02x01 - One Last Time

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The year is 1930.

It was a period when
the world economy was in depression.

Four fishermen who smuggled
opium in their boats

found an island which had not been
inhabited by anyone.

Using that island as their base,

they sold drugs.

Eshwaran was chosen as their leader.

They named that island Rudhiranda.

As the years passed, they had families
and began living there,

they started selling drugs
for their livelihood.

One day, that island was plundered.

They understood the importance
of life more than wealth.

They were denied asylum
from the surrounding countries.

They formed their own militia.

They k*lled and buried
those who opposed them,

without a trace.

They sold drugs to the countries
that turned them away

and earned money as well as sins.

But that which was to their advantage
in the beginning,

turned against Eshwar
as sea patrols increased.

The money he had amassed
was depleted as well.

When the leaders of Rudhiranda were
discussing what to do next,

Eshwar's son came into that room.

He suggested making people
come looking for them

instead of them going out looking
for customers, in order to

resolve their problem.

Everyone in the room laughed at
that 10-year-old boy.

But only Eshwar stood up after
listening to what his son had said.

That boy's name was Raana.

Raana!

I have information about Chandru.

Where's Nantha?

Raana asked you to come right away.

Chandru?

It's me.

Here. I could only get this much today.

Hey. This is enough, buddy.

-Thanks, buddy.
-It's okay.

How's Azhagi?

Surviving.

Okay. You take care.

You too, buddy.

Be careful.

Chandru!

-Chandru, get away!
-Ghost!

Chandru!

Chandru, run!

Where had you gone?

Sorry. I made a small mistake, Brother.

What mistake?

I wanted to
escape from this place, Brother.

How did you and that girl
go missing on the same day?

Who, Brother? Who, Brother?

Who?

-Azhagi?
-Hey!

Sir.

Sir.

I swear I don't know anything, Sir.

Where's Azhagi!

I lived off your generosity, Sir.

Don't harm me, Sir!

Sir!

Hey, music is…

Music is an art.

Would anyone be
happy for us if we succeed?

I liked your vibes.

Harshini.

Everything should go well.

They are nobodies, man!

Hey!

Hey.

I felt that you would eventually
become a prominent group.

I'm in love with Aaryan.

Just don't trust him!

One Music are going to perform
after three years.

My name is Shiva.

Shivasubramaniam.

What you wrote earlier was very beautiful.

I love you. I wish to live with you.

Aren't there two sides to every story?

Sir.

Will you marry me?

For someone like me who didn't know
what love was,

she was the one who gave my life
new meaning.

My Adhira.

I want to see One Music, Dad.

I wanted to give them the same pain.

Did all of you really go
to Shiva's daughter's tomb?

I'm seeing you smile after a long time.

Do you like her a lot?

I like her a lot, Doctor.

I have arranged a blood test
at five o'clock.

We have arranged a blood test
at five o'clock.

We are monitoring the ECG as well.
No complications.

Your mum said that

you are a very strong child.

-Thank you, Doctor.
-You don't have to worry about anything.

You can go home soon.

Did my mom say so?

What are you going to do
once you get back home?

I'm going to play with Brownie.

Who's Brownie?

My puppy.

-Do you miss it a lot?
-Yes.

My mum said that Brownie misses me a lot.

What else are you going to do
after you play with Brownie?

I don't know. I haven't thought about it.

Why? Why didn't you think about it?

Many said that I wouldn't
be able to go back home.

That's why I didn't think about it.

Nothing of the sort. Okay?

You can go back home very soon!

I'm very scared, Sister.

Are you afraid of death, Sister?

Do you fear death?

As a reply, I can say 'no'.

But when death is right before you,

I have experienced what it is like.

I've been afraid.

It has been a year.

We have all moved on.

That's what we think.

We create music.

We are trying to forget everything.

But

Shiva has not been caught yet.

That keeps troubling me.

I am reminded of it at least once a day.

The doctor prescribed Alprazolam.

They call it Xanax.

I'm taking it for my anxiety.

I am trying to forget all that happened.

I don't know how I'm going to do it.

But, I have to do it.

-Pavitra?
-Welcome, Brother.

What's my darling doing?

She got sleepy, Brother.
So she kept crying.

Oh, no.

-Has he woken up?
-Yes, he's showering.

He will be down soon. Come, have a seat.

He knew I'd be here at ten o'clock.

He only showers at five past ten?

What am I supposed to do?

Every day he says that
he will be back at 10 p.m.,

but he's never done that.

What about that then?

Hold this. Give me the child.

-Brother, don't.
-But I want to.

-I just put her to sleep.
-Come, darling. Come, darling.

It's just your uncle. Don't cry.

-Okay. Okay. Okay.
-It's Uncle.

-Okay, dear. Okay.
-Oh, dear. Okay. Don't cry.

