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♪ Right through the whole soul it sliths for a prey ♪

♪ While you were wandered for strings I strum ♪

♪ It murmurs n whispers n grows up to crawl as... ♪

♪ Redback, redback, redback, redback... ♪

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♪ While you dip into lies n thrills ♪

♪ While you drink up the residual chill ♪

♪ You feel like a venomous flow inside ♪

♪ Lurking and look up n see me just smiling n screaming as ♪

♪ Redback, redback, redback, redback... ♪

♪ Redback, redback, redback, redback... ♪

'PROLOGUE: THE PERKS OF BEING A SUBJECTIVE NIHILIST'

[Tamil song playing]

[phone ringing]

Hello.

OK, Sir!

That's not a problem, sir

I will come soon, okay.

That was Kumar Sir.

He said that I must go there urgently.

-Again? -Yeah!

What can I do if he says so?

Let me go there and check.

Then, won’t you be coming back today?

I'll call you once I get there.

Hmm!

[Tamil song playing]

[Tamil song playing]

Why did you get down without informing me?

Mom said that Deepu will come tomorrow evening...So.

If he is at home, I cannot leave home like this!

Coming down like this won’t be possible.

So, I thought I would come down right away.

I see!

I told them I needed the room in the lodge for next week.

But now that I said it's urgent, they agreed to give me the room.

Did you enquire about renting the house?

I have already discussed it with them.

They said that it will take a little...

more time for the tenants to vacate.

Until then, we can adjust in the lodge

Okay

[muffled traffic sounds]

Now, the biggest challenge is...

to discuss my wife about the divorce.

I haven't told her anything yet.

You write a detailed letter...

before leaving the house, didn't you?

Huh, yeah!

[car drives past]

[TV playing]

[Tamil song playing]

After the demise of Babu...

I've never thought about a marriage again.

It was only after meeting you...

that everything changed for me.

Isn't that the same for me now?

I was someone who lived respectfully with my wife and children,

and now I've ended up here, sleeping with you

Are you feeling bad about it?

What do you feel about it?

News: Anbunilayam Senthilkumar, who hacked his own brother to

death because of property dispute in Kottaipadi, Nagercoil.

Still, how can someone even do something like this?

Like how?

See, killing his own brother means...

All that could have been done to get their property.

Still, is it the right thing to kill a person for all these?

There are many people out there who do such things,

and we hear countless news reports about it every day.

That's all true, but...

seeing all this makes me uncomfortable.

But not everyone is like us.

Sometimes, in certain situations, some people...

might end up killing others for certain reasons

Hey, then what about you?

I too have done similar killings.

Did you?

Yea, of course!

It could be either a snake or a rat.

[chuckles]

Let me give an example,

You know my wife, Anita

She is a pretty lady,

with a pretty good character.

My children too mean a lot to me.

You know the car we came in today, the Honda?

That car is my life.

I married her after receiving a decent amount of dowry, including that car.

So, rather than divorcing her,

If I think it would be better to just leave you instead,

what’s wrong with that?

There's no need to kill me just for that.

If you tell me openly, I’ll step aside, right?

Will you really step aside like that?

Why not?

Oh!

Even if you step aside...

I may not get the satisfaction that comes from killing you.

What kind of satisfaction is that?

Don't you know that?

Now, imagine a mosquito lands on you...

we can just snap and kill it

that's real satisfaction.

Don't they kill a chicken to cook curry?

there's a certain satisfaction in that too

But when we kill a snake that comes to bite us,

it feels even more satisfying.

Why is that?

No idea!

Risk!

The greater the Risk, the greater the satisfaction.

Do you know what gives you the most satisfaction...

when you kill something?

You're about to say it's when killing an elephant that comes to attack, right?

No!

Then?

The greatest pleasure is...

...when you kill a human!

Are you trying to say that you're going to kill me now?

Of course!

[radio buttons pressed]

Do you expect me to just stand there and get killed?

Isn't all that very easy?

[lighter flicks]

How is that?

How is that?

Look!

By taking this shawl like this...

Like this...

Wrap it around the neck and pull once.

Then tighten it!

[chuckles]

Enough!

Biju!

Biju chetta!

[ominous music playing]

[muffled struggling]

[muffled struggling]

[ominous music playing]

[footsteps]

[ominous music playing]

[key rattles]

[car trunk opens]

[bags dropped into trunk]

[car trunk closes]

'KALAMKAVAL'

'KALAMKAVAL'

[cabin door opens]

Good Morning, Sir!

Hey, what brings you here so early in the morning?

Actually, I just wanted to know the status of...

the communal riot in Kottayikkonam.

The issues there are already solved, there's no problem now

But sir, our local reporter said...

there's a possibility of another issue arising there

You reporters going there and reporting is the biggest issue,

and that problem is under our control now.

Also, I have appointed someone to assess the situation there.

Oh! Who is it, sir?

Pradeep, I can't explain everything in detail like that.

Do one thing, call me tomorrow morning

Actually, it would be good to know if it's from the Special Branch.

Oh, my dear Pradeep!

Knowing where it's from doesn't matter

Even if you try to be sweet to them,...

you won't get even a single scoop from there.

Sir, is it Nath who has been sent?

[suspenseful music]

[jeep door closes]

[suspenseful music]

Yea,

It's Nath only.

'I: THE CURIOUS CASE OF KOTTAYIKKONAM'

'KOTTAIKONAM POLICE STATION'

[crowd chatter]

[suspenseful music]

What's the problem here?

It's the quarry issue in Parathil.

I see.

Isn't Sub inspector Babu sir there?

Yes, but who are you?

I'm coming from Thiruvananthapuram...

to investigate the communal riot here.

Oh!

-Just a minute! -OK

Sir?

Someone else too has come for you.

Oh! Such a nuisance!

Anyway, tell him to come inside

Okay sir!

Sir?

Come inside.

[footsteps]

I have come to inquire about the communal riot.

It's not a major issue like you Journalists say.

It was just a small fight between two guys.

and we have taken care of it.

I just want a copy of the FIR.

[paper rustling]

Sir!

Hey, Gopi.

Ah, Nath!

Did you reach here early?

Yeah, I left early.

Oh, Sorry sir!

So, you are Nath, sir?

Some people call me that way.

Myself Jayakrishnan!

-from Special Branch. -Yea, I know sir!

I have known about you well since the Poovar case.

Thomas sir had mentioned that you would be coming

I see

but I didn't recognize you earlier.

You were supposed to come tomorrow.

So I thought it might be a media Journalist

Sorry, sir!

That's alright.

I just stopped by on my way here.

Then, I will explain everything, sir

Sure!

Sir, this is Vimal.

- He’s in the army. - Ok.

Around six months ago,...

his sister eloped with someone.

People in this village are saying that she eloped with this Yusuf.

Because, sir, Yusuf has a bit of a bad reputation..

when it comes to women.

But this elopement incident was something someone deliberately spread.

Oh, nothing like that actually happened?

Nothing like that happened, sir. We investigated

But this girl is still missing.

He just came to his hometown on vacation.

and then, he gathered some boys from his area

and went to Yusuf’s house to create a ruckus.

At that time, Yusuf was not at home.

When Yusuf came to know about this incident,..

he gathered his friends and went straight to Vimal's area, created a ruckus.

That's why, sir, eventually this became the reason behind these communal issues.

somehow we managed to talk and settle the issue.

No sir!

They entered the house and created a scene..

while there were no men at home.

That’s why we had to go back and do the same.

Sir, after all that they have done..

how can I just go back peacefully?

You went there and created trouble first,

Isn’t that why they came to question you?

Sir, that's because he eloped with my sister!

She had grown older without getting married,

and the villagers kept mocking her.

I got fed up hearing all that and joined the army.

Thinking that with the money I earn, I could somehow arrange her marriage.

After all that, how can I just sit back and do nothing, sir?

Honestly, sir, I don’t even know that girl

He is lying, sir

How do you know that?

Everyone here knows about his history with women.

And that temple priest has also seen them together.

Not just that, she even wrote in her letter

that she was leaving because he was a Muslim guy.

Did you actually see it yourself?

Yes, I saw it myself, sir.

At what time did you see them together?

