(ominous music)
(screams)
(siren wails)
Madam, the victim's name is Roshni Saluja.
Age 31. Cause of death appears to be a slit throat.
This is my Roshni.
♪ Happy birthday to... ♪
They'll just look at it as an affair.
Your mid-life crisis.
(Ravi) The victim was the child's caretaker.
She was also having an affair with Raj Nagpal.
I couldn't save her.
Since when have you been divorced from Dr. Nagpal?
We're not divorced.
Before everything else, search this house.
(indistinct chatter)
Madhav Mishra?
(siren wailing)
Sir...
(man 1) Are you behind the murder of Roshni Saluja?
(reporters clamouring)
(man 2) Raj Nagpal, you are a murderer!
Ravi, murder weapon?
We've looked everywhere, but there's no sign of it.
What? It has to be somewhere.
We're questioning the residents. Something might come up.
Tell me this. Why would anyone slit someone's throat this way?
Out of anger, ma'am?
Raj...
If it was anger, it would have been evident from the victim's body.
They would have been stabbed repeatedly
with whatever was at hand.
Such a precisely made slit doesn't result from an act of rage.
Let's see.
Remember, less physical action...
More mental pressure.
(both) Jai Maharashtra.
(gate screeches)
(water pours)
(suspenseful music)
(Gauri) Kamala, refresh your memory.
This is a murder case, and you...
are the prime witness.
If you leave out a single detail,
you will be arrested for withholding information.
Understand?
Now, speak.
What time did you return home after your morning jog?
Around 7:30 a.m.
7:40 a.m.
Usually, you return around 8:00-8:15 a.m.
Why were you early today?
I had...
too much to drink last night.
I wasn't feeling well, so I returned a little earlier.
Was the door closed?
No, it was open.
What did you see as soon as you entered?
She...
was on the floor.
Raj bhaiya was sitting, holding her.
There was blood everywhere.
And Raj bhaiya's clothes were soaked in it.
I tried to apply pressure on her wound with my hand.
But the blood loss was too much.
What did you do after that?
I screamed,
and then Anju didi came.
When Anju didi came...
(music rises and stops)
Hey, if you remember the slightest of details, say it.
Don't hesitate.
Come on.
(music resumes)
When Anju didi came in, I realised that
it was Roshni didi who was lying dead, not Anju didi.
What does that mean?
On the night of the party, they were both
wearing the same type of sari.
What was Raj
and Roshni's relationship like?
I loved her.
They were fine.
There were no issues.
(Gauri chuckles)
You mean the husband, the wife, the daughter, mother and girlfriend
were all living happily together?
There was some tension
between Raj bhaiya and Roshni didi during the party.
What kind of tension?
(intense music)
(glass shatters)
(Roshni laughs)
(music plays in background)
What happened then?
Then Roshni didi stormed out in anger.
(door thuds)
(intense music continues)
How did she go home?
Did you call her a cab?
(gate screeches)
No.
So she was drunk
and left the party early, and you let her go all alone?
You didn't even call for a cab?
Did something happen between Roshni and you last night?
What do you mean?
Please answer, Doctor.
No.
Are you hiding something from us?
No.
There was an argument between Roshni and you last night.
Why did you keep this information from us?
It wasn't an argument.
She was drunk, and I just took her to my room
so she could calm down and then...
What is this? What is going on?
Are you suspecting me of killing Roshni?
(Gauri) It's very simple.
Roshni arrived at your building at 7:15 a.m.
You arrived at 7:25 a.m.
And Kamala arrived at 7:40 a.m.
There was a 15-minute window in between.
Whatever happened happened in those 15 minutes.
When I reached home, the door was open.
I didn't kill her. I was trying to save her. I-I loved her.
How did you kill her? Tell us!
I didn't kill her!
Why did you return early from your jog?
(Gauri) Why did you fight with Roshni?
- (Ravi) Why did you kill her? - Where is the murder weapon?
Look... there seems to be some misunderstanding here.
Only you seem to be misunderstanding, Mr. Nagpal.
We will definitely find the murder weapon sooner or later.
Listen to me
and cooperate.
You'll receive a lighter sentence.
Lawyer...
I need a lawyer.
I know I-I have the right to have a lawyer.
I won't answer any questions without my lawyer present.
And you should get a lawyer now
because we are arresting you
as the prime suspect in the murder of Roshni Saluja.
