"This is a city, one among many sprawling the expanse of the earth" "The hunterwants to kill while the hunted refuses to comply is an every-day agitation here" "Eyes closed, ears plugged, lips sealed, hands crossed" "We aren't slave puppets of yore doomed to obey order" "Heads held high with gumption duels in an arena of affection" "Friends, come...follow We are here to change the law" "Red, blood flowing...fiery red A hot blooded gang spirited lf your evil acts you flaunt for sure, jail will be your haunt ln a warfare renowned country as war lords we march with gallantry" "From streaks of lightning we are the sparks emanating" "Love us, we'll share our hearts fully Join us, we'll welcome you, heartily" "Head to toe and wrapped all around Hand and foot we'll leave you bound" "Like giant waves sweeping in rapidity To stop and do away with atrocity" "Murderers most cruel, beware To wring out your bones we dare" "Cold blooded mountain bandits With our arms we suppress" "Hear!" "How clever and cunning we are!" "If you defy us, needles we will be for we are thorns of the coral tree!" "Eyes closed, ears plugged, lips sealed, hands crossed" "We aren't slave puppets of yore doomed to obey order" "Heads held high with gumption duels in an arena of affection" "Friends, come...follow We are here to change the law" "Hello Baby'cha, it's me When does your bar open?" "Can't you wait till morning, my dear sir?" "Hello?" "Who is that dying of thirst?" "Pah!" "Can't you switch it off at least at midnight?" "Nuisance!" "We got disconnected Where are you calling from?" " From Dwarakapuri" " What are you saying, sir?" "Not from the Lord's abode From your Dwarakapuri I dozed off against the wall of the rest room by which time your boys locked up the place" "When will you open?" " Now what shall we do?" " Nothing I'll send one of my boys" "Not necessary, don't trouble them Just tell me where the switches are" "Ah!" "It's here, got it" "What's this?" "Lightning and thunder" "Sir, butall alone in the baryou?" "So what?" "It's not the devil's den lt's only a bar, an innocent bar 1st time I'm sitting all alone in such a big bar and drinking lf you also want to feel this pleasure, sit here all alone and drink" "After all, you are the owner, isn't it?" "Baby'chaya, I am going to break the neck of a Black Dog at your cost" "You can go back to sleep" "Good night Sweet dreams" "Hello?" "Ah marvellous!" "There's nobody in our force who can shoot as sharp as you do I appreciate that" "Do you want to try your hand in the Grand American Trap?" "I'm unable to free my hand from the traps I'm already in!" "You are not at all ambitious" "Yes, my ambitions are few" "When I do my job diligently the department rolls its eyes" "Next they send stoppers notice and suspension orders" "So what have you collected more?" "Salary or suspension?" "Suspension is the award Govt gives to people with guts" "Only favoured people get it" "You are on the verge of being favoured again, right?" "So careless!" "A man's greatness is how he shoulders his responsibilities" "You are king of a single-room palace That too, a rented room!" "Brother, if you're here to counsel me I'll go to someone who's better at it" "Okay, I'm not saying anything more I've been blabbering for years in vain!" "Shall we go to the party hosted by the SP (Superintendent of Police)?" "The SP inviting me today will suspend me tomorrow lt won't look good, Bala" "No, I have some other work" "So just drop in today, have 2 pegs and leave" "Once I start drinking, I can't stop at 2 pegs I'm very weak in that aspect" "Come!" "Sir, did you meet Bala?" " How many did you down so far, Bala?" " Haven't counted" "My dear sir, once Balan starts drinking he'll stop only after drying up a whole range" "Never ask a women's age, a man's salary and the number of pegs Bala drinks" "So Bala is neither a man nor a woman?" "Don't poke fun at me I'll show you if I'm a man or woman, want to see?" " Bala!" " Okay, I'm sorry" "Come" "Brother, want to play a game?" "Not now, let me talk to Deputy SP Rawther" "Deal a hand for me too, guys" "How far has your case investigation reached, Bala?" "As usual, just as it reached a stage for an arrest they transferred me claiming inefficient investigation" "A small slip-up on my part has become a major issue now" "If I catch those criminals, all I can do now is kiss them and say dear son, go home!" "No complaints!" "All will be happy" "Sure!" "Asking the criminals to go home is easy" "But make sure you also reach home on time" "Of course, I'll go home on time I don't have a joker in the pocket like you" " Bala, watch your words" " That's exactly what I did!" "What will you do?" "You've been itching forthis, haven't you!" "I'll cure this itchforyou!" "Bala, what is this?" "Come away" "Move aside Useless!" "You think I am useless as you are unworthy of the position you hold" "Don't act too smart, okay?" " Didn't I warn you not to come here?" " l said, come away" "Aah!" "Ma!" "Bala'etta!" "Aaahh" "Bala'etta" "What is it?" "!" "The boss called us this morning" "Sorry sir, I don't know how this happened I too have no clue" "I'll be back tonight also To escape other hassles" "This guy can go and sleep I will be there as a guard, right?" "Hello, Anwar I'm at home only" "When?" "Oh!" "Aterrible and cruel murder has happened here" "The son of prominent businessman and politician, Kunian Varghese Punjakad" "Thomas Punjakadan, is the victim who has been so brutally murdered" "Chief Inspector in charge Abdul Latheef is here" "What are your initial deductions?" "It is truly unfortunate We can't say anything more now" "Personally, do you think this was a politically related murder?" "The media can come to your own conclusions, but we as police can't I'm sorry I hope, more details will show up This is Anwar, with cameraman Shaji" "Network Channel" "Shaji, just hold this please l'll just go relieve myself" "Okay da, come soon" "Bala'etta, now we don't even have time to pee" "Get relieved fully!" "This is really a terrible scene" "When he was alive it was worse" " You go pee, man!" " l'll be right back" "Kerala is literally stunned by the news of the murder of Thomas Punjakadan" "This incident is creating major ripples in Kerala politics" "Political leaders of various parties are reacting" "MLA, CPJohnny is on the line with us...over to his reaction" "CPJohnny, how does your party view this murder your young leader?" "We are all shocked, as if struck by lightning" "The loss to the party and people is colossal" "That such an event has happened in our enlightened Kerala is shameful" "How cruel to kill someone and nail him on to a cross!" "It looks like killing him was not the contention" "Tying him to the cross was!" "True!" "They say an event like this has never happened anywhere before in the world" "Unbearable sight Right, Balachandran sir?" "It's true and I feel very sad" "Why feel sad, Bala?" "Because the crucified person is not the Messiah of Lord" "He did cross swords with you and got you into deep trouble too" "But is it worth nursing such enmity to someone who is now dead?" "Punjakadans are suspects in the Venjyara murder case" "This could possibly be a retaliation from them" "Chances are low" "This doesn't seem like a typical political murder" "True, if it was, they'd have just killed him" "They won't botherto nail him on a cross like this" "Who caresthe deed is done?" "!" "Just see if the murderer now attends the funeral feast" "Or consult astrologers Atukal or Unni Pannikar" "They'll prophesy using their cowrie-shells" " Why does that make you angry?" " l am just stating facts, not angry" "Stop making an issue out of this" "Bala, come here Come here" "They were already discussing this before you came" "Knowing your anger, they had cooled down" "But hearing them talk, it's obvious they suspect you" "Oh is it like that?" "That's not bad" "Bala, any slip-up by mistake?" "I don't commit slip-ups lf l feel he deserved it I'll ensure he's finished" "No lt's still going on, not over yet" "Thank you very much, Uma ls my presence still required here, sir?" " No, its fine, you can leave" " Thank