Appa, when we came to this house, I played the song you sang at school.
Paati thought you came back and ran out, calling out your name.
(Gunaseelan and kids laugh)
- Appa, can you sing-- - Are you going to be awake all night?
Don't you want to go to school?
- Amma. - Go to bed.
- Amma, please. - What?
Go to bed! Go on!
Listen, don't make your mom angry and go to bed quietly.
Amma, shall I sleep here with Dad tonight?
Rithu!
Listen, you'll sleep well only if you sleep on your bed.
- Okay? - Hmm.
Good night, okay? Bye.
(footsteps retreating)
Good night.
(door shuts)
Good night.
Hmm.
(water splashing)
(Gunaseelan laughing)
(pleasant music)
Hey!
(Gunaseelan grunts loudly)
Come on!
Drink some juice.
- Juice! - One for me!
- Here you go. - Thank you.
- It's for you.
- Are you hungry? - Yes.
What do you want?
- Burger! - Burger.
- Okay, waiter! - Yes, ma'am.
Come here. Two burgers and two pastas for the kids.
Thank you.
- Excuse me. - Sir.
- And one kingfish tawa fry for her. - Okay, sir.
(inhales deeply)
(exhales with a grunt)
(opening music)
(Rithanya) Amma, the chutney is really good.
Join us.
Thank you, dear. Eat soon. The bus will be here soon.
Amma, everyone is hurting Appa so much.
You should at least be there for him.
Why? What makes you say that?
What are you even trying to say?
I miss sleeping between you both, with my legs resting on each of you.
(soft emotional music)
Think of him as your favourite Bigg Boss contestant.
Rithu! It's getting late for the bus. Get ready!
(grunts and hisses)
Hey, take this towel.
Quick! Go soon.
(door opens)
- Come on! Go, go! - Bye!
- Bye. - (Gunaseelan) Bye, darlings.
(door shuts)
Thanks.
Why are you thanking me now?
For raising them happily without them feeling the absence of a father.
Thank you.
Okay.
Uh, Lavanya.
The magistrate ordered that
Dhanya Ramachandran's case hearing will be held at the judge's house.
Kumar just called me.
So, you need to go to Coimbatore, right?
Yes.
Ask your travel agent to book a ticket.
Yes.
Yeah.
Uh.
We need two tickets for the 4 p.m. flight to Coimbatore.
The names of the two passengers are Hari Deepak and Tarunika.
Thank you.
Lavanya, why should Tarunika come?
I can handle it myself.
I thought she could give you some company.
- (tsks) Lavanya! - Gosh! I didn't mean it like that.
See, Dhanya is a pregnant lady.
So, if there's another woman with you,
it will be easier for you to explain it to the magistrate.
Excuse me, ma'am.
This is the case file of TRT logistics.
- Okay. - Tarunika.
Go home and come to the airport after packing clothes for two days.
We are going to Coimbatore for Dhanya Ramachandran's case.
We have a flight at 4 p.m.
What are you waiting for?
- Go. - Yes.
(door shuts)
Where are you going in such a hurry?
Uh, there's an emergency insurance case in Coimbatore.
The hearing is at the judge's house.
That's why I'm leaving.
- Is it your case? - No, it's Hari Deepak's case.
(pensive music)
So, are you guys going to stay at the same hotel?
When you were going to work, have I ever asked you this?
Why is your mind so disgusting?
If I say it's work, it's just work.
Shut up with your crazy imagination!
KOVAI
Thank you for accepting this hearing on such short notice, Your Honour.
That's okay. Carry on.
My client, Mrs. Dhanya Ramachandran,
is in her final trimester of pregnancy.
She has a condition that could put her baby at risk.
The name of that condition is hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- Can you explain it further? - Yes, sir.
In this condition, the foetus' heart won't develop a left ventricle.
The only way to save the baby from this fatal condition
is through in-utero surgical intervention.
The Lifeline Insurance Company refuses to cover this surgery.
In this critical condition,
they are pressuring my client and breaching the contract.
Doctor.
Your Honour, the foetus is in a critical condition.
Because of the underdeveloped left ventricle,
the heart is not pumping blood to all parts of its body.
It's very hard for the baby to survive without the surgery.
It's very important to intervene
when the baby is in the womb, Your Honour.
Time plays a crucial role in this.
Okay.
That's why the surgery must begin immediately, Your Lordship.
Has the correspondent counsel not arrived yet?
She's a feeding mother, sir. She will be here soon.
(woman) I'm here, Your Honour.
I'm sorry, Your Honour.
My baby has stomach pain.
- So, she's a little cranky. - Okay, it's okay.
No problem. I'm happy that you're here.
- Sit down. - Thank you.
Doctor, so we need to perform this surgery
when the baby is in the womb, right?
Yes, Your Honour. This is the only way to save the baby's life.
We must make sure we don't run out of time.
Your Honour, our company's policy won't cover this surgery.
What they're saying is really different.
It's very experimental.
And, under the terms of our contract,
experimental treatments are not included
in our coverage, Your Lordship.
Your Honour, how can you consider an advanced treatment experimental?
Especially if it's the only option for the baby's survival.