(intense music rises)
(title music)
(Raghu) So, Gauri, this is your first case as an investigating officer.
And it's a big one.
Thank you for the opportunity, sir.
I don't want a media circus on this case.
Right, sir.
So find the murder weapon.
I want to nail Raj Nagpal with the right motive.
Right, sir.
- And what do I not want? - Sir?
Surprises in court.
Right, sir.
Jai Hind, sir.
(gate screeches)
Myself Madhav Mishra, LLB, gold medallist.
I am your lawyer.
Please sit.
Anju-ji has hired me.
Your wife, who is no longer your wife,
believes you are innocent.
(sombre music)
She is a good woman.
A drowning man clutches at straws for support,
and this support has arrived at the right time and place for you.
- The good thing is-- - I didn't do anything.
I may agree.
But the people who hold the keys to your cage don't see it that way.
They want you to rot in jail for life.
Your fight isn't just with the people in this police station
but with the entire system.
And in this battle, I am your sword, shield and steed.
But this
isn't a battle of the fort. It's the battle of the court.
So, give me a detailed
scene-by-scene account of what exactly happened.
(ominous music)
(breathes heavily)
Hello, sir.
(thrilling music)
(Roshni choking, grunting in pain)
Roshni! Roshni!
No, no!
Roshni!
(crying) No...
- (music stops) - (phones ringing in distance)
Hmm.
This trial is going to go on for a while, Doctor.
The only thing in our favour is the absence of a murder weapon.
As long as it isn't found,
our chances of staying strong in this case are high.
Does that mean if the murder weapon isn't found, I will be acquitted?
No.
Tomorrow, you have a hearing in the Magistrate Court.
The charges against you will be read.
We will try our best to get you bail.
But you won't get it.
First, you'll be held in police custody
and then in judicial custody.
Listen to me. Inspector Gauri...
will go to any lengths to nail you to the prison's wall.
So, in my absence, you are not to say or do anything.
Got it?
Excuse me, mister.
Here are some clean clothes
for you to wear to the hearing at the Magistrate Court tomorrow.
See you. Bye.
(gate screeches)
How are you, my bald darling?
(comical music)
Hey, don't be upset, my love.
Madhav, stop bothering me!
You started a new business and invited everyone to the party.
Was I invited? Oh, no!
Now you've become a big shot.
So I guess I am better off hanging with people of my own status.
Hey, where are you going? I'm not a lover who gives up easily.
I'll spend the rest of my life lost in your thick, black hair.
You're acting all high and mighty.
(court usher) Item number 11.
Your Honour.
This is the arrest memo of the accused.
The police need time to collect evidence.
Therefore, it is imperative...
to keep the accused
in police custody for as long as possible.
(clear throats)
The prosecution requests that this bail...
be denied.
(clears throat) Your Honour, my client
Dr. Raj Nagpal is a renowned doctor.
There are many critical patients in his care.
If he is sent to police custody,
it could pose life-threatening risks to his patients.
Mishra-ji, it's a murder case.
You too know what will happen.
Yes, Your Honour, I know.
But if you were to grant bail today,
it would be historic.
Bail denied! (strikes gravel)
(tense music)
Bow your head low and quietly walk out.
Don't speak or listen to anyone.
I will come to meet you soon. Okay?
Don't be upset.
Will Kadamb-ji be able to fight this case against Madhav Mishra?
(tea seller) Tea.
(Shaurya) Mishra-ji!
Hello, Mr. Shaurya! You're here?
I thought you usually stayed in the boardroom.
To what do we owe the pleasure of seeing you in the courtroom?
I didn't come willingly.
So, you were sent?
My senior partner called me
to say he saw you on TV in connection with a murder trial.
I thought he was mistaken,
but now I see that I was mistaken.
But what's the matter?
Mishra-ji, until we decide otherwise,
you are a corporate litigator on CLU's payroll.
Any and every new client must be approved by us first.
Besides, handling cases
for high-profile doctors like this one
will change your common man image to a celebrity image.
And that won't work for us.
Is that so?
As you sow, so shall you reap.
You've got a good thing going on with us.
Don't ruin it.
Hmm?
See you around.
Brother-in-law, did he just threaten you?
With a friendly handshake?
Corporate threats are often delivered like this.
With a friendly handshake.
(coroner) Look, a single incision.
No surrounding injuries.
No hesitation marks.
It's not a suicide.