It was one evening around 6 o'clock, near Kannumammood.

Is it really him that you saw?

But sir, I saw him from the side.

So, it seems like it might be him.

Then, no further actions were taken in this case?

Actually, you know well, sir

When we received the letter from their home,

it was clear that the girl had ran away with somebody

so we decided not to waste any more time.

However, when the problem arose later,

I had already reported it to the Cyber Cell, sir

But no response came from there.

Anyway, fax all these photographs.

I'll operate with the Cyber Cell

OK, sir!

When it comes to my sister's life,

how can I not interfere?

Hey, we can understand that.

But if you act recklessly like this,

it will affect not just you but also this family.

We are saying this after thoroughly checking Vimal’s phone

On the very day she left, her phone was switched off...

and after a few days, it was turned on again.

However,

for several days before she left...

someone had been regularly calling her.

It was a guy from Attur, Tamil Nadu

not Yusuf, as you are thinking.

Got it?

Then, on the day you said the temple priest saw them together,

Yusuf was right here in town.

But that guy from Attur was with your sister that day.

Another thing is, when your sister left,

she went straight to Tirunelveli.

At that time, Yusuf was still here.

But that guy was waiting for her in Tirunelveli

But the temple priest saw him, sir.

Hey, he's saying it without even seeing the person's face properly.

Then, sir, what are you trying to say?

In this case, Yusuf is innocent anyway..

The fault is yours.

Let me say one thing,

don't create any unnecessary trouble there any more.

I understand what you are saying, sir.

But anyway, I need to find that guy, sir

Hey, we will take care of that.

Bro, how many more days will he be here?

It will be a few more days, right?

Within a few days, we will catch him.

Just catching him isn’t enough we need to break his hands and legs too

We didn’t come all this way for nothing

[phone ringing]

'Calling: Shibu Police'

-Hello Brother! -We got his address!

OK Anna!

What should I do?

Brother, just send to the message, that’s enough

Don't make the trouble, okay?

No brother, I will take care of it

Start the vehicle

[jeep engine rumbling]

[jeep engine rumbling]

Anna, where is this Selviappan church?

-Selviappan church? -Yes

There’s a town nearby.

Just go there and turn left.

Okay

[jeep engine rumbling]

Mom, I'm heading out.

Mom?

Yeah, okay.

Hey, come, come.. let's go!

[scooter engine revs]

[jeep engine rumbling]

[scooter engine revs]

[footsteps]

[dog barking]

Come fast!

Hey, start the vehicle!

[scooter engine revs]

Ma, isn't Stephen here?

He has gone to the town to play carroms.

Oh, sir, shall we go there?

OK

-Who are you two? -We are his friends.

[scooter engine revs]

Hey, go, hit him!

[crash]

[scooter crashes]

Hey, come and catch him!

Who are you guys?

Hey, move that scooter away.

Let me go.

Hey!

Who are you all?

Hey, take him, guys!

Go, move in!!

Come on, get in!

Let's go!

Get in fast guys! Leave! Leave!!

[jeep engine rumbling]

[auto engine revs]

[footsteps]

Tell me the truth!

Where the hell did you take her?

Who are you all?

[man collapses]

Hey!

Who am I, huh?

You really don’t know, huh?

I truly don't know!

I really don't know!!

Asking like this won’t be enough, man!

He's a piece of crap!

Hey, go away man!

Hasn't Stephen come here?

No brother!

I called him since he was not here.

His phone is switched off.

His mother said that he came here.

But He hasn’t come here.

[punching]

-Hey! -Kick him!

[punches]

I will take her with me, even if I have to kill you for that.

[screams]

[kicks]

[kicks]

Sir!

could he have ran away, knowing that we're coming?

I don't think so.

- Hey, Ravi! - What's it?

Hey!

Grandfather called...

Someone is attacking Stephen near the hill

Come on guys!

-Hey, start the vehicle! -OK sir!

Come on! fast!

Come on, let's go.

[jeep engine rumbling]

[scooter engine revs]

[screams, kicks]

[jeep engine rumbling]

I truly don't know anything!!!

[scooter engine revs]

[punches]

Sir!

Honestly, sir, I have no idea who is she.

Don't you know, you son of a dog?

[jeep engine rumbling]

Hey, kill them! Kill them all!

Hey!

-Come on guys! -Hey!!!

Hey! Come, let's go!

Come! Come fast!

Hey, Come fast!

[boys yelling]

[boys yelling]

Hey, come on!

Stephan!

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

I swear, sir, I’m telling the truth.

I don’t know who is she.

They beat me up after showing this photo, sir.

Is this Stephen's number?

No sir!

How can that be right, Stephen?

This connection is registered under your ID.

Check properly!

Sir!

That’s one of my cousins' phone number

That SIM card is registered under my ID, sir

Where is she?

Sir...

That, she was...

Eight or ten months ago...

She ran away with a carpenter guy.

After that,...

I have no information about her, sir

What is her name?

Selvi, sir

Selvi.

[suspenseful music playing]

'SELVI N'

Sir!

Everything Stephen said is true.

Back then, we found a letter written by that girl

at their house about she leaving with that guy,

so we didn’t follow up on the case.

Besides that, both the girl’s phone...

and the phone of the person who took her...

were switched off.

Sir, do you have the phone details of the person who took her?

Yes sir!

It's a Kerala number, but...

there's suspicion that the address is fake.

'Sindhu K S'

That way, sir.

We are from the police.

What's the matter, sir?

-Isn't Sindhu here? -No, sir!

What happened, sir?

We need to inquire about something.

Where is Sindhu now?

Sir, it has been more than a year since she left.

Where did she go?

I don't know that.

She eloped with someone.

Okay

'KERALA POLICE'

Sir, the phone number used by the person who trapped Sindhu...

is registered under the name of Shafana from Villupuram, Tamilnadu.

Shafana is also missing, just like we mentioned

Shafana was last contacted from a number...

belonging to Babitha from Kilimanoor

Babitha was then contacted from a number registered...

in the name of Rakhi from Kanyakumari Perunthur.

From Poonthura, it has now reached Sheena.

Sir, this is just going on like this

The next person we need to look for is a girl named Nila from Koodakonam.

There is also a possibility that she too might gone missing like this.

So, until now, there wasn't any action taken on these cases?

No sir!

That's because all the cases were classified as elopements

our department neglected them

Moreover, right after the incident,...

phone calls and letters were came from those missing girls,

what they mention doesn’t seem like a problem.

It’s all meant to create confusion and delay the truth from coming out.

The families are waiting in that hope.

Also, all the missing girls are either of...

marriageable age,..

widows, or divorcees.

Probably that's why the families didn’t take much interest in the matter.

Sir, do you know what’s odd in this...

each case has occurred alternately in two different states

that is one case in Tamil Nadu,...

the other in Kerala.

It keeps going like that.

The locations are significantly far apart.

I strongly believe this is a well-planned operation, sir

because...

not a single missing girl has returned,

nor is there any information about any of them.

Oh!

Overall, what do you feel about this, Jayakrishnan?

Could this have been done by a single person,

or is it an operation by a group?

Sir, I think this was done by one person.

If we check the call records and...

character map of the phone calls that have recieved the houses,

It’s likely the work of a single person.

It could be for a sex racket.

I feel the same way.

Do one thing,

Jayakrishnan, focus on this case..

I'll call Kumar and inform him.

OK sir!

'II: THE GOLDEN PLAN'

[door knocking]

[door opens]

Hey!

Chechi, isn't chettan here?

He's here, Boby. Come and get in

Anna!

-Anna! -Yeah

Oh, Is it Boby!

What happened?

It's been a while since you came here.

I just dropped by since I was passing this way

Hmm

Chettan don't you have work today?

It's almost time to leave; Go make some tea

OK

What happened, man? Why do you look so dull?

I am in helpless situation chetta.

I made a small mistake.

Honestly, I came here just to tell you that.

Yeah?

I had bought some cyanide for our jewellery store's purposes...

and kept it in the sit-out area.

You know that neighbour Baiju?

His dog came and sniffed it,

and died on the spot.

It was some high-breed dog.

That man itself is a big issue,

he's making a huge fuss, saying he'll file a police case.