you" "Ah!" "Latheef" " What do you think, sir?" "No doubt it's a brutal murder All his internal organs are bruised" "Severe torture has also taken place" "A detailed report?" "Within 2 days I'll call you, Latheef" " Thank you, sir" " Okay" "Thomas Punjakadan's body, after postmortem has been handed over to his family" "The funeral is at 11:00 AM tomorrow" "The public can pay their last respects at the town hall by 8:00 AM" "Can you and I be on the same level equally?" "Oh Lord!" "What, life of my life?" "Are you very tired?" "Yeah!" "Tired of running around!" "Rundoesn't the common man need to have his daily fill of hot news?" "How long are you planning to rejoice Punjakadan murder?" "Stop flirting and get me something to eat, I'm starving" "Eat?" "But I haven't been to the kitchen at all today" "Must I cook and fill your stomach also?" "Go quickly and make a few chapattis, my girl!" "I'm tired You go make them, da!" "Yeah!" "And you'll also eat!" " Good evening, Bala'etta" " Good evening" "How was the 1st day of the Punjakadan murder case?" "Did you find out which Bheeman killed him?" "Do the police have any clue?" "Not a chance!" "They've just begun nosing around" "What about you, Dr Mrs Uma Antharjanam?" "A word from me, this guy makes it news and for authenticity he quotes me also" "Not even the slightest Consideration I'm his wife" "Yeah right, anyone would think I'm a reporter thanks to her" "Bala'etta, I'll just come Let me change out of these clothes I was there for the autopsy" "They have evidently beaten him into pulp" "Any other crucial info?" "The murder was very well planned lt shows an expert's hand" "They have stuffed him up fully with glucose so that he won't die fast ln the shortest time, he has experienced extreme pain before he died lt's the Lord's quotation (to kill ) When the police find out, we'll know" "Hey!" "So what is your plan?" "I'm hungry enough to eat an elephant I have a solution" "Go south for Changanassery Chandrashekaran (elephant)" "Or if you want Guruvayur Keshavan go straight north, to Taj (hotel)" " Both are elephants" " Done" " Sponsored by Balachandran, okay?" " You seem extremely happy today I'm happy, but only rarely, right?" "!" "For a supper in the eternal memory of the great Thomas Kurein Poonjakadan" " Come, let's leave" " Let's go" " Georgel'll leave" " Okay I'll call you" "Cremation is over I don't think grandfather will talk now" "What is it, Ali'kka?" "Johnny says the Home minister is on his way here" "Who will go there now and inform him?" "I can't bearto face him Let the minister come" "Varkey sir?" "He is in the prayer room He is not willing to meet anyone" "Maybe if you go there yourself?" "I'll be back soon" "Varkey sir?" "What crime did he commit to be tortured on a cross?" "I don't know what to say, Varkey sir" "I'll make sure whoever did this will be brought to justice" "Not into the hands of law I want him in front of me" "SP Ramdas is taking charge today" "A special investigation team will be formed" "Who could have done this?" "I am in a conference I'll call you back, when it's over" "I'm Superintendent of Police TRamdas Good to see you I called you here to discuss details of the Punjakadan murder case I have seen the case diary" "Postmortem report says" "Thomas Poonjakadan was tortured before being killed" "This has to be investigated thoroughly once more" "Latheef, you were the preliminary investigator weren't you?" "Yes sir, we've been ordered to submit our investigation reports tomorrow" "What are your conclusions?" "Thomas had plenty of enemies politically lt might be a quotation by one of them" "He was also involved in many businesses deals in India as well as abroad, quotation may have come through that source too" "Anyway this is a very sensitive case There is a huge outcry among the public" "Extremely influential people are waiting eagerly for the report of this investigation" "The guy who died was powerful So pressure is also high" "So we need to get results and finish the investigation fast" "That's all Good night" "Latheef?" "Where is our Chief Inspector Balachandran these days?" "You mean, hot-headed Balan?" "He is undergoing suspension orders I know that Where is he?" "He hangs around here, in a big setup" "Real estate, share market and other such activities I see" "Who the dickens is it at this hour?" "Hello?" "Who is it?" "It's me" " Me?" " Yeah" "Don't you have a name?" "The name is, hot-headed Balan" "Hot-headed Balan is your- Tell me your name, son" "Don't abuse on an empty stomach lf you have the guts, come to the kitchen" " To the kitchen?" " Yeah" "Brother!" "Ramdas bro?" "!" "Look at those sparse down-feathers Brother, you look like a turkey now" "Don't remind me about it" "So many days since you called Don't you need me anymore?" "Drink this for now" "You are diabetic, right?" "220 fasting How did you know?" "There is no sugar in this I did that deliberately Don't use too much sugar" "A morning jog is good instead of sleeping like this, come let's talk I was really stunned when I saw all this Really a good setup, brother I have lots of other properties like this" " Really?" " Yeah" "So what do you do?" "Everything that can be done deluding others" "Share market, Real estate and I haven't left my old hobby eithercards" "Have they transferred you here?" "Yesterday, a memo from the home department saying this cross has to be borne by me now" "Such fellows won't leave you in peace even after being nailed on a cross" "How are the kids?" "They are not your playmates anymore" "One daughter is a doctor The other is finishing her engineering" "How time flies!" "I must get them married I will come then, not only to invite their favorite Bala uncle" "But to ask a loan from the real estate broker" "Or I'll have to steal" "For that you need brains lt's not like a policeman's job I agree I'm a simple Kerala policeman" "The smarter ones are real estate brokers and Harshad Mehtas!" "Forget all that How's Savithri amma?" "She enquires about you often When she gets fresh water fish she asks, will Balan come with 1/2 bottle rum?" "She has been waiting so long to see you" "Why don't you visit us one of these days?" "I will comel must" "How can I forget those waiting for me?" "Did you see Jayashree after that?" "Of course!" "When I went to sign the divorce petition" "The reason I've come, as I told you is the impending Punjakadan case I need you working with me I'll get your suspension withdrawn" "No, I have wound up all that!" "Enough is enough ls this, some reality show you just wind up saying I'm signing off now from this program?" "Just do as I tell you" "No A big 'No'" " Sure?" " Sure!" "Punjakadan was a rival of yours, right?" "My rival is only God and I do agree my last suspension was his handiwork" "Any idea of retribution forthe suspension?" "I did have some ideas" "But he got dismissed before thatfate!" "Fate" " Who are you?" " Ali Koya I meant, in what capacity?" "I myself don't know if I'm the driver, housekeeper or member of the family" " ls Varkey sir here?" " He is inside" " Tell him we are here - l'll go and tell him" "This guy is famous, he's the route to get into Punjakadan's house" "Sir, my condolences!" "I'm SP Ramdas" "Thank you, sir lf its fine, I'd like to ask you a few questions" "What was the real reason behind Thomas's Kuwait trip?" "A business trip" "Other than politics what other business did he manage?" "For us Punjakadans politics is not a business" "Sir, I meant" "Hotels, distillery, export, farming and he dabbled a little in real estate" "And all this was managed by Thomas?" "Apart from Gulf countries, didn't he go on trips to Lanka, Bangkok?" "Yes, he was crazy about travelling" "Was George Joseph his business partner?" "Not only partner, his cousin My brother's only son" "Do you know if Thomas had any enemies in business or politics?" "It's only now, we understand the kind of enemies he had made I believe the aim of killing Thomas was also to shatter you mentally?" "Do you know of anyone in the opposition or your own party who might do" "Hey SP!" "What are you insinuating?" "Sir, as a policeman we must think of all angle- l've