01x04 - Crossroads

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Nothing stays put here!

I've warned all of you
not to enter my room!

It's all because of you.

Look! Now my pen is missing.
Where did it go?

I want my pen back!

If I don't get then... then...
see what I'll do to you all!

Return my pen!

I know it is her!

Anu, call Chitra!

Call Chitra!

Where did she go?

Call her. I'm sure she has my pen!

I'm writing an important story.

Don't you know
I use only that pen to write?

Then why do you keep
hiding that pen and play games?

Please return my pen to me.

I am sure that I didn't lose it.

It was on my table.

I'm sure it's with one of you.

I don't want anyone
entering my room hereafter.

I'll search every nook and cranny
of this house and find my pen.

Let me find it.
Then see what I'll do to you all.

I forgot everything.

I forgot everything.

Dad...

Dad...

I have a story.

A m*rder takes place in it.

We need to find out
who the m*rder*r is.

Can you help me?

So...

did you see the reports?

Everything's done.

All that is left
is for you to arrest him.

Look, the Assistant Commissioner
is pretty pissed off.

One week and two murders.

Including the one in
officer Gajendran's jurisdiction.

I'm just back
from examining that corpse.

Your case is done.

So, you can file an FIR
and arrest him.

The autopsy for that corpse
is due in the evening.

You arrest him.
Only then will the AC cool down.

I'm talking to you!
Stop sitting like a corpse.

What else do you expect me to do?

File the FIR
and press charges against whom?

Against Ganesan.

Mentioning what?

Don't you have all the evidence?

First, he attempted
to stab his maid.

Didn't Yesu sir tell us that
the m*rder*r is mentally unstable?

The m*rder took place
in his house.

We collected the first piece
of evidence from his house.

The second is the pen,

which also aligns perfectly
with his job. What else do you need?

Sir...

-What do you want?
-A call from the AC.

Well, the AC was pissed off,
so I...

-What are you doing over there?
-Well, sir...

When will you arrest him?

-The investigation is on.
-My foot!

-Didn't he attempt a m*rder?
-Yes, sir.

He did attempt a m*rder.

Did his maid die?

No, sir. She is fine.

That female victim was stabbed
with a pen, right?

Yes, sir.

She was stabbed with a pen.

Then what's stopping you
from arresting Ganesan?

Well, sir...
let's confirm it first and then--

You've confirmed enough.
Come to my office.

-Okay, sir.
-At once!

I'll... I'll come at once.

-Make it fast.
-Okay, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Guess what else do I need
to arrest him?

A motive, Paranthaman.

Now, imagine a m*rder
took place in your house

and the weapon involved
is a surgical knife.

Can I arrest you based on those?

It's not that
I don't suspect him,

but I want to confirm it.

First, we must find out
who the m*rder*d woman is.

Not just that.

You confirmed the weapon is a pen.

But the pen used to stab her,

don't I have to find that?

Anusha, a 26-year-old girl,
moved to Chennai with her father.

The reason she moved to Chennai

is because her father is
an early-onset Alzheimer's patient.

She can see him gradually lose
his memories.

He might even die soon.

They own a house in Chennai.

She is trying to sell it off.

The problem is that her father
is against selling that house,

so she buys a fake death certificate
of her father

and decides to sell the house.

Did she get the death certificate?

Her character sounds interesting.

Go ahead, continue.

One day,
when she's on the train,

she meets a woman and her daughter
sitting in front of her.

This happens
around 6:45 in the evening.

She arrives at home around 7:15

and finds the door is open.

Her father is missing.

She starts to panic.

Now, all this is happening at 8:30.

She goes out in search of him.

Then what happened?

She is confused.

Finally, she finds out
where her father is.

Where was he?

In the house she wanted to sell
in order to save her father's life.

Every year on November 16th
he visits that house.

Anusha came to know that
only a few days before.

Now, if she asks him
why that particular date,

then she is not sure
if he will remember.

Duh! So, he will forget everything,

but he remembers
to visit that house.

Fine, did she go there?

Did she find him there?

Where did the m*rder take place?

She went to that house
and found her father there.

The m*rder took place
in that house.

The same lady she saw in the train
was lying dead in that house.

And her father was right next
to her corpse.

So, he k*lled her?

Who was that lady?

Why did she go there?

She had the same questions
in her mind.

But without focussing on them,
she decided to rescue her father.

The most important fact
in the case,

according to the autopsy report,

was that she was k*lled
due to a blow against an L-clamp

and not because of
the stab wounds on her back.

The cops suspect the involvement
of two people in this m*rder.

The first one is the individual
who poured paint over the corpse.