I even tried to settle it with money,

But he isn’t agreeing.

If he files a police case,

it’ll be a big problem.

I'll call and handle that deal myself.

But, Where do you even get this cyanide from?

That was needed for our gold work, and...

can be bought if we have the proper license.

Isn't that all extremely dangerous?

Of course, it's.

Once it goes in, it’s done.

Chetta!

Chetta, somehow you have to talk and settle this deal.

- Chetta! - Yeah!

Yea, I'll call and handle that deal.

'MARI DYES AND CHEMICALS'

Brother, I'm coming from KS Fashion Jewellery in Thirikadu.

-Huh, Thirikadu? -Yeah

License.

OK

[suspenseful music playing]

[car door opens]

Have it.

[car passes by]

Murali Anna! Murali Anna!

My name is Vivek!

My house is here in Kuttamala.

I came to tell you something about my elder brother.

He's looking for a bride, and that's when..

a friend mentioned you.

Well, your elder brother means..

Well, my brother!

-He was married once, -Oh!

but it ended up in a messy divorce.

After that,

he had decided not to marry again

But when everyone insisted, he finally agreed

Hmm

Anyway, What is your caste?

We belong to Ezhavar.

Oh! When Ezhava comes...

Ok, Leave all that,...

what are your demands?

We don’t have any such demands, Anna.

For my brother...

Actually,...

He comes from a well-off family...

so dowry isn’t an issue.

The only preference is that she should look decent.

Given the circumstances,...

it can be someone who was previously married

a widow, or...

even a woman of marriageable age who hasn’t married yet.

So, the commission will be reduced, right?

That and all we will do accordingly, Anna

-You don’t need to worry about it. -OK then

In that case, I have a few of them with me

If I could get an advance.

Brother, you should show the photos of the girls.

Because I need to send it to my brother, that's why

Oh okay!

See...

This all seems good, right?

What is the price of this?

It's 250, Sister

Then how much is this?

Sister, Just a minute

What is your intention, sir?

You have misunderstood me.

Not at all.

I have noticed you following me for the past two or three days.

Actually, Vidya, I don’t have any wrong intentions

I see

How do you know my name?

Not just your name,...

I know everything about you.

Sir, I understand where you're going with this.

I don't have the time or interest for that.

Please, just leave me alone and stop bothering me!

I just wanted to talk with you, that's all.

I know where you are heading

and that's exactly why I'm saying I'm not interested.

It won't end well if you bother me again.

None of that is necessary,

I get the point.

[car engine revs]

[car door closes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

[intense drumming]

[whistle blows]

[whistle blows]

Didn't your friend come today?

No, she didn't come.

Are you working in Sapthaa Textiles?

No!

I work in KMP.

And you?

I am a clerk at the Melpara Village Office.

It’s time for the Rameswaram bus.

I’ve been waiting for you for a while.

Joshua Anna!

How long have you been noticing me?

That... I've been watching you for quite some time.

-Is it so? -Yes

But I've been noticing it for a week only.

That...

Thing is...

It's nothing… honestly i was scared to talk to you.

Why?

After the demise of Ancy,

I found it a bit difficult to talk to women.

[bus horn honks]

You're coming on this same bus tomorrow as well, right?

Yes

I thought you left through the back door.

For what?

Were you planning to corner them and give a lecture?

For that, I would have broken thier nose!

What a joke!

Yea, what?

I realized that yesterday on the bus.

That was because there were people around.

Yea, I got it.

-See.. -Hmm?

There was something else I wanted to say.

What's it?

Wouldn't it be nice if we get married?

I just said it casually, that's all.

-Hmm -What hmm?

What?

You accepted my proposal or apology?

Both!

We might need to come here again once we have kids.

Why is that?

That's the tradition here.

Now, are all your fears gone?

But I was never afraid of anything.

I could sense it just by looking into your eyes!

'DEVI TOURIST HOME'

How was it?

That was nice!

Let's do it once more?

No

I'm feeling a little hungry.

Me too!

Then why don’t we go out and grab something to eat?

At this hour?

Yea, so what?

It's not even eight o'clock yet!

-Okay, then let's go and have some food! -OK

How's porotta?

Yeah, it was good,

but the meat was a bit undercooked.

The taste was a bit lacking

Maybe that’s just the town’s taste.

Yeah!

You said the wedding will be on the 26th, right?

Yea, what happened?

It's nothing!

But...

there won't be problem, right?

What problem could possibly come?

The marriage registrar here is someone my friend knows well.

I have already discussed everything and set it up.

Now only I remembered something.

You said it’s been two weeks since your menstrual period, right?

Yeah, it’s been two weeks.

Then there's a possibility of pregnancy.

Oh!

Then...

Don't worry, we can take some medicine for that.

No need to take any risk.

We can have children after sometime okay?

Hmm

Won’t it be better to take this medicine in the room?

No, the sooner you take it, the better, that's what he said

OK

Need to stay inside for a while, isn't it?

Yeah, of course. Just try to sit for five more minutes.

He said that sometimes you may feel the tendency to vomit.

-Okay -Just go!

'III: THE INEVITABLE CROSSOVER'

[door knocking]

[door knocking]

Who are you?

We are from Kerala Police.

I just need to know some details regarding a case.

Isn't Saroja here?

She's my mom, sir

and she's bedridden.

Mom?

Sir

What is it, sir? I don’t get anything about it.

What's your name?

Viju

Is this Saroja's phone number?

Yes sir

A missing case of a girl...

is linked to this mobile number.

I came to clarify that.

Sir!

Mother’s phone number was lost along with the phone, sir.

She is using a different number now.

So, when exactly was that old phone lost?

That one...

That was a long time ago.

And you didn’t file a complaint with the police?

Sir, that was an old model phone, sir...

It was switched off too.

That's why I just left it like that, sir.

I see

Then, has there been any instance where...

..any women related to this family went missing?

No, sir, there’s nothing like that.

But... can we fully trust Saroja's son?

Yes, we can trust him

We had the same doubt at first.

Then we cross-checked and inquired about his background

We also found that there hasn't been any missing case in his family

The missing phone of theirs...

is likely to have ended up in suspect's else's hands

Is there a possibility of him stealing it?

Sir, I have that doubt too.

He may have used these stolen phones for this purpose.

I have pointed out to Shankar Sir that the seriousness of this matter

Okay.

-Sir, there's something else about it -Hmm?

In the Kottayikkonam case, Vimala's phone,...

which was missing for a few days, had been active for few days after her missing

OK

There has been communication from that number to another number.

The details of that will be available by tomorrow

To be honest, Sir, that is where my hope lies.

Darling!

When will you go to Bombay?

I was supposed to go by next week.

But...

I called and requested leave for next two weeks as well.

Why is that?

I don't feel like going after I met you.

Will you come again tomorrow?

How can I not see you?

You can stay brave.

We can slowly convince your children

Okay?

Okay

First, give me your number.

'CONTACT NAME AS: ABHIJA'

Sir, that woman's name is Abhija.

Address?

We will get the details within five minutes.

Anyway, it is in Tamil Nadu.

[bus engine rumbling]

There is no any other issue for tomorrow, right?

No, but still, there is a little fear.

Why be afraid?

Am I here with you?

As we move forward, everything will be set right.

Where are we going to stay tomorrow?

Oh, that...

I have booked a hotel room in Kollam.

There won’t be any problem there.

[door closes]

[door closes]

Which one of these is Abhija's house?

This one. Who are you?

We are from Kerala Police.

We came to ask Abhija about a case

What case?

Is there any problem, sir?

No, there is no problem at all.

We just wanted to ask something. Isn't Abhija here?

That crazy woman ran away with someone two weeks ago.

Sir, is there any problem?

Sir, will she come back?

Come, Anand!

[distant train passing]

If this goes on like this, it won’t be right, Jayakrishna.

But, sir...

Before the next attempt, we will definitely be able to catch him.

Man, how can you be so sure about that?

I know very well about your detective skills.

But right now, everything is slipping out of hand...

Sir...

We have analysed all the phones in the Cyber Cell and conducted mapping.

We are almost certain that the suspect is a single individual...

Though he might have received some help from outside.

However, during the exact time of the incidents,

he has been active mostly in the...