also occupied a police official's chairfor 5-6 years" "I know very well" "You don't have to explain how they function" "Sir, since you were in the force for 5 years can I assume you'll have no objections co-operating with us?" "We may have to come again" "Suspicion that Punjakadan's murder had the hand of high officials" "This could be a move by rival party members to instigate a by-election immediately, believes PC Johnny MLA lt is believed that the perpetrators could have fled the country Interpol help may be sought by the investigation team" "All these channels behave like Agatha Christie's grandchildren!" "Did you notice?" "All the traits of a crime thriller" "Don't scorn" "History has proof that investigative journalism has often helped police I'm not scorning, I'm unable to get a landing on the whole thing" "Sometimes when murder is pre-planned criminals resort to gimmicks just to confuse the police" "Couldn't this cross be one of those?" "Correct, but he was not killed on the cross" "He was killed and then nailed to the cross later" "We see a master assassin's tactics" "This is not simply your guess There is something in it" "No, he deserves it" "He was someone who had to die this way" "To find the criminal is the police's job, right?" "Brother, you'll be given a run for your money!" "Let's wait and see" "Please come in I'm Ramdas I've heard about you, from the DGP" "Take a seat" "George sir is a little peeved since you asked him to come here" "He is a busy man, you see I wanted to come and meet you but I got a little busy too I understand all that lt's not an issue at all" "This guy is not in service anymore Don't you know him, Ramdas?" "He tried to get Thomas into trouble" "Sir knows all that, my dear George" "Where is Thomas?" "Don't seem to see him around?" "!" "Oh, this sir is so weird!" "Doesn't watch TV nor read the papers lsn't it the paper I'm reading right now?" " Latheef?" " Sir!" "So the keys to all of Thomas's secrets are in your hand, right George?" "What secrets?" "What keys?" "His life was an open book" "Maybe it was too open and so it just fell apart at the seams" "His detractors said many things like this" "Tried to nab him also, in a false case" "And see what happened?" " When you say detractors?" "Enemies!" "He was into politics after all Some policemen also tried their luck" "A lot of them are not in the service anymore" "Lucky they are still alive!" "I'll tell you something, sir" "Don't play games in front of useless fellows like this chap" "Pah!" "Son of " "Hey!" "Bala!" "Didn't you learn a lesson with your police games earlier?" "I stopped all those games Now I play new ones, want to learn?" "Bala, you go I want to talk to George alone" "He's like the treasury of Lord Padmanabhan" "Never know what you can dig out" " Go - l'll see you around, George" " You already know Balan, right George?" " Of course!" "He is an ass" "Leave it, George" "Any idea where Thomas went after saying he was off to Kuwait?" "Lord!" "What are you talking about?" "He was in Kuwait and called me too, twice" " How can we confirm he was there?" " See, I have the number in my phone" "He called from this number 0096565108023 This is indeed a Kuwait number, isn't it Latheef?" "Yeah, it is 'white' so Ku-white (Kuwait) indeed!" "Sorry to have disturbed you" "You are welcome to disturb many more times" "This is all for our Thomas, after all" "All you have to do is get us the criminals" "We, Poonjakadans will handle the rest" " So, shall I leave?" " Okay" "He is highly poisonous, sir Afine broker, a power-broker" "Between George and our Balan, as well as Thomas there were some past issues I smell something rotten" "My God!" "Has he come finally?" "Where were you so long?" "We were all eating fire here" "Why?" "Didn't you get rice and curry to eat today?" "We don't want to hear your witty jokes" "The police left late in the night Searched this colony high and low" "Go, get me some water" " What happened, Ali'kka?" " lnterrogated me left and right ln 35 years I've seen a lot of policemen in Punjakadan house" "But, these people were terrible" " Here, dad" "And then?" "They squeezed everything out of me except the milk my mother nursed me" "My God!" "Did they hurt you?" "Thankfully they didn't manhandle me ln case they had done that then!" "They are searching the whole place thoroughly" "We will all have to run away somewhere" "And some poor innocent will then be caught lt's all a big game, a game manipulated from up above" "Best to go hide some place across the sea" "You can't withstand police questioning tactics" "They ask such terrible questions That new SP is a cunning rogue!" "Chief Inspector in service shouldn't salute one who is under suspension" "Force of habit, sir!" "Policemen have to get rid of many old habits ls the boss in there?" "He wanted to see me urgently, an orderwhy?" "I neither asked him nor did he tell me" "All the more better!" "Are you full time with Ramdas now?" "Sir, you should also be with us in the team" "Well, it's too late now" "Come I see a shooting setup, brother lf you had told me earlier I'd have put on some makeup" "What do you need makeup for?" "You look handsome as you are I maintain it with great difficulty You also can try it" "Okay, sure" "Sometimes evidences and clues fall right into our hands unexpectedly" "One such evidence I got in the Punjakadan case which unfortunately is against you, Bala" "So this meeting is strictly official I understand" "Ask me I'll reply" "Bala, when did you last meet Thomas Punjakadan?" "S Balachandran is my official name" "And regarding the answer I don't remember" " l will remind you" " Please" "On May 6th at hotel Blue Moon" "In the same hotel on the same day, room 3002 was occupied by Thomas Punjakadan  friends" "And you in room 2003, a mirror image of the same number, correct?" "Yes, correct" "What was your intention?" "My usual activity to play cards" " Don't you know this?" " No, I don't" "Then I am telling you now I go to that hotel only to play cards" "A five star hotel to play cards?" "I find it hard to believe that" "That's a problem with police in uniform They don't believe anyone lf you can't believe it then don't" "That's the kind of life style, Balendran sir leads now-a-days" "From May 6th to 9th, the time Thomas went missing, you were not in town" " Where were you?" " Masanagudi" "Masanagudi!" "Where were you staying?" "Me and some friends, in the forest" "Forest?" "What for?" "I had a meeting with a lion" "Answer my question" " Okay" " What was your purpose?" " Drinking and playing cards" "Thomas Poonjakadan was responsible for your suspension order, wasn't he?" "That was top secret, you actually found that out finally, excellent!" "Bala l told you!" "Don't fool around I'm not playing, sir i don't usually reveal that he was responsible for my suspension" "The disgrace was not for me alone but also forthe entire police department in public" "When I was the Cl at Town station I got a phone call one day" "A decent and honest constable, Velayudan tried to commit suicide and was in the icu" "What happened?" "My daughter went to school and didn't return home" "She usually comes back after tuition by 6:00 PM lt became 7 and 8:00 PM but still she didn't come" "Didn't you call anyone to find out?" "We did" "When we called herteacher, she said she hadn't come to school that day" "We wanted to find phone numbers of herfriends" "And so looked through her things in her room" " Velayudha'etta our daughter?" " Stop worrying" " Radhika!" " What?" "Velayuda'etta!" "Oh God!" "My daughter!" "What have you done?" "Oh God!" "Sir, my daughter?" "Don't cry Let me investigate" "You'll be stunned when I tell you I saw it with my own eyes" "Velayudhan's daughter, 10th grade student was a drug peddler and eats icecream in 5 star hotels" "And she was not alone Her friend was there too, Merlyn" "Sir, have you heard of paedophiles?" "It means 'sexual preference to very young girls' in Malayalam" "They are people who are sexually attracted to girls below 12 years of age" "Supplying such girls was Thomas Punjakadan's job" "And Nirmala Thangachi Femina Beauty Spot