing is a type of nervous breakdown.
She's been consulting with me for two years in Coimbatore.
She has involuntarily locked away many of these feelings.
They tend to come out in stressful situations like this one.
Is she a psychiatrist?
Doctor asked to arrange therapy sessions for her.
With whose permission?
I'm here, aren't I?
No psychiatrists without my permission.
How else do we treat her?
Doctor, weren't you already treating her?
Please continue. I'll convince him.
Okay.
Has this ever happened to Nandini before...
Back when she was 12 or 13,
she used to sleepwalk.
At times, she'd walk to old cemetery in the middle of night.
The doctors here
didn't know how to treat her.
People suggested taking her to the godman at the ashram.
Your husband didn't agree?
Well, he's an atheist.
He's always been this way.
He's stubborn.
If you don't mind me asking,
is this why you two separated?
It's same with Regina.
It's been gap between us since Adhisayam died.
She's gotten very stubborn.
Shanmugam!
What's wrong?
Nandini had a similar attack in her childhood, we saw a psychiatrist.
The entire town started looking at her as if she was mentally ill.
Poor kid. She was fine herself in Coimbatore for 7 years.
I'll just take her back there.
If she has a problem,
she can see psychiatrist there.
No need to do it here.
What happened with Nila's DNA report?
I haven't asked Sakkarai.
They told me.
But I haven't told Devi yet.
If she finds, it'll destroy her.
Nila turned 15 in August.
She just a child and she'd been...
Wasn't Adhisayam's child.
She'd been abused for long time.
Such a young girl...
Psychopaths!
If I ever catch him,
I'm not just going to report him.
I found it in that exact spot, sir.
Is it a weapon, Amar?
It perfectly matches the marks on their necks.
And it has bloodstains that match the blood of the victims.
I'll check if there're any finger prints.
Begin forensic process right away.
Okay, sir, thank you.
-Sundaram. Hold on. -Sir?
Why were those kids here in the middle of the night?
Why behind the factory?
I've been asking myself that same question.
That night of the factory fire.
Exactly.
Nila had been sexually abused for some time.
The kids planned to kill the offender and skip town.
So, he must've killed them.
Who in our town is so perverted to have abused a young girl?
I see now why Adhisayam made up such a tragic love story in his messages.
He was trying to keep Nila's secret from everyone.
Sir!
Slow down, man!
What is it?
You asked to check out everyone who liked the "Poochi" account.
This is Adhisayam's account.
This is Malar's.
These four are her schoolmates. Same age as her.
But, this, "Doktar Devil,"
I can't trace him.
He masked his identity.
I couldn't trace him by IP address. It's hidden by VPN.
Not only that,
he seem like a pervert.
He's following some other girls from Nila's kho-kho team.
Her kho-kho team?
Does Nila have any other friends here?
I'm her only friend here.
Do boys come by here?
To hang out and talk to girls, that is.
See her? That's our PE teacher.
She's very strict. She'd flay any guys who'd dare to come by.
But, didn't Adhisayam meet Nila here?
That was at our annual meet, the only time when boys are allowed.
Mean Mr. Trilok?
Rules don't apply to him.
He owns our kho-kho club.
Play like this, you won't even make it to district level.
Notice what you did wrong?
Do you step that way?
Don't you know that counts as a foul?
Why are you crying, Neeraja?
Don't cry, dear. Why are you crying?
He's is like that.
He comes during practice.
He treats us to soft drinks, ice cream, and stuff.
He seems way too friendly.
Have no girls complained?
Why?
Do you know something?
Many girls have a crush on him.
How did he act with Nila?
Many girls want to talk to him, but he liked Nila most.
She was good player & special to him
And how was Nila around Trilok?
She was reserved, so she'd shy away and run off any time he talked to her.
But Mr. Trilok never stopped encouraging her.
All right.
Malar, just a minute.
Could you do a favor?
Send bottle to forensics for analysis.
Never mind accusing Mr. Trilok.
Detaining & questioning won't be easy.
I'm aware.
We need rock solid evidence.
-Hello? -Hello, sir.
Mr. Sakkarai.
Did you mean to call me or did you misdial?
You've discovered sarcasm, I see.
I called to check on your investigation.
It's coming along fine.
You need anything?
Nothing, sir, truly.
I was in good mood, and thought I could help you.
I can hang up if not.
Hold on! You offer to help and want to hang up so soon?
I do have some questions for you.
Just a minute.
-Hello? -Hello, hello!
At night of fire, who reached factory first?
Shanmugam.
Who told him?
Fire would've been visible from the workers' quarters.
Its was everything to Shanmugam.
To be frank, Shanmugam was arrested only on Mr. Trilok's word.
Mr. Trilok?
Please don't take this the wrong way,
but there's something wrong with him.
Did you know he tried to bribe me?
He wanted to pay me off to close this case!
He's always been like that.
I have some doubts, sir.
His actions on the night of the fire seem a bit suspicious.
Is that so?
I didn't check whereabouts?
No, but I did, as part of my own inquiry.
He was initially a bit cagey,
he eventually admitted he was at his guesthouse in Uraiyur.
He has guesthouse?
What about it?
I hoped double-check with you on this,
you're not aware of this house?
Some investigation you're running
You can hang up now.
Go to station Sundaram. I'll come later.
Are you insane?
You broke into an unoccupied house without a warrant!
Any evidence there will now be inadmissible!
-But those kho-kho girls. -What bloody kho-kho?
He supports young underprivileged girls!
Ok sir, but where was he on the night of fire?
