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Just make sure the disaster that happened in court today is not repeated.

Fight this case properly, Mr. Kamran.

I convinced the SP you're an innocent man,

and he bought it.

But if you get exposed in that courtroom...

then forget Sehar and her lawyer.

It'll be the SP who makes sure you don't walk away a free man.

So for God's sake, stop messing this up in court.

And make sure no more evidence gets presented.

Right... I'll figure something out.

I'm on my way to Mr. Bukhari's office.

I'll speak with him about our next move.

And don't you worry.

Nothing like this is going to happen again.

Hey, Dilawar, give Mureed a call.

It's getting late, and he's still not here.

Man, how many more times can I call him?

Oh, wait, there he is.

Where had you gone, Mureed?

Sir was also asking for you.

Mureed, where have you been?

We were all waiting for you.

Where else would I go?

There's only one place left for me now...

and that's jail.

Man, why are you getting so worked up and worrying the rest of us?

Mr. Kamran will handle it, right?

Nothing is getting handled, Maqsood.

Everything is destroyed.

It's all ruined.

Tell us,

what on earth happened in court today?

In court today...

a funeral was held.

A funeral? For what?

For Mr. Kamran's case.

What are you talking about?

Did Kamran really lose the case already?

No, Maqsood, he hasn't lost yet...

but I have a feeling he will.

What?

Does that mean we're all going to jail with him?

Before that,

you all should prepare yourselves to face Sehar's lawyer.

Why?

What did she ask you that was so bad?

It wasn't about what she asked, Maqsood.

She already knew everything.

She completely trapped me.

So, you told her everything? The whole truth?

No, no, no, Farzana!

I didn't tell her anything.

But I get the feeling...

that the judge heard and understood everything anyway.

Nobody heard anything, and nobody understood anything.

You talk such a big game...

but you fell apart in front of her lawyer?

She was playing mind games with you, and you just let her?

What did I tell you? Tell me.

I told you to stick to the story

and not to say a single word more than that.

That's what I said, wasn't it?

Sir,

sir, please.

I don't want to go to jail.

Please, have mercy.

Just get me out of this case, sir. I don't want to go to jail!

Yes, sir.

-We don't want to go to jail either. -Please, sir.

Please, just get us out of this case... You can take your money back!

-Yes, take it back. -Yes, sir, just take the money back!

What's all this ridiculous talk?

Nobody is going to jail.

I have this case in the bag.

Sir, what about what happened in court this morning?

Nothing happened in court.

You just got confused by her lawyer's questions.

It won't have any effect on my case, you understand?

Now I'm telling all three of you...

Don't make the same foolish mistake he did.

The story you've been told is the story you stick to.

And nothing else.

Got it? Now go on.

Go back to what you were doing.

Come here, Dilawar.

Will you please stop staring at me?

If there's anything left to say, then just say it.

And why wouldn't I have anything left to say?

What's happened to make you sulk like this?

Oh, come on, Kamran.

We're not going down this road again.

The one where you play innocent,

as if you don't have a clue what you've done.

And what is it that I've done?

If Mureed panicked in court and started spouting nonsense,

how is that my fault, Kiran?

Hmm.

It's Mureed's fault.

Obviously.

No. It's my fault.

In fact, it's the fault of every single person connected to you.

Kiran,

watch what you say. You're my wife.

I know.

I am your wife.

That's why I'm connected to you.

But that doesn't mean I have to be a part of your dirty work.

Just...

Please, stop.

Please.

Today has been awful enough without you piling on with whatever this is.

Okay fine.

Just eat your food. It's okay.

Kiran.

Kiran!

The mistake Mureed made,

none of you three will repeat it now.

Say exactly what I told you, nothing more,

don’t add anything of your own, okay?

I have no faith in them.

I have no faith in anyone.

We should not have presented our witnesses in court.

Mr. Kamran, if we hadn’t produced these witnesses,

Ms. Beenish would have asked the court to summon them,

and the judge would have ordered their attendance,

which would’ve planted doubt in the judge’s mind.

Doubt has already formed in the judge’s mind.

Mr. Bukhari, we’ll be trapped from every side.

We will not be trapped from any side,

we just need to move forward.

We are winning the case, Mr. Kamran, believe me.

You may proceed, Ms. Beenish.

