So Durga is crying as Dev speaks about the Payal case. Is she crying simply because remembering the case or because of the conviction with Dev spoke.
I mean Dev was not there when the rape happened, he was not a witness to any of the court proceedings and in the end Payal herself has retracted her statement telling it was consensual. Every person has done character assasination of Payal.
But Dev was speaking in favour of Payal and asking why Payal retracted the statement. It is a shock for Durga. She has made Dev her enemy with a single email without thinking for a second why? She knew him closely for years, she knew his values, his ideals, his likes, dislikes everything everything as a friend. But one email for her wiped out the entire beautiful relation with him. I mean not love, but friendship
She didnt feel like questioning why and how? whereas Dev was questioning Payal's retracting statement just based on his past experience with the girl that too with conviction. Payal will not accuse not only Shaurya but anyone else too without a reason. She is not that type of girl. I know her from childhood.
Didnt Nithya know Dev from childhood. Didnt she feel the need to investigate the email before jumping to conclusion about him. True he was not there for her. But did that email warranted him to be put in the bracket of Shaurya. Didnt he deserve a chance atleast to explain his part of the story. Whether she is convinced or not is secondary. But the chance to explain didnt Dev deserve that. Which she didnt give being his best friend.
I guess her tears are because of that realization, I guess it is because of that she breaks down.
I guess the returning of that locket to Dev by Durga was symbolic. That locket had some external dent , but internal pic was intact. Just like their friendship which had been dented from outside by external forces, however the connect is still there from the fact that Dev feels comfortable with Durga, I mean he was able to confess his love for Nithya to her. And Durga by running for him to save him still cares for him.