Mysterious Matrimonials , the title is a head turner all by itself. Viewers are waiting to see whose marriage the case is all about. The plural in the second word makes us wonder how many marriages one will see embroiled in a case.
The opening scene that starts on a carefree note changes to a serious one and then injects a note of mystery with Daya demanding the girls to hand over the murder weapon! Light humour goes hand in hand with sinister happenings in this episode. The first one is Daya demanding for the murder weapon and the girls responding that the car is parked outside makes the viewers š at the innocence of the young girls. Through out we see continuity being maintained - the two girls being in the room with the body and going out when Abhijeet dashes out to apprehend the dishonest ward boy and coming back into the room along with the entire team to see the small paper piece! This kind of continuity which is natural is hardly seen these days.
As the case continues, we see the powers of deduction of the team. Humour is again injected so naturally when the duo go to the newspaper office and are mistaken as two men who are in search for a wife for themselves. The friendly suggestion by the man behind the desk makes us go into guffaws and the expression on the duo's faces are priceless.
The humour continues when they go to conduct enquiry in the three lodges. The first lodge person behind the desk asks ACP how he could get to say his lodge was in the ad when no name and telephone no. is printed. ACP sir looks at him and leans forward and says "CID"š It continues when this man exclaims that problem is afoot in the other two lodges as well. Such natural everyday humour is missing now. This is replaced by Freddy being humiliated in the name of fun.š¤¢
The humour further goes on when in the lodge chosen to get the criminals, we see a guest commenting to another about the overnight change of staff and the reason for that to Daya.š It culminates when the duo hear ACP''s voice at the end. Humour so smooth that it was an integral part of the story. This makes me wish that this kind of pure humour comes back in the present day scripts.
All in all a soul cleansing episode to watch by all CID fans across ages.
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