Mr. Kamran.

Based on the circumstances and the available evidence,

it is abundantly clear that you raped my client, Ms. Sehar.

What evidence are you talking about?

Madam Prosecutor,

you've already tried to back my poor, innocent employee Mureed

into a corner with these kinds of twisted questions.

The moment he got nervous, you started putting words in his mouth.

And that's exactly what you're trying to do with me right now.

Why don't you tell me what proof you have of Sehar's false allegation?

Don't you worry, Mr. Kamran.

When the time comes, all the evidence will be presented to the court.

Nothing will be proven.

Because there is no evidence,

and there's no evidence because I haven't done anything.

Sehar and her family have leveled false accusations against me.

Your Honor, this is a family of con artists.

You've seen for yourself.

Sehar and her family couldn’t give a straight answer to a single question.

Actually,

this is a fantastic way to get rich.

It's a shortcut.

Accuse a wealthy man and get rich.

Wow.

The pot calling the kettle black.

I will not allow you to launch a personal attack against my client.

And I will not allow you to sling mud at my character.

Mr. Kamran,

did you, or did you not, bribe your employee Mureed

to provide false testimony?

Your Honor, since when is helping a poor employee a crime in this country?

Answer my question.

-Yes or no? -No.

You see, a bribe is given to a person in exchange for a favor.

What good is that poor guy to me, anyway?

What can Mureed possibly give me besides his prayers?

A false testimony.

Which is exactly what he gave, Mr. Kamran.

Oh, really?

And what was so false about it, exactly?

That he was present at your house on the day of the incident.

Fine.

Then you prove he wasn't there.

The proof...

will surface when the time is right, Mr. Kamran.

You'll never prove a thing. I've told you before.

Do yourself a favor...

go and read the police investigation report again.

It backs up my story completely.

It'll prove that Mureed and my other staff were at the house that night.

My client, Ms. Sehar, testified against that.

Sehar is a pathological liar.

Anyway...

tell me,

in legal terms, what do you call someone who represents a liar?

They're still called a lawyer.

Unfortunately, yes.

Well, allow me to refresh your memory...

Sehar came to my house that night.

My staff served dinner.

Sehar ate her meal...

and what happened after that is exactly what I've already stated to the police.

No.

Ms. Sehar did not eat anything that night.

The medical report couldn't even confirm a rape.

But that report certainly didn't mention

poor, innocent Sehar leaving my house on an empty stomach either, now did it?

I'm sorry, Your Honour.

I'm really sorry.

Ms. Beenish,

you need to move beyond assumptions.

Come to this court with solid proof.

Your Honour, I request we adjourn until tomorrow.

I'm not feeling well.

What's wrong, Ms. Beenish?

You seemed perfectly fine a moment ago.

She's likely suffering from indigestion, Your Honour.

The truth is a bitter pill to swallow...

and she clearly doesn't have the stomach for it.

Actually...

Madam Prosecutor is just looking for an escape route.

If you’ve got the courage,

then accept my challenge and face me in the courtroom.

Mr. Hafeez, please release the funds for the two new branches immediately.

Our customers need to know we have a presence

in the area before the season starts. Got it?

Of course, Mr. Rohit. The funds will be released today.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Greetings, sir. -Greetings. How are you?

-I'm fine. And you? -I'm fine, thank you.

How are you?

I'm fine.

How could I not be, right?

Listen, tell me, will you come to court with me tomorrow?

Buddy, if you come, it'll be a huge support.

Tell me.

I'm asking you something.

What's the problem with you and Kiran?

Why aren't you two talking to me straight?

You know full well why we're behaving this way.

Alright, forget it.

Just tell me...

you're with me, aren't you?

Kamran, I'm not against you right now.

For now, that should be enough for you.

Where are you going?

Rohit.

Hey, Rohit!

I know Kamran will definitely lose this case.

I'm both hopeful and certain of it.

You probably have no idea what Kamran is capable of.

He'd be willing to lose anything just to win this case.

Hmm.

And a time will come when he'll have nothing left to lose either.

You know the system in this country.

Whether I support Kamran or not,

he will be the one who wins.

You only get to question the system

when you're on the right path yourself.

Manisha, you know my position very well.

I know.

I just don't want your position to get any worse.

And for Beenish not to do to you what she did to Mureed.