Marthandam-Kumarakovil area.

Sir, if we focus our efforts there,...

we will be able to catch him.

So, local police...

For the local police, I'll contact the Thakkalla Deputy sperentent

OK

Then, I will go there tomorrow itself, Sir

But the mobile phone of abhijain who went missing in the very last case.

will turn on soon.

Most probably

The outgoing call from that phone will most likely to a woman in Kerala.

Sir, we can catch him with the help of that phone call.

How did you (Rajesh) know that I am on duty here today?

That was quite difficult to find out.

Tell me how?

Yeah, I'll tell you.

Give me your number

If you're that smart,...

find out where I'm on duty tomorrow and come there.

Then, I'll give you the number.

Oh no, tomorrow won’t be possible.

I have duty tomorrow...

I'm free only on Wednesday.

Then come at that time, and I’ll give you the number.

That's not possible!

Then how will I call you?

You’ve been patient all this time, right?

Just wait one more week.

Let me see what you will do.

Sir, we already have a heavy workload.

If we get a permanent police officer...

would be great helpful.

Mukundan Sir has specifically mentioned all that, sir

and we've assigned someone from our side.

He was deputed as a Special Branch Sub inspector,

and now he has returned after the deputation ended

When he heard about this case...

He said he would join.

His hometown is in Arukani.

I think it will be helpful to you with this case.

-Will he be joining today, Sir? -Yeah, he'll

He's inside. Come!

[car engine rumbling]

Where is he?

Sir?

Sir?

Jaykrishnan!

Stanley, Stanley Das!

[car passes by]

[car door opens]

[car door closes]

Come.

When you said milky tapioca, I thought it was cow's milk.

No, no, that's coconut milk.

Hmm, I realized it when I tasted it. It was good.

I know

There is another restaurant nearby.

Huh?

There,...

they have a combination of hot...

tapioca... fish curry...

and buttermilk curry...

with mango pickle added, and it’s really good!

Do you want to try it?

Hearing that makes me crave for it.

[chuckles]

Even if I said everything calmly,

What will you do if I leave you here and escape somewhere?

I have no fear of that.

Why?

I know that you can't live without me.

Go!

[suspenseful music playing]

'IV: RESOLUTION THROUGH A DISAPPEARANCE'

I was noticing that...

Stanley Sir speaks Malayalam so fluently.

Sir, my hometown is in Arukani.

Arukani? Where's that?

-Sir, do you know Amboori place? -Yea, I know Amboori

In Amboori, several areas...

..are along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border.

I see

The main town in that area of Amboori...

is Arukani.

Even though Arukani is in Tamil Nadu,

there are a lot of Malayalis there.

Oh!

Anyway, that's good.

Isn't it mostly people migrated from Kottayam and settled in Amboori?

Yea, there are others too, sir.

I see

Actually, sir...

I had a doubt.

Yes?

Hope you don’t mind me asking!

Go ahead, ask!

Sir, why does everyone keep calling you Nath?

[chuckles]

Sir,

Shall I explain it?

How would you know that?

Binu brother has already told me.

What does he know?

Um...

I know that Mukundan Sir is the one who gave you that name.

I know that he's the one gave that name.

But do you know why?

Yeah, of course.

Sir,

See, this Nath refers to something...

about the kind of an owl.

Among birds, this one is pretty smart.

Even if he stays low like this owl,

in the end, he'll somehow crack the case...

and catch the culprit, right, sir?

It feels really nice to hear that.

But many culprits have escaped from my hand.

Pavoor Sashi,...

Devadas Sukumar..

Well, that's usual, sir.

No matter how smart we are, one or two might be missed.

That's not a big deal.

Hmm

That's right!

But he completely made up the story.

So, what was the real story, sir?

It wouldn’t be right to say that now, sir.

Why is that, sir?

Is it because of 'A' Rated?

Kind of.

It's not like how you think of it.

Huh?

But Stanley Sir, weren’t you in the...

Special Branch for quite a long time?

Yeah

But there isn't much work there, sir.

It’s just like saying ‘Special Branch’ and roaming around

Then, it was during the time of rejoining that...

I got to know about your case, sir

Oh!

So, that got me even more interested.

I myself went straight to Mukundan Sir and asked..

-Whether I could join with you -I see

and that’s how it all happened.

You’ve understood the nature of this case now, haven’t you?

Yeah, I got it, sir.

Sir, looking at the current situation,

there's a chance that this could be linked to a sex racket,

and they might be trying to track down these women.

Oh, yeah!

I feel the same way, sir.

Isn't it already around thirty women?

No sir!

It’s just thirteen cases, right?

Yeah,

but looking at the way things are going,

I feel like it could be even more than that.

Will it really go that far?

It will, sir. I'm sure of it.

Sir...

All the girls who travelled to Kerala...

switched off their phones in different cities across Tamil Nadu.

Similarly,...

the girls who travelled from Tamil Nadu to Kerala did the same.

Now let's go to the Kerala side and...

check at the crime record Bureaus from the areas...

where these girls went missing back then.

OK

We might find some clue

Stanley Sir!

You should take care of the Tamil Nadu side too.

Sure

Sir, how is the Crime Records Bureau here? Is everything okay?

Oh yeah, everything's all good, sir.

But there's one important thing...

that suspect will soon switch on Abhija's phone.

So we need to catch him through that lead.

Sir, you should follow up with that cyber cell.

Okay sir!

[suspenseful music playing]

[door closes]

Okay sir.

-See you -Okay then!

[suspenseful music playing]

[phone smashing]

[phone smashing]

Hello sir!

Yes, Anand!

Sir, didn’t Shahana phone get switched off at Thiruvananthapuram?

On the very next day,...

a lady committed suicide in the bus stand restroom.

Oh!

It's an unidentified body.

And then, did you try matching her photo?

-No sir! -No?

I called you out of curiosity after seeing it, sir.

I see

Then, quickly check if the photos match...

and also make a copy of that file along with it.

-OK, will do it, sir! -Okay

[suspenseful music playing]

Hello Sir!

Sir

The photo and identification marks all match.

The person is indeed Shahana.

Hmm

Stanley sir had called.

The body found at Kanyakumari...

is indeed Chitra's.

Is it?

Hmm

What's the cause of this death?

Sir, they said it was due to poison.

Oh!

Since this is an unidentified case,...

they haven't conducted a detailed post-mortem.

Oh, that's alright.

Let me meet Thomas Sir,

and let's see if a re-postmortem can be done.

OK

Since it's so old,

I don't think there will be any benefit in doing a re-postmortem.

I had seen the post-mortem report.

To be honest, everything we need is already in it.

which means?

while found out those two bodies

It was pinkish in colour...

and when the stomach was opened, there was a strong foul smell

At that moment itself, I became suspicious.

Later, a paper bag was found near the body.

bags used for carrying medicine

and when those particles inside the bags were examined

I confirmed it that both individuals had consumed

..Cyanide!

Oh!

Another important point is that,

in both cases, sexual activity took place before death.

Can we get the suspect's DNA sample?

No sir

Unfortunately, it is only possible only for seven days.

Was there any mark on the body...

indicating a forced intercourse?

There was nothing like that.

There were two small bite marks,

like love bites.

Then it happened with their consent.

Yes

Still, the question is how the cyanide entered the body.

It seems they consumed cyanide after going to the wash room.

You know that cyanide consumption leads to immediate death, right?

Still, what’s hard to understand is why they were killed this way.

Jaya, I feel like this is something a psychopath would do.

A normal person wouldn't be able to do something like this.

Hmm

So, what’s the next plan?

We have a few similar cases in hand,

and we need to investigate them thoroughly.

[phone rings]

Hello Anand?

Sir, the body mentioned here is indeed her.

I matched and verified it.

Oh! Here too, the body was matched.

Is it?

Sir, there seems to be no end to this.

This will only end if we catch the suspect.

[intense music playing]

How many bodies have you identified so far?

Sir, until yesterday, eleven.

Are all of them following the same pattern?

Almost.

One or two are missing.

But most of them follow the same pattern, Sir.

Shankar Sir said that,

the news shouldn’t be get out under any circumstances

That will be better, Sir.

we will be able to catch him.

