My New Story - 'Case of The Psychotic Killer'

Case of The Psychotic Serial Killer

Scene 1

An emergency meeting is being held at the Police Headquarters, Mumbai. The DCP along with ACP Pradyuman, Senior Inspector Abhijeet, Daya and Dr.Salunke are attending the meeting.

DCP pointing at the projector, which shows a photo of a middle-aged man.

DCP: Yeh hai Mr.Paresh Agnihotri. Humare desh ke jaane maane writer. Inki kitaab desh ke bestsellers mein se ek thi. Par 4 din pehle, inki rahasyamay tareeke se maut ho gayi hai. (by now he has changed the slide to that of the dead body of the man.) Inki laash sadak ke beecho beech padhi hui mili.

ACP: Sadak ke beechobeech? kisine dekha nahi khooni ko?

DCP: Laash jis raaste pe mili woh bahut sunsaan area thi. Koi nahi aata jaata wahaan. RTI street pe thi laash.

ACP: (nods) Khun kiya kaise gaya ? Kuch pata chala?

DCP: Yehi to problem hai Pradyuman. (taking up some files in his hand). Yeh sab dekho. Desh k kayi shehron mein in 1 mahino mein 7 khoon ho chuke hain. Aur saari cases ek jaisi hain. Har case mein koi na koi writer ki maut hui hai..aur naahi murder weapon ka koi pata hai aur nahi iski khabar hai ki khoon hua kaise.

Dr.Salunke: Forensic doctors bhi bata nahi paaye??

DCP nods saying No with dissatisfaction.

Abhijeet: To aapko lagta hai ki yeh serial killing ka case hai? Khooni koi ek hi hai?

DCP: Haan Abhijeet lagta to aisa hi hai. Yeh saari cases ki details. Inhe study karoge to tum logon ko pata chal jaega. (turning to ACP) Ab khooni ko pakadne ki jimmedari aap logo ki hai. Baaki khoon hone se rokna hoga tum logon ko. Okay?

ACP: Yes sir. Aap fikar mat kariye. Hum poori koshish karenge. Khooni jald hi pakda jaega.

DCP smiles and the rest leave the room.

Scene 2

Inside Qualis

Daya driving. Abhijeet was going through some of the files handed over to them by DCP.

ACP: Kya lagta hai tujhe Salunke, aisa kya hua hoga ki koi bhi forensic doctor khoon ki wajah pata nai kar paa raha hai?

Salunke: Kuch keh nahi sakte is waqt Boss. Mujhe laash theek se check karni padegi.Kai saare tests karne padhenge. Tab hi kuch keh paunga main.

Daya: Sir, khooni badha chaalak hai. Naahi woh koi saboot chhod raha hai aur naahi khoon karne ki wajah ka pata chal raha hai.

Abhijeet: Haan sir. 7 khoon kiye usne, par use kisine nahi dekha... kisine bhi nahi..!!

ACP: Hmmm.. ek kaam karo Abhijeet, tum aur Daya Paresh ke murder site pe jao. Hum bureau jaake baaki cases ke files check karte hain.

Daya drops the 2 of them at bureau which was on their way to the murder site.

Scene 3

At CID Bureau

[ NOTE: The details of Crime for the reader's to know:

Location of death Date of Crime Victim Name

Kolkata December 3 Mr.Spandan Ghosh

Delhi December 9 Ms.Namita Singh

Pune December 12 Mr.Salman Haque

Chennai December 18 Mrs.Parul Sharma

Udaipur December 21 Mr.Randeep

Delhi December 27 Mr. Vidyut Pandit

Mumbai December 30 Mr.Paresh Agnihotri ]

ACP has explained the details of the case to the rest of the team. Purvi and Shreya were sitting on their computers looking for some details about the dead writers. Sachin was seen speaking to someone on the phone and ACP still going through the files provided by DCP. The former disconnected the call and came inside ACP's cabin.

Sachin: Nahi sir. Maine in saare lekhakon ke pariwar waalon se baat kiya hai. Inmein se koi ek dusre ko nahi jaanta tha. Haan naam se to pehchante the kuch ek dusre ko, par personally koi jaan pehchan nahi thi kisi ke beech.

ACP: Strange. Jaan pehchan bhi nahi thi. Khooni fir inko hi apna nishana kyun banayega.

Daya and Abhijeet return.

ACP (to Sachin) Yeh lo, Daya aur Abhijeet aa gaye. (to Abhijeet and Daya) Kuch mila murder site pe?

Abhijeet: Nahi Sir. Kuch bhi nahi. Poore jagah ko humne ache se chhaan maara. Kuch bhi nahi mila.

Daya: Sir aisa lagta hai, khooni ne bas laash wahaan phenki hai. Murder kahin aur hi hua hai. Woh gaari mein aaya hoga, laash phenka aur nikal gaya. Na kisine kuch dekha na suna.

ACP: Hmm.. Har case mein aisa hi hua hai. Laash jahaan pe mili hai, wahaan se police ko koi suraag nahi mila hai. Samajh mein nahi aa raha shuru kahaan se kare hum.

Abhijeet: Sir, Salunke sir ko kuch pata chala murder method ke bare mein?

ACP nods saying no. Purvi and Shreya have come up to the cabin by now. They were carrying some documents with them.

Purvi: Sir, Internet se jitna pata chal paaya hai, ki in saare writers ne aajtak bas ek hi book publish ki hain. Mr.Paresh Agnihotri, Mr. Vidyut Pandit aur Ms.Namita Singh ke books bestsellers reh chuke hain, magar baaki 4 victims, yaane Mr.Salman Haque, Mr.Spandan Ghosh, Mrs.Parul Sharma aur Mr.Randeep ke books kuch khaas kamaal nahi kar paaye.

She hands over the documents to Abhijeet who starts going through the pages.

Daya: Inke books mein koi similarity thi? Mera matlab Kya yeh ek hi genre ke writers the?

Shreya: Nahi sir. Aisa koi connection bhi nahi tha. Koi romantic stories likhta tha, to koi philosophical aur koi factual. Koi particular genre ke writer nahi the sab.

Abhijeet: Sir, humein shayad yeh saare kitaab ek baar padhna chahiye. Ho sakta hai ki un kitaabon mein hi koi raaz ho.

Right then Freddy and Nikhil enter the bureau with the 7 books of the 7 writers.

Freddy: Mil gaye sir. Saare books mil gaye.

They place the books carefully on the table. The rest of the team come out of ACP's cabin and come near the table where the books were kept.