owner" "Nirmala's lover, a software engineer Prateesh Nambiyar, was 10 years herjunior" "He was Thangachi's soft drink" "Nirmal Prasad, an expert in smuggling cocaine and brown sugar and other drugs who recruited such young girls, was also the owner of Pagoda Resorts" "Pagoda resort" "A pagoda of flesh-traders!" "Lovely" "Beautiful!" "George, why is this girl so unresponsive?" "Isn't it in your hands to make her responsive, Thomas" "She is a new item" "Nirmala knows my style" "At first it's like stroking a flower" "When I finish, she'll be like a thrashing tuna" "Who asked you to let these people in?" "When it's time we come in without permission, Punjakada" "To walk in without permission is this a policeman's in-law's home?" "Your!" "I know that this pagoda of yours is not a meditation centre" "This butcher-shop where you trade flesh of young girls I'm going to burn it down, Punjakadan" "You and your comrades can quit savouring this flavour" "Punjakadan will continue savouring it You won't be able to change my recipe" "Oh!" "When you say dialogs that deserve a beating, how can I resist not hitting you?" "One of the girls was constable Velayudan's daughter" "This was a group with its roots all over Kerala" "They use the girls as 1st bootleggers" "Later, using threats and blackmail they send these girls to vvlP rooms" "Once their body and minds are destroyed these girls are found lying on a railway track or in some mental asylum" "With the arrest of Punjakad I was sure I could make a big move against them" "But nothing happened" "Before I even reached the station we got the order to release him" "And a departmental inquiry against me on multiple charges" "Even constable Velayudan who barely escaped death was reluctant to file a case" "Fear for his life and fear of dishonour" "But, why should I be afraid of anyone?" "For every woman who flinches at her husband's name!" "For girls who are afraid to even sit on their fathers' laps!" "I was determined I had some plans I went to discuss it with Anwar" " Bala'ttan" " Oh!" "God" "Bala'etta!" "1 1l2months I was in the medical college hospital" "My condition was bad, it was doubtful if I'd escape with minor damages" "The department didn't even try to solve the false cases against me" "There is 1 remaining, even today" "Balachandra, knowing the truth why didn't you file a case against them for attempted murder?" "Where?" "In which court?" "I had already decided on my plans to deal with him I want to know if you executed it?" " l didn't get a chance" " Are you sure?" "Yes" "That's all I'm sorry lt's of no use, brother" "Poor Ramdas's suspicions are still not cleared" "Only you can help, Latheef" "Me?" "What can I do, sir?" "I'll tell you, but before that you must do me a favor" "You must get me all the details of the case Especially Punjakadan's business deals" "And also George Joseph's full history" "The interviews videos, everything We must open a new case file" "This is a job that might get you fired from your post, are you scared?" "Let them!" "We have our real estate Both of us can rock with that" " What do you think, Latheef?" " Frankly I have no idea, sir" "Joseph Punjakkad who left by flight never reached Kuwait" "But George Joseph swears he got a call from him in Kuwait" "Ali'kka says he dropped him at the airport, we know that also" "So someone has picked him up before he boarded the flight tortured him for a few days, killed him and brought him to the beach" " So is George Joseph lying?" " Not necessarily" "Aiyo!" "Oh God!" "Report to cabin immediately" "SP sir's message, something's wrong I think he found out that I copied the files" "Don't worry, I sent that text message from this system" "But this is Ramdas sir's number" "Nowadays it's very easy to fake it by mobile number spoofing" "Anyone can send messages or call from anyone else's number" "So George Joseph's phone call could also have been the same way" "Oh God!" "I nearly fainted So can we not trace the origin?" "It's quite difficult" "Have you heard of ip address Internet Protocol address?" "That also can be masked" "How do you know all this, sir?" "I don't have any police work to do and need to occupy myself" "The computer is a good friend lf you are in a hurry, carry on" " Give this to me" " Thank you, sir" "There is an interesting turn of events" "When I was going through recent transactions of George Joseph I came across a strange entry" "He has sold a bungalow in Mercara to the forensic surgeon Dr Chandrababu" "Bought from some Veer Mahashetty lt wouldn't be George lt is only a fake identity" "Agreed, but how did Dr Chandrababu buy it?" "He doesn't have that kind of wealth, I checked all that" "So Punjakadans must have gifted it to him" " Why, sir?" " Why do you think?" "It was a payment in return for a favor" "There was a secret between George and the doctor" "Or between the dead Thomas and doctor" "Okay, leave all that" "There is another more important matter" " You know doctor Uma, right?" " Yes, sir i discussed with her and found there was a gross mistake in the autopsy report" "What is it?" "In Punjakadan's chest or thorax there is a wound, as if caused by a gunshot" "But they have not found the bullet lf he was killed by a bullet it would be a pivotal evidence" "What if Chandrababu hid this fact?" "You must communicate this to Ramdasconvince him" "Discuss with the doctor the possibility of exhuming the body" "But remember, I'm not involved in this, nor is Dr Uma lsn't it better if you tell him directly?" "No!" "Ramdas is distancing himself from me lf he feels I was trying to mislead him our efforts will be wasted" "Noyou tell it lf it succeeds you will get all the credit" "Let's hope forthe best I was the one who appeared in that murder case" "The file is with me" "Dr Uma?" "A chick who hasn't hatched out of the egg" "What will she know?" "Okay!" "Okay!" "Da, Shyam!" "Get up!" "What are your intentions?" "It is 11 :00 AM" "Don't you have school today?" "Didn't you hear me?" " What happened?" " Come, come" "Your school principal called He is short of attendance" "He is lagging in 3 papers" "His report card has a red mark in every column" "Where the hell are you going to on the pretext of going to school?" "His attention is not in studies" "What is happening to you?" "How will you write these exams?" "I'll write them somehow" " Move" " Maaa!" "is the board of examinations holding exams at your convenience?" "All the teachers say he is a bright student lf you take his side, I will kill you You are the one ruining him" "His brightness is shown elsewhere" "What is all this?" "What is this?" "This is an experiment I'm doing" "Cardioverter defibrillator A device to prevent cardiac arrest" "A chip to prevent cardiac arrest in patients with arrhythmia" "Damn chip and your experiment!" "Papa!" "Papano!" "Experiments and computer genius, my foot!" "Bury it all today" "He built that up working without sleep" "You don't understand his talent and aptitude" "Shut your bloody mouth!" "If I see anymore such madness sitting in front of the computer and surfing late night I won't spare both of you" "He is mad!" "Take him to a psychiatrist and treat him" "Otherwise I will do something really cruel" "Maaa!" "Come in Please sit down" "Doctor, Thomas Punjakadan's autopsy report" "We found some omissions and contradictions" "Please clearthem" "lmpossible!" "Because of the importance of the case I was very careful in autopsy" "There's no way this bullet could be missed lt's not a mustard or cumin seed, right?" "Some doubts need not be wrong, isn't it, doctor?" "Doctor, you suspected it was cardiac arrest that killed him" "Not suspicion I'm sure" "Okay, doctor you've recorded that his chest wound looked like he was shot lf there was an entry wound there must be an exit wound" "Or a bullet inside the body" "We neither have an exit wound nor have we found a bullet I can't produce what was not there, right?" "No you can't, but if there was a bullet, it would be very important" "Why can't we think of a re-postmortem?" "This is sheer foolishness based on a wild suspicion you cannot dig up a buried body" "And even if you do, you will