JC, just read Part II of Chapter 12. Your story is getting more and more intriguing by the minute. A sure fire suspense thriller indeed! So Milsi now has criminal records? What did he do? Assault and battery (of Alaap) ? Looks like Prachi is a divorcee(Your other son-in-law clue). A marriage of compulsion after her father's death that most probably did not last long because Prachi took over the responsibility of raising Ritwik. Suki appears to have lost her sanity as a result of Alaap's betrayal and hence may not have been found fit to raise the kid. The kid may have been left in the Shah family's custody because Milsi may be serving a prison sentence. Now that Suki is fit and well she may want her child back. As to Milsi having seen Prachi before, it must be during the court hearing (either the one that charged him with assault or Ritwik's custody case).
Prachi's case for Ritwiki's custody now appears to be weak. A biological mother's right can never be ignored by any court. Wonder what happened to Alaap though, unless Milsi has not already murdered him (which seem unlikely considering Milsi is still a free man). Looks like a marriage of convenience will be take place between Michi for the sake of Ritwik. Your Part III may disprove me yet again. So will wait!
Edited by optimist - 17 years ago