Saro is in jail and the EB man is sitting outside. The EB man tells Saro that this is the result of fighting with his ayya. Saro is confused and asks who is his 'ayya'. The EB man says Ethiraj and Saro is totally shocked but keeps quiet.
Ethiraj, Gopi and Ramaiah go to the station and see Saro behind bars. Ethiraj tells Saro not to worry and says he will take care of everything. He goes to the Inspector and tells her to releas Saro as she is her DIL and it was a mistake. Gopi asks Saro what happened but Saro is quiet. Ethiraj then tells everyone to go home and they leave the Police Station quietly.
At Suja's house, her father is pacing and thinking. His wife goes to him and asks what is wrong and where he found their mappilai. Suja too goes to him and asks what is wrong because Srithar is very angry. Her father tells them that he saw Rukku and Srithar in heated argument. He says as he was quite a distance away from them her could not hear what the argument was about but feels that it is something serious. He says he has a feeling what it is but refrains from saying it out as he is not really sure about it. He tells Suja to be patient with her husband and not to anger him in any way. Suja is unable to understand her father but complies.
Rukku is waiting at the mottai maadi looking for someone. A car comes and she sees Nirmal getting down. Rukku quickly runs inside and sits down at a coffee table and splashes some water on her, takes somes tablets and holds a glass of water. Nirmal walks in and calls for Rukku saying he is hungry. As he cannot find her downstairs, he goes upstairs to look for her. On hearing his footsteps, Rukku pretends to be crying and takes her hand and tries to pop the tablets into her mouth. Nirmal sees this and pushes her hand away and asks her what she is doing. Rukku tells him that she does not want to live anymore and when Nirmal asks what happened when she met Srithar - Rukku tells that they had an argument and Srithar called her an immoral women. Nirmal gets angry and shouts and hugs Rukku telling her not to worry and that everything will be alright and that he willsee to it! Rukku give a sly villi smile and thinks - "I will not easily die!". THODARUM
Pat