He turns up sloshed after the fire was put out.
What does it say?
He drinks in the evenings.
You seem to hold a grudge against Trilok.
Sir, why would I hold a grudge?
He's friend of mine & of the whole station.
Is it because there are more kickbacks?
Listen, Sakkarai.
Regina claimed it was human sacrifice and stirred things up.
Now, you do this.
I understand you're emotional.
I knew the DSP would react this way if we took it to him.
It'd be easier to explain it to a Japanese person
than to these pompous bureaucrats.
The two of them are close friends.
Besides that, the DSP was the chief guest at the kho-kho match.
Has we know,
they might accomplices.
Once fingerprint analysis confirms Trilok's involvement
I'll go to judge with solid proof.
Best course of action.
The chain of events is clear.
Kothandaraman also suspects Trilok to have set the factory ablaze.
So, after Trilok set the factory on fire that night,
he escaped by gate on the quarry side.
Adhisayam and Nila were waiting there, ready to attack him
in retaliation for Trilok sexually abusing Nila.
The kids attack him,
he cuts them with their own knife & pushes them off the cliff.
How'd the kids know Trilok would there at that hour?
I haven't figured that out yet.
Sir, expensive criminal lawyers could sink the case with that point alone.
Work completed.
That's it? I nearly broke my back hauling those loads all day.
And you pay just ₹100? How is this enough?
Quit arguing! Take it or leave it.
A hundred bucks.
So, you've got a new slave and now you talk tough.
Goodbye.
-Sir? -Sir.
You're still here?
How often I need to tell you? I don't sell
It's business hours! Leave!
Sir!
Please come over here.
How much you pay? if I tell you what you want to know?
Amar.
-Sir! -Did you find a match?
Sir, it's not so simple.
The prints on the knife have completely degraded.
I found a small sample on this edge,
it's neither Nila's nor Adhisayam.
-Do it match with Trilok's? -Also a problem.
Not full match.
There's 3 types of fingerprint.
Around 65% of people have loop patterns.
About 30% have whorl patterns.
Only 5 percent have arc patterns.
Very rare.
The arc pattern on the knife, same as Trilok's,
but it's only a slight match, so it's inconclusive.
It's not enough to hold in court.
So, the fingerprints are the same,
but you won't report it to the court, right?
Sir, it's not out of concern for my career.
Consider our district.
A population of around 500,000 people.
Five percent of that is 25,000 people.
Those kids deserved to live. Now they lie dead,
and no one wants to risk anything for them.
I didn't mean that way, sir.
-Sir... -Shame on you.
It didn't just last a couple of days.
It had been going for months.
I didn't suspect a thing.
I don't have to a warrior any kind, but.
Every time that happened,
how much Nila would have been in pain and cried at home?
How many times did I fail to notice?
I know who's responsible for what happened.
Trilok Vadde.
Based on what?
Trilok has a weakness for women.
That's probably he started club.
Ma'am, you've seen how he acts tough around us,
but over there, he does nothing but flirt with those girls.
That's he met Nila.
He secretly followed her on social media
under the name of Doktar Devil.
Not just that,
in Uraiyur guesthouse,
has pictures of insects taken by Nila.
He'd been obsessed with her.
More importantly,
where was Trilok that night?
The factory was burning down,
Where was he?
You haven't arrested him?
Have you informed the DSP?
There's no use, he won't lift a finger against Trilok.
I thought I'd go to the judge with the weapon's fingerprint match,
but the size of the print isn't large enough.
We know everything,
can't do a damn thing.
Can they sweep anything under the rug with enough money and power?
He strolls around with his head held high.
Where is Trilok Vadde right now?
Hello?
Ma'am.
Looks like prostitute I'm not sure who's she?
Left her Mayana Kollai and got back on highway.
Okay, thanks.
I'll follow him.
No need for that, Sakkarai.
-I got this. -Ma'am?
Ma'am.
Please step out.
-What's wrong, Regina? -Step out.
Shanmugam...
What's going on here?
Why are you hitting me, Regina?
Get up!
Today, 8th day of Mayana Kollai.
THE FIRE WALK
The fire walking ceremony.
For the fiery goddess who simmers with rage,
devotees walk on fire to make their wishes come true.
Please stop, Shanmugam.
What were you doing in guesthouse?
That pervert,
does he often call for you or...
Seem's you have figured everything. Why ask me?
You think all transgender people are in trade, right?
What then? Are the two of you lovers?
Why? Can't we be friends?
If you're friends, meet in public or during the day.
Why meet in private at guesthouse? And why at night?
"Why"? Entire town is full of people like you.
How you all think.
Why'd you come to this town?
For Mayana Kollai.
Our goddess Angalamman only sees devotion.
She doesn't care about gender.
Quit laughing.
I'm not joking.
Its a child sex abuse case.
You're accusing Mr. Trilok of all people of raping a girl?
Don't you know he's only attracted to men?
Please don't do this.
I didn't...
Please don't.
What? "Men"?
Yes, but who in this town will ever understand that?
But the flirty behavior with those kho-kho girls...
He can be free and bravely socialize only with young girls.
He hangs out with me for the same reason.
How can someone like you ever understand that?
A gentle person like Mr. Trilok...
That perverted mind you spoke of?
Mr. Trilok doesn't have it.
It's in your gaze.
You know what?
I came to town the day of factory fire.
We hadn't seen each other.
so we drank a bunch at his guesthouse.
We talked all night what goes on in town.
No! Stop!
He didn't do it.