All rise.

So, Mr. Bukhari.

Are the defense witnesses, Mureed Anwar,

Maqsood Bhatti, Dilawar Khan,

Farzana Kulsoom,

and Mr. Bhagwant...

Rohit Bhagwant present in court today?

Your Lordship, all the witnesses are present, except for Mr. Rohit Bhagwant.

Alright then.

We'll start with the testimony and cross-examination of Maqsood Bhatti.

The rest of the witnesses may wait outside.

Your Honour. I'm ready to give my statement under oath.

Well, Mr. Bukhari?

Care to comment on what your client just said?

Your Lordship,

I request that the court grant me a moment to speak with my client.

Why, Mr. Bukhari?

Your client himself wishes to testify under oath. Let him.

Your Lordship, my client has already

declined to testify under oath as per Section 340

and has already recorded his statement under Section 342.

But Mr. Bukhari, precedents exist

where the court can later grant the accused the right

to give a statement under oath.

Your Lordship, please adjourn the hearing until next week.

Besides, you have a long day ahead of you.

And who told you I was tired?

The hearing has just begun.

I'm just saying, Your Lordship, please adjourn.

This isn't your only case on the docket. You have others to judge.

Mr. Bukhari, how many cases I have to judge is my concern.

This hearing will proceed.

Then, Your Lordship,

please, just give me ten minutes to speak with my client. At least.

Very well. Ten minutes are granted.

But only ten minutes.

The court will take a ten-minute recess.

All rise.

What is he even trying to do?

-Beenish. -I don't know.

I honestly have no idea.

-What just happened? -A bombshell just dropped.

It's obvious that even Bukhari didn't know Kamran was going to pull this stunt.

But why would he do something like that?

And without his lawyer's advice?

There can only be two reasons.

Either he made an emotional decision...

or he has a trump card he's desperate to play.

And what if it's the second one?

Let's see what card he plays.

Then we'll plan our strategy accordingly.

What have you done, Mr. Kamran?

You promised me you wouldn't make a move without my advice.

We were on our way to a straightforward win.

I've told you repeatedly that legally,

you have no reason to testify under oath.

Mr. Bukhari, Rohit was supposed to be a witness...

Is he coming? Is he not?

I have no idea what he's doing.

I can't even trust my own staff anymore.

That's why I need to face Beenish's questions myself.

I want to win this case and restore my reputation.

But it's not required.

Why do you suddenly care what the world thinks?

For God's sake, think about yourself.

You're fighting a legal case, not an election.

So treat it like one.

Public opinion doesn't matter right now.

The only opinion that matters is the judge's.

Mr. Bukhari is the one fighting the case.

I don't just want to win,

I want my revenge on Sehar.

Come on, Mr. Bukhari. You have to support me.

I paid your fee.

You paid me to give it to you straight and to fight your corner in court.

You didn't pay me to tell you what you want to hear.

But this is what I want.

But is this what you really need?

It is necessary. Absolutely necessary.

Just imagine, Mr. Bukhari...

when I start knocking Beenish's questions out of the park,

you should see the look on her face.

Kamran.

Fight the right fights for the right reasons.

Don't fight the wrong fights for the wrong reasons.

Look, Mr. Kamran, I will not let you make this foolish mistake.

Please, Mr. Bukhari.

Just do as I'm asking.

One minute.

Do you tell your cook how to prepare a meal?

Do you tell your driver how to drive?

Why would I tell them anything?

They know their jobs.

Trust me.

I know my job very well, too.

Exactly.

From now on, we will do exactly what Mr. Bukhari tells us to.

You're underestimating me.

No, not really.

I would never underestimate your ability to create a bigger mess.

One moment.

Look, Mr. Kamran, if this is your final decision...

Just give it a day.

Let me prepare you.

Look, this isn't as simple as you think it is.

While you're preparing me,

Beenish will be preparing as well, won't she?

That'll just give her more time.

Mr. Bukhari...

Let me surprise her.

What? Do you think you're going to lose the case?

I'll make our case even stronger.

Mr. Bukhari isn't the one who will lose. You are.

He'll go home, but you're the one who will end up in jail.

So please, don't get carried away. Use your head.

Mr. Bukhari, come on, let's go. Let's do this.

No. I'm calling Rohit.