I want to clarify that this procedure is authorised, Your Lordship.
Okay.
Do you have anything else to say?
Your Honour, my baby is really hungry.
I need to feed my baby.
I must feed her milk.
I need a break.
(Hari murmuring) You should've never had a baby.
Okay, you can take a ten-minute break.
Thank you.
- (clock ticking) - (tense music)
Your Lordship, time is running out.
This surgery is not only important but also needs to be done urgently.
Each second is important.
Time is really important when a life is in danger.
Please, we have to start the treatment immediately, Your Honour.
I can understand your urgency, Mr. Deepak.
But the situation is quite complex.
- This mother, uh... - Mrs. Dhanya Ramachandran.
Yes, I need to meet her via a video conference.
So, we can arrange a meeting tomorrow at 7 a.m., before office hours.
I know how important this case is for you.
I'll give you an offer.
If you accept that,
the insurance company will cover the cost of this surgery.
Provided you withdraw the broader lawsuit against them
where you represent those 63 families. Only then will this happen.
Oh!
Is it a numbers game?
Only those 63 families?
(scoffs) Your company has cheated a lot of families like this.
It has betrayed them.
My conscience will not accept this.
I can't cancel any lawsuit.
This case will be heard in court.
We will win.
(scoffs)
Let's see.
Joseph, I have really been cornered.
If he corners me more, I will be crushed.
Hey, I won't let that happen.
We should be focused and not let him get an opening.
Sir, I've prepared this file with
the complete details and valid points of the counterargument.
Please go through it, sir.
Why are you standing there, Rithesh? Come here.
What happened?
The thing is... this picture was sent to my phone.
I don't know who did this.
But they sent it to me twice.
Who sent it to his phone?
Does Amma know about this?
No, I didn't tell her because I thought she would be hurt.
Okay, you can leave.
(intriguing music)
Thillai Ramalingam.
You should try a broader political approach, Hari.
Listen, convince IDAI chairman
and then ask him to put pressure on Lifeline.
Hey, I don't know that chairman personally.
How can I approach him?
Hari, he may not be your friend,
but he's a good friend of Gunaseelan.
Talk to Tarunika and ask him to pull some strings.
It's as simple as that.
Lavanya, we are dealing with this case in the right way.
(door opens)
Hari.
Why do we need this approach now?
Just give it a shot, Hari.
Okay.
I'll call you back.
Just a minute.
- Hey! - Hi.
Sit down.
I know you will be glued to the phone.
That's why I ordered a fruit bowl for you.
I saw a different side of you today, one I've never seen before.
You know, the way you argued...
I don't know how to say it.
It felt so personal.
You're right, Tarunika.
This case is very personal to me.
My mother struggled a lot when she was younger.
This has happened three times before.
A failed pregnancy, a miscarriage...
a stillborn child.
I waited for a sister for months.
But it was a stillborn.
I still remember, Tarunika.
When they put her hand in mine,
I didn't cry.
I didn't feel anything.
I still have that pain.
I can't express it in words.
That's why I don't want my client to be in that situation.
I'm dying to provide her with a legal remedy.
I don't know how it will end.
I understood before that you are personally connected to this.
You knew what I was thinking, right?
Only you can see my emotional side.
Do you know that?
Hari, it's been a long day.
We need to wake up early tomorrow.
Don't forget to eat the fruits.
- Good night. - Good night.
(door shuts)
Hmpf.
(sighs)
Mrs. Dhanya.
Did they inform you of the risks involved in this surgery?
Because they are going to insert a balloon catheter
in your baby's heart, inside the womb.
I know very well about it.
I'm ready to take any risk for my baby.
Oh. Two years ago,
you went to a lot of villages about an awareness programme.
You conducted an awareness programme on abortion for poor women.
Is this true?
Yes, I made them realise
how many lives have been lost due to illegal and unsafe abortions.
I taught them that we have to do it legally.
So, when you talked in the awareness programme,
you told pregnant women, who were at the same stage as you,
that they could abort.
Am I right?
Objection.
Not relevant, Your Honour.
There is relevance, Your Honour.
Mrs. Dhanya.
Other women carry foetuses in their wombs.
But the one in your womb is a baby.
And you're demanding an expensive, cutting-edge medical treatment.
Right?
No!
I taught them only about legal abortions.
I was referring to foetuses under 20 weeks old.
Do you know how hypocritical this is, Mrs. Dhanya?
Ms. Mithra!
You can stop here.
Don't bring such inhumane arguments to a pregnant woman.
Are there any final issues you would both like to raise?
Yes, Your Honour.
I want to raise an issue quickly.
For that, I would like to cross-examine
Mr. Ramachandran, the husband of the plaintiff.
Proceed.
Mr. Ramachandran.
Last November, you went on a trip to Coorg, right?
Did you smoke then?
The thing is...
Your Honour, how is this relevant?
This picture was taken in Coorg, yes?
But still, when you filled the policy application form,
you were asked if you had smoked or used tobacco in the last 12 months
and you had said no.
Ma'am, it was just for a picture.
I didn't even finish the cigarette.
Mr. Ramachandran.
It doesn't matter how many cigarettes you smoked.
