01x01 - A Perfect Man

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'I have a past, Ira.
Will you be able to listen to it?'

'I fell in love with you, Sammit, '

'not your past.'

'You wait and see,
our future will be good.'

'Trust me.'

Why are you wearing a sari today?

It is somebody's birthday today.

Happy birthday.

You like it?

There you go.

Where is my return gift?

Caterpillar!

Happy birthday to you, Sammit!

What will you make for us today?

Anu baby,

you don't think about anything else
other than food.

Sammit, save me.

I love you, Sammit.

I love you too, caterpillar.

Anu, you have started
going to school now,

stop calling him by his name.

You can call him 'Baba' or 'Daddy',
but no more Sammit, okay?

Never.
- Never.

You both have carbon copy smiles.

I think you should smile more.

It's an order.

It's an order, Sammit.

Yes ma'am.

'When a human being smiles,


'Apart from the lips and cheeks, '

'nose, ears, '

'and muscles of the eyes
are involved as well.'

'Let's try it.
First, open your eyes.'

'Smile and'

'hold it for 12 seconds.'

'Usually, most people can smile naturally.'

'But we understand, '

'not everyone can smile naturally.'

'Okay, let's try once again.'

'Spread your lips
as much as possible.'

'One, two, three.'

'Eyes, lips.'

'Teeth.'

'Your smile should be
seen in your eyes'

'like a spark of silver.'

'One last time.'

'Eyes, lips, teeth.'

Anu, this is the last time
you are touching my makeup.

You are looking like a monkey
from the National Geographic channel.

Anya, what is this?

Come here.

I will clean your face.

Mom, look at my sari.

I still can't wear it properly.

Show me.

Ira, what is this?

God bless you, son.

Greetings.
- No, it's okay.

Anya, take blessings
from your grandparents.

Come on, go.

Come on, dear.
Take blessings from her.

Let it be.

Children tend to do

what they are taught, but if

the mother didn't teach her,
how will she?

Come on, Anu.

Very good.

Enough, dear. God bless you.

Ira, you sit,
we will serve ourselves.

Answer it.

Sorry.

Nikhil, can I call -

Any casualties?

I will be there in 10.

Sorry, mom. Sorry, dad.

It's an emergency.

It's okay, you leave.
I will handle it.

Bye, Mom. Bye.

'You first note down the complaint.'

'Move back.'

'Move back.'

'Don't come forward.'

'Don't push me.'

She is here.

Come on.

Patil, clear them.

Hey, move.

Stop everyone here.

Stop everyone here.

Don't go forward. Move.

As usual, we haven't got
any information from the police.

But not to worry,

our sources are keeping us
updated from the crime scene.

Mr. Tambe, are you taking
a breathing break?

This is the warning of
early retirement.

Dr. Tambe, what are you saying?
Come on.

I am Vikas Sarode

from your favourite online
channel The Pulse.

I'm on this case 24/7.

Like, subscribe and share

my online vlog 'Crime Exposé'.

Because subscribers,

we are in this together.

Jai Hind, ma'am.
- Jai Hind, ma'am.

Did you ask Security?

Do one thing.

Please check how many people
came in.

I will have to address you as ma'am
and salute before people, right?

If the stay from your promotion is removed,

then I'll be the happiest.

Please grow up.

Shall we work?

Did you identify the victim?

Yes, ma'am.

Mrs. Bootwala is the flat owner.

Any robbery,

break-in, or anything missing?

There is no prima facie,

but look at the stab wounds.

It is very deep.

That means, personal angle.

Very deep and horrible.

Who reported it?

Neelam Singh, she's a nurse.

She used to come here
for her physiotherapy.

We've made her sit inside.

Neelam, tell us whatever you saw.

I had two sessions with ma'am
in a week.

'Nine, ten.'

What happened today?

Today, when I came,

I saw...

'Hello... hello, police.'

'Help me.'

Ma'am...

