So baaki chodo I am toh very happy that finally, finally the ostrich had to pull his head out of the sand. Finally the "gehri dosti" ka parda fash hua hai. Finally the person who actually matters, the person who needed to know the true face of his best friend has realised the levels of despicability that she can fall, to get what she wanted. And we also finally got the promo we were promised and were worried about, since the last 2 weeks.
The episode starts of with Adi complaining to his mother about how Imlie can make a decision about bith their lives by agreeing to AC's shart. Aparna tries to use this opportunity to influence Adi to leave Imlie and choose Malini again, but before Adi says anything to shut her up, Imlie comes there saying she has proof of Malini's acts. Aparna wants to see that proof, but Imlie insists on showing it to Adi only.
Adi goes to his room and sees the camera in Imlie hands and tells her that he bought that for her. Imlie tells him that she knows and saw the poignant video he made for her, but us chakkar main he did not switch off the camera, which recorded everything that happened that night. Imlie shows him the video, which had some additional dialogues of how Malini jaan bujhkar in full comprehension, made Adi believe that she was Imlie and went ahead to do what she claimed was done by both of them while both were apparently intoxicated. Adi ke haath se camera choot jaata hai as he goes into genuine shock. Just like how an ostrich that had its head in the sand for so long will feel disoriented after pulling it out and seeing light for the first time, Adi was just stunned and disoriented.
Adi is not able to believe that even though he was nat able to be a good husband, he was trying to be a good friend to the woman who was a part of his life as a friend for 7+ years. That woman who he trusted over his wife, who he gave the benefit of doubt for so long, can do such a despicable and giri hui harkat with him. That she was lying all along, about each and everything. We finally get the apology from him that was pending since so long. Adi acknowledged that she was right all along. That she was trying to protect him for this situation from so long, but he just could never see it - proving that the guys was truly trusting his friend's words despite the disgust he was showing. Adi is shattered and truly disoriented. He is not able to understand how to deal with this betrayal he is facing from someone he felt he owed his most important relationship. GM was fabulous here - he was able to portray Adi's confusion, betrayal and guilt so well that for once I really wanted Imlie to hug the guy. He was like the kid who had been told that the truth which he has believed all his life was just a big fat lie. He just was not able to comprehend that Malini could ever do such a thing. Imlie keeps trying to reassure Adi that he was only trusting his dosti, he has been misled by someone he trusted his life with at one point. She understands how difficult it must be for him right now. Imlie explains to Adi that she tried her level best to get Malini out of her plan for vengeance and change her ways, but right now Malini will only change if punished. Adi is worried about Aparna being shattered at seeing Malini's true face, but makes they resolve that the family will see the video tomorrow with the judge.
In the meanwhile, Aparna is worried about what proof Imlie must have got. BKaka is wondering how there can be any proof of Malini did no do anything wrong🤦♀️, while Radha assumes that she must be doing something again in false bravado. But this time it looks like Aparna is using her brain like her son. She says that Imlie has definitely found something, because she was very composed and worried on seeing it, so it looks like Imlie was saying the truth. Adi confirms that Imlie indeed was telling the truth and that he has seen proof that she was right all along. When the family insists on watching it, Adi tells them that they will see it only tomorrow with the judge. Again rookie move - atleast the parda faash should have happened in front of the family, but it looks like uske liye abhi aur time hai.
KC finds out about the video, and laments that he never expected Malini to fall like that - basically creating the setup aage, where he is going to be her kandha when she finally realises her "mistake".🤦♀️
Just then, Malini comes to warn him to take back the case, as he will lose. KC vomits out everything - that they have evidence against her and that Adi knows everything 🤦♀️🤦♀️ - isko lawyer kosna banaya yaar, accused ke saamne sab ugal diya, gadha kahin ka🤦♀️.
Anyway, we finally get a hyperventilating Malini who is inconsolable that Adi found out the truth and will now hate her with a vengeance - man I had to FF those scenes, as she looked terrible trying to cry🤢. Malini tells AC and DC that Adi knows everything and promptly faints - giving AC this idea which came out in the precap.
They have the court session the next day, where the precap plays out exactly, with the case being dismissed for lack of proof. Adi explains to Imlie that if the data is deleted from the SD card, then the video cannot be retrieved, giving a clue that the guy is upto something.
The precap finally shows what he is upto - Malini has pulled out the pregnancy card, when Imlie asks why he did what he did. Adi says that while the shadyantra was spun by AC, the consequences have to be borne by everyone, including Malini. This precap gives me hope that despite everything, Adi is going to take a very diabolical route to punish Malini for her sinister acts and I am going to wait with popcorn 🍿 to see how he does that😆.