There has not been any kind of struggle.
One clean strike.
This is rare
because the attack was from the front, not from behind.
How do you know that...
The attack came from the front?
A homicidal cut on the carotid artery
is typically smaller and slanting.
It's usually at an angle.
However, this cut is from left to right and slightly raised.
As it reaches the right, the impact appears lower.
Therefore, the wound's depth is lower as compared to the left.
So, the attacker is right-handed?
Correct.
What could the murder weapon be?
The precision suggests it was a small, sharp weapon.
Like a blade or maybe a small knife.
(birds caw)
(Ira) Dad...
Dad will not be coming?
No.
The police need to question him,
so he'll stay at the station for a while.
D-Did Dad do a bad thing?
No, Ira. Dad did not do a bad thing.
Then why did the police take him away?
(Gurmeet) What was the need to tell her all this?
Now we'll have to comfort her.
Mom, don't go. Let her be.
Her dad isn't coming back to her at least for a few days.
The sooner she understands that, the better.
Maybe for us too.
(door screeches)
(Ira) Did Dad do a bad thing?
(sobbing)
Help.
(siren wailing)
(Gauri) What happened at the party?
We met after a long time, so we were all having fun.
How was Raj's behaviour?
He seemed very happy.
He was fortunate to have found a girl like Roshni.
Why would he want to eliminate her from his life?
I felt Roshni
was trying to control Raj.
Gold-digger!
I could tell that the honeymoon period was over.
They were very much in love.
Roshni used to work with me before she joined the Nagpal family.
I just can't understand what's happening.
How could anyone do this to her...
I never understood why Anju left Raj.
They were so happy together.
Men like Raj don't leave their wives.
The poor things simply stray every now and then.
Roshni wasn't comfortable with this family arrangement.
All I know is that Roshni loved Dr. Nagpal very much.
Did you see Raj and Roshni arguing in the room?
He took her to the room,
but I didn't see any argument.
Roshni was really upset.
Uh...
(chuckles) But I didn't see them arguing.
I didn't see it.
I didn't see them actually arguing.
I didn't see it, see it.
(door screeches)
Madam, did you find out anything?
Nothing of value, except for a couple of statements.
Everyone was simply giving their own commentary.
"She was a gold-digger. She was controlling."
"They should have kept the affair a secret."
The real motive? Murder weapon?
- Anything? - Nothing at all.
- Call for some tea. - Patil.
The Mumbai Police have arrested Dr. Raj Nagpal,
a prominent doctor from Mumbai, for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.
Dr. Nagpal is one of the country's leading cardiothoracic surgeons.
He received the Medical Excelsior Award last year
for his accomplishments.
It is reported that the case involves an affair.
"It is reported!"
Damn it, report to us too
about where the murder weapon is and what the real motive is.
(news anchor) These pictures of Roshni are from the party
on the night before her murder...
Who leaked these pictures?
Gauri ma'am?
Yes?
I'm Mohini Saluja, Roshni's mother.
I want to see Roshni's...
(news anchor) ...Roshni appeared very happy at this party.
This turned out to be her last party.
I want to see her.
(news anchor) As you can see, Roshni Saluja
was happy in Raj Nagpal's arms.
And the next day she was found
covered in blood in those very arms.
Roshni Saluja had forgotten all propriety
in her love for her boyfriend, Raj Nagpal.
This is clearly seen in the photos from the party.
Mom, I had left my bag on the table and it's not there now.
It wasn't supposed to be there.
By the way, congratulations!
The media trial on your first case has begun.
Come and watch.
(news anchor) Did Roshni have a problem with this?
Or was this affair a means for Roshni to live a good life...
It feels strange seeing this on TV.
You must be used to it by now.
You never ever get used to it. Trust me.
Let me help you.
How is your back? What did the doctor say?
The doctor said nothing more is to be done.
"Take rest and wait patiently. Everything will settle on its own."
(chuckles) A bit like our court cases.
You are a master of settlements.
Madhav sir says the same thing.
- Really? He said that? - Yes.
Well, he is right about one thing at least.
(car honks)
Oh! There comes your right lawyer.
(scoffs) Mom, don't start again.
He is a good trial lawyer.
He is the fluke artist of the century.
He is unusual but effective.
(groans)
What's unusual is that my only daughter,
who studied law in London, takes up a job
as a junior lawyer at Madhav Mishra and Associates.