Anusha knows she did that.

The other one is the person
who pushed her on to the L-clamp.

And that's what she wants to know.

Cops say that the m*rder*r
could be mentally unstable.

That's what worries her...

because her father is
an Alzheimer's patient.

The cops can arrest her father
any moment based on this fact.

The answer you're looking for
is what she's also looking for.

And that's where
she needs your help, Dad.

There are two places
where Anusha can find answers.

One, the house where
the m*rder took place.

The other one is that train.

Now, in the train, we have
that lady and her daughter.

At that house, we have
that lady and Anusha's father.

Now...

there is no reason for
her father to be on the train.

But...

that lady's daughter? She could've
been in that house, right?

What if...

she is the m*rder*r?

She can't be the m*rder*r, Dad.

She has cerebral palsy.

What is that?

That means...

One side of her brain is paralyzed.

She cannot do anything
without assistance.

If she can't be on her own...

then she must have been
with her mother, right?

Fine, okay...

but, based on that, how can
we confirm she is the m*rder*r?

I never said that
she is the m*rder*r.

I'm just saying that
it could be a possibility.

An Alzheimer's patient
is not mentally unstable.

They only lose memories.

That's all.

If you can call her father
as mentally unstable...

then with one side
of the brain paralyzed...

that girl's condition also can
be termed as mentally unstable.

Anusha's father... What his name?

His name is Bal...

Let's say his name is Ganesan.

If Ganesan can commit
this crime,

then so can that girl.

Apart from that,

didn't you say she can't do anything
without assistance?

In that case,
after the m*rder took place,

where did she go?

Did someone else take her
with them?

Or apart from these three,

is there any other character
in the story?

Stop confusing me, Anu!

This is your story, right?

Don't you know
your characters well?

Did you write down
what happened in the train?

First, write that down,
then I'll help you.

I haven't started writing yet, Dad.
It's all here.

Then the clue is also here.

This is your story.

Only you can finish it.

There's only one thing
you need to do.

Think harder.

You're right, Dad.

It was me who told them
to get down after two stations.

That lady called up someone.

I guess that's who picked them up.

It was you?

No, Dad, sorry.

I mean Anusha.

Look, Anu,

there are people we come across
in our lives for just a moment.

When a need arises,
we can find them

if we had been alert
during that moment.

Bro...

Anu didn't turn up today either?

When will you retrieve the systems
for us, bro?

No work was done yesterday.

If today also there is no work,
then shall I declare a holiday?

For how much
did you bag this contract?

How much did you
bag this contract for?

Me? Wasn't it you who bagged it?

Oh, so you do remember that?

I invested my money
and bagged it, right?

-Indeed.
-So, I should declare a holiday.

Stop irritating me
and go to your desk.

-Okay, bro.
-Jerk.

When did you arrive?

Just now.

You seem to be carrying a swag.
Is it because the case is over?

Isn't Paranthaman examining
your case too?

Yes. Why do you ask?

Then tomorrow you also
can walk in here with a swag.

What's up, Sudalai?

The AC has already lost his cool.

Guess why?

Because he got an earful.

You will be losing
more than "your cool" today.

By the way...

is Paranthaman also working
on the case you're handling?

Yes. Why do you ask?

Then tomorrow you too will
be losing more than "your cool."

Fine, both of you have a seat.
I'll call you.

Any update on
the identity of the victim?

At least you bothered to ask.

That's what I am running behind.

We have no idea
who the victim is,

but they have already
zeroed in on the m*rder*r.

And they want me to arrest him.

The arrest warrant is ready
even before I knew it.

By the way, I heard a boy
was found dead in your jurisdiction.

Was it an ill*gal bike race
or a chain-snatching g*ng?

This is not them.

They do it
when they are intoxicated.

Chickens!

They aren't daring enough
to do something like this.

Even I was a bit disturbed
when I saw it.

Just a moment.

This is brutal!

Yes.

In the m*rder
from your jurisdiction,

it had stab wounds
all over victim's back.

Must be psychopaths.

We patrol during nights
with just our batons,

and here they are k*lling people
like in Hollywood movies.

It's so scary
to patrol at night, sir.

After all, we are also humans.

Just a young chap.

He was tortured for two-three days
before being k*lled.

Imagine what that would like be.

I don't understand, sir.

I am considering moving
to the traffic department.

Working there will at least save me
from witnessing such brutality.

What do you say?

Where did Sudalai go?

Even the ACP was in a party mode
at the wedding.

It was fun.

You carry on. I'll come.

Thank you. Yes.

Does this place look
like a beach or park?

You were allowed inside
this office to do work!