ACP: Good work Freddy.Chalo fir, lag jaao sab kaam pe. Har ek book, Har ek panna, sab kuch ache se padho. Koi bhi point chhootna nahi chahiye. Mujhe poora yakeen hai ki in books se humein humara clue jaroor milega. Abhijeet, tum mere saath forensic lab chalo. Dekhe to sahi Salunke ne kuch dhoondh nikala ke nahi.

Saying this ACP leaves. Abhijeet too follows him but before that gives a naughty smile at Daya who was helplessly staring at the huge heap of books.

Scene 4

Forensic Lab

ACP and Abhijeet enter the lab and find Salunke sitting alone on one corner of the room. Tarika was still checking Paresh's body.

ACP: Kya hua Salunke? Kone mein jaake kyun baitha hai? Ab yeh mat bol ki tujhe bhi nahi pata ki khoon kaise hua hai ! Tarika, kya baat hai?

Tarika (hesitating) : Sir... humein sach mein abhi tak yeh pata nahi chal paaya hai ki murder hua kaise hai. Na koi ghao ke nishaan.. na jeher k traces aur naahi heart attack.

Abhijeet: Arre magar kuch na kuch to hua hoga. Koi aadmi aise hi thodi mar jaata hai, hain !

ACP: Salunke, chup kyun hai. Kuch bol.

Salunke: Yaar hum koshish kar rahe hain na? thoda waqt to chahiye hoga.

ACP: Waqt le, par tu to ek kone mein haath pe haath rakhke baitha hua hai. Aise kaise pata lagega.

Salunke: Main haath pe haath rakh ke baitha nahi hoon. Main kuch soch raha tha.

Abhijeet: To kuch samajh aaya kya Sir? Akhir khooni ne khoon kiya kaise?

Salunke: Kuch aur tests karne do Abhijeet. Uske baad hi main kuch keh paunga.

ACP: Theek hai Salunke. Kuch bhi pata chale to inform kar.

Scene 5

Abhijeet and Daya on Daya's bike.

Abhijeet: Syllabus khatam hua Daya? (smiling)

Daya: Haan haan majaak udaao bas. Khud to chale gaye Forensic lab aur mujhe un kitaabon ke beech chhod diya. Itne mote mote books!

Abhijeet : Hahaha... Arre yaar. Tum to bekaar mein gussa kar rahe ho. Main to...

Daya brings the bike to a halt.

Daya: Lo, aa gaya Paresh ka ghar.

After parking the bike, they move towards the bungalow and press the doorbell. A lady in her early 30s opens the door. She introduces herself as Paresh's wife and asks them to get inside. She informs them that she was out of station when the incident had taken place. After a short question answer session, Abhijeet and Daya leave. They call it off for the day and decide to go to the former's house that was nearby and discuss about the case together.

Scene 6

Abhijeet's residence

Abhijeet brings two mugs of coffee, one for himself and another for Daya. Daya was still reading the book that he had started reading at the bureau. He takes the coffee mug and starts drinking when suddenly something clicks in his mind and he puts away the mug. He starts looking for one of the case files in a hurry. Abhijeet notices this.

Abhijeet: Kuch pata chala?

Daya: Shayad Abhijeet. Yeh dekho. Vidyut ki story poori tarah se Mumbai sheher mein based hai. Aur Khooni ka agla shikaar, yaane ki Paresh bhi Mumbai ka hi tha.

Abhijeet : Tum kehna chahte ho ki jo story jis jagah pe based hai, agla target usi sheher ka hoga??

He takes out his cell phone and dials Freddy's number.

Abhijeet: Haan Freddy, tum jo story padh rahe ho, woh kaunse city mein based hai?

Freddy: Sir, Spandan ki story to Delhi mein based hai. Kyun?

Abhijeet checks the case files and hits his fist on the table.

Abhijeet: Yes. Tumhara shaq sahi nikla Daya. Khooni ka dusra shikaar bhi delhi ka tha... (To Freddy) Freddy main tumse baad mein baat karta hoon.

He cuts the phone and calls up others to confirm the theory for the rest of the victims. They were correct. The stories or incidents depicted in the books pointed to the cities where the next victim was chosen by the killer. Abhijeet takes out the book written by Paresh and goes through the first few pages of it. The book was based in Mumbai. Did that mean, the next target was going to be in Mumbai itself? For now, that's what it looked like.

In the meantime, Abhijeet receives a call from Freddy.

Abhijeet: Haan bolo Freddy.

Freddy: Sir ek aur chaunka dene waali baat pata chali hai.

Abhijeet: Kya ?

Freddy: Sir, Spandan ki story mein kahaani ke aakhri hisse mein ek character ka naam Namita hai. Namita, jo ki khooni ke agle shikaar ka bhi naam tha.

Scene 7

CID Bureau

ACP: Yaane, khooni ka agla shikaar Mumbai ka hai.

Abhijeet and Daya had just finished explaining the connection that they could find out the previous night. The facts too supported the theory perfectly. Apart from the city of the next murder, Freddy had told them how the books also gave away the name of the next victim. Each of them had read the books thoroughly and confirmed this fact. However, the problem was the book written by Paresh had more than 1000 names listed in it as it was a sort of history dictionary of Mumbai and it was next to impossible to examine each and every name in that manner. On top of it, they would not be aware of the full name of the next victim from this book!

Freddy: Sir, Mumbai mein to kitne writers hain. Kiska khoon hoga aur kab yeh kaise pata chalega?

Abhijeet: Yaar Freddy woh bhi pata chala jaayega.

Right then, ACP receives a call from Dr.Salunke.

ACP: Haan Salunke bata kya pata chala? Achha theek hai. Hum aate hain.(cuts the phone) Tum logo ne jo bhi important baatein padhi hai in kitaabon mein, usko note down karo. Chhoti si chhoti baat, jo tumhe lage ki kaam ki ho sakti hai, uspe dobara socho, padho. Dekho kuch aur pata chalta hai kya.

Scene 8

Forensic lab

Salunke: Aaiye ACP sahaab. Aaiye aaiye.

Abhijeet: Arre wah Dr Sahaab. Itni khushi! Lagta hai khooni ka pata chal gaya hai aapko.

Salunke: Aama khooni ka to nahi, par haan, maut ki wajah jarur pata chal chuki hai.

ACP: Great! Bata Salunke. Kya pata chala.

Salunke: Boss yeh dekho. (shows a livid needle mark somewhere along the gum line of the mouth)

Daya: yeh to injection mark hai na Dr.Sahaab? Ise jahar inject kiya gaya tha?

