Friday, 13 June
Looks like the date was inauspicious for Sameer. 😃
Recap of hospital scene. Disabled hero lies in bed. Exhausted heroine lies by his bedside. "Dr Sameer" is poised to inject poison into ACD. Hero's eyes twitch; fingers quiver. Meanwhile, two doctors are shown walking down the stairs. Back to Sameer's stealthy look. He then starts to inject poison into a syringe. Then, as Priya tosses and turns, he walks over to the bottom of ACD's bed and looks at the clinical chart hanging there. Priya gets up and is surprised to see Sameer. He coolly says he is just doing a routine check-up while Priya stares at him open-mouthed. Sameer leaves the room. Looks like he didn't inject the syringe into ACD or the IV tubes.
Minutes later, the other two doctors walk into the room and examine the clinical chart, then tell Priya that they were just doing a routine check-up. Priya informs them that another doctor, "a bearded man who looks like a singh", had just come in a while earlier to do a routine check-up. The two doctors are puzzled, then leave. On the way out, they both wonder who the sardar could be since they don't have any in their hospital, to their knowledge. They decide that since ACD is a marked man, they'd better keep the police informed anyway.
Abhi is unable to sleep. Goes to next room and sees Kanakku's child in slumber with the maid. Recalls Nari Narendran's words that the child is a potential threat not just to his life but to that of her father's.
PI Indran is going to the market (looks like) when he spots the car used in the murder of 1-Kai Subbhu by SKPD's henchmen. He strikes up a conversation with Naryana and learns that it was Shanthi who had paid for the car on the latter's behalf without checking its history. Narayana has a distressed look. Indran assures him that he won't be in any trouble as long as he reports at the Commissioner's office when called upon to do so.
Narayana goes to Shanthi's home and reports his conversation with Indran. Omni regrets not having bought Narayana a new car and instead having landed him in potential trouble. She asks to be kept informed of any investigations he is called up for.
Abhi goes to Raji Trust with Kanakku's child (anybody knows what her name is, poor kid). She tells RK that she would like the child to grow up in the orphanage, that its dad used to be their Kanakku but is now in jail over a small matter, mom had died, and child is now unable to speak. RK says he'd willingly admit the child to the orphanage but Abhi will have to do the unpleasant task of putting in an application personally to the founder of the Trust … Madam Charu! Abhi gives her famous constipated look, then says she will put aside considerations of "face" as the child's future is uppermost (aargh!)
Arjun, the Shadow, has been summoned to Shanthi's home. He enters the open house and stands there immersed in dreamland. Yes, totally unnecessary scene of him recalling his bad dream, just to show how agonized he is. Omni interrupts his dream, welcoming him in. Arjun grunts his replies and shows a face that looks a monkey that has eaten ginger. Arjun asks whether Karthik, the Baggage, is in and Omni immediately calls for Karthik, much to Arjun's displeasure. She says it was Karthik who had asked her to invite him. She goes off to make coffee. Karthik says he needs Arjun's help to dispose of the car that had been foisted upon Narayana by "thirudargall" who have done "ayokkyam". Arjun bristles at Karthik's mention of these words and accuses him of also having done "ayokkyam". Karthik, of course, is totally clueless and says Arjun must be joking and asks for an explanation. Arjun says he should seek the answer in his conscience. "Don't force me to speak about it or I will spill the beans ..." he says as Omni and coffee come in. Omni wonders why her Shadow is speaking to her Baggage as if he were addressing an enemy. Arjun gives no response, declines coffee and leaves in a huff.
JC and Commissioner are in discussion. Comm is displeased at the lack of progress in the investigation of ACD's shooting. Shankar comes in. Comm asks for a progress report but Shankar has nothing to update. Comm asks about SKPD's wherabouts. Shankar starts to say that SKPD has changed his SIM card and doesn't even contact Abhi. Comm tells him to "shut up" and asks that he reply yes or no directly to his question. Shankar admits he has no idea of SKPD's whereabouts. Comm humiliates him and tells him to leave. He asks JC what the solution is. JC says he has a "humble submission". He says many of the investigations need to be done adroitly and that he has in mind for the task an investigator from the Special Unit, Alex Pandian.
Final scene. A bunch of police constables are standing outside the police station, gossiping about the special investigator who will be coming in. One bloke says Alex P is a no-nonsense guy who doesn't say much, doesn't hit people but will get things done. Another relates that in Thoothukudi, when there had been a public call for doing away with police batons, Alex P had argued successfully in court that even school teachers and God in his many pictorial representations do carry sticks or something to that effect. JC arrives and tells the cops to prepare for Alex P's arrival and then disappears into the office building.
Soon, a black SUV comes roaring amidst sonorous music (no, not Jaypadhu Nijam😃 Out steps a tall, beefy bloke in sneakers, brown pants and a black shirt. He's wearing sunglasses and has a stiff moustache and greasy hair. Looks a bit like Malayalee actor Mohanlal. Definitely middle-aged. (Sorry, CR. In my "humble submission", Alex Pandian is a looooong way from Durai Pandian in looks, manner and style!) Freeze
Thanks to the folks at blog.isaitamil.net for the video upload.