18th December 2014
The scene opens in MM communal area. Kokila is holding court, tearing a strip off Gopi for getting Meera's exam timetable wrong. She is not willing to listen to Gopi and tells her that she has disappointed her. Gopi protests her innocence and Kokila accuses her of caring too much for another member and neglecting her duties towards the kids. Paridi steps in and tells Kokila that she is wrong. Gopi tells her to stay silent. Kokila taunts her and says "why is she stopping? Paridi will side with you." Hetal tells Kokila that we are talking about Meera. Kokila agrees but says that Gopi is not taking due care of the children's needs because of Paridi's influence and asks her that perhaps she interfered with the timetables. Meanwhile Radha (Lady Mim) is seen smirking from the balcony. 😡
Paridi agrees that the anklets were interfered with but implies that Kokila had done that. Kokila shouts. Paridi stands firm and states that if she can accuse her so why can she not take it when she is being accused. Gopi steps in and tells Paridi to stop as does Hetal. Kokila joins her hands and asks for forgiveness but is firm. She says that she listened to her yesterday and she was wrong, today she is siding with Gopi and walks off. Paridi too walks off in disgust. Hetal says that she will talk to Kokila. Gopi tells Meera not to worry. Lady Mim smirks on the balcony and mutters to herself that she has turned the game around and that if you lock horns with me then this is what you will get.
Ahem is on the phone and tearing someone off a strip. Apparently the person has provided shoddy goods. Paridi hears and asks Ahem if she can help. He declines. She says that maybe he does not know but she has a completed a course in architecture. He looks impressed but says that she was researching into joint families. She confirms but says that she knows what to do. Again he declines. She looks at the plans explains to him and makes a few changes, telling that she has learnt this from the joint family. He says that the client will not like the changes even though her ideas are good.
Paridi tells Ahem to put the plans to the client. Kokila overhears the conversation and mutters to herself that Paridi is trying to win Ahem over. (Jeez, woman! 😡 *facepalm* Jealousy is not a good thing.) Meanwhile Meethi comes and tells her that Baa is calling her. Ahem says that the client wants to gift the house to his girlfriend and he tells her that she won't like it. She is sure that the client will like the changes.
Paridi gets a message from someone who tells her that she has changed a lot, maybe for the best. She is puzzled. In her room she ponders the message, quite obviously shook up. She mutters that it can't be him. (Who? 😕) Gopi sees her in an agitated state. She lectures Paridi on Kokila's attitude. Paridi is upset and says that all her work goes in vain. Lecture continues, ask forgiveness blah,blah, win over Kokila's heart blah blah, once you win over Maaji's heart she will always be by you. (Yeah, right. So what is happening with you now, Miss Gopi? Hmmm? )
Kokila is in bed. She remembers how Gopi used to understand her even before she said anything but today because of Gopi's neglect her own daughter failed in her studies and also got hurt. "Quote." At one time I used to leave all my fears with Gopi but today this very Gopi has humiliated me. She says that she stood by her every step of the way especially when she was alone. In short Kokila is upset that Gopi is showing some spunk and doing things differently.
Back to Paridi's room. Ongoing lecture, Gopi reassuring and telling Paridi that she did lots to break Kokila's trust and tells about herself growing without mother or father and how Kokila cared for her. She says to win Kokila's trust and that she will always have her support=Kokila's that is.
Flashback mode.
Gopi is in tears after losing Meera, eight years ago. She hugs Kokila for comfort. Gopi stares at the camera.
Present.
On the other side Kokila says that the relationship is broken. Gopi tells Paridi that the relationship is not broken and that it is just a misunderstanding. She tells that this has happened before and that good wins over evil. She says that Radha cannot win over Gopi. Kokila will always be by her side.
Flashback mode
Radha is questioning Vidya's parentage. Kokila shouts at her to keep quiet and not utter another word.
Back to present.
Kokila says that she opposed Radha. Opposed Paridi but Gopi always stood with her but today she opposed her. I think that was what she said 😕). She wishes that Gopi had not changed and even today she would stand by her. The gist of these musings is that Kokila feels that she has lost her cow. A daughter in law who would do as per her wish and not question or answer back.
Gopi still giving Paridi the pep talk and tells her that she will be with her. Paridi thanks her and says she will ask forgiveness. Paridi mentions that whatever happened today, she is sure that Radha had a hand in what happened today and reminds Gopi how when Meera got hurt how Radha was hiding and smirking. She says that they must tell the family straightaway. Gopi says no. Without any proof they cannot say anything. Paridi goes to Kokila to beg forgiveness.
Meera comes to Gopi. She shows her the timetable and says that it does say English doesn't it. Gopi agrees. Gopi looks closely at the writing and sees the tippex/whitener. She scratches away at it and it comes off. She assures Meera that the she had written the timetable correctly but that someone in her class had done some mischief and changed the writing. Meera says that it is not possible. That as soon as the teacher told her, she wrote down the timetable and put the book straight into her bag.
Gopi is passing Radha's room. Radha is seen in front of the mirror humming happily to herself. She is very happy and Gopi is suspicious and believes that Radha may have interfered with the anklets and the timetable. Gopi is sure that Radha is responsible and assures that she will not leave Radha. Radha sees her, says that she is not in the mood to listen to anything and closes the bedroom door.
Kokila is still in bed. She has been crying 😲. Parag asks her to have his medicine ready. She says they are. There is a knock on the door. Paridi has arrived to apologise and does so. Kokila is not ready to accept and sends her away. Episode ends.
Pre cap.
Paridi is holding a scarf and says that the muffler is old and threadbare. Gopi is looking on horrified as is Kokila. Meethi drops the drink and says that she will get a cloth. Paridi stops her and tells her to use the muffler as a dishcloth and throws it. Kokila catches it and shouts at Paridi that the scarf belonged to her late father, his last possession.