-Don't cry, dear?
-Brother, hold on. I'll get the milk.

Darling, your mom will be back.

Uncle is here.

Uncle will take care of you.

-My darling.
-Welcome!

It's getting late for work and here
you are chatting away irresponsibly.

Yes, right. I am the one
talking irresponsibly.

Darling. What's wrong?

Come. Come, darling.

Come. Come, baby.

-It's because she's sleepy.
-Why, baby?

-Are you sleepy?
-Okay. Come.

Shall we say goodbye?
Shall we say goodbye to Dad?

-Come.
-Go to Mom.

-Okay, Brother I'll put her to bed.
-Okay.

You can leave first.

How long will you take care of the child?

Why don't you go to work
and let him take care of the child?

Brother, we need someone to care of him.

Hey! You and your ideas!

-I'll take my leave.
-Bye, sweetheart.

-Okay. Don't cry, darling.
-Bye to you.

Uncle will see you.

Who scolded my Ammu?

Ammu.

-Good morning, guys.
-Good morning.

We were looking at the monthly reports.

The last single is losing out.

Audience attention is less than 50%.

No matter how we look at it,
it will be below average.

It would be difficult to generate views.

Did Harshini mention
the digital earnings to you?

No, she didn't.

Where is she? Didn't she come?

She said she had an appointment.

-Malini?
-Malini

I don't know. She'll be here.
They should be coming together.

The meeting with Mithran is
at six o'clock today.

We must finalize the presentation.

Okay, buddy.

Where's Malini?

I don't know.

Let me try calling her.

Harshini, send me
the digital earnings too.

But it's very average.

This is what I said too.

Hey, Aaryan.

As far as I know, the presentation
has been finalized.

But why don't we quickly regroup
and go through it once?

If there are any changes,
I'll change it before Mithran comes.

Is that okay?

She is not answering her phone.

All right, let's finish
the presentation first.

$90,000 a song.

Mithran might ask why such a big risk.

We could finish a song
within $15,000 to $20,000.

We can finish an 'MA'
within $30,000 to $35,000.

Hey. Instead of calling it 'MV,'

change it to 'music video'.
It will be clearer.

Hey. Wouldn't Mithran know what 'MV' is?

What? Are you saying it just
for the sake of saying something?

Aaryan! Did you hear what he said?

What is this, dude? Does it sound fair?

Why are you silent as well?

Aren't you both close friends now?

Listen to him. He should be right.

Hey, what's this?

I was just joking. Continue.

Aaryan was not joking.

He just said what was bothering him.

But he said it with a smile.

Many things have changed this past year.

I think that the three years
we were apart,

had changed us.

I'm not sure if this is for the best.

Only time will tell.

We are going to upload the song
on all the preferred mix and masters

pack of digital platforms.

What's the estimated time to get
the capital from this?

Hey!
Mithran will definitely ask this question.

Aaryan, shall we commit to six months?

We can get it within six months, right?

Six months sounds doable.

For the first six months,
he can take 80% and we can take 20%.

Hey!

Sorry, guys. One second.

Where are you going, Harshini?

What is it, dude?

Ma'am, an important thing.

Ma'am, Nagamalini…

I didn't understand anything.

I didn't know if what was happening
was real.

It seemed like one of the horrors
I was plagued with daily.

"Wake up, Harshini!"

I kept saying, "Wake up".

Malini! No! Malini!

No!

-Malini!
-It was not a dream.

This day. This minute. This second.
It was real.

Nagamalini was dead.

They m*rder*d her.

-Brother, take it.
-Thank you.

Thanks.

White tea for you.

Please take it, Brother.

-No one saw you, right?
-No, Brother.

What is it?

-Nothing, Brother.
-Get going.

Okay, Brother.

Shiva.

They have been talking for a long time.

Nothing has been said.

-The forensics report.
-I'll give it to you today.

He's not been caught yet.

Does this show
the Special Task Force's inability?

Let's say had you worked
a bit more efficiently…

Could you have avoided this?

Could you have prevented this m*rder?

Could you have saved a life?

You are saying that
the Special Force is incapable,

based on this one case.

That's not fair.

As you all know,
we have handled many cases before this.

We have also handled
more complicated cases than this.

We have solved them.

We will solve this case too.

Can you assure that the rest
of the band members' lives will not be in

danger in this timeline you foresee?

The police force is here to ensure
no one's life will be in danger.

…we cannot prevent a wrong
from happening before it happens.

When it comes to us…

Are you saying then, that
One Music's lives…

are still in danger, sir?

That is our duty.

What happened?

What happened?

Is Nagamalini dead?

Yes.

That's what they were saying on the news.

Was it a m*rder?

I don't know.
That's what they were saying.

I didn't listen properly.

It's over. Everything's gone.

What happened now?

There have already been
so many inquiries, investigations,

and court cases this past year
claiming that you were involved

with what happened at that hotel.