Abhijeet: Magar reports mein to koi jahar trace nahi hua tha na? To fir?

Tarika: Haan Abhijeet. Yeh jahar jaroor hai. Par untraceable.

Daya: Untraceable? Yeh kaisa jahar hai!

Salunke: Liquid potassium inject kiya gaya tha Paresh ko.Humare heart ki pumping mein sodium aur potassium k matra mein ek balance jaruri hota hai. Extra potassium inject karne ke kaaran,yeh balance bigad gaya, aur spontaneously heart fail ho gaya. Isi wajah se Paresh ki maut hui.

ACP: Magar Salunke, to untraceable kaise ho gaya yeh? Extra potassium ke traces to milne chahiye the na doctors ko.

Salunke: Nahi Boss. Marne ke baad bhi yeh extra potassium ke level shareer mein present sodium ke saath equalize ho jaata hai. Jab tak body post mortem aur test ke lie pahuchi, tab tak who extra potassium equalize ho chuki thi aur islie uske traces report mein nahi paaye gaye. Upar se injection bhi aise jagah pe diya gaya jo kisi doctor ke nazar mein na padhi hui hogi.

Abhijeet: My God! Khooni na jaane kya kya tareeke apnaane lage khoon karne ke lie. Khair, Doctor Sahaab un baaki khoon mein bhi yehi taknik istemaal ki gayi thi kya?

Salunke: Abhijeet woh bodies to mere paas hain nahi, jo main unko check karta. Par haan reports, photos aur details dekhke to aisa hi lagta hai.

ACP: Thanks Salunke. Tum dono ne aaj bahut achha kaam kiya hai.

Salunke: Arre baap re! Kahin main sapna to nahi dekh raha hoon? ACP Pradyuman humari tareef kar rahe hain? Hahaha

ACP: Ab majaak chhod aur yeh bata ki liquid potassium kahaan se mili hogi khooni ko?

Tarika: Sir liquid potassium usually labs wagera mein paayi jaati hain... aur kuch industries mein bhi istemaal hoti hain.

ACP: Abhijeet, Daya Delhi Kolkata aur un saari shehro ke police ko inform kar do jahaan pe aise khoon hue hain. Unse kaho ki pata lagaaye ki khoon se ek do hafte pehle kisi bhi lab ya industry mein se aise achanak liquid potassium chori hui hai kya. Mumbai ke bhi har aise factory aur lab jahaan pe liquid potassium paaye jaate hain, wahaan jaake poochhtaach karo.

Abhijeet and Daya: Jee sir.

Scene 9

Sachin, Purvi, Shreya and Nikhil make a list of all the factories and labs where there is a possibility of finding liquid potassium. Each of them visit such labs and factories and enquire about any theft.

On the other side, ACP along with Abhijeet, Daya and Freddy are going through the notes that the other team mates had prepared about the books that each one of them had read. All the 7 books were lying in front of them, on the table. None of them could find any other connection between the victims.

Daya: Sir is death ke location ke siwaaye aur koi connection nazar to nahi aa raha hai!

ACP: Haan Daya. Shayad hum se kuch chookh ho rahi. Kuch na kuch to jarur chhoda hai khooni ne humare lie.

During this conversation, Abhijeet's eyes had fallen on the books that were lying on the table. He read the titles of the books very carefully, for the first time since he had received them. Till now they had been more interested in the content of the books. Suddenly something strikes him.

Abhijeet: Ek second Sir. He takes out a pen from his pocket and asks Freddy for a rough sheet of paper. On the paper, he notes down all the titles of the 7 books one below the other.

"We may never grow old!"

"I always loved you!"

"How to solve your problems!"

"This is a miracle!"

"A puzzle for you!"

"What happened before my wife came!"

"They survived.- A History of Mumbai."

All four of them stared at the titles for few seconds. Something was surely hidden behind them.

Abhijeet: Koi message dikha? (it was evident from his face that he had got some clue!)

ACP smiles and takes the pen from his hand and underlines certain words from each title.

"We may never grow old!"

"I always loved you!"

"How to solve your problems?"

"This is a miracle!"

"A puzzle for you!"

"What happened before my wife came!"

"They survived.- A History of Mumbai"

Freddy reads them aloud, "May you solve this puzzle before they...". Sir yeh to khooni ne shayad humare lie chhoda hai. Woh humein challenge kar raha hai?

Daya: Haan Freddy. Koi sarfira khooni, khoon karke humare lie message chhod raha hai! Himmat to dekho iski.

Abhijeet: Magar Sir yeh message adhuri hai. "May you solve this puzzle before they?" Before they ... Umm... Kya ho sakta hai? "Die"?

ACP: lagta to aisa hi hai Abhijeet. Khooni humein challenge kar raha hai ki kisike marne se pehle humein yeh paheli suljhani hai.

Daya: Sir, message ke end mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Die, Fly.. ya fir aisa bhi ho sakta hai ki ek se jyada shabd hain khooni ke dimaag mein.

ACP: Haan Daya par case ko aage badhane ke lie kuch to guess karna padega na. Shuruwat "Die" se karte hain. Freddy, pata lagaao Mumbai sheher mein koi aisa writer hai jiski aaj tak sirf ek hi book publish hui ho aur uske book ke title mein "Die" shabd ka istemaal hua ho. Jaldi jao.

Freddy makes a call on his cell phone urgently and leave.

ACP: Khoon kiska hoga aur kahaan, yeh to shayad pata lag jayega par khoon hoga kab? Ek kaam karo, jo 7 khoon hue hain, unke murder dates dekhke batao jara.

Daya takes out the files. Abhijeet brings out the marker board and a marker and places it in the middle of the room. Daya writes down the dates on the board one after the other.

Spandan -------------> December 3

Namita -------------> December 9

Salman -------------> December 12

Parul -------------> December 18

Randeep -------------> December 21

Vidyut -------------> December 27

Paresh -------------> December 30

Abhijeet: Koi pattern to nazar nahi aa rahi hai. Daya jara, dates ke bas digits alag se likho ekbaar.

Daya does so.

Spandan -------------> December 3 3

Namita -------------> December 9 9

Salman -------------> December 12 12

Parul -------------> December 18 18

Randeep -------------> December 21 21

Vidyut -------------> December 27 27

Paresh -------------> December 30 30

All three of them stare at the board for some time and think on it. Was there any pattern? It looked haywire, but may be something was visible but not to the eye. What could it be?

