Note - Gajraj is out of town, on a pilgrimage to pray for the recovery of Jamu. 😳
As Jai is looking helplessly @ Jamu, he notices a black armband, and recognizes it as being given by Girija maiya to every member of the family. He therefore recognizes that the culprit is from among them. 😲
He goes to Rakishore - Kuber's father - and confides in him, 😕 since he has no one else he can take into absolute confidence, and shows him the evidence. Rakishore advises him to proceed very carefully. He tells him to carefully examine the arms of every member of the family, and the one from whom it's missing is probably the culprit. 👍🏼
As Jai returns, Ramlali tries to butter him up, and he recognizes her concern as fraudulent and goes away from there w/o a word. Ramlali goes in and coaches Batori some more. 🤢🤢
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Jai goes into Avadh's room, and sees that he's already dressed. Jai encourages him to wear a more suitable shirt, and Avadh agrees. Jai notices the band on Avadh and is relieved that it's not him. 😊
Batori comes out and decides to seduce Jai by sitting down and reading a newspaper out aloud. 🤣 When Jai passes her, he takes the paper, pointing out to her that she was reading it upside down 😆😆 He notices a big ad there, which says that a famous vaid will be in town today. Avadh calls him from his bike and tells him the same thing, and Jai and Avadh decide to fetch him. Jai leaves w/ the paper, leaving Batori peeved. 🤣🤣
OTOH, Chatori is walking down the hallway when she runs into Radharani, who scolds her when she tries to take an apple. He explains that it's for Adesh, Bali's younger bro. Chatori is excited that there is yet another guy, and follows Radharani into his room. After introducing themselves, Chatori asks Adesh his interests, and he is specific about his likes & dislikes, and Chatori pretends that they co-incide w/ hers. Adesh is thrilled, and so is Chatori, that having befriended Adesh, she might be able to marry him, and be a tenant of the haveli.
The vaid comes, and examines Jamu, in the presence of all of them. He tells Jai that the dark veins on Jamu are symptoms that she's been poisoned, not the result of a rock hitting her head. He tells her that a blood test would confirm that if they went to a Western medicine doctor. He tells him that ayurvedic medicine can cure her, but not Western. He says it's a miracle that she's still alive - probably her vibrant youth. Everyone is shocked @ this revealation of her poisoning.
Harihar is out on his surya-vandana puja, and Jai spots him from a distance. He notices that he does not have his armband. Jai is shocked and reveals this to Rakishore, telling him that it seems that Harihar uncle is w/o doubt the plotter behind all these.
The mystery aspect of the serial has dragged on long enough, but finally seems to be getting somewhere. I thought it rather imprudent of Jai to go to Rakishore w/ this: if Rakishore had been the culprit, he'd be playing into his hands. Theoretically, he can't trust anyone but dao sahib.
Ramlali & Batori is getting old, but today, the Chatori-Adesh segment provided entertainment. Chatori seems to be as dim as her parents - she was clueless that Adesh is mentally challenged. So she goes ahead and seduces him - it would be funny if he caught her lying about her sharing his likes & dislikes. Still, if Adesh is younger to Jai, I wouldn't mind him getting Chatori, as she would be below Jamu in rank, and not capable of abusing her stature wise. Also, it would be funny if she got married to this guy, and I can see Bodhan being too happy to sell her to Gajraj, since she is not his daughter, while Lakhan & Shivkali may not be bright enough to figure out that Adesh is a mental patient, and may acquiesce to Chatori marrying her. Actually, this is one jodi I might root for 😈
The vaid's diagnosis was revealing. So the stone may have been thrown by Kuber, or Harihar might have got hold of it somehow and dropped it to incriminate him. But since then, he's probably seen to it that Jamu was poisoned. Although, while Harihar may have made this attempt, couldn't Batori have been behind the poisoning, since she's out to get Jai for herself? I know she doesn't have kitchen access, but what if somehow she did? Maybe w/ Harihar's help? Presumably, Jai will verify that Bali & Adesh still have their armbands.
Jai would do well to wait until Gajraj is back before revealing to him what he found out. He has to tread very carefully, or he risks angering Avadh, and who knows how Bali might react