He's the only one who can knock some of that ego out of you

and talk some sense into you.

Rohit doesn't even know which side he's on.

How is he going to talk any sense into me?

Mr. Bukhari... come on.

Let me show you what I have in store for Beenish.

Yes.

You summoned me, sir?

I hear Kamran has been bribing.

To whom, sir?

His staff. Who else?

Well, sir. He's an influential man.

Very generous at that. He looks after his people very well.

Oh, really?

And who else does he look after?

I don't follow, sir.

Inspector Shafiq, I'm trying to wrap my head around a few things here myself.

In this particular case,

it looks to me like you've become quite a fan of the accused.

Sir.

I investigated the case on its merits,

based purely on the victim's statement.

But unfortunately, there are vile women in our society

who make false accusations,

and when the police trust them and start an investigation,

our own records get tarnished.

I'm not his fan...

I just feel for Kamran, sir.

Right...

Well, let's see what the court decides.

I heard that Kamran is so confident

that he's decided to give a statement under oath.

What, sir?

Why has the color drained from your face?

No, sir.

I'm just surprised that Kamran is so confident.

You're the one who said he was innocent, weren't you?

If so, why wouldn't he be confident?

You're absolutely right, sir.

Whatever I say will be the truth.

And nothing but the truth.

Whatever I say will be the truth. And nothing but the truth.

If I lie or conceal anything from the court...

If I lie or conceal anything from the court...

...may God's wrath descend upon me.

...may God's wrath descend upon me.

Alright, Ms. Beenish, please come forward.

Mr. Kamran Haider...

you allege that my client, Ms. Sehar,

was repeatedly flirting with you at the office.

And during this time, your wife, Mrs. Kiran,

was in the final stages of her pregnancy.

Yet, despite this,

she insisted you host a dinner party at home

for Mr. Rohit, his wife, Mrs. Manisha, and my client, Ms. Sehar.

This, even though Mrs. Kiran's own health was so poor

that she had stopped coming into the office entirely.

Is that correct?

That is exactly right.

But, Your Honour, where is it written that

if a pregnant woman can't go to the office,

she can't host a dinner party at home?

It's not written anywhere.

But when you host a dinner party,

it requires certain arrangements.

And for those arrangements, you need time and energy.

Of course, but we have help at home.

That's their job.

All she had to do was tell them what to make,

how much of it, and how many guests were coming.

It's not like Kiran was expected to do all the housework herself.

So you've been claiming that

Ms. Sehar would flirt with you at the office,

and you told her to stop?

Yes, that's right. I've already stated that to the court.

I explained to her multiple times that I'm a married man,

that her behavior was inappropriate, and asked her to stop.

But she kept pursuing you and continued to harass you.

That's right.

She harassed me constantly.

And how soon after joining the office did Sehar start flirting with you?

After a few weeks.

So, this was before the new season launched?

Yes, before that.

And before your wife, Mrs. Kiran, went on leave?

Yes.

Even before that.

And Mrs. Kiran never got suspicious?

She never noticed anything out of the ordinary?

Actually, I was a bit harsh with Sehar.

My attitude toward her wasn't great.

And when Kiran was away,

Sehar was very clever in the way she flirted with me,

always trying to get too friendly.

But the moment Kiran was around,

she'd act like nothing was happening.

Absolutely nothing.

That's why Kiran never suspected a thing.

And, as I've already told the court,

it was actually the opposite.

Kiran was the one who advised me to be nicer to Sehar.

If Sehar was acting this way while Mrs. Kiran was away,

surely someone else at the office saw something?

There were other people there.

What about Mr. Rohit?

Did he notice anything?

I don't know about the others.

But yes, Rohit definitely noticed.

So despite noticing, Mr. Rohit still didn't advise you

against inviting Ms. Sehar to dinner?

The dinner was Kiran's idea.

Your Honor, if I couldn't stop her myself,

how could Rohit have possibly objected to Sehar being invited?

Will Mr. Rohit testify in court

that he saw Ms. Sehar flirting with you at the office?

Rohit has already told the police

that Sehar falsely accused me of rape.

But you've just made another accusation against Ms. Sehar.

Will Mr. Rohit corroborate that?

That's something you'll have to ask Rohit, not me.

