02x03 - Old cases die hard

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'Dreams turn into nightmares, sometimes.'

'And sometimes,'

'reality turns out to be
worse than nightmare.'

A country can progress only if its
women are a part of the progress.

Natasha is the daughter
of this nation.

We will fight against the
injustice she faced.

We will arrest Hellboy.

We will get justice for Natasha.

'If I had an opportunity'

'to change my past,'

'would I have changed it?'

'Perhaps not.'

'Is my past coming back to haunt me?'

'The car came speeding towards
her like it intended to hit her.'

'Someone wants to k*ll you?'

'If stopping isn't an option,'

'all you can do is keep moving.'

'I have a very strong enemy,'

'so how far can I possibly go?'

Neeraj's hearing is
scheduled for next month.

No.

No way.

He was attacked in prison.

God knows what will happen
if we wait till next month.

I can't take that risk.

Dad, can you do something?

Mrinalini Singh is propagating
women's safety.

Under the circumstances,

if I change the hearing date of
this city's high profile r*pist,

who happens to be our client then
it will be seen in a bad light.

Son, I am a part of politics now.

I need to keep that in mind.

Dad, I think you are forgetting

that Neeraj is my best friend
just like Surya uncle was...

I know, I know.

But emotions have no place in work.

Look at this like any other job.

Don't make it personal.

Personal?

- You are saying that?
- What do you mean?

May I ask why were you
being sarcastic?

Dad, Dad, Dad.

Niharika's mom met with an accident.

So?

Your mind stops working
whenever that girl is mentioned.

Not true.

I know to what extent can you go.

So, I am telling you, if you had
anything to do with that accident,

- I swear to God--
- What swear?

What swear?
What will you do?

What will you do?

Are you threatening me?
Me?

Don't forget that
you are what you are,

because you have the 'Jaitley' surname,
which was given to you by me.

You are worth nothing without it.

Don't create a scene here.

I will push the
hearing date forward.

Then you can try to get
your friend out of the prison.

Will you be able to do it?

Or do you want my
help with that as well?

I know my job, Mr. Jaitley.

But thank you.

I'll need to keep an
eye on this anguished boy.

I need to find out if
Niharika is back in his life.

In a country where the best of
lawyers come forward to defend...

...rapists like Neeraj Shekhawat,

can we expect justice for
an ordinary girl like Natasha?

- Good morning, love.
- Good morning.

Who is Hellboy?

- You didn't sleep properly at night?
- Why have the police not been able to track him as yet?

Uh-uh.

Kissing a smoker is
like kissing an ashtray.

Ugh!

You met this girl at that party,
didn't you?

Yes, I met Natasha.

God knows what's happening.

Anyway, want some coffee?

Please.

Office? This early?

Yeah, I got up early so I thought...

- Here's your coffee.
- Thank you.

Here's yours.

Niharika?

Is something off?

You know something
strange happened today.

I mean I went... went
for my usual morning run.

Before I could reach the turn,
suddenly,

a car came from
behind at full speed.

I mean if I hadn't moved to the
pavement at that very moment then...

Delhi people are rash drivers.

It's not about the Delhi drivers.

I run on that route every day.

This has never happened before.

You going there every day
doesn't mean it can't ever happen.

You don't get a notice before
an accident takes place, madam.

Puneet, it was not
a f*cking accident.

What?

You remember that Mom was wearing

my coat when she
met with an accident?

I don't know why
you guys don't get it.

JJ's trying to k*ll me.

Hang on a second, Niharika.

Mrs. Mukherjee is responsible for

putting this conspiracy
theory into your head.

And we know what she's capable of.

She complained that someone

was watching her from the window.

Turned out to be a stray cat.

Yeah.

Aunty's crazy.

And I jumped in front of that car.

Tell me something, what was Akshay
Jaitley doing in the hospital?

Akshay was at the hospital?

I walked up to him and I told him
that JJ is responsible for all this.

Niharika,
you need to stop this JJ madness.

Seriously, get practical.

JJ anyway wants to ruin us.

Bar Council is watching
us like a hawk.

If Akshay approaches the Bar Council
with these false allegations,

then there will be no
end to our f*cking troubles.

g*dd*mn it, Puneet.