I wonder what they are going to do
with this now?

Hey. What can they do?

What can they do?

I didn't do anything wrong.

I wasn't an accomplice to
any crime either.

Not only that.

I have nothing to do with this m*rder.

So there won't be any problems.

-So…
-Mr. Sethu?

Inspector Vishal?

How are you?

There's a minor interrogation.

Can you come with us to the station?

I don't understand. What, now?

What's this about?

It's about Nagamalini's m*rder.

Why me?

Because…

Because it's highly likely that
Shiva is responsible for this

m*rder and the incident
that happened a year ago.

Based on the leads we have,
the investigation differs.

The questions differ.

I'll go get changed.

I'll be waiting.

-What's wrong, dear?
-It's nothing.

I'll be back.

Open it!

Chandru.

What is it?
I hear you've not eaten since yesterday.

What? Are you protesting?

If I were you, I would have eaten.

Don't you need energy to protest?

You would need energy to get beaten up.

Where's Azhagi?

Brother… I don't know anything, Brother.

I really don't know anything, Brother.

Then where were you all this time?

Why did you run away?

It won't take me long to slit your throat

before you swallow your spit.

Where is Azhagi?

I don't know, Brother.

Where is Azhagi?

-I don't know, Brother.
-Don't you know?

I don't know, Brother.

Don't you know?

My mother already
"pierced my ears" when I was young.

Don't lie to me!

Where is she?

I don't know, Brother.
It's painful, Brother.

They said you suspect me
for the girl going missing.

That is why I was hiding for a while.

Poor you.

Oh, poor you.

I have stabbed you.

The pain is going to k*ll you in a while.

You might want to tell me.

Tell me when you feel like it.

There shouldn't be a single grain
of rice left when I return!

I left my work undone
and personally came here.

Whether it's nice or not,

I don't care.

You have to finish it.

-What do you have to do?
-I have to finish the food.

In this past year,
were there any changes to the

statement that you gave?

Could you have likely missed anything out?

Or could something else have
happened contrary to your thoughts?

Because when we discover it,

is it possible we could conclude
that you are guilty?

No, Officer.

Whatever happened…

Whatever happened that I know of…

I have told you everything.

There's no change whatsoever in that.

You see, Sethu.
Whether you like it or not,

the police believe that you had
an important role

in this hotel kidnapping.

The court case is still ongoing.

And now, this m*rder.

Even if you deny it, we have to
connect it to you.

You know the police angle very well.

When we get the new list, we will
have to call you for interrogation.

We will have to track your activities.

We will have to tap
your credit card and phone calls.

We shouldn't do it.

But we can do it,
and I think you know that too.

What is this, Sir?

Why are you talking as if you have
not been doing it thus far?

You would have done it by now.

I know all the things that you will tap.

But I don't care about that.

Only one who has erred should be afraid.

I did not do anything wrong.

I'm ready to cooperate with you
whenever you call me.

It's a good concern.

So Sethu, tell me.

The day that Nagamalini died,

which was at 7:16 a.m. yesterday,
where were you?

I tried persuading her, Aaryan.

She doesn't want to come to
scatter the ashes.

Harshini.

-Hey.
-Please don't ask me to go anywhere.

I'm not coming anywhere. Please.

I can't do it.

We have to pay our last respects to her.

If not today, then we will never
be able to do it.

I felt that something was going to
happen to her, Aaryan.

I felt something when I was at the office.

I should have done something.

I should have saved her.

No, Harshini.

Eight hours before you felt it, she was…

We should all have been careful, Aaryan.

This past year…

All of us stopped being afraid.

We were complacent, Aaryan.

What happened to Nagamalini, could
have happened to anyone one of us.

It could have been me too.

Isn't it because of the lie I told?

Hey.

Why are you saying that?

Do you think it was Shiva who k*lled her?

I don't know.

We should have met her.

We could have prevented all this.

We could have prevented it, Harshini.

Look here.

Hey.

Look here.

We could have prevented
a lot of things in life.

But we didn't know about it.

Aren't we ordinary humans?

No matter what you say,

you have to come today.

You have to give her the respect
that she deserves.

As it is, I didn't come
when Nagamalai passed away.

That will haunt me for life.

If you don't come today…

you'll never forgive yourself, Harshini.

Believe me.

I think the time for you to leave
this place has arrived.

Sir…

We came to see you, Sir.

-After this, Shiva--
-Dharma…

It's okay.

Thank you very much
for letting us stay here

these past two days, Sir.

We will leave.

-Dharma?
-Sir…

-Leave at night.
-Okay, sir.

Aaryan?

Nagamalini's forensic report is out.

It's Shiva.

Forensics found his fingerprints.

Aaryan, all of you
need to be very careful.

If he has surfaced now after being
in hiding for a year,