Update for Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Episode 492:
Opening scene: Nataraj is talking to Anu. He tells her that she should go and give evidence against Anu, but Anu disagrees, saying that Karpagam has forbidden her to do so. Nataraj points out how much Jeeva has done for their family, trying to bring Karpagam, Anu and himself together, and how much she has struggled to get her mother released from prison, where she is being held for no fault of hers. He says that Tamira is now awaiting death and Jeeva is trying to get her released, and it is their duty to help her. Karpagam enters at this point and overhears the conversation. She comes up with the same old story of how she was separated from her husband and this was all because of Jeeva. Nataraj tries to tell her that Jeeva has always tried to bring them together, but she says that Jeeva has squandered all his money, and handed it all over to Adhi, and if he tries to talk Anu into helping her, she (Karpagam) will no longer be alive. She continues to bad-mouth Jeeva, and Nataraj gets goaded to raise his hand against her. She says that is how Jeeva has poisoned his mind against her, and finally, in disgust, he walks out on her. He turns to Anu before leaving and starts to ask her to go to the court and give evidence, but she hesitates, and he says that it is all right. He leaves.
Nataraj and Jeeva. Jeeva tells him that he was wrong to leave Karpagam and Anu, and he tells her that he has not been happy ever since he started living with them and he misses the old, happy, peaceful life he had when he lived with Jeeva. Jeeva says that she had some goals in her life, and she is seeing failure in each and every one of them. She has tried to take care of her sister, Nithila, and now she cannot even find her, she tried to get her mother out of prison, and now her mother is facing a death sentence, and she tried to reunite Baba with his family, and now Baba has left his family and come back to her. She says this only proves what Karpagam has been saying, that she was responsible for their separation, and only if he goes back, this will be proved wrong. Finally, Baba agrees to go back to Karpagam and Anu, and Jeeva is pleased.
Sakthi and Gowri - they are exchanging glances and coy looks. I am getting irritated here. They are planning to go shopping and Gayathri's daughter is joking, and they are all laughing. Gayathri comes and joins in the fun, when a policeman comes to their door, with an older man and another guy. He asks if Gowri is Nithila, and the old man says, Oh Nithila, why did you leave us, and how could you leave us, and so on. The cop asks Sakthi how she came to be there, and finally Sakthi comes out with how he was on the highway and there was a stretcher, and the younger guy says that they were transporting Nithila to chennai from Bangalore, and the cop says that he is the older brother and his father is with them and this is his sister, Nithila. Sakthi tells them that she now has amnesia, and he had taken her to a doctor in Bangalore for treatment. They say that they have come to take her back with them. Did the police not ask them why they had not filed any complaint, and did they not check to see if anyone else had filed a complaint about a person missing from a stretcher? Selva has filed a complaint, so it should be on record. Anyway, Gayathri tells Nithila to go with them and to be sure to visit when she comes to B'lore. Nithila looks sad to be leaving with them...FREEZE