We formed this firm
to challenge people like JJ.

Not to run away from them.

Hello?

- Hi.
- Hi.

Morning.

Sulekha?

- Sue.
- That's you?

- Yeah, that's me.
- Hi.

Thanks.

- Yeah.
- I would have come upstairs.

No, just two floors up.

It's not like I had to
come down from Burj Kalifa.

It's cool.

Oh.

Hi.

You know what? I'll take your leave.

Please wait for 15 minutes.

I'll come with you.

Listen, take your time.
I'll just take a cab.

- Where are you going?
- Saket.

It's on the way, I can drop you.

Are you sure?

- Of course, he can.
- Absolutely, yeah.

I was a cab driver
in my previous life.

Shall we?

Bye.

- Bye, guys.
- Bye.

He's so hot.

"He's so hot", really?

He stays in a penthouse.
He has his own business.

Isn't it obvious that he'll
have the "He's so hot" vibes?

- Shut up.
- What?

So Puneet stays with you guys?

No, he stayed over last night.

I see.

So you two are together since?

Puneet and I work
together in a law firm.

He's my partner.

I see, so you two
work together as well.

Nice.

We only work together.

Puneet and Sue?

They are in a relationship.

Oh.
Wow!

Now I get it.

Okay, so we can have
dinner together. You and me.

No, I mean would you like to go
out for dinner with me sometime?

One second.

Yeah, sure.

Hello?

Yeah, Doc.

No, she's not allergic.

I'll be there in the evening.

Thank you.

Hey, what happened?

All okay?

My mom had an accident.

She's in a coma.

- She is admitted to the hospital.
- sh*t. I am really sorry.

It's okay, thank you.

Um, about that dinner?

Can I get a raincheck?

I mean, life is too
stressful right now.

No, absolutely.

I mean, I'll be ready
whenever you say, okay?

So, no stress.

Take that left.

That one?

- Hmm.
- Okay.

Hey, hey, hey.
Hang on a second. Hang on a second.

Maybe it's a sign that we should
spend more time with each other.

Have a good day, ma'am.

- Good morning.
- Hmm.

Spoke to Nischal?

I was trying to call him.

I can't get through.

I don't know where he is.

He just disappeared.

I went through the
contents of that pen drive.

You won't believe what it contains.

What?

Can we discuss this someplace else?

Come.

Yeah.

My brother, Nischal, joined
Goenka's firm six months back.

Goenka was a rockstar back then.

He was everywhere.
He was featured in every news,

magazine and business award.

He was starting a
chain of luxury hotels.

But no one knew that his Grand
Company was under heavy debt.

Debt kept rising but Goenka
didn't seem to be worried about it.

Whenever he was questioned
about it he would say,

"investors are coming."

"Investors are coming." Bullshit!

They had only one option
left to avoid public disgrace.

They needed to take a loan from
somewhere else and clear this loan.

Nischal was their CFO.

Goenka showed Nischal
some fake collateral papers,

made him sign the loan documents...

...and took a fresh
loan from the market.

Nischal thought all the pasts debts
will get cleared with the new law.

But Goenka started diverting
that money into shell companies.

Tell me something,
why didn't Nischal suspect a fraud?

Nischal had his doubts.

But before he could tell
anyone about it Goenka vanished.

And all the blame and the
burden of the debt landed on Nischal.

How much money are
we talking about here?



- Wow!
- And not just that,

he has been paying only


...for the past two months.

No one was paid
any salary last month.

And they don't have any money
to pay them this month either.



How come no one
is talking about this?

Because Goenka is
a very powerful man.

Nischal is badly stuck.

The police have already
started investigating.

You need to help him, Niharika.

Ma'am.

There was a huge ruckus
in the parliament,

and you still managed
to make it to the front page.

Natasha m*rder case
is like a potboiler movie.

You seeking justice for
her is perfect for image building.

I told you not to call me.

No! I don't want to know anything.

Do not call me again.

I'll see you in a bit.

'The car came speeding towards
her like it intended to hit her.'

'Mrs. Mukherjee is
responsible for putting...

...this conspiracy
theory into your head.'

You need to stop this JJ madness.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm sorry,
I didn't want to scare you.

Ma'am...