not get any information out of it lf we don't get a result after exhumation, who'll give explanations?" "If you are always that perfect we wouldn't need re-postmortems and exhumations, right doctor?" "Anyway we can't ignore this possibility" "Regardless of your co operation, we will do it" " Shaji, don't turn it off, okay?" " Nono, I wont" "What is the meaning of this, Father?" "How can you remove an interred body and give it to these guys to do as they please?" "The church can't interfere in police work" "Oh my poor cousin Thomas's soul!" "They can resort to anything" "We gave it to them once to tear and now what has happened?" "Thomas is not in that body lt is just his discarded clothes" "Just a body For the investigation- lnvestigation!" "Nonsense This is all a game I know who is behind this I won't spare anyone of you" "Latheefgo" "George, come here" "Why are you more bothered than Thomas's father and mother?" "I'm bothered and I have no belief in this investigation and nonsense" " Move aside - l won't!" "Oh my dear Thomas!" "Stop acting and move aside" "And if I don't?" "You don't know me!" "When that coffin is back, I'll kick and bury you along in it" "Yes, we got it 1 bullet" "Normally, this doesn't happen" "The bullet was pierced in a particular point in the lungs" "What you got was a real bullet, doctor?" "Sure it's not a mustard or cumin seed?" "We must send it to the lab immediately This is not a conventional bullet lt's possible to have been fired from a country-made gun" " Move aside" " No need" "Excuse me, what did the exhumation reveal?" "We got a very important clue We found a bullet from the body" "Which area of the investigation will that help?" "We can't reveal to media all the areas of our investigations" "We have to trace the gun from which the bullet was fired" "And that will be a big clue lsn't it a big drawback that the 1st examination did not reveal it?" "The police shall ask questions, not the media, now move them aside" "Sir, sir!" "The evidence found is truly decisive says S P Ramdas in charge" "The operation was 100% successful I was watching, Ramdas He looked a lot more confident" "And a tap-dance by George Joseph" "What a performance!" "Ah, he is the next crown heir to the Punjakad kingdom, isn't he?" " Let himand Latheef?" " Sir" "Since we found the bullet we can confirm our suspicions" "Chandrababu Dr Chandrababu" " Where is Raghuprasad?" " Sir is inside" "Ah!" "Look who has come Come sit" "This is a nice setup" "You have not visited since renovations were completed" "Full busy now?" "You've become a complete businessman, eh?" "Dr Chandrababu has a house in Mercara, right?" "Yes, a very old one He has put it up for sale I know, someone who's interested I mean a group in the tourism line" " Oh!" "Who is the party?" " l'll let you know in due time ls there any way I can see that house properly?" "I have the key and to tell you the truth, the doctor never goes there I went once ortwice with our lpe team and had a blast" " Fantastic ambience" " Can I see it now?" "Anytime you want and if its next week I'll also come with you, too busy this week" "That will be too late" "Just tell me exact location l'll go myself" "Okay, if it works out what about the commission?" "All that will be as usual No change, don't worry" "What do you want, sir?" "What help, sir?" " You are a Malayalee, right?" " Yes, how did you know?" "I understood as soon as you spoke English" "What a shame!" "Chey!" "is this bill from your shop?" "Yes" "Last month on the 7th did someone unfamiliar or stranger come here?" "How to remember, sir?" "So many people come and go" "Okay" " lsn't that a close circuit security TV?" " Yes" "Do you have backups?" "Yes, of course Up to 45 days of backup I want a copy of the full recording of May 7th" "Okay, I'll be right back" "Sir, once in a blue moon we enjoy a strike, unlike Kerala lt was a protest day We opened only in the evening" "Not much business" "Thank you, I'll come again if I wanted anything else" "Okay, I help you" " That's a bit too much of English" " Okay!" "Bala, greetings" "Some greetings I've sent by air also You can catch them at your will!" "I found the place lt's much more fantastic than what I had pictured in my mind" "Yes, it can go immediately to a buyer" "Price it profitably, okay?" "If it works out, the deal is 50-50" "Of course No doubt" "Doctor earns a lot, eh?" "Plenty and only one heir to his riches" "His son, Shyam Quite the loony" "As chartered accountant you must be sponging on him I need my bread and butter too, Balachandra" "Notjust bread, booze too, eh?" "Okay, see you" "Aren't you joining me?" " No, I have things to do at home" "Are you going?" " No, just coming!" "Varkey sir, I was about to call you" "Pah!" "I've made 16 calls Finally that secretary picked the call only to tell me you were in your afternoon siesta" "That ls your entire dept also sleeping?" "Where is the guy who crucified my son?" "2 weeks was the time the home minister promised ln case you learn the pain of losing a son, only when you lose him to death remember you also have one Shall I get him beaten to death?" "Am I not reporting the progress of the investigation regularly?" "Progress?" "You mean that bullet?" "If you think you can stretch your drama till the by-election remember, my 4 sons who are the pillars of our ministry?" "I will just withdraw them" "Please don't say that My entire force is behind this case" "You and your blessed force I'll demand CBl investigation" "Sir, don't hurry me I will meet the DGP I will give you 2 weeks time lf the culprit is not in front of me my dear Marar, I'll make you beat drums!" "AFTER 2 WEEKS" "What a shame!" "An entire force put to shame" "Was it the ips training or golf game you trained in?" "No wonder whenever there's a crime people want to call the CBl" "They don't believe in senseless officers like you" "Even your silence is suspicious I strongly believe you have some vested interest in this case" "Has the time come for you to relinquish your cap, Ramdas?" "Sir, we've been trained to investigate a case with honesty I am doing the same with this case also" "Some facts have been deliberately hidden" "And wrong information has been spread" "Fearing media, the politicians and people we are often forced to act helpless" "What is the result?" " All the answers are in this file, sir" " What is in it?" "Punjakadan murder special investigation officer SP TRamdas is submitting this report to the DGP" "This will tell you who the murderer is With all evidences in detail" "Whaaat?" "!" "Move aside Ask everyone to move" " What is the motive for this murder?" " lt cannot be said accurately" " Please don't hinder us" " Move, I say!" "Move" "Get them out of the way" "Move, I say" "Move Move, I say" "Don't allow anyone in Move, I say!" "His granny's blessed camera!" "Shall we leave?" "To arrest a defendant in a murder that shook the state the least one can expect is this celebration lt's very colourful now Media should make it a hit" "You were like a brother to me, notjust a friend I've always held you as a role model" "You made a fool of me You betrayed me, sir ln a necessity, we always cheat the ones who love us the most" "Who will handcuff me?" "Latheef or you, bro?" "We are sure you won't escape Why then the handcuffs?" "Sir, is itjust personal vendetta?" "Or is there any other political reason?" "I am Thomas's Punjakadan's father" "Don't think you can get away with a life sentence" "How could you!" " Sir please!" " Leave me" "When you raise your kids it should be done with care" "Otherwise there will be serious repercussions lt is a father's biggest sin" "You took away a part of my life" "Your sentence will be given by Punjakadan's court" "That court has neithertime nor place The punishment has been decided" "Beat him to death" "Bala!" "That was a kick aimed at your 4 evil notorious sons" "You won't be able to sustain another kick from me, George" "Balachandran's words and kicks are always a bit too powerful to take!" "Let's go" "2 WEEKS earlier" "Kiss the branches stretching to the skies?" "Shall we swim to rejoice in the lake of joys?" "May the