ACP: Yess ! Pattern hai !!!

Daya and Abhijeet were still a bit preoccupied with their thoughts. But within the next few seconds, Abhijeet and Daya too had got the clue and were smiling at each other.

Daya takes up the marker and writes a "5" below "30". It meant the next murder was supposed to take place on the 5th of January. i.e. Today!!

Freddy came running into the room.

Freddy: Sir pata chal gaya hai us writer ka. Uska naam hai Piyush Patel. Mumbai ka rehne waala hai. Usne ek recipe book publish ki hai kuch din pehle. Book ka naam hai "10 dishes to eat before you die".

Freddy notices the dates and numbers on the board but understands nothing.

Freddy: Magar sir, yeh sab kya hai?

Abhijeet: Freddy, Pehle humein Piyush ko bachana hai.Uski jaan khatre mein hai. Agar humara prediction sahi hai to fir aaj hi uspe hamla hone waala hai.

Freddy: Aaj? Magar yeh kaise pata chala aap logon ko?

But no one was going to wait and explain the logic to Freddy now. It was time for action. They had to save Piyush anyhow. They hurry towards their car and drive it as fast as possible. Freddy had managed to get hold of Piyush's phone number and address. But, his phone was switched off!

Scene 10

They reach Piyush's home in less than an hour. The door was left open. They get inside slowly, with their revolvers in their hands, but alas! The sight was exactly what they had feared. Piyush was lying dead on the sofa. CID team was left disgusted. There was frustration and guilt on their faces. They were late. The murderer had again been ahead of them and they could not do anything to save the victim.

The team checks the rest of the house, but as expected, nothing was found. They send the dead body to the forensic lab, click the required photographs of the place and drive back to their bureau after cordoning off the murder site.

Scene 11

ACP was sitting in his cabin, feeling lost and frustrated. The news channels did not leave any stone unturned to make them feel worse. The news of the 8^th murder in a row in the country was roaring high and every news channel condemned the administration in every possible way. Abhijeet switches off the TV.

Daya: hum khooni ke itne kareeb the, fir bhi hum Piyush ko bacha nahi paaye. Ek aur masoom ki jaan le li is sarfire qaatil ne.

Sachin and the rest of the team enter the bureau.

Sachin: Sir yeh sab kaise hua? Piyush ka khoon hone waala tha aur woh bhi aaj yeh sab kaise pata chala?

Freddy explains how the name of Piyush was figured out.

Freddy: Magar sir khoon aaj hone waala tha yeh kaisa pata chala aap sabko.

Abhijeet shows them the writings on the board, that now read like :

Spandan -------------> December 3 3

Namita -------------> December 9 9

Salman -------------> December 12 12

Parul -------------> December 18 18

Randeep -------------> December 21 21

Vidyut -------------> December 27 27

Paresh -------------> December 30 30

Piyush -------------> January 5 5

Jo murder ke dates the, woh ek pattern mein the. 3+6=9, 9+3=12, 12+6= 18, 18+3= 21 ( Note: Considering 31 days in December). Yaane 6 aur 3 add karte hue alternatively.

An identifiable voice comes from behind: Kya faeda in sabka, jab khoon hone se rok hi nahi paaye tum log!

The team turns around only to find DCP Chitrole standing behind. Needless to say, the DCP seemed furious. ACP came out of his cabin and joined the rest of the team.

DCP: Kya hua Pradyuman? Kaha tha na tumne ki koi aur khoon nahi hone doge? Kya hua? Ab bolti bandh?

ACP: Sir, humne koshish ki thi. Khooni tak pahuch hi gaye the hum log, magar...

DCP: Magar? Magar naak ke neeche se us khooni ne fir se hum sabko chunauti de di aur bhaag gaya? Yakeen nahi hota, Desh ke sabse kaabil officers milke bhi ek khooni ko pakad nahi paaye!

ACP: I am sorry Sir. Main jaanta hoon hum se chook hui hai. Magar hum waada karte hai khooni ko humse ab koi nahi bacha sakta. Jahaan tak mujhe lagta hai, agli baar woh kuch bada karne waala hai. Aur usko hum kisi bhi keemat pe kamiyab hone nahi denge.

DCP: Bada? Kya karne waala hai?

ACP: Woh to abhi nahi pata, magar jald pata chal jaega. Please sir. Humein bas kuch dino ki mauhlat dijye. Mera waada hai aapse, khooni ko agar main pakad nahi paaya to main istifa de dunga.

The rest of the team was shocked to hear this. This was not just a serial killer case anymore. The guilt of not being able to save Piyush was haunting each one of them, but of course, for ACP Pradyuman, it was way too difficult to accept. DCP gives a taunting smile and leaves.

Daya: Yeh kya kiya aapne sir. Istifa dene ki baat kar di? Yeh DCP to waise bhi hum sabko todne pe tayiyar rehta hai..isbaar to use saaf mauka mil gaya!

ACP: Nahi Daya. Piyush ko na bacha paane ki baat already mujhe andar hi andar khaaye jaa rahi hai. Khair, Sachin, Purvi, kya pata chala tum logon ko? Woh liquid potassium kahaan se chori hue hain kuch pata chala?

Sachin : Sir, baaki shehron ke police stations se jo khabar mili hai, usse lagta hai khooni ne woh chemical kahin aur se nahi balki Mumbai se hi churaayi thi. Yahaan, ek laboratory se 1.5 mahine pehle us chemical ke 8 bottle chori hue the.

Abhijeet: Naam kya hai us laboratory ka?

Shreya: PNS Chemical laboratory, Sir.

Daya: Chori kisne kiya tha kuch pata chala?

Purvi: Sir, police ki tehkikaat mein pata chala tha ki chori laboratory saaf karne waale ek chhote bachhe ne ki thi. Raju naam hai uska.

Abhijeet: Kahaan milega yeh Raju? Aajkal kahan hai woh?

Sachin: Sir... Raju gayab hai. Chori ke baad se gayab hai. Uska koi ataa pata nahi hai.

ACP: Kisi bhi haalat mein is Raju ka pata lagaao. Yehi pahuchayega humein khooni ke paas.

Each of them set their informers to look for Raju. Also, they decide to post Raju's photograph on the newspapers and news channels, so that they could get any information about him from anyone who might has seen him somewhere. Meanwhile,

Abhijeet: Sir, aap abhi ghar jaiye. Thodi araam kar lijiye. Jaise hi kuch pata chalta hai, hum aapko khabar karenge.