He has not lost a single case yet.
(car honks)
"Yet" being the keyword.
Okay, I'm officially late.
I'm leaving. Please take your medicines, okay?
- Oh, yeah. Bye. - Bye.
(upbeat music)
(vehicles honk)
Release the clutch slowly, like loosening a kite string.
Am I to focus on the road or fly a kite?
Don't disturb me.
It looks like Ratna will ensure I get a dashboard facial today.
Now, don't drive so slowly that even pedestrians overtake us.
It would be an insult to such a big invention of humankind.
There was a speedbreaker.
Only those who speed should be afraid of speed breakers.
And you should be afraid of my sister.
(Madhav) Shut up!
(melancholic music)
Roshni... Roshni...
Roshni, my dear!
- Roshni! - Ma'am...
(sobbing)
Ma'am...
Please, ma'am...
In law school, we were often made to do scene recreations.
It helps clarify all the practical aspects of a case.
Here are your dockets.
Your character names are mentioned on it.
Positions are marked as per the layout as well as times of entries.
Please review everything carefully.
Mishra-ji will play Raj. Deep will play Roshni.
- I'm Anju-- - Kamala?
(funny music)
I won't play Kamala's role.
Kamala is the prime witness.
Are you typecasting me?
Okay...
That wasn't my intention.
You can play Roshni, and you play Kamala.
Wow, didi.
I had heard about nepotism until now, but today...
I've experienced it first-hand.
Talented people won't get opportunities
as long as people like you dominate the industry.
Listen, your job here is also a result of nepotism.
A lot of preparation is yet to be done. Let's begin quickly.
Roshni unlocks the door and enters at 7:15 a.m.
Where do I go next?
We don't know that, but we do know
that she was found lying on the floor before Raj arrived.
Then at 7:25, Raj enters
and finds Roshni on the ground.
(gasps)
(pretends to groan)
Roshni has a big wound on her neck and is bleeding heavily.
(exaggerated groaning)
Raj tries to save Roshni.
Don't die, Roshni!
- What happened? - (coughs)
You are choking me.
Then Roshni takes her last breath in Raj's arms.
(pretends to cry)
Why, Raj? Why did you kill me?
(Ratna) Why! Why, Raj?
You are a corpse. You are dead. Be quiet.
I won't stay quiet, Raj.
Fate didn't allow me to be with you when I was alive.
At least let me die in your arms!
At 7:40! At 7:40, Kamala enters the house
and sees Roshni lying dead in Raj's arms.
Let this blood be a sign of our love, Raj.
(shrieks)
(sighs)
As per the CCTV footage, who entered from outside that morning?
Roshni, Raj, Kamala and, lastly, according to Kamala, came Anju.
So, is it possible that the murderer
hid in the same house or on the same floor after the party?
Sir, in that case, any resident of the building could be a suspect
who was not seen entering or leaving on the CCTV cameras.
In this situation, we need to
find someone who had a grudge against Roshni
and also lived in the same building.
Then there is only one such person.
Raj's wife, Anju.
Anju lived on the same floor.
And both shared the typical wife-and-mistress relationship.
Hasn't this relationship always led to conflict?
Well, based on that, the child, Ira,
was inside the house too, right?
None of us played her role.
Well done, Ratna-ji!
Maybe Ira is the road
leading to the place we've been looking for.
So, we're at a critical juncture now.
To save our client, we will need to cast suspicion
on either his wife or his daughter.
(Deep) So, what now...
(tense music)
It's definitely a complicated situation.
(Ravi) That is fine, but by when can you send the reports?
Yes, send it soon. There is a lot of pressure here. Okay, thank you.
Madam, the report on the glass shard
will be ready by the day after tomorrow.
What did he say about the thickness of the glass?
Around nine millimetres.
- Nine millimetres? - Yes.
So, this piece isn't from the glass Roshni dropped at the party?
How do you know that?
Drinking glasses are thin.
Nine millimetres means
it must have been used in a window, shelf or some showpiece.
Where are the other photos of the crime scene?
- Here. - Show me.
(suspenseful music)
What are you looking for?
The murder weapon.
What do you mean?
I mean I know what the murder weapon is and where it was.
(dramatic music)
(siren wailing)
- (elevator dings) - Hey, stop the lift!
Thank...
Welcome.
(elevator dings) Doors are closing.
- Same floor? - (automated voice) Going up.