Still, I never thought a criminal like this...

would come here and act so convincingly.

Sir, there is no such history in South India.

Hmm

Next step?

Sir, a detailed forensic examination is underway.

We need to go there and check.

OK

All these are items recovered from the dead bodies.

They are all their personal belongings.

Among these, this one seemed odd to me.

This is not the usual safety pin used by ladies

Then?

When I looked into it,

I found that it is a pin used to attach nameplates,

mostly associated with uniforms.

Khaki thread!

A nameplate!

'STANLEY DAS'

What about these?

The cyanide was given to them in these covers.

Everything was recovered from the dead bodies.

we tried to retrieve the fingerprints

we haven’t go anything clear enough for the mapping.

And this?

This was also recovered from a dead body.

This also had traces of cyanide.

It seems like when the paper bag was unavailable,

it was wrapped in paper and given.

Did you figure out what this is?

No

This is a notebook that has been cut in half.

A page has been torn out from it.

Oh no!

Sir, isn't this the notebook used by police officers?

Like this one.

[intense music playing]

Sir, we have roughly analysed the dates.

Some of these ladies used phones that can be location-tracked.

Have those phones been used?

No, he hasn’t used those phones, only took the SIM cards.

Each SIM card was used in different phones.

So, what about those phones?

Yes, Sir, that’s what we mainly investigated.

All these phones were shipped to...

a shop called AX Mobiles in Panachamoodu.

But there is no record of these phones being sold from there.

'AX Mobile'

What happened, Anand? Did you find anything?

Yes, got it, Sir.

Sir, the information you provided was..

from an old set of phones, so it got delayed a bit.

Okay, you tell me the details.

Sir, as you know, we are running the shop properly now.

Back then, there were some fraud incidents.

What was that?

Without a proper address proof, we had given some SIM cards

and the police raided the shop, seized all the phones.

Later, after the case was settled, they returned most of the phones.

But some phones were stolen by them, Sir.

Since they were the police, we didn’t follow up on it.

The phones in the list you just gave, are the ones they had stolen, sir.

Are you saying that the Vellarada police took the phones?

Not Vellarada, Sir. It was the Rajakkamangalam police.

How does that even make sense?

Rajakkamangalam Police is in Tamil Nadu, right?

Sir! Here, the road separates Kerala on one side and Tamil Nadu on the other.

Sir, this is now moving from Kerala Police..

to Tamil Nadu Police, just against what we suspected.

Hmm

'RAJAKKAMANGALAM POLICE STATION'

[cabin door opens]

[footsteps]

Please sit

How did it go?

-Everything is ready, Sir. -OK

we need the details of all the officers who worked here.

Including the senior officers?

I have all the details, Sir.

Murugan Sir has explained it in detail.

Oh!!

Nothing should be missed.

That's why it got delayed a bit.

[car engine revs]

[paper rustling]

How can we cross-check this now?

Anand.

Using the personal phone number listed here,

create a position timeline map.

Then, match the suspect's position...

with the timing of the crime.

There will be one person location matches in both instances.

OK

[phone rings]

-Yes, Aravind! -Good Morning, sir!

Sir, I just reached the office and logged in,

and that’s when I noticed something…

Sir, the phone of Sharanya, from our missing case,

was turned on yesterday.

Yesterday? At what time?

It was turned on last night at around 10 PM.

which means, is it the same phone, or was the SIM card changed?

It's the same phone, and that's what makes me suspicious.

Oh!

It must have been turned on under some circumstance.

Did you get the location?

It is being tracked, Sir

So far, we have confirmed...

that the signal came from the Nagercoil area.

We will get the exact location in about ten minutes.

'TAMIL NADU POLICE HOUSING CORPORATIONS'

Sir, this is a police apartment.

Should we wait until Stanley Sir arrives?

No need for that.

[jeep door closes]

[jeep door closes]

Sir, it's one of the apartment in this building.

Can we determine which floor it is?

That's not possible, sir.

Only the position can be detected.

Is the phone still on?

Yes it's, sir

It's on the ground floor.

[suspenseful music playing]

[door knocking]

[door unlocks]

We are from Kerala Police.

We came here for investigating a case.

My apartment is upstairs.

I see

Aren't the residents here?

Sir, what happened sir?

Husband?

He is a constable at Villoonni police station.

His name is Mani.

Is that the person?

Yes sir!

We traced a phone,

and when we dialled it here,

we heard the ring inside from this house.

We just need to check it.

That's right, sir

A phone rang here,

but we also don’t know exactly where the sound came from.

We are also looking into it, but that’s not ours, sir.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Sir, no one here has a phone like that.

I know that, Where's Mani?

Went for duty in the morning, sir.

Can't you reach him?

It says switched off.

Try calling the station once.

What is the problem, sir?

Had to investigate something with Mani.

Let me try calling my husband.

How long have you been living in Nagercoil?

About ten to twelve years, sir.

Hey, how come you are here?

Sir...

Sir, why are you here? Is something wrong?

Sir, She is?

Sir, she's my wife. We live upstairs.

I see

Then Mani?

I have known Mani for a long time, sir.

What happened?

Sir...

It seems he hasn’t reported for duty.

OK

Sir, come for a second!

The phone we were searching for was found here.

which means?

Didn't I tell you, sir, that the culprit might be a police officer?

and that is Mani.

There is no chance of that, sir.

I know him very well.

Right now, I feel like I know him...

better than you do, sir.

'VILLOONNI POLICE STATION MAP'

[footsteps]

OK then!

[chair scraping]

Any information, sir?

No information at all, sir.

The phone was off when he left home at nine o'clock.

And, since the bike was found there,

He might have escaped in another vehicle

There is a pocket road there,

leading to Pottakada.

From there, we can turn into all four directions.

Anyway,

I've sent faxes to all the police stations, sir.

Stanley Sir

Sir, he's not someone to be thought of lightly.

He's quite a genius,

and we will be lucky if we could catch him.

I couldn't believe all that. He was just a poor fellow!

That's how these people are, sir.

What I’m thinking is,

how did he come to know we would reach there?

That...

Sir, about an hour after you left out from Rajakkamangalam police station,

the news spread like a flash among the policemen.

Then, you know the nature of the police officers, right?

I had warned them not to speak about it outside, sir.

But...um

Still, sir...

Why do you think he kept this one phone on?

What could be the reason?

Sir, this phone was found...

in the room of the child who studies in the nursery.

I think he must have taken all these phones...

and hid them in that room.

Yesterday, while taking out those phones, he might have missed one...

Child might have got and turned it on accidently while playing

and then, the child must have taken the phone and hidden it under the bed.

You know what the problem is, sir,

this child is terrified and isn't saying anything.

Based on what I know, sir,

Mani must definitely have...

some connections with the local criminals here.

[scooter engine revs]

Though there are some people who look decent...

and involved in criminal activities.

Oh no, maybe you can find it in the car.

If any of them is supporting him, then it's doubtful we can catch him, sir.

[Strained choking sound]

[suspenseful music playing]

Hmm

'MANI KUMARAN NADAR'

[Fax machine hums]

[suspenseful music playing]

OK, I'll tell them.

OK

Jayakrishnan, leave that.

No matter how much we've investigated,

did we get any clue about him?

We can't let it go like that, sir.

Even after all the trouble he's caused,

we still can't catch him, that's what makes me think.

Anyway, you have solved that case, right?

And that's the big thing itself.

Sir...

He is addicted to this matter.

Means?

Sir, let me tell you something.

You know, I used to live in Kattakada.

At that time,...

there was a rat problem in the house.

The rats were so troublesome...

that they started cutting the wires of the car,

[lighter flicks]

which caused even more issues.

I had no choice but to set rat traps.

At first, when the rats fell into the traps,..

I felt some hesitation in killing them

not just the rats, but anything

I strangely felt hesitation to kill them.

But as the problem got worse,

I had no choice but to start killing them.

Later, killing the rats became somewhat of a relief for me,

and the rat problem in the house was solved.

After that,

when I couldn't find a rat to kill,

I felt like something was missing.

As we say...

drug addiction,

sex addiction,

and similarly, there is this...

Killing addiction.

He won’t be able to stop this addiction until he dies.