ACP: Nahi Abhijeet. Mujhe man nahi hai ghar jaane ka. Jab tak asli khooni ka pata nahi chal jaata...tab tak..

Daya: Sir aise zid mat kijiye. Please. Ghar jaiye aap. Abhijeet ne kaha na, kuch bhi pata chale hum aapko inform karenge. Abhi aap chaliye hum aapko ghar drop kar dete hain.

ACP thought it was useless to try convincing his officers. Daya and Abhijeet had surely one thing in common with him. They were equally stubborn.

Scene 12

Inside the quails

Daya was driving. ACP was sitting beside him. Abhijeet and Freddy had occupied the back row. There was an unwanted silence inside the car. They all seemed to be thinking about the same thing. They all felt the same way - Guilty of failing in saving an innocent life.

Freddy(trying to break the silence intentionally): Aap log tension mat lo. Main hoon na, Fredricks. Main khooni tak jald se jald pahuch jaunga.

Everyone give a faint smile, realizing the intentional attempts made by Freddy to lighten up the situation a bit. Noticing ACP's disappointed face, Freddy adds.

Freddy: Sir, aap itne udaas mat hoyiye please. Bharosa hai na aapko hum par? Hum sab milke khooni ko pakdenge. Aap please itna tension mat lijiye.

Daya: Sahi keh raha hai Freddy, Sir. Kuch dino mein us khooni ki garden mere haathon mein hogi.

ACP smiles, this time with a little more confidence and satisfaction.

Abhijeet: Arre yaar Freddy, tum to bade samajhdar ho gaye ho! Kya khilane lagi hain bhabhiji aajkal?

Freddy: Chawanprash. Aap sab bhi khaaya karo Sir(proudly).

And everyone start laughing.

Scene 13

2 days had passed by since Piyush's death. But the CID team was yet far from reaching the real culprit. There was no information about Raju yet. No one seemed to know anything about him after his disappearance. A close watch was kept on his family members, but in vain. It seemed they were being honest. They genuinely had not been in touch with Raju in any way since sometime.

Flashback:

Abhijeet, Purvi and Sachin visit Raju's home.

Raju's mother(Crying): Humein sach mein kuch nahi pata uske bare mein. 1 mahine ho gaye uski shakal dekhe hue.

Cut to present day.

As of now, all that the CID team was aware of was the fact that the next big thing was supposed to be taking place on the 8th of January. This calculation was derived by the same logic as the previous dates were derived. They had no idea what the big thing was. The message that the killer had left for them said, "may you solve this puzzle before they die". The word "they" depicted plural. So most probably, the next victim was not going to be just one man or woman, but might be a greater number of people. But who could they be? And possibly where would that be?

The book written by Piyush was a recipe book and had no characters. There was no chance of any name being hidden in the book pointing to the next possible victim. Nor did it say anything about the next crime site. The frustration of not being able to move any further with the case was clearly visible on each one of their faces. They had to do something, soon.

ACP receives a call from Abhijeet. He picks it up.

Abhijeet: Sir ek ajeeb baat pata chali hai.

ACP: Ajeeb baat? Kya?

Abhijeet: Sir, Piyush ki book uske marne se 1 hafte pehle hi publish hui thi. woh market mein ekdum naya naya aaya tha. Kuch 2-3 book shops pe hi uski sale chal rahi thi.

ACP: 1 hafte pehle? Magar Abhijeet yeh poori planning 1 hafte pehle ki to ho hi nahi sakti. Pehla khoon December mein hua tha. Yaane ki iski planning bhi shayad 1 mahine ke pehle se hi shuru ho gayi thi. to fir khooni ko kaise pata chala ki Piyush ki book publish hone waali hai? Uski title bhi pata thi use, kaise?

Abhijeet: Wohi to sir. Main aur Daya abhi us book ke publishers ke office jaa rahe hain. Kuch pata lagte hi aapko inform karte hain.

ACP cuts the phone and starts thinking hard. He takes out the recipe book once again and checks the first few pages of it. He realizes something. They had skipped reading the acknowledgement section properly. It said,

"I wish to dedicate this book to all the chefs of our country. They have inspired me to pen my heart out. Today, if this book has been possible, the credit solely goes to the entire list of master chefs that the nation has ever produced."

ACP now knew the next target was. He picks up his cell phone and calls someone up.

Scene 14

Abhijeet and Daya visit the publisher's office who had published the recipe book of Piyush.

At the reception

Daya: Excuse me, Humein tumhare chief editor se milna hai. Woh hain office mein?

Receptionist: Woh office mein to hain magar, is waqt busy hain. Aapka appointment hai unse milne ka?

Abhijeet: Madam hum appointment ka wait nahi kar sakte. Humein isi waqt unse milna hai.

Receptionist: Kaha na, Sir busy hain is waqt. Aap baad mein aaiye.

Daya takes out the CID badge and puts it on the desk. The receptionist is shocked to see the badge and changes her tone instantly.

Receptionist: CCC...III..DDD... ! Sir aap log CID se hain? Pehle kyun nahi bataya! Baithiye na aap log. Main abhi Editor sahaab ko bulati hoon.

The lady goes inside the editor's cabin and comes out with him. The man was in his 50s. The nervousness on his face was enough to say that the lady had informed him about his guests.

Editor: Hello Sir. Main hi is publishing house ka editor hoon. Rajeev naam hai mera.

Abhijeet and Daya shake hands with Rajeev and continue the conversation.

Abhijeet: Mr.Rajeev humein aapse Piyush Patel ki book "10 dishes to eat before you die" ke bare mein kuch jaankaari chahiye thi.

Rajeev: Sir, maine suna Piyush ki death ke baare mein. Achha insaan tha woh. Uski book bhi achhi kamaai kar rahi thi market mein. Sir, bataiye kya jaanna hai aapko?

Abhijeet: Mr.Rajeev humein lagta hai ki Piyush ki book release hone se pehle hi kisiko yeh book mil chuki thi.

Rajeev: Kisiko matlab?

Daya: Khooni ko.

There was an expression of shock on everyone's faces.

Rajeev: Sir... book publish hone se pehle to sirf humare team ke paas hi hoti hai. Khooni tak kaise pahuch sakta hai book sir.

Abhijeet: To fir aisa ho sakta hai ki us team mein se hi koi khooni hai!

Rajeev: Yeh kya keh rahe hain aap sir. Aisa ...aisa nahi ho sakta.

Daya: Mr.Rajeev humare paas saboot hai is baat ka ki book khooni ke paas pehle se thi. Accha hoga aap sach sach batayein sab kuch.