I see. So Mr. Rohit's testimony is crucial,

not just to the events of that night,

but to everything that led up to it.

Yes, you could say that.

So, Mr. Kamran. These days,

this kind of flirting mostly happens over the phone, through messages.

You told the court that

Ms. Sehar sent you messages of this nature.

That you ignored some,

and occasionally replied, telling her to stop.

Is that right?

Yes, that's how it was.

Do you have your mobile phone with you right now?

Yes, I do.

Your Honor, with your permission,

I'd like Mr. Kamran to use his phone.

Objection, Your Honor.

What is the point of these theatrics?

The prosecution counsel is wasting the court's valuable time.

I assure you, Your Honor, this is directly relevant to the case.

Objection overruled.

Mr. Kamran, you may use your mobile phone.

Yes, Your Honor.

Please, read out loud for the court the messages Ms. Sehar sent you.

The ones where she was trying to flirt with you.

Well, I...

What is it?

Go on, read it.

It was just a fleeting affair, and that was it.

What can we do about it now?

Ms. Sehar was flirting with my client.

She was the one coming on to him.

And now, just because my client didn't reciprocate, Your Honor...

you can't punish this innocent man for a false rape allegation.

As a man yourself, Your Honor, surely you understand.

In this day and age, a man's life has been made unbearable.

If the defense counsel's accusation is true, Your Honor,

then why didn't the accused, Mr. Kamran,

refuse Ms. Sehar's advances when she was calling and messaging him?

I did.

I told her to stop again and again.

But Sehar just wouldn't listen.

Then read out those messages.

The ones you sent to Ms. Sehar telling her to stop flirting with you.

I... uh...

“I... uh…” What's with the stammering, Mr. Kamran?

Read all the messages.

Both the ones Ms. Sehar sent to flirt with you,

and your replies telling her to stop.

Just read them out?

I mean, Your Honor, they are utterly immoral, depraved...

vulgar and shameless messages.

It would undermine the dignity of this court, Your Honor.

Mr. Bukhari, protecting the dignity of this court is my responsibility.

Please, take your seat.

Yes, Mr. Kamran. Read the messages.

Your Honor, I deleted those messages.

Why did you delete them?

Because, Your Honor, I didn't want Kiran to see them.

She was pregnant...

She would've been hurt if she'd seen those messages.

You sent the messages, not Sehar.

Sehar was flirting, not you.

You're the one who sent messages telling her to stop, not Sehar.

So what exactly would have hurt Mrs. Kiran?

Objection, Your Honor.

Ms. Beenish is trying to put words in my client's mouth,

claiming he did this and not that.

No. I object, Your Honor.

The defense counsel should at least prep his client before telling these lies.

At least then their stories might match.

Perhaps they've forgotten

they should at least keep yesterday's lies consistent with today's.

First, he accused my client, Ms. Sehar, of flirting.

Now that he can't prove it,

he's fabricating a whole new story.

Mr. Bukhari,

if your client has a satisfactory answer to this,

then let him give it. Now, please, sit down.

Your Honor. I must say this.

Attacking my client with these kinds of lies is shameful.

Shameful?

You defending a rapist is what's truly shameful.

He's innocent until proven guilty!

No cross-talk. I said, no cross-talk. Please!

Have some respect for the decorum of this court.

Ms. Beenish, you may continue.

So, Mr. Kamran,

why did you delete all of those messages?

I panicked.

I panicked because Sehar falsely accused me of rape.

And in your panic, you deleted all the evidence

that could have proven your innocence?

Yes, that's what happened.

I made a mistake, Your Honor.

What have you done, Mr. Kamran?

Who on earth deletes such crucial evidence?

He didn’t delete anything, Your Honor.

He never had those messages in the first place.

What’s wrong with you?

You’re telling one lie after another.

What you’re emotionally dismissing as lies, Mr. Kamran,

the law calls evidence.

Your Honor, if you would permit me,

I would like to present some evidence to the court.

Permission granted.

Your Honour, this file contains all the messages

exchanged between my client Ms. Sehar and the accused Kamran.

Ms. Sehar provided these as evidence to the police and it is on record.

It appears that the accused, Kamran, did not review the police report,

or his lawyer did not prepare him adequately.

But if you notice,

there isn’t any message from Ms. Sehar which implies

that she is flirting with Kamran.