02x03 - Burning the Forest

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The monastery is in danger.

I want you

to take all its responsibilities

and carry out your duties.

I am here to do my duty.

The time has come for me to
start walking on the path of doing

the great deed for
which I was born.

I had thought of you
as my successor.

I had thought that after I died,
you...

This monastery is but
a stage of my life.

My aim is not limited to this

But to the whole world.

It is for this day

that I had allowed you
a place in this monastery.

And now, when the situation
has become difficult and

there are people dying all around,

you are leaving us!

What is death?

The only truth of life.

You mustn't mourn it.

But I want to set you
free before I leave.

You gave me shelter like a father.

It is my duty to carry out
my responsibility like

a son during your death.

The teeth and gums are discoloured.

It's been at least
ten days since he died.

Send it for genetic profiling.

Firstly, we need to know who he is.

Also, order the invac for the area.

There are marks on his hands.
He was tortured before he was k*lled.

He could have burnt the body.

Why did he throw it in water?

Do you have any leads on Pushkar?

Sir, I've issued a notice.
We'll find some leads.

He definitely has
something to do with this.

What happened?

Forget it, sir.

You'll think I'm trying
to be Sherlock.

Forget it.
- It's okay, Ishani. You can tell me.

Sir, I have a suspicion
that Rasool is involved

in the death of Lolark sir.

Rasool? - Sir, I know he's
been with you for many years.

I have no evidence.

Just...

There's just a voice...

There's just a voice telling me...

...that he is not really
what he seems to be.

Have you ever experienced
something like this

where you had no evidence but
the voice inside you was nagging you?

The opposite has happened.

I had the evidence,

but my instinct was telling me
that there was something wrong.

I ignored my instinct and followed
the evidence and sent DJ to jail.

I wish I'd heard
the voice inside me.

Ishani, don't ever
ignore your instinct.

I was studying Shubh's portal.
- Did you find anything?

There are some podcasts
and streaming videos.

But there's something strange.

Generally, you get information about

weapons, human trafficking
and drug deals on the dark web.

But Shubh's portal has things like

spiritual music, holistic healing
and meditation.

That is all a distraction.
- Yeah, I'm sure, too.

Naina, tell me something.

What if Shubh's followers
wish to speak to him

or to each other?

Usually, all the discussions take
place in the comments section.

People post their comments live

and all the comments get auto-deleted
as soon as the podcast ends.

Naina, look at this.

Don't you think the comments posted
by 777Sam are a bit random?

DJ!

This is not random.

This is a pattern. I feel this
is their personal secret code.

Okay, I'm going to take screenshots
before everything gets auto-deleted.

I'll try tracking this, okay?
- Alright.

Paul!

Good to see you, Nusrat.

Good to see you, too.
How come you're here?

I thought all of you needed a break.

That's it. I'm taking over the case.

Let's wrap it up!

What's happening here?
- Don't touch anything!

What's going on?
- New management.

New management? You're taking
over the case? What do you mean?

Okay, everyone!

It seems you already have met Paul.
- What's happening, sir?

It's the Home Ministry's order.

The A*F shall take
over the 'Asur' case.

The current team will be dismantled.

And some members of the team
will be a part of a new

task force headed by Paul.

Sir, you knew about this!

Didn't you deem it
necessary to inform us?

I'm sorry, Nikhil.
This is out of my hands.

Sir, you know how important
this case was for us.

The case wasn't important.

The case is important.

With your permission, sir.

They say when you keep
doing the same things,

you keep getting the same results.

And you haven't had

any results.

That is why... - Are you saying
that we haven't done anything?

Of course, you have.

You made the mistake of
taking this case personally.

- Yeah, that's right.

Because all of us have lost
a lot in this case. - Correct.

That's why you have not
a single concrete lead.

We got Kesar.
- For how long?

He'll be released anytime.

On top of that, it seems your
security has also been compromised.

Don't get me wrong, Nikhil.

I'm questioning not your
intentions but your methods.

He's a new-age t*rror1st.
We need a radical approach.

He's not a t*rror1st.

He has no political agenda.
He's a *** psyschopath! - Do you know

why we haven't got him yet?

Do you know?

It's because you all have been

following rules against
a man who has none.

But no more. 'Asur' has

challenged our system and government.

To crash him is our
responsibility now.

We need a new approach.

From a new location.
A new secret base.

Kesar Bharadwaj.

He'll be released from jail if we
don't find evidence against him.

And if Kesar slips out of our hands,
not only will we lose the case,

but we'll also lose what
little honor we have left.

The problems is that we don't have
a link between the murders and Kesar.

We need to find evidence
against him come what may.

Got it?

Jagdish had called that he
was coming.

But he never came.

These are Jagdish's accomplices.
Have you ever seen them?

Here.