Did Mrs. Bootwala talk to you
about anyone?

I mean, any enmity with someone,

or somebody had threatened her. Anything.

She didn't tell me anything.

No one would visit her.

She has a son named Fardoon.

He comes here sometimes.

But ma'am, he is

insane.
- Mom!

Mom!

Oh god, Who did this to my mom?

I will check.

Let me go.

She must be breathing.

Take him out, come on.
- Mom!

What is Fardoon crazy about?

Cards and cricket.

Gambling and betting?

Get out!
- Mom!

Take him away!

When he lost his job,

his wife left him.

Then he started troubling his mother.

Did she give him money?

If she didn't,
he would do such drama.

Then she would give it to him?

Family afterall, Ma'am.

Was it important to come?

We don't have any rights
on our son's life.

My entire life belongs to you,

but not my family.

Please, stop being a victim.

If not for me,

you would have been..
- Please.

Let's admit,

we all are sailing on the same boat.

If anyone tries to poke holes,
then everyone will drown.

Sammit, I never imagined

your marriage would work
for 11 years.

You will have a kid too.

Ira loves me.

And you?

Ira believes in what she sees.

And I show her what she wants to see.

Ira ma'am, there was a Sarangwadi k*lling
case in the Konkan division 17 years ago.

k*ller had targeted seven women.

No robbery or sexual as*ault.

Just t*rture and k*lling.

Funnily,
I was in kindergarten at that time.

I mean, imagine...

You were in kindergarten then, right?

Why were you missing from
the crime scene today morning?

Actually, I was awake all night.

So..
- Why don't you tell it straight

you were watching American
crime shows all night.

No, sir.

Come, have a seat.
- Sir.

So, young man,

do you think the k*ller is same?

No, sir. Not him.

Bala committed suicide


just before he got caught.

I propose that this might be
his copy cat.

I mean, the MO is entirely similar,
frame to frame.

Is it? What is similar?

Sir, thumbnails of both the hands
were pulled out.

In this case, only the right hand
nail was pulled out, right?

Sir, all the women were strangulated
with a fishing net in Sarangwadi.

What evidence did you find here?

Curtains.
- Then?

Sir, the ankle of the right leg
too was cut.

That proves the point.

There is a superficial cut
on the left ankle over here.

And there were nine stab wounds
on the back.

Exactly, sir.

No victim was stabbed in the
Sarangwadi case.

And, that's why Nikhil Sir, copycat.

Poor copy, but still a copy.

Tell me something,

why a gap of 17 years?

Exactly.

I gave back up for Sarangwadi
in the year 2005.

He was the only one who became
this infamous after Raman Raghav.

Entire Konkan was in fear.

As soon as you heard
about this case,

how could you make
an instant connection?

Actually ma'am,

I didn't know anything about the
case a week earlier.

I follow an online vlog, I mean,

I follow a video vlog.

Sir, let's not get into this.

Let's talk about work.

Ira.

Sure, sir.

So Laksh, whose vlog was it?

The Pulse, Vikas Sarode.

The name of his vlog is,
Crime Exposé.

I want to meet Vikas Sarode.

Call him to the office.

Got it. Superb! I mean,

Yes, ma'am.
- And Laksh, good show.

Really?

Vikas Sarode, correct?

Yes, ma'am.

Good Morning and Good Evening
to the worldwide subscribers

of The Pulse, from Crime Exposé’s,
Vikas Sarode.

'You can call it coincidence, '

'or what the heck.'

'Last week, through my vlog, '

'I had introduced the
Sarangwadi k*lling case, '

'which you all liked alot.'

'We read all the comments
you had made on it.'

'I had told you that the story of the
psychopath Bala Banne was incomplete. '

'Today, a k*lling has taken place'

'by following the modus operandi
of the psychopath Bala Banne.'

'It can be a copycat,
but the question is, '

'is it actually a copy'

'or is it that the same cat
has returned after 17 years?'

'But Bala Banne is dead.'

