Ok now that I've had some time to digest this epi, some other things worth noting:
a) Adi only saw video proof of what M did on Janmashtami night which AC covered up, so he has absolved her of that......uske pehle ke so many kaands of M he is still in denial about/doesn't want to think about. He is clearly just fixated on this one incident cuz it is the one that has resulted in his own guilt and now this baby too. Anything Imlie tries to tell him about how Malini has been stating her intentions to her for so long, he doesn't react to any of that stuff.
I got the sense that Adi is looking for an excuse to justify why he can't send pregnant M to jail and this Mrs. C ki saazish thi sab is a very easy one to latch on to.....he barely sounds convinced of it himself but keeps repeating it like a zombie so that he can explain why he can't send a pregnant woman to jail.
b) Imlie also has bought the baby card for now so she has also given up looking for any proofs to prove M's truth atleast for now. She is back in her "alert" wala defense posture but won't do anything to actively unmask M anymore.
c) This kidnapping seems to have been put in place either to "steal the thunder" from Sautan Didi ki pregnancy announcement....lol....or to give Imlie a few days away from the house while Psycho Didi tries to beg for sympathy/care from Adi and the Ts, but still gets ghanta. Jaise bhi hua, I'm glad that Imlie will get some time away rather than instantly jumping to Didi ke bacche ki seva🤢.....Maasi banne ka badaa shauk lag raha tha isko aaj waise bhi in the grand speech she was giving about bacche ko kitna pyar milega blah blah🥱
d) Imlie may change her stance in a few days again if she finds out the pregnancy is fake and then sets out to reveal that truth too. But I would prefer Imlie not make any efforts in this direction anymore since no one believes her and if she finds proof, that also is handed over to the enemy. So please, Imlie for once don't try to help these losers. Jisko khud hi gaddhe mein girna hai, girne do.
e) Adi needs to be shown noticing Malini's obsession and psychosis on his own....clearly Imlie showing him direct proof was also not enough....so he can't be led to the proof anymore....it has to manifest in front of him on his own when he has a moment of clarity about what an OBVIOUS manipulator Malini is on every level. And that he has to reach on his own.....no one can help him.