Jayakrishna!

This is a biological urge!

Just like cats and dogs,...

humans are also a different type of species.

In this regard,

if you look at dogs, even within the same breed,

there are different types of personalities.

Similarly, human nature also works in the same way.

When some people are born,

this instinct is already embedded in their blood.

Due to the circumstances of our current society and the legal systems,

this may remain silent within them.

In some special circumstances,

If he act on it...

and derive some satisfaction from it.

And if he can do it...

without getting caught by society or the legal system,

Then over time,

he will continue down that path.

But in this case,

Mani....

may have left the country by now.

That's exactly what I think too.

But...

He is fluent in both Malayalam and Tamil.

So, we need to spread the news in the media

as much as possible in these two regions.

If any women get caught in his trap.

Again we will also be responsible for it, sir.

That's true.

I'll deal with it the way it should be.

You take up that Poonthara case...

or else it will become a big problem.

I’ll take care of it, sir.

But in between,...

I’m also interested in following up on Mani’s case.

You can, but don’t ignore that Poonthara case.

No, sir, that won't happen.

[lighter flicks]

[phones rattling]

News: Constable Manikumaran Nadar from Tamil Nadu's Villoonni police station,

a native of Arumana, suspected to be involved in the infamous

cyanide murder series, has been missing since the 14th of this month.

Police suspect he has connections with criminal gangs.

News: Constable Manikumaran Nadar from Tamil Nadu's Villoonni police station,

a native of Arumana, suspected to be involved in the infamous

cyanide murder series, has been missing since the 14th of this month.

Anyone with information about him...

should immediately report to the nearest police station.

[digging with shovel]

[digging with shovel]

[drops objects]

[shoveling mud]

[shoveling mud]

[mud squelches underfoot]

'V: REINCARNATION'

[TV playing]

[landline rings]

[landline rings]

[landline rings]

Hello!

Is this Retired Forensic Surgeon Joseph sir?

Yes

Greetings Sir!

Are you busy, sir?

Who's speaking?

Sir, my name is Sethu.

I have worked as an assistant director in a couple of Malayalam films.

Oh, I don’t watch many movies.

Ah, that's not a problem, sir.

Actually, I called to ask another question.

What's it?

Sir, actually, I was working on a film script right now.

Even though the story is commercial,...

our aim is to make it as realistic as possible.

So, I had a question related to its research,

which is why I called you.

You can ask, I'll share what I know.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Tamil song playing]

[Tamil song playing]

I feel like I’m having some tension.

Why tension?

I don't know.

Is it the fear that I might go and leave you in between?

Hey, nothing like that.

Not everyone can be completely trusted like that.

[chuckles]

Why are you taking the medicines?

I'm a bit diabetic.

It’s inherited.

-Did you check yours? -What?

-Sugar-level? -No

Really!

Then let's test it for you.

But, I don't have any health issues .

Still, it's good to check

At this age,

it's better to check once, right?

Then there won’t be any problem.

Sometimes, my husband also insist to check them.

He has been taking medicine for the past five or six years.

[needle pricks]

Are you carrying this with you all the time?

Yeah, I'm always full prepared.

-It's showing normal. -Yeah

Hurry up and get ready.

Or else if we’re late, my family will start doubting.

Try drawing while looking at it. Got it?

Write without playing!

Finished writing.

Check it properly!

-Dad -Yes?

Yes, come!

Arm wrestling!

Ready! one, two, three, Start!!

[chuckles]

Finished!

Once I grow up...

and taller like you, I'll defeat you then.

Let my dear grow up.

Then we'll see.

"Once I grow up...

and taller like you, I'll defeat you then."

[intense music playing]

She is my sister, sir.

It's been almost two or three years.

where is she? what is she doing?

I don’t even know who she is with Sir.

She is my sister sir. How can I leave her like that?

She eloped with someone who is not from this place.

There has been no information about her until now.

Sir, she is my daughter. One day, she eloped.

It’s been over a year since she left, sir.

She ran off with someone.

I am still living with the belief...

that she will return one day sir.

It's not time yet, is it?

No, there’s still another half an hour to go.

Then I'll go have a cigarette and come back.

Lijo, do you smoke?

I don't usually smoke much, but today...

I feel like smoking when everything is over

That's your usual routine, right?

No habit or anything like it.

This is my first time, right

Hmm!

I was just joking about this in the room, right?

-Were you joking? -Yeah, of course

Or was that a mistake?

Why ask like that?

Nothing!

OK, go and be back soon.

[dashboard rattles]

[suspenseful music playing]

In our rural area, from Karamana to... Karamana, Pappanamcode,

Kattakada, and Neyyattinkara, incidents that happened over the past week.

We have gathered here now to collect details about the crimes.

The POSCO cases there, as well as thefts.

Monitoring those involved in other gang activities.

[footsteps]

-You’re already here? -Please sit!

I was at the other side in a meeting.

so I couldn’t pick up the phone. Why did you call, Aravind?

Sir, I was a bit busy with the Thevaramala case.

And to be honest, it was only when you called this morning

that I decided to follow up again on the cyanide case.

That's when I noticed something.

Vanaja's phone, which was linked to that case,

was switched on once near Adoor about a week ago.

Then?

It stayed on for just a couple of minutes.

In that short time,

a missed call was made from that phone to another number.

To whose phone was that?

It’s a number belonging to a woman from Payikkod.

I’ve noted down the details.

I’ll take a printout and give it to you now, sir.

What could have happened, sir?

[jeep engine rumbling]

[jeep door closes]

[footsteps]

Who are you?

We are from Kerala Police.

Isn't it Anagha's house?

Yes it's! Um...

What happened?

Anagha's phone number was linked to one of our cases.

Are you the father of Anagha?

No, I'm her father-in-law.

Oh, okay.

Isn't Anagha here?

She was here.

About four days ago, she went to my son’s place.

-Where's it? -He's in Dubai

Oh!

Can you connect me to Anagha on the phone?

Oh, sorry sir!

She had a health issue...

and was admitted to the hospital.

She’ll be coming here tomorrow for a surgery.

Would it be okay to meet her in two days?

OK

What's your name?

James!

OK alright!

Sir!

What exactly is the problem, sir?

Who are you?

Anagha is my elder brother’s wife.

I see

I’ll discuss that with her directly.

There’s a slight problem with that, sir.

What's it?

Anagha passed away this morning.

It was a sudden heart attack.

Since her son is staying here,

we haven’t told our father or mother anything yet.

Her body will be brought here tomorrow.

Hmm!

[jeep door opens]

Sir, Anagha's phone...

is also linked with that culprit's phone.

So I have a suspicion about it.

I have thoroughly checked the postmortem report.

We specifically asked the doctor,

and he confirmed that this was an heart failure.

Hmm!

But, sir, there's no reported medical issue ...

like that in their family.

What do you think?

I have a small doubt on this.

If that's the case, will they be willing for a detailed postmortem?

There could also be a chance of some sacrilege issues in this.

Sir, I personally pleaded with the family,

and they have agreed to do it.

Ok

If that's the case, you can proceed. I'll call and inform them.

Should we involve forensics and...

conduct a detailed examination on this?

Hmm!

I have a suspicion that this might be an induced one.

Then I'll inform him about this.

- Sir - Ok

[footsteps]

Even though it was a bit difficult, we got the evidence.

The chemical analysis of the body...

detected the presence of Digitalis.

Oh!

This substance induces heart attacks

and is a potent poison.

Depending on the amount that enters the body...

death can occur instantly...

or even after several days.

Leelamma!

Leelamma!

Leelamma!

But this cannot be detected in a routine postmortem.

Oh!

What’s bothering me isn’t just this.

An incident like this...

has never been reported here before.

So, does that mean it’s not available here?

Not like that.

Not just in movies,

It can be made here by oneself as well.

This can be extracted from the kurungari [foxgloves] plant,

which is available here.

For those who know about it,

making this is not a difficult task at all.

This is something only an expert can do.

A normal person wouldn't be able to do that.

That’s what I’m thinking...

How does a common police constable get this much information?

That's possible.

Being a police officer, they might have

some acquaintance with a forensic expert, right?

Hmm!

Then?