This is Mathur-ji's daughter.
And his associate, Shivani Mathur.
Shivani.
Hi, I'm Ravi.
(elevator dings)
Excuse me. That way.
All the best.
All the best to you, too.
Yes.
Come on.
(door screeches)
It was right here.
How do you know?
(Gauri chuckles)
The social media photos from that night's party
showed the award was here.
But it wasn't in the forensic photos.
Yes.
I found that piece of glass right here.
It must have broken here.
What we're assuming to be a blade is actually a scalpel.
The murder weapon...
(Gauri) In the hands of the murderer.
(ominous music)
Are you also a lawyer?
I was.
(Anju sighs)
It's been a long time since I left the practice.
Occasionally, I follow some cases.
Especially the good ones.
That's how I found you.
Does your household usually serve medicines along with tea?
- Oh! I'm so sorry. - (solemn music)
I was a bit...
Ira is not well, so...
Oh.
Anything serious?
No.
Madhav-ji, you are wasting your time.
Ira was sleeping in her room that morning.
She woke up only after I arrived.
Yes, I know that, but...
wouldn't it be better if we spoke to Ira before the police?
She has Asperger's.
Yes, Raj-ji told me about it.
You'll need to deal with her sensitively, please.
She is going through a lot.
I mean, she is quite fragile right now.
Okay.
- Let's go. - Yeah.
(Madhav clears throat)
Uh... If you don't mind...
- I understand. - Thank you.
You wait here.
Come.
Ira doesn't maintain eye contact.
Okay.
(phone rings)
I wish I too could do the same with certain people.
Ira.
Your medicines.
Ira...
He is Madhav Mishra. He is a lawyer.
He is helping your dad.
He will ask you a few questions, okay?
(intriguing music)
Where could that doctor have hidden the scalpel?
Perhaps he's telling the truth?
Someone else could have killed Roshni and taken the scalpel?
And vanished into thin air?
We don't have any evidence in support of this theory.
But you know what is strange?
The night before Roshni's murder,
there was an argument between Roshni and the doctor,
and the doctor also broke his routine
by returning home early from his jog.
Madam, I'll search for the scalpel again.
We have no other option. Please search!
Okay.
(Ravi) Patil, Shinde, come here.
Yes, sir.
(truck honks)
Ravi, stop that garbage truck.
(cops) Hey, stop!
(Madhav) Wow.
You're making a very beautiful sketch.
It's not a sketch.
It's a drawing.
Sketches are rough.
While drawings are detailed and planned.
Yes, your dad told me that you are a very good artist.
Dad?
W-When will he come back?
Ira...
Dad is at the police station now.
Please speak to Madhav-ji.
He is trying to help get Dad home soon.
Yeah?
What is your name?
Monu.
Monu. Do you pick up the trash at this time every day?
Yes.
Did you collect the trash from Dr. Raj Nagpal's house
on the day of the murder?
Yes.
Before the police arrived?
Come on, speak up!
Don't worry. It's not related to you. Just tell me.
Yes, it was picked up before you arrived.
There was a lot of party trash.
Where do you dump all this?
Typically,
when do you awaken, Ira?
What he means is, what time do you usually wake up in the morning?
By 7:00 a.m.
Oh!
Early to bed, early to rise.
But that day, did you wake up late or were you up by 7:00 a.m.?
The birthday party went on late, so she was sleeping in.
Oh.
Possible.
Right, Ira?
Did you hear any noise from outside
that morning when you were in your room?
(tense music)
Ira, Madhav-ji is asking...
that day when you were in your room in the morning,
did you hear any noise from outside?
Early to bed, early to rise.
Roshni didi's voice or any other familiar voice?
Or perhaps a voice you didn't recognise?
(scribbles)
Early to bed, early to rise.
- Did you hear the sound of a scuffle? - Madhav-ji...
Early to bed, early to rise.
You must have heard something from the room,
- or maybe you went outside the room? - Early to bed, early to rise.
Did you see anything when you went outside?
Ira, did you see anything?
- Early to bed, early to rise! - Madhav-ji, stop!
(Ira whimpering)
Ira!
(intense music)
(siren wailing)
Madam, we won't find a live human around here.
How can we find that small scalpel here?
Hmm.
I know it's somewhere here.
(music rises)
- (Gauri) Get to work. - (Ravi) Patil.
(intense music continues)
- (music fades off) - (bird screeches)