(indistinct chatter)
Suhas, what happened?
Why aren't you eating?
Have you forgotten yesterday's beating?
Are you not able to hear me?
Don't you like the food?
You won't get any food from now on.
(water pouring)
How are you, Suhas?
I'm fine.
How did you get hurt?
Do you have any other injuries?
(intense music)
(whispers) I'll help you.
(crickets chirping)
(intriguing music)
(scooter engine whirrs)
(suspenseful music)
(thuds)
(yawns)
(choking, grunting)
(intense music)
(gasping)
(chair screeches)
(humming)
(singing)
(humming)
(intense music)
(soft music)
Evil must be punished, son.
(title song)
(intense music)
(Tejas) Sir, this is definitely the copycat.
No one else could have such detailed photos.
This means we will need to keep
Mrs. Deshpande here for a few more days.
I don't know why, but I still trust her.
And I know she won't lie to you.
I hope so, sir.
Sir, we must tell the team about Mrs. Deshpande.
We can't keep this a secret any longer.
I agree with you.
But let's not tell the team about her relationship with you.
Thank you, sir.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO MRS. DESHPANDE. I'LL CALL TOMORROW AT 12 O'CLOCK.
-Has everyone read the file? -(team) Yes, sir.
Sir, just for my understanding,
the original Pune strangler, Mrs. Deshpande,
who's in the Mumbai safehouse currently...
We're taking her help to catch the Mumbai strangler?
Correct.
I know it sounds exciting, but it's also very, very risky.
Haniya, any information on this phone?
Sir, it was purchased from the black market.
It's registered to a fake ID in Uttarakhand.
I expected that. Let's get ready for the call.
Okay, sir.
(phone vibrates)
-Hello. -(scrambled voice) Mrs. Deshpande?
Speaking.
It's a pleasure to speak with you.
It's an honour, ma'am.
What should I call you?
Disciple. Since I'm walking the path shown by you.
Okay, disciple.
I've waited a long time for this moment.
I've always wanted to sit in front of you and say thank you
and tell you how much you mean to me,
how much you've inspired me...
And that's why I've been copying your technique this precisely.
-Great. -(chuckles) By the way,
I know police officers are listening to us.
I'd like to say hello to them too.
Disciple, I'm happy
-that you're helping society. -Thank you, ma'am.
So, like me, you too kill only evil people.
Yes, absolutely.
Good.
You've killed four already.
Have you selected your fifth?
Not yet.
There will be a fifth, right?
Absolutely, ma'am.
There is no dearth of monsters in this world.
That's true.
But, disciple, I'd always select my prey beforehand.
Then I'd find out everything about them
and throw them out of society.
-You do the same too, right? -Yes.
But sometimes, one needs to wait until the last moment
to confirm if they deserve to die or not.
But that's easy to find out in today's world, isn't it?
Technology has advanced so much...
I'm not talking about technology, I'm referring to people's nature.
Using social media, people present a fake facade to the world.
But that's not real.
Even in today's day and age, it's impossible to find out
who is good and who is bad.
And that's why I need to meet them personally to figure them out.
It was nice talking to you. I'll call again, ma'am.
-When? -When the fifth monster has fallen.
It's going to be a man, right?
Yes, it's always a man, ma'am.
And tonight I will know whether this man will live or not.
Haniya, any luck?
Sir, he's using a common VoIP, that too in the grey zone.
So, it's impossible to trace him, sir.
What do you think?
I think the copycat is not a man but a woman.
We considered this possibility,
but the CCTV footage from Virat's building
and every other footage we received
clearly establishes it's a man.
Maybe there's a homosexuality angle to it.
Perhaps he's gay.
In any case, he seems to kill for personal reasons.
He's different from you.
You didn't know any of your victims personally.
So, he's not a vigilante killer like you.
He thinks he's like me, but he isn't.
The people who are falling prey to him do not deserve to die.
I can say with certainty that this man is killing them
because they either hurt him or caused him some loss.
So, now there is only one option left.
We wait until his next murder.
(sighs)
Can I cook again?
I won't render anyone unconscious.
Sir.
I want to talk to her.
You please go ahead.
Okay.
Sir.