distance to dreams lessen Tomorrow we will rise to the occasion" "As countdown begins 3-2-1 backwards Surge forward and reach upwards" "Around the little finger, isn't the world spinning...?" "As even events flash by, singing?" "As love messages like lightning jot on this earth brightening" "With a song let's depart that awakens the heart" "On time's face in this new earth Let's run ahead to win in this birth" "Let's shoot arrows from our eyes always On the shore like the sun's hot rays" "When hopes scattered on shores to fall let us come together once and for all" "Let our ways, oblivious to sorrows be pure, as whispering notes arose lsn't this world beautiful?" "We are united here, blissful" "Kiss the branches stretching to the skies?" "Shall we swim to rejoice in the lake of joys?" "May the distance to dreams lessen Tomorrow we will rise to the occasion" "As countdown begins 3-2-1 backwards Surge forward and reach upwards" "Around the little finger, isn't the world spinning...?" "As even events flash by, singing?" "As love messages like lightning jot on this earth brightening" "With a song let's depart that awakens the heart" "Life is life, fun is fun Don't make life fun orfunny I'm sharing my own experience of life, okay?" "Sir!" "I'm Rahul Shyam" "We came to meet our savior lf you hadn't intervened, we'd have been beaten to pulp, thanks" "Who are those fellows?" "No idea, we are seeing them for the 1st time in this pub" "Go home without wasting any more time" " Sir, your name?" " Balachandran" "What do you do, sir?" "I've signed an agreement to do any work when I landed on this earth" "Now, I divide that earth into bits and sell thema real estate broker" " lsn't that a good job?" " Of course" "So if you have anyone who wants to give or take, do let me know" "Give or take land not blows!" "Sir, can we have your number?" "Sure, 959499966 Leave me a message" "You must spend a day with us" "A treat from our side Please don't say 'no'" "Let's see Anyways, keep in touch" " Thank you, sir" " Bye" "He's a real hero" " Hello - l am Rahul" " What?" " Rahul" "Ah yes, tell me" "Are you free today?" " Totally free" "We are planning to have a blast today A get-together of friends, will you join us?" " Where is it?" " At home" "Home?" "Yes!" "... daddy mummy, not at home and none to play around with..." "We can meet here" " Time?" "Anytime" "Hello?" "Sis, can you hear me?" "One minute Hold on, 1 minute" "Rahul?" "Dadada?" " What?" " Your mummy" "Don't spoil my mood, go away Mummy!" "Your mom wants to tell you something" "Just say something and avoid her" "Children must be like this!" "Rahul is at home studying I am out at the electricity office lt's the last day to pay the amount due" "Oh that!" "There is a function going on nearby lt's a recorded music I swear!" "I swear, over my dead father!" "Of course not He's always studying" "He's so good at it!" "He is not particular" "He just wants something to drink every now and then" "Not looking after him?" "Who me?" "What other work do I have here?" "I feel really envious looking at him" "Please send some more Euro Rahul loves them very much" "Are you aware petrol costs Rs 20 more this month?" "!" "Okay" "As long as Rahu (snake's head) exists this Ketu (snake's tail) is ecstatic" "Rahul?" " What is it, uncle?" "!" " Your mummy called and asked" "Don't get drunk today and mess things up, okay?" "We have a guest today A royal guest" "Okay, so who's saying no to that Anyway this is a guest house" " But better stop all this by today - lf l don't?" " lf you don't" " You can do it tomorrow" " What?" " Okaydon't stop" "Rahul, your uncle is getting sloshed" " Now a punch is enough!" " Stop it, you crackpot!" "Hi Bala'etta!" "Welcome home" " Have everyone come?" " Yes, we started a while back" " Started even before I could come, eh?" " Just a little bit" "Hello?" "He is my uncle, a couple of drinks and he forgets his own name!" "What does uncle do for a living?" "My job is being his uncle What betterjob can I get?" " l have a doubt" " What?" "Are you wearing your pant above or below your butt?" "Above my butt, of course" "With hair spiked up like a porcupine with a beard so sparseam I correct?" "Nonono I was wrong, mistaken identity!" "You do look as if you belong to aristocracy ls that a disadvantage?" "Never!" "It's the 1st time I'm seeing a normal human being here as his friend" "Shall I go for a re-fill?" "Take him in, my dear boy" "Our friends, Jalsa, Shreya" "Shall we start?" "To start with?" " Your choice" " No, your choice, Bala'etta" "What is this?" "A bar, eh?" "His dad's collection" "But he prefers thisgrass, to liquid intoxicants" " l like wild trips" " Me too" "Let's choose this one Dad brought it from Paris" "Absintee Wrong, Absinthe!" "Bala'etta, sit down" "French, alcohol from wormwood So many myths around this alcohol" "Van Gogh cut his ear after he drank this" "Titanic sank after its captain too had drunk this ln some places it's called the 'green fairy'" "Very well informed, aren't you?" "!" "How old are you?" "Not old enough to own a license" "He is an 'all in all' encyclopedia There's nothing he doesn't know ls it?" "And in case there's anything he does not know, I teach him" "Haven't you filled this yet?" "I went, but lost my way instead, I remembered my name" "What is your name?" "Radhakrishnan Don't you know?" " No" " That's my name!" "Shall I now go fill this up?" "Da, take care of him" "He's our guest So take good care" "Absinthe!" "He is Peter, our friend" "A gardener by profession" "But he knows everything other than gardening!" "He's a great cook" "He looks familiar" " Where do you live?" " Bangladesh colony" "The food looks awesome Can I borrow him for a few days?" "Nonono Peter, bring rest of the food" "These are some photos of my performances" " Who's the 4th one?" " He's Chandu!" "Aterrific guy" "And where is he now?" "Will he come?" "No, he's settled in Bangalore" "Except for Peter All others are FB friends" "Oh, that's good" "Are you on FB, Bala'etta?" "That's for kids Where do I have time for all that?" "!" "You are absolutely wrong!" "It's another world A world with no limitations" "What happened, Bala'etta?" " ls it Absinthe making trouble?" " Probably because I had it dry" " Let's listen to some music" " Sure, oh sure!" "Press and media are screaming like mad about the incompetence in the investigation of the Punjakadan case lndifferencebesides pressure from the government" "The DG's language has begun to turn unpleasant" "Anyway, we will soon answer everyone" "Tomorrow will be the 1st arrest in connection with this case" "Operation must be a secret The media must never get a clue" "Everybody be ready at 7:30 AM sharp, tomorrow" "Where is Ali Koya?" "Father is inside What is it?" " Call him out, please?" " He's sick with fever" "We'll give him medicine Call him" " Grandpa?" " Dad?" "Grand pa, the police are here" "Oh Lord!" "Stop worrying, they'll keep coming until they solve the case" "And we must go whenever they call" "Even if we are lying dead" "Hey, what's taking you so long?" "Come out I say, come here!" " Don't take him away, sir - l'm very ill, high fever, sir" "Me too, for many days a high fever But for now, get into the jeep" "He's too sick He'll come after he recovers" "Shut up, you start fussing, I'll grind you to a pulp" "Get in!" "What is the matter sir,?" "Get lost, you son of a gun!" "Mattermy foot!" " Grand pa" " Don't take him away" "Grandpa will come back Get in, dude!" "Grandpa" "Let's go!" "Who's there for us now?" "Bring him out" "Get out I said, get out" "Sir!" "Scientific investigation, aren't you aware?" "Age old methods and twirling moustaches are over" "That too an old man who is past 60, how sad!" "Believe us, Bala, it was really a cardiac arrest" "May be he's not faced a situation like this before" "Our own police force, right?" "!" "Don't I know how they'd behave?" "Such smart guys!" "They'll easily turn suicide into murder or a murder into suicide lt is the truth" "The post-mortem report says so very clearly" " lsn't it Dr Chandrababu's report?" " Yes" " Sure, I believe you!" " You have to" "Just a week back I've questioned