An employee of the publishing house comes forward to add to the conversation.

Employee: Sir, khooni hum mein se koi nahi hai. Main aapko sach batata hoon.

Abhijeet: Kaun ho tum?

Employee: Sir mera naam Akaash hai. Main Piyush ke book ke publishing team ke saath involved tha. Sir, har book publish hone se pehle bahut se phases se guzarti hai. Editing, re-editing aur bhi bahut kuch. Sir is beech, book ke 2-3 copy print kiye jaate hain. Sir, Piyush ki book bhi print hui thi publish hone se pehle, magar...

Daya: Magar kya?

Akaash: Sir, un mein se ek copy 1.5 mahine pehle hi chori ho gai thi. Office se gayab ho gai thi.

Abhijeet: Gayab ho gayi thi? Aise kaise gayab ho gai, hain??

Rajeev: Sir, yeh sach hai ki ek copy gayab thi. Magar humne use utna seriously nahi liya tha. Humein laga kahin misplace ho gaya hoga aur is baat ko wahin pe chhod diya.

Daya: Wah! Ek book publish hone se pehle chori ho gai aur aap logon ne koi bhi kadam nahi uthaya isko lekar?

Abhijeet: Chori kab hui? Kuch yaad hai?

Akaash: Sir, chori Nov 20^th ko hui thi.

Daya: Itni puraani baat tum itne yakeen se kaise keh sakte ho?

Akaash: Sir, Rajeev sir ka bday tha usdin. Hum office mein inka bday celebrate kar rahe the. Celebrations ke baad se hi woh book gayab thi.

Abhijeet : Bday celebrations? (giving a meaningful look at Daya) achha, yaad karke batao jara. Us din bday pe baahar se koi aaya tha?

Rajeev: Sir mere kuch kareebi dost aaye the mujhe wish karne, aur roj ki tarah kuch clients bhi.

Abhijeet: Humein un sabke details chahiye.

Rajeev: Dost kaun kaun the, yeh to bata sakta hoon, par clients ke details...

Daya: Kyun? Kya hua? Nahi hain?

Rajeev: Sir, hum usually koi details to nahi lete clients ke unless unke saath deal pakki ho. Aur us din kaun kaun aaya tha, yeh to...

Daya: Koi CCTV camera to hoga na jahaan hum usdin ki footage dekh sake?

Rajeev: Sir, CCTV un dino kharaab thi. kuch hafte pehle hi repair karwaya humne.

Akaash: Sir ek tareeka hai pata karne ka. Humara watchman har guest ki entry karwata hai. Hum register se check karke bata sakte hain.

Abhijeet: Great. Leke aao woh register.

Scene 15

CID Bureau

Sachin: Iska matlab sir, agla hamla koi chefs pe hone waali hai?

ACP: Piyush ke poore book mein, sirf, in chefs ka hi mention hai ek jagah. Abhi to aisa hi lagta hai Sachin.

Purvi: Magar sir kis chef pe hamla hoga, yeh kaise pata chalega?

ACP: Purvi, khooni is baar kisi ek nahi, balki bahut saare logon pe hamla karne waala hai. To ho sakta hai ki chef ki koi meeting ya kuch aisi occasion ho jahaan bahut saare chefs ikatthe hone waale ho. Maine already Freddy aur Nikhil ko kaam pe laga diya hai, yeh pata karne ke lie ki desh ke kisi bhi sheher mein kal koi chefs ka sammelan hone waala hai ke nahi.

Abhijeet and Daya enter.

Abhijeet: Sir, humein bhi kuch information mili hai.

ACP: Kya pata chala hai Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: Sir, humne publishing house ke entry register ke details check kiye. Jis din Piyush ka book chori hua tha, office mein 15 log aaye the. Un mein se 14 logon se baat ki hai humne, par ek aisi entry thi, jo ki jhoothi thi.

ACP: Jhoothi thi? Matlab?

Daya: Sir naam, pata, phone number, sab nakli.

ACP: To kahin yehi humara sarfira khooni to nahi?

Daya: Lagta to aisa hi hai sir. Shayad, woh us din is publishing house mein isi maksad se aaya tha. Shayad woh dhoondne aaya tha ki kahin koi aisi book hai jo publish hone waali hai aur jiske title mein "die" shabd ka prayog hua ho.

Sachin: Sir, magar humein pata kaise chalega ki kaun hai yeh aadmi?

Right then, ACP receives a call. It was the very call he was waiting for. It was a call from Freddy.

ACP: Haan Fredricks, kuch pata chala? Achha? Okay. Theek hai. Mujhe us association ke chairman ke saath baat karni hai. Haan thik hai. Jaldi bhejo.

He cuts the call.

ACP: Pata chal gaya agle shikaar ka. Kal Hyderabad mein Indian Chef association ki ek Seminar hai. Unke association ki 45 saal khatam hone ki khush khabri mein rakhi gayi hai yeh seminar. Humare desh ke kayi kone se chefs hissa lene waale hain is party mein.

Abhijeet: Sir, yeh party to rokni hogi. Warna bahut se logon ke jaan ko khatra hai.

ACP: Exactly! Humare paas waqt bilkul nahi hai. Raat ke 10 baje hain, pata nahi party rokna possible hi hoga ki nahi. Ekbaar association ke chairman ka phone number mil jaaye, to main khud baat karta hoon unse.Tab tak tum dono (to Abhijeet and Daya) firse office ke employees se baat karo. Jarurat padhe to office ke baahar ke area mein poochtach karo. Jao jaldi.

Scene 16

Abhijeet and Daya revisit the publishing house. Even on strict interrogation, no one seemed to recall anything special about the concerned man. Both of them had lost hope, when suddenly Abhijeet notices an ATM on the opposite side of the road. If there was an ATM, there must be a camera placed outside as well. Fortunately, their prediction turned out to be correct. There was indeed a CCTV camera placed outside the ATM, facing the road...i.e. the office of the publishing house. They contact the concerned authorities of the ATM and look for the footage for 20^th November. The watchman of the publishing house watches it carefully but still fails to identify the one to have made that particular entry.

Daya receives a call from Nikhil.

Daya: Haan Nikhil?... Kya?...

Abhijeet: Kya kaha Nikhil ne? Raju ke khooni ke baare mein kuch pata chala?

[FLASHBACK: In the meantime, they had received information about someone spotting Raju's dead body in the jungle. Dr.Salunke had visited the murder site and checked the body along with Nikhil and Sachin]

Daya: Abhijeet, khoon chhuda bhonk ke kiya gaya tha aur Dr. Salunke ka kehna hai khooni left handed tha.