Ma'am, I am...

I need your help.

I need a lawyer.

I saw you with Natasha at the party.

And so you started stalking me?

You know how Natasha died,
don't you?

Yes.

Yes, that's why I wanted to...

Ma'am, I'm...

I'm Hellboy.

Hellboy, the stalker?

Yes, but I didn't do anything
the news channels say I did.

Ma'am, please help me.

Okay, come on.

Police are looking
for the dark demon,

- deadly stalker Hellboy for Natasha m*rder case.
- Ma'am, I won't have to go prison, will I?

We need to see,

when will the police

get their hands on the stalker, Hellboy.

- You go and sit over there.
- Stay tuned for regular updates.

Okay.

Who is this kid?

Hellboy.

He is the "deadly demon?"

I want to know whatever
the police have,

and anything else that
you can find out about him.

I need it right now.

Okay.

I'll find out from my sources.

Alright everyone, listen up.

As I am sure you're all aware,
we are now representing Stumped.

The deal is done and we are on.

Soffbank, a Singapore
based financial institution

wants to heavily invest in Stumped.

So we need to prepare
a due-diligence report,

and sign off to certify that Stumped's
financials are in the clear,

and they have no liabilities
or legal threats.

So you,

get Stumped's corporate
governance's annual report.

And you, send me the FDA's
brief's amendments.

And you,
find out who their auditor is.

I want those audits
on my table by the evening.

Got it?

Listen guys,
Stumped is our biggest deal yet.

So no screw-ups.
Got it?

Hello, hello, hello.

I hope I am not
interrupting your meeting.

I don't care if I did.
I have a right to.

My name's still on the door.

Hi, Akshay.

I am sure you all know Devika,

- my daughter-in-law.
- Hi.

She has done MBA in finance.

She has worked for a digital
start-up company in New York.

I think her experience
and sharp business acumen

will be a good addition to our firm.

What?

What do you mean?

I mean Devika is joining Jaitley
and Associates as our COO.

We don't have any such designation.

Like I said,
my name's still on the door.

So what I say goes.

SK, you and Devika
will report to me directly.

Sir.

Okay?

What's wrong?

Is there a problem?

No. No sir,
but what area will she work in?

Good question.

Government liaison, communications,

new client acquisitions
and coordination.

She will handle all these areas.

I don't need any additional
help with Stumped.

Let's see for how long.

Feel at home, dear.
And good luck.

Thank you very much, gentlemen.

Thank you.

I know what you are trying to do.

What's got your knickers in a twist?

The fact that I addressed
Devika as my daughter-in-law,

or the fact that I made her our COO?

You cannot intrude in my
personal and professional life.

I can do as I please
as long as I am here.

Devika is your wife.

And she is more qualified
than the rest of the employees.

So, have as many affairs as you
want but stay away from Niharika.

What?

Dad, all I am trying to say is, let
me make my decisions in this office.

Sorry. Sorry to interrupt.

It's time for Neeraj's hearing.

Let's go.

We are not finished.

We'll talk after I come back.

Sure.

I didn't do anything, ma'am.

- I--
- Mr. and Mrs. Shah, please come in.

Why did call my parents?

I told you not to involve them.

You are a minor.

They will have to sign
off all your decisions.

Ms. Niharika? What's going on here?

Jignesh has been accused of m*rder.

I am not his lawyer, but
as a legal counsel I would advise,

that he goes to the police
station and registers his statement.

But I haven't done anything wrong.

- Jignesh.
- You have stalked Natasha.

And stalking is a criminal offence.

We'll address that later.
Let's address the m*rder first.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Niharika,
I traced his laptop's IP address.

He was logged into an audio app...

Along with seventy others at the time
when Natasha was m*rder*d.

He was talking to them in real-time.

Continuously online?

No.

Niharika,

he might be crazy, he might be bad,

he might be a troller, a stalker,

he's doing stupid things
at such a young age,

but somehow I feel
that he is not a m*rder.

I am sorry, this is urgent.
Come with me, now.

What's wrong?

They have filed an appeal against
the verdict in Neeraj's case.

It's being heard now.
Come.

Oh, God.

Okay, listen,
take them to the police station.

Introduce them to your contact
and get his statement registered.