him I think he is genuine He has a clean history" "He has no part in these Punjakadan games" "Then why did you rush into this arrest?" "Mistake!" "Total mistake!" "On May 6th, though Punjakadan went to the airport, he didn't board any flight" "Neither has he travelled back in any vehicle" "Then where did he disappear?" "Disappeared like smoke, is it?" "To find out more, who else than Ali koya can I touch?" "Sure, it's turned out to be the touch of 'God of Death'" "A life lost forever, isn't it?" "Whomsoever it was I have just 2 weeks more to place the file on the DGP's desk!" " lt's an order" " You'll solve it" "Just go on with your old prowess and tighten your investigations I am also with you" "Hello sir, it's me, Rahul I've been trying to call 2-3 times" "Was a bit busy But why at this hour, Rahul?" "Nothing, was wide awake Thought I'd call you, did I disturb you?" "Of course not!" "Never" "Actually I was about to call you" "Shall we go on a short trip, have a blast and come back?" "I am all for it, ready!" "Shyam may hesitate, but I'll convince him" "Let's call Chandu also, what do you say?" "Sure!" "Our Peter must also come, the cook" " Done!" " Goodnight" "An army of friends are we as we sing our song of war happily" "Ocean of injustice, turbulent Wind runs with the waves, blatant" "Song flowed in rhythm As a tune knitted to hum" "Together and boisterously Speeding enroute joyously" "Will you join us to gaze the eastern sky's rays?" "To compose a nonstop symphony Will you sing melodies with us in harmony?" "An army of friends are we as we sing our song of war happily" "Ocean of injustice, turbulent Wind runs with the waves, blatant" "Song flowed in rhythm As a tune knitted to hum" "Together and boisterously Speeding enroute joyously" "Will you join us to gaze the eastern sky's rays?" "To compose a nonstop symphony Will you sing melodies with us in harmony?" "Like a path, dead end or different Face to face, diverging or distant" "With a false smile and a mask to hold got ready for the play to unfold" "Star clusters and clouds hastened for untold stories to be listened" "A lone wave along the sea Caressed the shore tenderly" "Will you join us to gaze the eastern sky's rays?" "To compose a nonstop symphony Will you sing melodies with us in harmony?" "Flare up and spread the glow to shine and sparkle like a halo" "Festivities forever, lamps lit always Now, to swell and rise like surge of waves" "Like a laid out trap of intrigue thoughts fulfilled in a clear league" "Flowers in the valley as sentry a secret for your ears only" "Will you join us to gaze the eastern sky's rays?" "To compose a nonstop symphony Will you sing melodies with us in harmony?" "An army of friends are we as we sing our song of war happily" "Ocean of injustice, turbulent Wind runs with the waves, blatant" "Song flowed in rhythm As a tune knitted to hum" "Together and boisterously Speeding enroute joyously" "Will you join us to gaze the eastern sky's rays?" "To compose a nonstop symphony Will you sing melodies with us in harmony?" "Peter, wake up everyone" "Rahul, Shyam, get up" " Where are we?" " Why are we here?" "This was not part of our plan, right?" "Forget the plan Tell me, how is this place?" "200 year old British bungalow" "Belonged to the Brits whom we drove out" "You kept this a secret surprise With all the songs and dance, eh?" "Thank you, for this surprise, Bala'etta" "There is a surprise in every suspense" "That's the thrill, which will become a thriller" "Come on Get the luggage" "This will be our haven forthe next 2 days" " Tell us about this place?" " lt is all ours, da" " Does it mean yours, Bala'etta?" " You can take it, if you want" "Really, Bala'etta, it is beautiful place I first saw it when I came with a friend" "Have you heard of love at first sight?" "I fell in love with the house lt carried a fancy price I didn't hesitate, just bought it" "Your aesthetic sense is awesome We concede unanimously" "All rooms are bath attached" "Now go and freshen up, gogo!" "Come, let's go" "Peter, don't you pray before eating?" "No sir, nothing like that" "Peter doesn't go to the Church even for Christmas" "Foreigners dine like it is a ritual Haven't you seen it in movies?" "The dining table will be a feast for the eyes" "Shyam, don't you know this place?" "I think you should" "Encyclopedia is equal to your brains, right?" "No, I don't" "These are places that interest real estate dealers like you, Bala'etta" " But still, try to remember - l really don't" "Then, leave it" "My worry is, in case it is haunted you shouldn't have bought it I know there will be 1 ghost for sure That's why I bought it" "Which ghost is that?" "You know him" "Thomas Punjakadan" "How will that ghost be here?" "It will be only on the beach" "Ghosts reside in the place where its life was taken out" "Won't the murderers know that?" "Your blessed drama ends now" "What did you think we were?" "Babies nursing on breast milk?" "We planned and committed an act like real boys and executed it perfectly lt did not take us long to know a cunning policeman like you" "Within seconds we decoded your intentions" "We also wanted everything to end with this trip, like you did" "You were right lt's absolutely safe here" "You and Punjakadan as spirits can play chess here" "Your intelligence will improve" "We have heard enmity doesn't exist between ghosts" "We have no other option You are too dangerous" "Rahul, Shyam, Peter and Chandu" "You kidnapped and brought Thomas Punjakadan, the don here" "You tortured him inch by inch You killed and crucified him" " Born criminals" " No!" "Not criminals" "Only compassionate human beings Don't call us criminals" "Shut up!" "You son of a gun!" "Not criminals?" "!" "Must I call you angels who've come in peace?" "A well planned act that would put professional killers to shameso brutal!" "A bunch of kids of the devil not hesitating to kill or die" "But actually my target was not you lt was Punjakadan's right hand, George Joseph" "When I went in search of Punjakadan this bungalow gifted to your dad by him, came into my purview I suspected there'd be a story behind this and went looking for it" "And just 1 heir to his riches His only son Shyam, quite a loony" "The issue at hotel Broadway, was a planned incident" "You are absolutely wrong" "You don't know anything You won't understand either" "Thomas Punjakadan was not killed by us" "But by millions" "Open Face book Then you'll know" "And given a chance, we'll kill many more such anti socials" "None of you know Thomas or his dad as well as I do" "The roots of evil have neither begun nor ended with them" "When this Punjakadan dies it will be another Punjakadan or a Punnakadansome Kadan" "The public and the law must nail and shatter them lndividual revenge is not a solution for anything" "When youngsters like you take up weapons do you know who is most affected?" "It is not the system or the society but your parents who nurtured you with big dreams and expectations" "Stop it!" "Which lucky guys are you talking about?" "A draft and a prompt phone call from Germany every month are my parents along with a dog for company in a big house" "My mom loves her pet Doberman more than me" "My doctor dad is a bigger policeman than you" "A cruel investigator" "A person who sees only faults and knows only to punish a dirty devil!