Him!

Him!

Have you seen him before?

These eyes can hypnotize
anyone in no time at all.

Anyone who sees him once
can never forget him.

You wouldn't either if you met him.

Was he here?
- Yes.

What had happened?

He had caused a storm
at the carnival that year.

He had smashed everybody
single-handedly.

After the debate,
when it was time to felicitate him,

he disappeared.

What do you mean he disappeared?
Someone must have seen him.

He was in Sage Vishuddhananda's hut.

Haridwar.

Maybe that's where you'll find him.

Haridwar.

Stop the bus.

A tragedy will strike
us if you keep going.

Stop the bus.

Why did you stop the bus?

Hey! Where are you going?
Why did you make me stop the bus?

This road is not safe.

What is not safe?

Hey! I've been driving on this road

since before you
were born. Understood?

I'm the conductor! Not you!

Come on! Get inside! Come on!

Come on! Hurry up!

Are you blind? Do you want to die?

Forgive me.

Now, we will take the path
that you want us to.

Kids really are manifestations of God.

You saved our lives. You are
like God to us, my dear.

We have news coming
in from Kullu in Himachal.

A child used the power of
intuition to save several lives.

This video is going quickly viral.
Until now, it has got around

13 million views. - The internet is
calling him the miracle boy.

Yes. It was him.

Are you sure it was him?

I can never forget this
face even if I want to.

Never have I seen a person
as brilliant as him in my life.

The sage had given him
the title of 'Sarvanand'.

Do you know where
he could be right now?

A few years ago, I was at
the monastery in Prayagraj.

A terrible tragedy
had struck this place.

Nobody has seen him after that.

What had happened?

Actually, a poisonous chemical

had got mixed in the water here,

which caused all the followers
in this monastery to die.

Even the sage passed away.

The monastery had almost
turned into a crematorium.

And Sarvanand survived?

Yes. I could not figure out why.

It was a miracle.

A miracle!

The sage's demise had
left Sarvanand very sad.

And he suddenly left one day.

Sir, you said almost
everyone had died.

So, maybe someone survived.

There was a follower.

Her name...

Vrinda...

Vrinda Shrivastav.
That's what her name was.

Vrinda Shrivastav. Yes.
- Yes.

Do you have any idea where
she could be right now?

I don't know.

But I know

that Vrinda used to work
at Navkar Kala Kendra.

Navkar Kala Kendra.

Samarth! Samarth, we have a lead.

There's a woman who knew Shubh.

And she is alive.

Sir, were you expecting to win this
case so easily? - Oh, absolutely.

I had full faith
in our judicial system.

Justice has prevailed. I am happy

that Kesar Bharadwaj is finally free.

Was the arrest of Kesar a conspiracy
to mislead the public?

Who is the k*ller 'Asur'
if it isn't Kesar?

Have you lost it? No way!

Trust me, Nusrat.

You're asking me to plant
evidence at the crime scene!

I can't do that.
- It will be okay, Nusrat.

You have...
- It's ill*gal.

I won't do it.

If we lose Kesar, all your hard work

and sacrifices will go waste.

Do you know what that means?
- I know.

But I can't do this.

Nus.

Nus.

My method may be wrong,

but my reason isn't. You know that.

This is the last chance.

But how?

It has been 10-12 days

since the person whose body
we found at the lake died.

Kesar was in jail at that time.

Mention in the report that
the victim died three months ago.

Before Kesar's arrest.

You have his DNA sample.

Just make it look convincing.

Yes, Ishani. - Hey, why can't
I hear anything on that phone?

But we've had
no calls since two hours.

I saw it ring with my own eyes.

Answer the phone.

Rascal!

It's going to happen
with a stranger the way...

We're planting evidence now!

You suddenly found Kesar's
DNA at the crime scene!

Really, Nusrat?
- This was my decision.

Yes, I know it must have been yours.

This is our last
chance to catch Shubh.

Kesar cannot be...
- Paul!

We don't work unethically.

Fine.

Then, bring Kesar to me ethically.

You can't, right?

So, let me work the way I want to.

Vrinda.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize.
- Oh!

So, it's you because
of whom I can't see?

It took you too long to say sorry.

I don't say sorry even
after making a mistake

and you said sorry without
making any mistake.

This...

This is beautiful.

How do you...

Beauty cannot be seen.

It can only be felt.

Your eyes limit you and

my eyes set me free.

Dhananjay Rajpoot.

Vrinda Shrivastav.

What can I do for you?

How do you know Sarvanand?

The way the female cowherds
knew Lord Krishna.

After losing my eyesight...

...I had lost all my interest in life.

I was lost.

Then, I met him at
the monastery one day.

And he became my mirror.

At a time when I
couldn't see even myself,

he helped me see
the world with his eyes.