You have the internet files?

Of course.

Okay.
What else?

I know it won't be necessary,

but we'll have to apply for anticipatory
bail in a couple of days.

Relax, Niharika.

- I'll handle it.
- Okay, okay, okay.

All the best.

See, I told you,
there is nothing to worry about.

Okay?
They will just record his statement.

He will be fine.

He is a minor.
That is an advantage.

Really, thank you so much.

Oh, no problem.
I just don't understand it.

Why appeal the verdict?

Neeraj Shekhawat is a r*pist.

I mean he shouldn't be released.

The new Public Prosecutor had said
she'd call us before the next hearing.

- Any guesses why she didn't call?
- f*cking JJ, you are right.

What do they have that
they appeal against the verdict?

We shall find out.

Your Honour, my client
Neeraj Shekhawat is being held

guilty for a crime
he did not commit.

Based on new evidence,
we have approached this court,

in its criminal appellate jurisdiction
under Section 374 of CRPC for relief.

I would request the court
to accept the new appeal,

and set my client Neeraj
Shekhawat free based on that.

Dr. Sandeep Malhotra, can you shed

some light on what's paranoid

schizophrenia for the court?

This is a psychosis
wherein the brain

cannot differentiate between
reality and imagination.

That's why these patients
cannot trust anyone.

For example, I had a patient
who suffered from this illness.

He believed that his coworkers
were trying to poison him.

Interesting.

And you are the one who
diagnosed that Ms. Vartika

too suffers from
the same mental illness? Am I right?

Yes, of course.

Thank you, Dr. Malhotra.
That will be all.

Would Prosecution like
to cross-examine the witness?

No, Your Honour.

What the f*ck!

They are neither cross-examining
him nor calling their witness.

Silence.

Your Honour, Defense would now
like to call the Prime Witness

Ms. Vartika to the stand.

- What the hell, SK?
- Relax, I know what I am doing.

I got this.

Ms. Varika, is Dr.
Malhotra's diagnosis correct?

Yes.

She is lying.
It's written all over her face.

Sir, I...

I cannot differentiate
between reality and imagination.

I want to apologise for
any inconvenience I have caused,

to Mr. Neeraj and his family.

So you are saying that you
had consented to whatever happened

between you and Neeraj Shekhawat?

It was consensual sex?

Yes.

Ms. Varika, I can't hear you.

Yes.

The witness whose testimony led...

the sessions court to
pronounce my client guilty,

has willingly retracted
her statement today.

I request this court to
relieve my client of his sentence.

After listening
to all the arguments,

this court has concluded that

all the accusations made against
Neeraj Shekhawat are false and baseless.

Ms. Vartika is booked under Section


This tough step is important
to make sure that a sensitive issue

like r*pe is not taken lightly.

And with due respect, Your Honour,

looking at the mental
state of the petitioner,

we appeal that you
let her go with a strict

a strict warning instead
of putting her behind bars.

This is my client Neeraj Shekhawat's
personal request Please.

This court relieves Neeraj
Shekhawat of all charges,

and strongly condemns Ms.
Varika's actions.

This is ridiculous.
Vartika, why are you doing this?

Mr. Tandon, you are neither
representing the accused,

nor the Public
Prosecutor of this case.

Behave, or I'll suspend

your practice for six
months for contempt of court.

Puneet, shut up and come.

This court stands adjourned.

That was the best move, because now --

- It was the best.
- What was that, SK?

What was that?

Your friend is a free man, bro.

What happened in there?

Look at the results
and not the means.

I am on your side, Neeraj.

What's the problem then?

Only the doctor was
supposed to testify.

Where the f*ck did
Vartika come from?

I knew you'd get emotional over it.

That's why I specifically told
SK not to tell you about this plan.

Look, I just wanted
to airtight my release,

so that you, your girlfriend
or her new boyfriend,

oh, sorry, or her partner,

don't complain that Varika didn't
get an opportunity to present her side.

Hmm?
And you would blame me for it.

Have you lost your f*cking mind?

I have been working my
a*s off to get you out of prison,

and you still have doubts about me?

No, no, no, no.

I don't doubt you.

But I don't trust you either, bro.