'Then what is going on?'

'Trust me.'

'The Pulse won't let it go.'

"I, Vikas Sarode, will get
to the bottom of this'

'through the medium of Crime Exposé, '

'because I know I'm not alone.'

'You are all with me.'

'We will bring justice for all.'

'the victims of Bala Banne.'
-Difficult case, huh?

'And together, we will get
to the bottom of this case..'

Until I don't get my first break...

'Because subscribers,
we are in this together.'

We have not gotten a break from
mom and dad for the past 11 years.

But I won't close the case.

I will keep trying.

At least Anya is getting
her grandma's love.

She will get the love of her
grandparents too.

It's my reputation Sammit,

sticky officer.

I always stay on the case,

whether it is professional

or personal.

I'll just be there.

Please come fast.

There you go.

Bye, Sammit!

'Now you've learnt how to smile, '

'but is it enough?'

'No.'

'It is time to take you to
the next level.'

'That is, laughter.'

'In this video, we will take, '

'the journey from a smile
to laughter.'

'There is a proverb.'

'Laughter is the medicine
for everything.'

'But does it imply on the
other person too?'

Dr. Tambe, you studied the victims
of Bala Banne in detail, didn't you?

Of course,

but Mrs. Bootwala case
is slightly different.

Bala Banne had a method
in his madness.

He would cut off the ankle
so that the victim doesn't escape.

He would pull off the nails
for a twisted pleasure.

He would save the nail
as a trophy.

And finally,

he would strangulate the victim.

Is the sequence different here?

Yes, she died because of a
hemorrhage caused by stabbing.

Sharp weapon.

The kitchen knife from the house
is missing.

There you are.

Mostly, it is a spontaneous k*lling.

The rest of the MO
is just for namesake.

Haphazard.

Psychopaths normally

are very planned.

Here it is the opposite.

Anything else, doctor?

Yes, Ira.

Initially,
this looked like a blood clot.

Then I realised that

this is not blood.
- Then what is it, doctor?

I've sent a sample to the lab,

I will text you when I get it.

Try this. Sammit made it.

What are you eating?
- Sir.

Sir, try this.

Sammit made it.

Hmm, lovely.

Sammit, this must be


No.

Hello, Sammit Sir. Laksh here.

Tell me the truth,
it's chicken, right?

'This is actually a red lentil,
almond powder, '

'lotus seed and root vegetables mix,
with my secret spices.'

It is super delicious.

Yes.
- Bye, Sammit.

Yes, hello.

Dheeraj Kumar?

How do you know that

it is Bala Banne's son

Abhishek Banne who's threatening you?

Abhishek and I were assistants in
the same restaurant for three years.

We stayed there.

I mean, we lived in a
very small room.

I know him very well.

Okay, you meet me at

Malad park at 4 p.m. tomorrow.

We will coordinate on the phone.

That will be the right time
for me too.

Mr. Vikas, listen,

you have to catch Abhishek.

He is insane, he can do anything.

I mean, he can do it anytime.

Okay, you meet me first.

Sir, do you have a pen?

No.

I am really sorry.

Hi, can I get a pen?

Pen? One second.

Great. Thank you.

Thank...

'What does this mean?'

'Lata Banne.'

'Who is Lata Banne?'

'My mother.'

Who's pen is this?

This is our department's.

How did it reach the department?

Actually, Ira ma'am's
husband, Sammit Patel,

it is from his workshop.

It was a Diwali gift
for the entire department.

Isn't it nice?

Nice design.

Yes, it is nice.

Can I keep this?

I mean, can I keep one? Please.

Of course, we have more
if you want. - Thank you, Laksh.

I mean, Inspector Laksh Ranade.

Okay, I should leave now.

I have some urgent work.

Bye.
- One moment, you can't leave.

Ira ma'am wants to have a detailed
discussion with you

about the Bootwala m*rder case.

Yes, by the way,

I am also a big fan.