Not to have fun!

On top of that, your friend bragged
that the work will be done overnight!

Now, where is she?

Stop staring or else
I'll poke your eyes out!

You guys can't get a job done,
so don't give me that look!

You've got two days.
I want the work to resume.

Or else you will lose this contract
and be thrown out! Mind you!

Are you both kidding us?

If Anusha has to save Ganesan,

all she has to do is find out
who came to pick that lady.

This is your story.

Only you can finish it.

Now, how do I find who
picked up that lady three days ago?

She won't answer the call.

I know.

She thinks
I'm helpless without her.

You know
how to code and scan, right?

You can, right?

Now, watch me. I'll show her
what I'm capable of.

You can, right?

I'll show her.

Raghu...

CCTV...

Sir, I have a friend who can help us
retrieve the footage.

Are you sure you can do it?
Do something.

Do something.

See that? That's how you
make her call you back.

She thinks she can mess with me?
Watch me now.

-Can't talk to you. Hang up!
-Put Raghu on the call.

Do it.

She will beg you now.

Tell her we don't need her and
you will take care of everything.

Just tell her.

She thinks she can mess with me.
Nobody messes with Malar.

-Hello.
-Can you hack CCTVs?

Go ahead. Tell her.

I know you know zilch
about the work over there.

Help me hack a CCTV, and
I'll help you with the work there.

Let's finish each other's work
at the same time.

Tell her you got this.

Is she terrified?

She figured out that
I know zilch about this.

Jerk! Yet you couldn't find out.

Tell me.

Answer properly.
Two days or three days?

Why is everyone catching my collar?

There are two-day-old wounds
as well as three-day-old ones.

Fine, show me that boy's corpse.

Wait outside for few minutes.

AC

Hey, Sudalai. The AC is going crazy
looking for you.

He is repeatedly calling me
and the officers in your station.

Will you arrest Ganesan or not?

I'll arrest him, Paranthaman,

but first let's confirm if this case
and my case are connected.

Then I'll arrest him.

So, tell me...

how will you find that?

Three days ago,

there was a m*rder
in my jurisdiction, right?

-Yes or no?
-Yes.

Today this corpse was found
in the neighbouring jurisdiction.

-Yes or no?
-Yes.

This corpse also has
the same three-day-old wounds.

Yes or no?

Then both the murders
can be connected.

Yes or no?

If this boy's fingerprints are found
in the first m*rder's crime scene,

then both cases
are connected.

-Yes or no? Answer me.
-Yes.

Are you both a team now?

Then what am I here for?

Raghu...

ask him to check the CCTV footage
that you brought.

-What plans today?
-How about a movie?

Sure.

-Get up.
-I'm working, bro.

The systems were hacked
three days ago.

Even if you want, there is no work.

So, stop acting. Move.

He won't even know
if the system was turned on or not.

Hey, Ms. Nest Head.

Didn't you claim
you're single while joining?

How do I end up
with such dimwits?

I invest my money
and bag the contract,

but what do I get to do?
Check the CCTV footage.

Sir, is the SI in there?

-Yes.
-Okay, sir.

Where are you going?

To give my boss
an important message.

Your so-called boss threw me out.

Just shut up and...

What is it?
Did the AC unleash hell?

Guess he called you too?

She is from upstairs.

She is from the floor right above.

That's the security guard.

The tea-stall boy.

I have no idea who she is,
but I know she works here.

Who is he?

Sudalai!

What did he find?

Sudalai...

this boy's fingerprints
are there in that house,

and the fingerprints found
closest to the corpse are his.

-Sir.
-What's your final stand?

Can you arrest Ganesan or not?

I cannot arrest Ganesan, sir.

We have found a new corpse
and matching fingerprints.

-So, I cannot, sir.
-What are you saying?

It's true, sir.

I'll explain it to you
in detail, in person.

-Fine! Then come at once.
-Yes, sir.

Send those matching fingerprints
to the AC's office.

Okay.

"Ahmed, aged 21. Height 5.11."

Sir!

He m*rder*d our friend, Ahmed.

And you want me to spare him?

Even after all this has happened,
you won't change, right?

You called me a chicken
all this time,

and now look where you have got me.

Look where we have ended up.

I told you so many times.

I told you again and again.

At least
if we had pleaded with him,

he would have let us go.

Damn it! Why should we fear him?

We kidnapped that girl,
brought her here...

Our life is ruined.

Do you expect me to let him go
without taking revenge?

Are you chickening out?

Hello...

Kidnapping Madhi
was a mistake, sir.

Forgive me, sir.

We shall do anything
you ask us to do.

Thanks, Dad.