And then, he left one day.

Without saying anything.

Did you never see him again?

Didn't you talk to him on the phone?

Some people are like sh**ting stars.

They enter your life for a few moments

and change it forever.

I have some books.

Some poems.

That's all I have
that belonged to him.

You see, Vrinda,

I need to tell you a bitter truth.

Sarvanand's

real name is Shubh Joshi.

And whatever you know about him

is a lie.

Nikhil, I'll take care of it.
You don't have to do this.

No.

I have to.

I need to.

Nikhil, please. Please stop.

Just because I've never said anything,
doesn't mean I don't know.

These pills are not the solution
to every problem, Nikhil.

A deep long incise neck injury
on the front side of the neck.

With a sharp object, maybe a knife.

Her body is showing
hypoglycemic changes.

See? Insulin shots.

So many!

But her report suggests
she didn't have diabetes.

So,

the insulin shots were
given to t*rture her?

Shubh had no reason to t*rture Swati.

I was right. This is not Shubh's work.

Someone else m*rder*d her, chopped off
her finger and put a mask on her face.

To make it look like
it was done by Shubh.

It was definitely someone else.
It's a copycat k*ller.

Someone

who wanted information from Swati.

And someone who knows his job well.

And someone who has
precise knowledge of forensics.

I can understand how sad you must be.

But this is the truth about Sarvanand.

Please just go.

Vrinda,

you're the only person who
has known him from up close.

I need your help.
- I said leave!

Naina, I got my hands
on one of Shubh's books.

I've sent you a photo of
one of its pages. Just check it.

Okay.

This is braille, right?
- Yeah.

Do you remember those random
messages on Shubh's portal?

Right! Of course!

From 777Sam. Thanks, DJ.

I'll try to decode it. Okay? Bye.

I have never seen him before.

Oh!

You're here!

Yes, I...

I wanted to get the list
of contacts traced.

It was urgent.

So, I decided to get it done
quickly by seeing you in person.

When I got here, I saw
that you weren't home.

You could have called me.

I'd have come over.
- I had called you.

But I couldn't get through.
I tried twice.

No problem. We'll go the office...
- Please come.

Now that you're here,

let's get it over with.

Please come.

Tea or coffee?

Tea.

Please sit.

Since Lolark sir died,

I've been seeing these
images in my dreams.

I can't sleep.

I'm going for therapy.

The counsellor said

I might recover quicker if I

expressed my thoughts
by making sketches.

Everyone thinks my behavior
has become psychotic.

Do you think I'm a psycho?

I have to attend a meeting.
It's urgent.

Take this contact list.

I'll see you at the office.

How are you, Nikhil?

A reflection in the mirror.

Remember when you
told us about it in class?

The investigator gets so
obsessed with the k*ller

that he starts seeing
the face of the k*ller

instead of his own in the mirror.

Before he realizes,

he becomes like the k*ller

while trying to chase him down.

A reflection.

We found Swati's body.

Go and inform her family.

Why did you call me here?

Because I know
Shubh didn't k*ll her.

Well, I guess, then,
justice is served.

What you think is justice

is a cold-blooded m*rder.
- Very well, then.

Build a false case against me
like last time and arrest me.

All of us are facing
the consequences

of the false case that you
had built several years ago.

You created that monster.

Let me tell you a story.

I never narrated it in class.

There used to be
a deadly dacoit in Japan.

He would rob people and k*ll them.

He would then hide in a jungle.

The Japanese Emperor tried his
best to catch him, but in vain.

Do you know what
the emperor did one day?

He set the jungle on fire.

That dacoit and all
his men got k*lled.

I created the monster.

I will hunt him down.

I don't care if I have to set
the whole jungle afire for that.

This is exactly what he wants.

He wants everyone to be like him.

What's the difference between
you and him? - There is.

If he wins,

everyone will become like Shubh.

And if I win,

there will be no Shubh.

Years ago, I made a mistake
by not stopping you.

I won't make that mistake again.

This world doesn't
need one more 'Asur'.

I need your help in a case.

It's very urgent.

We have to make
a b*llet wound analysis.

Hmm.
- Unofficially.

Who is the victim?

Lolark Dubey.

Lolark Dubey...
- I know that his file is closed.

But I have a strong gut feeling that

the file doesn't contain
the whole truth... - No way.

Your gut feeling will
get both of us jailed.

You know that my
gut feeling is never wrong.

I know, Ishani, but

without authorization, how can I...

Please, Rajiv.

I want to do this for Lolark sir.

You’re the only person
whom I can trust.

Oh, yes! This should stay
within these four walls.

Please.

But this can't be done quickly.

3D skeleton recreation.

Fractured tissues identification.
b*llet path analysis.

It will take time.
- As soon as possible.

Hmm.
- And

thank you.