This seemed to have struck the watchman something.

Watchman: Sahaab. Yaad aa gaya. Woh entry karne waala aadmi ne bhi baaye haath se entry ki thi register mein. Aur sahaab woh kaala color ka jacket aur goggles pehna hua tha.

Abhijeet: Tumhe poora yakeen hai?

Watchman: Haan sahaab. Mujhe pakka se yaad hai ab.

Daya shows him the CCTV footage again. There was indeed a man in a black jacket and black sunglasses. His face was not clear in the footage. Well, that is all that CID knew about the killer now. But surely something is better than nothing!

Scene 17

CID Bureau

Here ACP had contacted the chairman of the association but in vain. The chairman told him that the seminar was to begin at 10 a.m. in the morning and it was already 2 a.m.! There were more than 200 chefs who had already reached Hyderabad for the seminar. On top of it, there were foreign guests as well, who too had reached the venue. All of them were staying in the same hotel where the seminar was to take place the next morning. It was next to impossible to cancel the event anyhow. What impression would the foreign guests get if they cancel the event at this point of a time? Even after being repeatedly requested by the ACP, the chairman insisted that the police of Hyderabad had been taking good care of the security of the event and in no way could anybody do any harm to them.

Scene 18

Hyderabad Airport

CID Team comprising of ACP Pradyuman, Abhijeet, Daya, Freddy, Purvi and Dr.Salunke had just landed at the airport. There was a clear mark of exhaustion on their faces. 4-5 consecutive sleepless nights were surely to have some toll on the never tired officers. However, there was a sense of urgency in their body language. They knew they had to save the lives of a large number of people. They knew they had to catch the criminal this time. They knew there was no other option, other than to win this challenge.

The team was coming out of the airport. It was 8.30 in the morning. There was just another 1.5 hours for the seminar to begin.

Purvi: Sir abhi tak humein khooni ke baare mein bas itna pata hai ki woh left handed hai. Aur kuch bhi nahi pata humein. Kaise pakdenge hum use?

Salunke: Pakdenge Purvi. Jaroor pakdenge. Bhaagte chor ki langotiya hi kaafi hoti hai.

An inspector from the Hyderabad Police Department had come to receive the team at the airport. He introduces himself as Inspector Iyer and asks them to get up in the Qualis that was parked outside.

Inspector Iyer: Welcome to Hyderabad Sir.

ACP: Thank you Iyer. Humein isi waqt us hotel mein jaana hai jahaan woh seminar shuru hone waali hai.

Iyer: Jee sir. Hum wohin jaa rahe hain.

During their journey towards the hotel, Iyer tells the team about the security measures that have been taken at the seminar. Metal detectors, watch dogs and extra security personnel were appointed in order to prevent any sort of mishap at the venue.

Abhijeet: Sir, humein bomb squads ko bhi tayiyar rakhna chahiye.

ACP: Bilkul Sahi Abhijeet.

Iyer: Sir, main phone karke unhe bhi bula leta hoon.

Scene 19

It took around 1 hour to reach the hotel. The CID team had just half an hour left in their hands. The hotel was thoroughly scanned but no bomb was found anywhere. The neighbouring areas were also checked but nothing suspicious was found yet. Iyer tells ACP the schedule for the seminar. It was to begin with a cake cutting ceremony, followed by a seminar where a charity was to be announced and finally end with the screening of a small documentary film about the history of the association. ACP and Salunke were with Inspector Iyer, keeping an eye on the entire venue via the CCTV footages.

It was 5 minutes to 10 and so the seminar was yet to begin. Not all the guests had reached the venue. At the party, a waiter was serving drinks to the guests. Another man was preparing the cake table. They were none other than Abhijeet and Daya disguised in the roles respectively.

Here, Freddy and Purvi comes into the CCTV control room.

Purvi: Sir, parking lot mein sab kuch theek hai. Wahaan ki bhi security ekdum tight hai sir.

ACP: Well done Purvi.

Purvi: Sir samajh nahi aa raha hai khooni hamla kaise karega. Na koi bomb mila hai aur na hi koi suspicious movement nazar aayi hai abhi tak.

ACP: Wohi to! Magar fikar mat karo. khooni ko hum kaamiyab hone nahi denge is baar.

Freddy(taking out a packet of biscuits from his pocket): Sir, yeh lijie. Biscuits khaiye. Kal se aapne kuch nahi khaaya hai.

ACP turns to give a "Not Now Freddy" look and looks away. However, he turns back instantly.

ACP: My God! Itni badi chook kaise ho gai humse! Kaise bhool gaye hum ki Piyush ki book ek Recipe book thi.

Right then the clock strikes 10 and the guests gather around the cake table to start the celebration.

ACP: Iyer, inhe cake khaane se roko. Zeher shayad usi cake mein hai. (to Salunke) Salunke, jaa aur jald se jald cake check kar.

Iyer, Salunke and Freddy hurry up to the hall and intervene in the cake cutting celebration. Every guest is left disgusted and confused.

Iyer: Excuse me, kuch security reasons ke kaaran, hum chaahenge yeh cake pehle examine kiya jaaye. Please, cooperate. Yeh aap ke hi bhalaai ke lie hai.

Freddy brings the forensic kit for Salunke and the latter starts examining the cake. After carrying out some tests, Salunke confirms the presence of poison in the cake. However, he adds that the poison was added in the form of a powder on the top surface of the cake. This was evident because the bottom layer of the cake had no traces of poison on them.

ACP had come to the hall by now.

ACP: Iska matlab, zeher cake banne ke baad daala gaya hai?

Iyer: Magar sir aisa kaise ho sakta hai! Yeh cake mere saamne oven se nikala gaya tha, aur main khud apni nigrani mein yeh cake kitchen se hall mein leke aaya. Is beech cake ke saath koi chherkhaani nahi ki gayi thi.

Salunke: To baat saaf hai Boss. Zeher isi hall mein kisine daala hai. Khooni yahin kahin hai.

ACP: Dekhiye, I am sorry to say magar humein aap sab ki talaashi leni padegi. Jisne bhi zeher daala tha cake mein, woh yahin hai. Please, main asha karunga ki aap log bura nahi maanenge aur humare saath cooperate karenge.