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "I don't want any questions I need answers from you" "Nonono I asked a simple question" "And I need a simple darned answer from you, okay?" "Yeah!" "That's right" "Stop it, I say!" "Maaa!" "What the hell do you think you are doing?" "is that cleanliness?" "You call that hygiene?" "Huh?" "You" " Mom!" " l care 2 hoots for you both" "I hate him!" "I HATE him" "He has only 1 mission in life To earn millions, he'll sell his soul I have only hatred towards him and to everything else in life" "Does thatjustify killing and crucifying a person to avenge yourself?" "They didn't kill Punjakadan" " l did" " Why?" "WHY?" "!" "Brother!" "My little sister lsa l lived for her, I was her mother, father, brother and sister, everything!" "It was my fault Mine alone I gave in to her wish and allowed her to go alone" "What is it?" "What is it, Ali'kka?" " lsa has not returned from school" " My lsawhere is she?" " Don't worry" " My Godmy lsa!" "Peter!" "She's gone, my son She's left us" "Leave me" "Peter!" "Listen to us lsa!" "Peter!" "Brother!" "?" " Brother?" " Come near me" " Brother" " What is it, my dear?" "lsa did not die in an accident She was killed" "I heard grandpa tell my mom" "He also said that if we tell anyone, they'd kill all of us" "Why are you standing in the rain?" "Come under my umbrella" "Ali'kka, who was it?" " You come here, first" " No, just tell me who did it?" "Thomas Punjakadan" "To wrap the case and manipulate the report, the police doctor Chandrababu was given an estate and bungalow in Mercara and cash to all others lt was George Joseph who gave all this" "That particular day, I was the one who drove their vehicle ln spite of knowing this you never?" "What can we do to them?" "I know them since 35 years I was burning with guilt unable to tell you this, Peter" "Every time I saw yourface, my insides twisted in pain" "Forgive me, my son!" "Peter!" "We noted Punjakadan's every move" "We had discussed how he would die, months back" "Everyone voted for his death to be on the cross" "From the day Ali'kka told Peter about his Kuwait trip, we waited patiently" "We decided, this bungalow which Punjakadan had given in return for lsa's life will bear witness to his last struggle to live" "Okay, go Everything as planned" "Ali'kka, we are late Please go as fast as you can I'll reach you well on time, my boy I guarantee it" "Ali'kka" "Oh Lord!" "Quick!" "Ali'kka" "Chey!" "Not reachable!" " Take him out, da" " Quickly" "The bag Quick!" "Ali'kka, go to the airport, collect the entry pass and then only return" "Keep your phone switched off and switch it on only after you're back home" " Don't call us" " Get in" "Oh Lord!" "Who are you?" "Why did you bring me here?" "You!" "You don't know who I am" "The guy who has made violence sex and drugs, his way of life!" "Thomas Punjakadan" " What do you want?" " You can't give it back" "Nono" "I don't know anything" "Only you know Tell us, you mongrel!" "Go ahead, shout for help Shout, you son of a!" "You dog!" "Do you remember a kid who cried for help like this" "You dare shed tears!" "Hey!" "It's ringing" "Actually an nrl line Just a second" " Hey George!" "Thomas here" " Have you reached already?" "Sure I did On time" " Was yourjourney comfortable?" " Of course!" "Very comfortable!" "Are you staying at Sheraton?" "Return only after finishing your work, okay?" " Of course, okay" " Okay" "Kill me Please" "You don't deserve such sympathy, Punjakkadan" "We won't kill you, da!" "I want to know what you did to my little one, you!" "Don't hit me" "I'll tell you, I'll tell everything" "Brother?" "Brother" "I was mad" "After I was done I realized she was dead" "Stop!" "Now it's my turn" "Now tell us Are we criminals?" "The law does not see if the victim was good or bad lt is a crime to kill anyone for any reason" "Forthat you are liable for punishment" "He raped and killed a young girl" "Aren't you ashamed to talk on his behalf?" "Let him take any side How does it matterto us?" "Everything must end here" " Finish him off" " We don't want to kill a person like you" "Very sorry" "You are the only one who reached out to us" "You don't have to trouble yourself anymore" "Here I am at your gun point" "When a son shoots with a toy gun haven't you seen his dad play-acting and falling with a smile?" "That's the state of my mind now Come, shoot me I have seen this scene many times and liked it also" "But no more scope for this play here" "Play!" "?" "I will never wait for death at any one's gun point except yours" "What nonsense you are talking?" "He's trying some game" "Yes A final game" "A game a father plays to end his guilt because he couldn't do his duty to his son" "Chandu alias Naveen Balachandran" "Your surname Balachandran is none other than mine, your dad" "My mom has told me about that despicable man" "To me, he is a faceless person" "You are right, son I will never claim it I don't have the right" "One night, long ago I got my suspension order I came home stone drunk, you were still a baby" "Hey, where were you?" "With whom did you go spend the night?" "Chi!" "That's what I should have actually done" "With a sick child, I have knocked many doors in this colony forjust Rs 100" "Why didn't you tell me?" "At this time of the night carrying our son which liquor shop should I have come to?" "Instead of asking what my problem was you ask me with whom I have spent the night?" "!" "Hereafter I will do what you always claim" "You are forcing me to do it I will invite and bring other men into this house while claiming to be your wife!" "You!" "Will you?" "!" "Open the door Open it!" "You don't know who you are playing with!" "This is not the life I dreamed" "Cooking and sleeping with you is what you thought was a wife's duty" "You did not see my heart" "Alcohol, friends...you wanted only your own pleasures in life I can't live with you any more I am ending it here, right now" "Don't try to come into my life again nor meet me ever I will continue to live for my son" " Jayashree" "Years later, there was a moment when I discovered you were my son" "Who is this 4th boy?" "He is Chandu a terrific guy" "Where is he?" "Will he come?" "No, settled in Bangalore" "You and Jayashree!" "I should've been overjoyed" "But my head swam and I became blind" "You had always slipped further and further away" "But when I saw you with this group, it was most unexpected I have waited so long to meet my dad" "You never came to see me" "I did, when I finally became sane enough to understandl did come" "But I was never able to find you in those places I was told you and Jayashree were" "Last resort, I visited your school one day" "But I was told that without permission from guardian a father can't meet his son" "It's alright Forget it" "A man who couldn't differentiate life from a game of cards deserves this" "Parents must not ask a share of their child's growing years when they haven't been a part of it I have no sorrow now, I have got you back" "At least I am a bit fortunate" "The world deserves people like you" "Talented and with will power, et al" "Thomas Punjakadan was killed by someone" "Revenge, hatred or politics What is it to us?" "No one will know anything" "We just return like we had gone for a tour" "Rejuvenated and happy That's all" "That's allit will ever be" "What is it?" " l want to talk to you" " Nowat midnight?" "I know it is midnight" "And that it's very late but I am serious" "What is it, Bala?" "Come to the point" "Even if it is late, it's something you should know, bro l have found out who killed Thomas Punjakadan" "You know him very well" "Balachandran, Cl of police who is now under suspension" "Bala!" "A policeman like a criminal designed that murder perfectly" "At first I thought let itjust die out without clear evidence" " That's why I tried to mislead you" " Then why confess now?" "I am not stricken with regret, he deserves that end I don't want to hide it any longer because time will one day nail me guilty" "My life, right at the interval has reached its climax I have decided not to prolong it" "I will give you all the evidence of Thomas Punjakadan's deeds" "Since it is midnight let me wish you a half good night" "There's a visitor for you" "It's been 14 years since we last met, isn't it?" "I underwent a lot of struggles to bring up our son I know very well" "Even without my protection he grew up into a smart boy" "When I saw him, only then I realized what a strong woman you are" "Did I go wrong somewhere in bringing him up, Bala'etta?" "No, it was I who was wrong I failed to realize 2 lives were dependent on me" "My life was slipping away and my arrogance failed to see it" "Bala'etta, what a peculiar way for our son to reunite with his dad" "Time is over" "Shall I go, Bala'etta?" "Jayashree, when everything is over and if I ever have a life remaining I want to spend it only with you and our son!" "Subtitled by latha and rekhs"