777Sam.

All his messages are braille.

Let's translate these.

Ashwini Nakshatra.

He's planning another attack.
- After one week.

Next Tuesday.

We should inform the A*F.
- No.

I trust nobody there.
- But, DJ,

this is beyond us.

We don't know the nature
of the attack or the target.

A single mistake made by
us could k*ll a lot of people!

I don't give a damn.

It's risky.

But it's an opportunity

to catch Shubh.

You'll say nothing to anybody.

Guys!
- Did you find anything?

We need to talk.

We have a tip.

It's anonymous,
but we cannot ignore it.

Shubh is planning a huge attack.

Next Tuesday. On Ashwini Nakshatra.

Seven days later.

But, sir, I speak to
the Intelligence Bureau everyday.

They said nothing of the sort to me.

To bypass the threat monitoring

by the Intelligence is
no big deal for Shubh.

The source is not important.

The information looks
legitimate as of now.

Guys, this our chance.

We can't miss it.

No! No! No! No!

Not this. Please!

Samarth!

Oh, ***!

Access denied.
- Oh!

What happened?

Samarth.

We've been logged out.

Someone changed the security
encryption of the portal.

Naina,

please tell me you...

***!

I'm sorry, but I can't
put innocent lives at risk.

That's what you've done!

That's what you've done.

How are we going to stop him now?

Do you know what our problem is?

We have this sickness
of being nice people!

And he takes advantage
of our sickness!

We had one chance.

One chance!

And you've lost it.

We have one more chance.

The portal is asking for facial scans.

It's obvious that we need
a scan of one of Shubh's followers.

We have a follower of Shubh!

Kesar's bail has put
a big, big question mark

on the capability of the CBI.

Sir! The court has ordered
Kesar's release! - Sir!

What do you have to
say about that, sir?

Kesar's release has
swept the nation

with a tide of joy.
- Justice has prevailed.

I am happy

that Kesar Bharadwaj is finally free.

One man is key to stopping
the attack on the 'Ashwini Nakshatra'.

Kesar.

Now, all our focus will
be on him 24 hours a day.

I want you to rig every corner
of his house, his car and his society.

We must arrest him come what may.

Until then, he has to be
under strict surveillance.

Mandy.
- Sir.

Kesar's arrest warrant?

Sir, we've submitted a request
to the magistrate

with the lab report.
We'll get it soon. - Good.

This is our opportunity.
Let's not mess it up.

I've tapped the frequency
of the cell towers.

As soon as Kesar steps out,
we'll be able to trace him.

DJ!
- Rannvijay!

Guys, this is Rannvijay.

Ex-RAW agent and
a trained special operator.

Naina. Samarth.
- Hi.

Welcome to the team.

Tell me. What can I do?

Kesar Bharadwaj.

Sir, I want to have a word with you.

I found this at Rasool's house.

Oh!

Look.

He has all the information about me.

Even my mother doesn't
know so much about me.

Look at this.

He is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
I know it, sir.

I'm ordering for Lolark sir
ballistic reports again.

We'll get the report
in three to four days.

We'll know what the truth is.
Sir, in the meanwhile,

I needed your help.

If Mr. Shashank... - This attack
is our priority right now.

We already have a lot of pressure.
We can't afford to get distracted.

Sir, just talk to him once.
- Ishani,

it would be valid to suspect Rasool
based on the evidence you've found.

But not the case.

Wait for three to four days
if you're so confident.

Let's get the ballistic report.
If you're proven right,

I'll definitely help you out.

I promise you.

Yeah?

Okay, sir. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you.

Sir, we'll get the warrant
by tomorrow morning.

Come on, guys! We are only
one step away from Kesar.

We'll pick him up
by tomorrow morning.

Sir, this is Kesar Bharadwaj's
arrest warrant.

Okay. Let's go.

Just follow him

Move fast man! All units be ready.
-Be careful! Kesar might be armed.

Why is that tanker there?

Hey! Move it!

Get him out, Mandy.

Step out.

Get out! Come on!

Where is the owner of the car?
- They paid me to wear these clothes

and drive this car.

Will you run naked if they ask you to?

Will you?

I trusted you, Paul.

I believed everything you said.

You said the security was compromised.

I believed you.

You said you wanted to work
the way you wanted to. I said okay.

You wanted to plant
evidence against Kesar.

Even then, I said okay.

In spite of that...

Sir, the plan was all set.

But... - But he still
slipped out of your hands.

How the *** did you miss him?

Sir, we've issued a look out
notice all over the city.

Kesar can't escape.
- It'd be better for you if he didn't.

Am I clear?

What happened?

Where is Ishani? Have you seen her?

Kevin, where's Ishani?

I'm unable to connect
to Ishani's phone.

It's been switched off
since morning.