I was waiting to meet you.
I've seen all your vlogs,

especially where you cracked
Bala Banne's theory.

That was like, really good.

Actually, I will surely meet you.

Please convey it to Ira ma'am too, but,

right now I have to leave.

And yes, remember, subscribers,

we are in this together.

Bye, sir.

Shekhar Sir.
- Yeah?

Fardoon Bootwala,
Mrs. Bootwala's son,

we should make him the prime accused.

We can see a straight connection.

We should drop the angle of this
serial k*lling.

Nikhil, just for an argument,

if someone else is the m*rder*r,

what could be their motive?

Considering there was no break-in.

Nothing other than the
kitchen knife was missing.

Mother and son were not
in good terms.

The girl who did physiotherapy for her
would visit home often, right?

Sir, I think we should
watch both of them.

You are wasting your time.

It won't be a waste of time, Nikhil.

We've already wasted
a lot of time on

this Sarangwadi serial k*lling
and Abhishek Banne.

But...

Why am i wasting my time?

You are the boss.
- Right.

Goodbye, sir.

Okay.
- Laksh.

You were supposed to introduce me
to Vikas Sarode today. Where is he?

I am sorry, ma'am.

Sorry?

Actually, he was here,

but he got some urgent work,

so, he left.

And you let him leave?

Not done, officer.
This is the Crime Branch.

Nothing can be more important
than this.

Excuse me.

Is Mr. Sammit Patel here?

I'm sorry, we're closing early today.

This design...

This is 'L' and 'B' right?

My classmate used to make it.

This is very unique in the
entire world.

Other than him, only I knew

that it is 'L' and 'B'.

My school was in Sarangwadi.

Sarangwadi, St. Joseph convent.

The name of the boy was...

Abhi.. Abhishek.

Abhishek Bala Banne.

What will you get by knowing the answer?

You?

You are Abhishek Banne.

You didn't recognise me?

I...

I am here to meet Mr. Sammit Patel.

Inspector Ira Jaykar Patel's husband.

Is Mr. Sammit here?

Do you and Inspector Ira
Jaykar Patel know each other?

Yes.

Sit.

No, I should leave.
- Sit.

You should watch Vikas Sarode's
Crime Exposé vlog some day.

I mean, it is a little
over the top, but,

but he is really good.

Mrs. Bootwala's m*rder*r

must be one of the subscribers.

Ma'am, he has 8,00,000 subscribers.

I know that, Laksh.

But we can do a name search
or IP search.

I don't think so.

It can be a fake ID, VPN,
or it could be anything.

Still, we should inform the cyber cell.

You... you have changed a lot.

I wouldn't have recognised you.

But you did recognise me.

Yes, how couldn't I?

We grew up together,

in Sarangwadi.

Ma'am, that's my house.
- Yes.

Look Abhishek,

I am a reporter.

I know.

I don't trust anything
without evidence.

But,

there was a rumour about you.


when you vanished from Sarangwadi,

they found the dead body of the
village chief.

And they found the scissors
from your school bag.

Did you really k*ll the village chief?

Police, villagers, and you
think the same, right?

You are wanted.

So?

What will you do now?

Will you go to the police station

to collect your reward?

You have found the m*rder*r
of the village chief of Sarangwadi.

You will become more famous.

No.

I should leave now.

I don't think so.

What?

Please let me go.

Why? Police!

You made a big mistake coming here.

Anyway, this will be the last
mistake of your life.

Let me go!

You are getting full marks in Math,

but you are lacking in the rest of
the three subjects. That is not good.

We can do one thing,

we can add some marks
from Math in these.

Mom.
- Hi.

Hi.
- How was your day?

Don't ask.

How was yours?

Same old.

Tea?
- Yes, please.

You can't shift the marks like this.

It's wrong. Understood?

Then I like wrong.

You know, right?
Wherever the wrong goes,

punishment follows it

like a shadow.

Then I will always do what's right.

Good girl.