Sir, we have been thoroughly searching for the past few days,

and some cases have certain similarities.

But after checking the phone details,

we found that the women who died of heart attacks

in Varkala and kottoor were actually those who fell into his trap.

which means?

Which means he is still active.

Sir, this Mani hasn’t left the country or even the state.

Not just that,

he’s now doing his work more professionally than before.

He’s so confident that he’ll never get caught,

which is why he uses the same phone for every case.

But the problem is that the SIM card he’s using is fake.

But it is our duty to ensure that no more incidents like this happen.

I get it, sir!

Sir, we can issue an alert by publishing his photo across all media platforms.

Okay!

Sir, the problem we have here is...

that he doesn’t need to be present at the scene when the murder happens.

He only has to find out later through the news that the victim has died.

That makes it even more challenging for us.

[suspenseful music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

Sir, the peculiarity of the current cases is...

that all the victims were living with their families and husbands.

Since the cause of death was a heart attack,

we don’t see any criminal nature in them.

We have the cases that are the ones from Kerala.

But I strongly believe similar incidents might

have happened in Tamil Nadu as well.

Anyway, I have already informed Stanley Sir.

Okay!

What happened?

There’s a slight problem.

What's it?

I need to go.

Now, I don’t think we can make it happen today.

Didn't you say that the room was booked for this evening?

That's right.

You know my wife, right?

She found out about us, and she’s the one who called us.

-Wife, huh? -Yes!

Didn't you tell me that you were divorced?

I just said that casually back then.

I don’t understand. Just explain it to me and then go.

That's why you're sitting here now.

Just because I lied to you back then.

[suspenseful music playing]

'VI: THAT CATCH AT THE STRAW'

She doesn’t remember seeing Sanal like that.

She was too young that time.

Hmm

At that time, there was no issue.

But recently, she has been asking about her father

and saying that she misses him.

I see

That must be the green signal for me, right?

[chuckles]

You can say that.

There is nothing to worry about, right?

But somehow, I feel scared to go there.

No need to be tense.

We will sit and talk peacefully for some time, that's all.

That’s not the issue. What if someone who knows us sees?

We can adjust all that.

-How? -I'll tell you

Still, I won’t come.

Why?

I know that taking a room in a lodge is not just for sitting and talking.

Then?

I know all that.

Why?

Don't you like it?

Not because of that.

Then?

Don't you trust me?

Then what’s the problem?

Mom, why are you smiling?

I didn't smile.

I saw you smiling, Mom.

Hmm

Tell me mom.

That, I'll tell you later.

Who don't you tell it now?

There are some issues, Ponnu.

Once everything is sorted out, Mom will tell you.

Okay?

Don't worry!

It's something you like.

Hmm! I got it.

What?

I understood all of that.

Tell me, what is it?

Dad?

You kiddo!

[jeep engine rumbling]

What shall we do next, sir?

Anyway, he must be taken down before the next attempt

Yeah

If this guy has been with so many women, sir,

He must be approached many women, right?

Uh!

No matter how many alerts we've given,

not even a single person has provided any information.

Right?

Hmm

Actually,

There is no use blaming the women, sir,

they are just looking after their own lives.

If they get involved in cases like this,

then they will not be involved, right sir

-Hey, stop the vehicle -What happened, sir?

We need to go to the office.

Ok sir!

Sir

Which case is this?

Is this the Muttom case?

[waves crashing]

No one here?

Hey!

Is there no one here?

Who's that?

Your son is not here?

What happened sir?

We had come here some time ago for a case.

I remember, sir.

OK

There were one or two things we needed to find out about it.

You said your mom's phone was stolen, right?

Yes sir!

There’s a little bit of clarity needed on that.

It was on March 4th that,

as you said, the phone was stolen

and switched off.

Sir, how can I remember the dates for such things?

It was a long time ago, right, sir?

That's not something to remember like that.

We had tracked it,

before the phone was stolen

this phone travels from here to Thakkalay in the morning

and returned in the evening.

This was its usual pattern for 6 months.

On a last March 4th, that pattern stopped,

and after that, the phone went straight to Kerala and switched off there.

Sir, I don't know anything about this.

What is the issue now, sir?

I am getting to that point, you wait for a moment.

You said this phone was stolen, right?

We thought that after the phone was stolen,

someone was constantly calling on it.

Now we understand that...

the calls were taken place before the phone was stolen,

Who might those calls?

Who was being called?

We need to know both of those details.

No sir!

Even though the phone was in my mom's name,

I was the one used the phone.

Sir, I don’t remember any such calls coming to that phone.

I see!

See, Brother!

We came here to sort things out so that

it wouldn't cause any trouble for you.

We're saying this for your own good.

Now, this is an investigation where both

Kerala Police and Tamil Nadu Police are collaborating.

If you doesn't cooperate,

we will have to come with a warrant

and take you with us.

That's not all, Viju!

We have full details about your sister Divya working...

in medical lab during the period in Thakaley.

[waves crashing]

So, someone loved Divya,

got close to her, cheated her and eloped, right?

Yes sir!

But before anyone else could find out about it,

she was married off and sent away.

Now she's living happily with her little child.

Thinking about her future,

everything was kept hidden from everyone, sir.

Anyway, we need Divya's address, Viju.

Oh no, sir!

Please don’t involve Divya in this again, sir.

Please sir! She is living a peaceful life now.

Don't worry, Viju!

From our side, she won't face any trouble.

We just need to know one or two things, that's all.

We will handle it in the appropriate way.

[waves crashing]

[door unlocks]

My brother had called me, sir. He told me that you officers had met him.

You don't need to tense about it.

We just need to get one or two pieces of information.

There won't be any other trouble.

How did Divya get to know him?

That...

Sir, he used to occasionally travel on the same bus I regularly take.

I got to know him when he started following me back then.

Because of the age difference between us,

I never mentioned anything about this at home.

Then how did you escape from him?

Sir, that day, before I could return from the wash room,

he took my phone and bag and escaped.

I searched for him everywhere there.

That’s not all, both the phones were switched off.

That's when I realized, sir.

He took advantage of me and left.

Wash room means, where is that place?

It was at the Kattakada bus stand.

When you went to the wash room, did he give you anything to eat?

Any pill, candy, or something like that?

No

Divya!

We know more than you think.

No information will go out.

So don't overthink and worry about it.

That...

He said there was a chance of pregnancy.

So he gave me medicine.

Then why didn’t you take it?

No cash on hand,

so he said not to have kids for now

After my mom's retirement...

she credited some of the retirement fund to my account.

But I thought of telling him this later.

With the confidence of having that cash,

I didn’t take that medicine.

Any other information about him?

Remember anything?

He really likes old Tamil movie songs.

He often listens to songs from the movie Semburam.

Isn't this the guy?

This is not him, sir!

NO?

No!

Please take a close look!

Sir, how could I not know?

This is not him.

Then you need to help us.

I'll bring an artist to sketch that person.

Oh no, that's not possible, sir.

Sir, if my husband finds out that you came here, it will be a problem.

Sir, please, I can't do it.

That day, because you didn’t take the medicine he gave you,

you walked out of that wash room alive.

That medicine was mixed with cyanide.

Do you know...

that more than twenty women who trusted him

and took that pill are no longer alive today.

Not just that,

He is still continuing his crimes without any trouble.

Divya!

You are the only lead we have, for us to catch him.

Sir!

I don’t know if I can do it, sir,

but I will try.

OK

Sir, it seems like he is not as smart as we thought.

Why is that?

See, he doesn't know that this woman has escaped from him

How can we be sure that he doesn’t know?

No, if he knew it,

wouldn’t he have tried to go after her and kill her, sir?

I don't think so

If I were in his place, I wouldn't have gone after her.

[phone rings]

-Hello! -Hello Sir!

I am Divya, speaking.

Sir, someone informed my husband...

that you came here yesterday.

There’s some trouble here because of this.

[baby crying]

We haven’t told anyone anything, right?

Not you, sir. Someone else has told.

I convinced him to some extent...

by saying that it’s an old cheque case of Viju.

Please, sir, don't come here.

But Divya!

We were about to come there with the person to draw the sketch.

Sir, even if you take me there now,

I won’t be able to help you with this any more.