It's clearly evident that you lied in the policy application.
It's a breach of contract.
In these circumstances,
Lifeline Insurance can revoke their contract.
Because of this breach, I have to deny this plea for interim relief.
I'm so sorry.
Ms. Mithra.
Are there any possibilities for the deal?
Mr. Hari, it's too late.
Shit!
Hari.
You tried your best.
You acted on your instincts, right?
What can we do if things are beyond our control?
I should've accepted her offer yesterday.
I trusted this blindly...
No one expected this.
You're honest. Why should you worry?
Hari, I trust you.
(romantic music)
Sorry.
Uh ...
(door closes)
(bustling traffic)
(crows cawing)
(phone vibrating)
(pensive music)
(door opens)
Hey!
How did you return so soon?
- Come. - Wow!
I didn't expect our home to be so cozy.
Thanks! Our kids went on a day trip.
That's why I was relaxing. What happened to your case?
We lost.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
Well, that's okay.
Can I join you?
Sure.
- Is it a cold beer? - Yes! Oh, my God!
Cheers!
Just a minute.
Are you serious?
Oh, my God! It's been so long since I drank this.
How did we forget this?
We've become so posh we've forgotten how much we loved this drink.
A lot of things are like this.
(chuckles)
- Hold this. - Yeah, sure.
- Mm. - Hey!
- Oh, my God! - Okay?
Yes!
Cheers.
(pleasant music)
(music turns uncanny)
Hey, please wait.
What happened?
- Why are you sitting here? - Sir!
They're not allowing us inside.
No doctor is ready to examine her.
They're not attending to us, knowing we don't have insurance.
I don't know what to do.
I'm really scared, sir.
Don't panic. Sit down.
(doctor) Have you given the IV to the patient?
Sir, what's happening here?
No one is attending to the patient who is in an emergency.
They said they would start the treatment
only after knowing that they have insurance.
- Just a minute. - What is this, sir?
There are patients here.
If you behave indecently like this, I will have to call the cops.
We have certain policies.
We can act only according to that.
What is your policy, sir?
A doctor's policy is to save a patient.
You shouldn't start the treatment of a patient in an emergency
based on their policy status.
If something happens to the mother and the baby,
I will not stop until I cancel this hospital's licence.
Hey, bring them.
- Careful, anna. - Bring her quickly.
- Be brave. - Careful.
(door closes)
Thank you so much, sir.
- I will never forget this help. - Hey...
(intriguing music)
- (doorbell rings) - (door opens)
Tarunika.
I'm sorry for coming here without informing you first.
Your mobile was switched off.
I'm coming here directly from the airport.
I need to talk to Gunaseelan urgently.
Come inside.
Hey, Hari Deepak.
- It's a surprise. How are you? - Good.
- Sorry to disturb you at this hour. - It's okay. Sit down.
- Thanks. - Tell me.
So, the thing is...
Tell me.
The Lifeline Insurance case is functioning in two ways.
One is profit, and the other is their fear of losing their licence.
If the Chairman of the Insurance and Development Authority warns them,
they will immediately release my client's funds.
This support will save the mother and the child, Guna.
I know the chairman very well.
I'll ask them to look into it.
Can you send me the case details?
Thanks, Guna.
- I'll send it immediately. - Sure.
I'll also provide you with the required brief.
- Sure. - Thanks for agreeing to this.
Come on! You're working with my wife. How can I not do this for you?
Thank you.
- Thank you so much. - Most welcome!
Bye.
(door opens)
Tarunika has a heavier workload in the firm.
That's why she needs to stay back late.
I'm sorry for that.
Why are you apologising?
I know the life of a lawyer...
and I know my wife too. (chuckles)
(music turns tense and fades)
(door closes)
Neelakandan.
Sorry. Taru, a minute?
You can continue. I'll be right back.
So, how long for that case to end?
- It's Dhanya Ramachandran. - Oh!
- Hi. - Hi.
Thank you.
She's thanking you.
Hari sir, the surgery was a success.
The baby will be born healthy now.
I can't thank you enough, sir.
Thank you so much, sir.
I was really scared that something would go wrong because of my mistake.
I prayed so much.
You saved us like God.
- Thank you so much, sir. - You are saying such big words.
- Please. - Thank you, sir.
Take care.
Bye.
It's such a rewarding moment for you, right?
Did that chairman warn Lifeline Insurance?
Yeah, he called.
Only because of the pressure he gave and the raid he commanded,
the insurance guys released the fund unofficially.
Otherwise, it would've been a huge problem.
I need to thank Gunaseelan for this.
This victory is solely due to your efforts.
Congratulations.
I'll be right back.
(Thillai) Sneha Merlin, right?
Sit down.
You got a summons for Gunaseelan's case, right?
What's the point of me appearing in court?
I don't have anything to testify against.
I know what you did when you were with Guna.
You don't think I know about your shady dealings for him?
Listen.
If you don't acknowledge
the relationship between the drug kingpin and Guna in court,
I'll connect you to this case.
You have to decide if you want to go to jail for Guna's crimes.
(notification dings)
(intriguing music)
(tense music)
(music intensifies)
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