End of the day SK, everyone
has to save their own asses.

That's why I had to put
a full stop to this story.

Ms. Victim will go to prison
if she says anything against me now.

Akshay, my friend, one more thing.

You are a lousy friend
and a lousy lawyer,

that's why moving forward
you and your firm...

- f*ck you. You're fired.
- Neeraj?

You f*cking knew about this?

Akshay, it had to be done.

Wait here, I'll go and talk to him.

Neeraj?

Sir, what would you like to say
now that you are a free man again?

Now I have twice as much faith in
both law and legal justice as before.

You win if you have
the truth by your side.

Hello.

I am Anirbhaan Ghosh,

And you are watching India News 24.

Niharika met an investor today.
His name is Raghav.

She has gone bankrupt.

She'll have to borrow to survive.

Why were false r*pe charges
made against you, sir?

You should ask that question
to Niharika and Puneet.

They are blackmailers, not lawyers.

This is awesome.

Neeraj won the case.
Well done.

Good job, boys.

- Randeep?
- Yes?

Talk to Anirbhaan, asap.

It'll have a lasting effect
when he'll break the news

that Niharika sent
an innocent man to prison.

Hurry.

Cheers.

Why were false r*pe charges
made against you, sir?

You should ask that question
to Niharika and Puneet.

They are blackmailers, not lawyers.

If you don't pay them off,

they'll trap you in a false
case and hog free publicity.

They took advantage of
a girl's psychological condition.

This is a limit.

It's futile to help
anyone these days.

I worked so hard
to get Neeraj punished.

f*ck!

We aren't getting new cases,

and we are also losing
the cases we won in the past.

We're trending everywhere,
you know that, right?

On every website, every channel.

Niharika and Puneet suck.

That's quite a cool hashtag.

Yes, we should name our firm that.

f*ck them.

It's all about money,
corruption and political contacts.

How the f*ck are you supposed
to fight against all that?

Wow.

The great Anirbhaan
Ghosh will be discussing

this case at prime
time 9:00 pm today.

Even the ones who didn't
know about it will now know.



We still have four hours.

So?

Crisis management.

I mean media has no goodwill.

We'll be old news as soon as they
get a bigger and a better story.

What could be bigger than this?

Congratulations.

Your firm won a very
controversial case today.

Yes, r*pe laws are
meant to protect women,

but some girls have
started misusing them.

I highly condemn it.

That is quite an
interesting thing to say,

considering your party's leader,
CM Mrinalini,

is seeking more stringent
laws to protect women.

We live in a modern world.

We believe in feminism and equality.

So in this case, is it right to
consider women as weak and helpless?

I want justice, for everyone.

For all those who deserve it.

He's trying to burn my
women empowerment trump card.

And he is doing it quite openly.

He has started playing
dirty politics now.

Why is Natasha case's stalker
Hellboy not arrested as yet?

What is the police doing?

I want him arrested
as urgently as yesterday.

- Okay, ma'am.
- Call them.

Hello, Ahlawat?

Why haven't you
arrested Hellboy as yet?

Breaking news!

- Neeraj?
- India's renowned businessman,

Sharad Goenka on the run,

- How are you, son?
- after committing a scam of 5000 crores.

Pinnacle's employees demand justice.

- Oh, it's 8:59 pm!
- Breaking news!

Sources say that the government
might have helped him.

If that is the case,

people are likely lose
faith in the government.

What is in stored for
the employees of Pinnacle?

They are running news
of my release on the ticker.

Sharad Goenka's scam is--

- I can see that, Mom!
- For regular updates,

keep watching India News 24.

They made quite a spectacle
of me when I got arrested.

And today,

not a single channel is talking
about me when I got released.

Great crisis management, partner!

- Well-f*cking-done!

Will Delhi Police be able
to apprehend Sharad Goenka?

We have learnt that...

I just can't believe that
Neeraj will forget everything

and go back to his normal life.

Like nothing ever happened.

I won't forget anything.
And I won't spare anyone.

Will Delhi Police be able
to restore the lost trust?

How lucky is this girl!

You cannot even call them dogs,
these media guys.

They are loyal to no one.

- Cheers.
- Cheers, partner.

My chapter isn't over yet.

The game has just begun.