If my husband finds out about this,

My child and I won't be alive, sir.

Please, I'm begging you

Please, don't disturb me any more.

OK

[jeep engine rumbling]

[bus honking]

This girl had been regularly travelling...

on your bus for a while.

Yes, sir, I remember...

For 5-6 months in a row,

she used to travel on my bus.

This girl was close to someone...

who regularly travelled with her on that bus.

Do you know him?

If you ask like that,

I’ve seen a person with that girl occasionally,

but I’m not sure if it's the same person you're referring to.

It could be a person she works with.

Are you sure?

That's how I remember it.

Then that won’t work, sir

Hello, Stanley Sir!

Sir...

Now, is it possible to do anything in Divya's case?

Oh, I let that go.

That won't happen.

Then what should we do next?

A new person has come.

Who's that?

I just went to see the bus conductor of the bus she used to travel on regularly.

He said he remembers someone.

But he says it can be a person who...

had been working with her.

I thought of trying to sketch a rough...

image and heading to his house.

The artist is with me.

Where is that place?

That place is Pathukaani.

Oh, then I will also come, sir.

Send me the address.

It's quite close from here.

Then you come there, I'll send you the address.

-OK Sir -OK

[car engine revs]

Anna!

Come inside, sir!

Sir, I am on my way there now.

There is every chance that the culprit could be aggressive.

I have the service pistol with me.

If any emergency arises,

I will use it.

That eyebrow is a little bit higher up.

[car engine revs]

Done sir!

- Finished? - Almost sir!

Are you sure this is the person?

Yes sir!

He was the one who was with that girl that day.

You got here right on time

Got him.

[suspenseful music playing]

Sir, I have seen you somewhere before.

Sir, were you in the traffic police department?

No

My house is in Arukani.

Sometimes you might have seen me there.

Oh!

Sir!

One possibility is that he and Mani did everything together.

Otherwise, he might have done it alone and put all the blame on Mani.

Is it even possible to do something like that, sir?

Can't say anything for sure.

Anyway, we need to catch him as soon as possible.

Hmm

But even if we catch him,

all the evidences we have are weak, right sir?

We haven't even got a strong witness.

That's right!

[jeep engine rumbling]

What he said was right, wasn't it, sir?

What?

That, isn't all the evidence we have are weak?

In this case, the most involved person...

is the missing Mani.

If we thoroughly search about him,

we might get some evidence.

Some cases don’t even require a lot of evidence.

Oh!

Then, his photograph is being faxed and shared everywhere now, right sir?

Hmm

[fax machine hums]

'VII: THE WAILING FACTOR' He can't stop it until he dies.

Now, has the fear gone away?

Yeah

I have booked the room for tomorrow anyway,

Hope you don’t change your mind at the last moment.

No, I will definitely come.

[suspenseful music]

That depends on the quantity.

If the amount is less,

it will take a few days;

If it is more, death will occur quickly.

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

Ponnu, Mom has work at night duty today.

You have to sleep with grandma, okay?

Oh no, isn't the science exhibition at school tomorrow?

That's okay.

Mom will come early tomorrow.

How?

If you leave for night duty, you'll be back by 10, right?

No dear!

Mom will ask for permission and come early.

-Are you sure? -Yeah, Sure!

Eat

You have to finish eating, okay?

Have this milk.

You must finish it, okay?

OK then! Alright!

That was Naser.

What did he tell you, sir?

That has been confirmed.

I see.

Palayyan Nadar!

-His mother's house was here, right, sir? -Yes

Stop by that shop for a moment, let's ask them.

Okay sir.

Don’t ask. I left home on time.

and luckily got the bus on time.

But the bus got stuck for a while because of the temple festival.

- Is that why you got this late? - Yeah.

I got worried when you didn’t answer my calls.

Brother, I had already booked a room when I came here yesterday.

-What was your name, sir? -Ameer!

Ameer.

Ameer?

Oh, yes sir. Your ID card?

The guy who was here yesterday said that ID card wasn’t required.

That won’t work, sir. It’s not possible without ID card.

There have been one or two police cases before.

How's that possible?

That guy said it wasn’t required.

That guy is a bit irresponsible, sir.

Sir, if you need a room today, you must provide an ID card.

What is Ponnu saying?

Here, sir.

It seems like she understood something.

Room number is five, sir

[suspenseful music]

Any update?

Ok, I'll come right away.

You are little scared, right?

Yeah, a bit!

Hmm

I can change all that for you.

Don't worry.

I just want to confirm one thing.

Who is it, Divya?

That... that's the LIC agent.

Just say that we don’t need any policy.

Yea, I have told him.

What happened?

Sir...

Sir, do you need anything else?

No need, Just give me a little peace.

Oh, Sorry sir!

What's it?

I had something to tell you, sir.

What's the matter?

Sir, you are from Tamil Nadu, right?

So?

You work in tamilnadu police department?

[door closes]

Why did you ask that?

I saw a photo of you in uniform in your purse, sir.

Oh!

Sir, could you do me a favour?

What's it?

Sir...

I had only one daughter.

A few years ago, she went missing.

The police investigated, and the search reached Thirunelveli.

but then it stopped.

Now, if the Tamil Nadu police have to take up this case,

to get the justice

Otherwise, they dont do anything, sir

Just pretend to investigate and doing nothing.

Hmm

Let me look into it.

Sir...

Inside this, you can find her photo and all the details

OK

Alright then, sir. Good night.

I need his location on the day Mani went missing.

I got it, sir!

Who was that?

That, he just came for the tip.

Do you want something to drink?

I don't need anything right now, maybe later.

What's in that cover?

That is the receipt from here.

Yes Vinu!

Hello Sir!

We got another call claming that they saw the culprit.

[suspenseful music]

What happened?

Let me go out and have a cigratte.

-Hello? -Yeah, Didn't you sleep?

No

How are things there?

What could it be? It's just the same as before.

Shucks!

-Didn't find that person, right? -NO

Sir said to wait and check until morning.

Oh!

So, you're not coming back today?

No, I’ll take a room somewhere here.

- Did the kids sleep? - Yeah

OK

I'll call you in the morning

-OK fine -OK

Anna!

Anna!

Anna!

What are you doing here, Stanley sir?

Oh, there's a case of special branch.

I came here for that investigation.

What is it, sir? Is it something confidential?

Oh, that's why I didn't call, sir.

-Sit! -No need.

Circle inspector is here, in the room.

Oh!

Sir, why are you here?

I got a call claming our guy was...

spotted somewhere around here.

I came searching for that.

I see

Are you free tomorrow?

I'll be free after noon tomorrow, sir.

-Oh, then call me when you're free. -OK

-We can go after him together. -OK

OK, shall I go to his room then?

He's some sort of tricky person.

Oh, OK

Call me tomorrow!

Sir, do you have a copy of the drawing the artist made that day?

No, sir, I haven't taken any of that.

Then keep this copy with you.

OK

[Tamil song playing]

[Tamil song playing]

[paper rustling]

Sir, this?

Are you sure that this is the person?

Yes sir!

He was the one who was with that girl.

[suspenseful music]

Sir, I’ve seen you somewhere before?

Sir, were you in the traffic police department?

No!

My house is near Arukani!

Sometimes you might have seen me there.

Oh!

[suspenseful music]

[door opens]

[suspenseful music]

'VIII: MURDEROUS RAGE'

[intense music playing]

[punches]

[fights]

What did you think?

The story behind my name [Nath] was true?

That Shashi and Devdas didn't escape from my hands.

Even if Nath stays up all night and sits on a tree,

and if he feels hungry,

before dawn breaks, he will catch rats, kill them, and eat them,

and no one will ever know!!

[fights]

[punches]

[screams]

Hey, this hunger thing...

is not just for Nath.

If someone is born as a rat, they have to end up...

in the mouth of a snake or an eagle?

That’s just how it is!

So don’t stand up to speak for the rat that got caught and died in between.

Do you get it? Huh?

[muffled struggling]

[crowbar hits]

[heavy breathing]

[WANTED: STANLEY, AGE:45]

[car trunk opens]

[drops into trunk]

[salutes]

[car trunk closes]

[car engine revs]

[car trunk rattling]

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