Freddy, Iyer and some of the security officers of Iyer's team start searching each one of the guests. Purvi too checks the female guests. In less than 10 minutes, they find the bottle of poison! It was found inside the coat pocket of one of the guests. His name was Ravikant. The officers catch him, inspite of him pleading that he was being framed and was innocent. He kept on saying that he had no idea from where the bottle of poison had reached his pockets.

The CID team, including Abhijeet and Daya, feel relieved at the criminal being caught. Abhijeet moves ahead towards the ACP but collides with one of the guests on his way. The tray of glasses falls of from his hand, but the guest helps him to pick that up. Something had left Abhijeet in a state of shock. The guest was picking up the pieces of broken glass and the tray with his left hand! Yes, Abhijeet was suspecting this man in front of him to be the real killer instead of the one who was caught. He takes the tray from the guest's hand and smiles as if thanking him. He goes and stands a little behind this man once again and signals Daya about his suspicion. Daya gets the clue instantly and conveys the message to ACP via the Bluetooth headset via which he was constantly in touch with ACP.

ACP: (in a loud voice, to Ravikant) Har gunehgar pakde jaane ke baad yehi kehta hai ki usne kuch nahi kiya hai, woh bekasoor hai. Kaise maan le hum tumhari baat? Tumhe range haathon pakda hai humne. Bataaao.Kyun yakeen kare tumpe?

Suddenly, ACP throws his revolver towards Ravikant. Ravikant catches it and in utter confusion, points the gun at ACP. Every other officer was now pointing gun at Ravikant.

Ravikant(almost on the verge of crying): Dekhiye meri baat ka yakeen kariye. Main ... Main... sach mein begunah hoon.Mujhe to Gun bhi chalaani nahi aati... Kisiko main kyun maarunga!

ACP(Smiling): Gun neeche kar do Ravikant. Waise bhi us mein goli nahi hai. Mujhe pata hai tum begunah ho. Agar tum khooni hote to yeh gun apne daayi haath mein nahi, balki baayi haath mein pakadte.(taking away the gun from Ravikant's hand) Kyunki asli gunehgaar left handed hai.

Iyer: Kya? To fir asli khooni kaun hai?

Abhijeet (Catching the left handed guest by his neck): Yeh hai asli khooni.

Iyer: Mr.Parekh?? IAC ke chairman??

Parekh stabs Abhijeet with a fork that was placed on the table in front of him. Due to pain, Abhijeet's grip loosens and Parekh tries to escape. Before the other officers could shoot, Daya catches him and slaps him hard. However, he instantly takes out something from his pocket and puts it in his mouth. He had poisoned himself. CID tries to take him to the hospital but Parekh dies within the next few seconds but with a smile on his face.

The CID team was surely not happy. They wanted to catch Parekh alive and punish him for all the crime that he had done. The path he had chosen was rather an easy way out of the deserved punishment. After all he had murdered 9 innocent people. He had to give an account of the entire plan.

Freddy notices a sheet of paper in Parekh's pocket. He takes it out and unfolds the paper. It read:

Congratulations to the CID team! Aap log jeet gaye is khel mein. Akhir aapne pata laga hi liya mere baare mein. Magar yeh mat sochna ki aap jeete ho to main haar gaya. Main haarne mein se nahi hoon. Mujhe koi nahi pakad sakta. Koi nahi. Aap bhi nahi. Aur yeh baat to ab saabit bhi ho gayi hai.

Haan yeh sach hai ki yeh saare khoon maine kiye. Maine 2 mahine se yeh poori planning ki hai. Aap log jaanna chahte ho ki maine yeh saare khoon kyun kiye? Well, sach kahun to meri inse koi dushmani nahi thi. Maine jo kuch bhi kiya bas desh ke administration ko challenge karne ke lie. Ek chunauti dene ke lie. Main chahta tha ki humare dekh ki police har case ko aur gehraai se dekhe aur kisi bhi tarah ke paheli ki suljhane ki shamta rakhe. Mujhe is baat ki khushi hai ki aap CID waalon mein woh shamta hai. Aapne saabit kar hi diya ki aap log mushkil se mushkil chunauti ka saamna bade hi asaani se karte ho.

Jahaan tak sawaal hai khoon ke lie Potassium ka istemaal karne ka, woh idea mujhe Internet se mila tha. Woh kehte hain na, Technology has its own disadvantages ! Khair, Yeh baat to aap jarur maanoge ki main bhi kuch kam nahi tha. Kyun ACP sahaab? Raaton ki neend udi thi na aapki bhi? Hahahaha...

Parekh Mehta

Chairman of The Indian Association of Chefs.

Scene 20

On one side, Inspector Iyer was busy sending Parekh's body for post mortem and on the other side, the CID team was attending a press conference explaining the entire incident and finally revealing the name of the most wanted serial killer. After a tiring press conference, the team comes out of the conference hall and starts moving towards their hotel rooms. All of them seemed to be in a good relaxed mood. Freddy once again brings out the packet of biscuit that he had offered ACP at the control room.

Freddy: Sir ab to mana mat kijiye. Kha lijiye ek biscuit.

ACP: Arre Freddy, ab main kaise mana kar sakta hoon? Isi biscuit ki wajah se to aaj khooni pakda gaya aur hum itne saare logon ki jaan bachaane mein saksham hue.(taking one biscuit from the packet and starts eating)

Abhijeet: Arre wah! In biscuits ki wajah se? (he too takes a biscuit)

Daya, Salunke and Purvi too take one biscuit each.

Freddy: Aur nahi to kya Sir. Yeh meri wife ne mujhe di thi. kaha tha jab bhi time mile, kha lena. Aur dekho, aaj inke wajah se itna bada case solve ho gaya!

Salunke: Baat to sahi hai waise. Freddy, Bhabhiji ko humari taraf se thank you kehna mat bhoolna.

Daya: Haan, aur sirf thank you hi nahi. Bolna humare lie bhi aise kayi saare biscuit ke packets mangwa de. Aage se koi bhi naya case aaye to inhi ka to sahaara lena hai. Hai na?

And they all indulge in a loud laughter. But the happiness was short lived. ACP receives a call from DCP. They stop seeing the DCP's name on the display of the cell. ACP picks it up.

ACP: Jee sir. ... Haan Sir... Jee... Okay Sir.

He cuts the phone. The serious look on ACP's face had surely made everyone worry.

Abhijeet: Kya hua sir?

ACP: (Angrily) DCP ka phone tha. (looking at Abhijeet) Ro raha tha phone pe.

Abhijeet gives a "shocked" expression and turns to Daya. Daya too stares for a second and finally they all start laughing out loud, uncontrollably!

--THE END--