Mrs. Deshpande.
Oh, I thought you too left with the others.
I wanted to ask you something.
Go ahead.
Was I the secret that Hosh had mentioned?
And that's why your secret will always be safe with me.
(soft music)
For 25 years, I kept you away from myself.
I wanted to know where you lived, what you did...
That's why I asked Hosh to find out about you.
Didi has sent some names.
You need to find out about them.
-Tejas Phadke. -Tejas Phadke.
I didn't tell him you're my son.
But somehow he found out the truth.
He could have ruined your life
by telling everyone who your mother is.
And I would never let that happen.
End this game. End it!
For my son's happiness, I can kill anyone.
I couldn't fulfil my duty as your mother then.
I won't make that mistake again.
I found this with Alex.
You look so cute.
How sweet!
I don't remember you at all.
You were very small when I left.
And Ajoba never showed me a single picture of yours.
I know.
I made him promise me.
I saw it in the photo, so I thought...
(sentimental music)
-Tejas-- -(pressure cooker whistling)
One more thing.
Alex wants to meet you.
Does he know I killed his father?
He didn't see anything that night.
He worships you.
He told me a lot of things about you.
Until now, I only thought of you as a criminal.
Because of him, I saw a different side to you.
(chuckles)
Then I must definitely meet him and thank him
for bringing my son closer to me.
-I'll bring him tomorrow. -Uh...
I've made varan bhaat.
Will you have some?
Some other time.
(phone vibrates)
-Teju. -The one you wanted to meet
has agreed.
Thank you, Teju.
I'll pick you up tomorrow.
I'll go buy some traditional clothes.
I'll have to hide my tattoos too.
-Good. See you. -See you, Teju.
Sir, there's no pattern to his murder locations.
Andheri, Kalbadevi... he's all over the place.
His only pattern is that he kills at night.
And he clearly said he'll kill tonight.
Praveer, are you in contact with the control room?
Sir, I'm checking every 10 minutes.
Haniya, Zylocomp Technologies?
Sir, I checked the list for everyone who worked on that project.
I even checked the backgrounds of the sub-contractors,
but I found no criminal record, sir.
Sir, there are 10-12 people who Sunil Gupte knew closely.
Family and friends.
I spoke to them all, but nothing.
This is frustrating.
I think we're missing something.
(intriguing music)
Madam, tea.
Sir, tea.
Thank you.
Haniya, anything?
Sir, five murders took place in Mumbai last night.
None of them by strangulation.
It looks like the task of strangulation
has been delegated solely to our serial killer.
(chuckles)
Was that a joke, Haniya?
Sir, the humour was a result of zero sleep and excessive caffeine.
Okay.
(subtle music)
-Good morning. -Good morning.
-You're leaving so early? -Hmm.
Clients are waiting for me.
Listen, I'm taking Alex today to meet her.
Alex must be so happy.
Happy? He's beside himself with excitement.
He's hiding his tattoos and stuff.
So cute!
Listen, I need to go, but tell me everything, okay?
(doorbell rings)
Coming, Teju!
Oh, you.
Come in.
(eerie music)
Omkar, the safehouse needs to look
like a nursing home as much as possible.
Alex shouldn't get suspicious at all, okay?
I know you're upset.
Actually, I need to be somewhere. We'll talk about this later. Okay?
I'm getting late. I have to go.
(tense music)
(music rises)
(indistinct chatter)
(tense music)
(rings doorbell)
Alex?
(knocks)
(melancholic music)
(priest) Assurance of God's protection.
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
"will say to the Lord, 'My God, in whom I trust.'
"For He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
"and from the deadly pestilence.
"He will cover you with His pinions,
"and under His wings,
"you will find refuge."
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
(phone vibrates)
Hello, disciple.
I promised that I'd call you after the fifth murder.
Well done!
Thank you, ma'am, for your blessings. I'm happy.
So am I.
So, Alex showed you his true nature yesterday.
Yes. Like the other four, he too turned out to be a monster.
He too wasn't capable of recognising true love.
Love?
I don't understand, disciple.
What has love got to do with all this?
The world revolves because of love, ma'am.
All our decisions depend on love.
Perhaps.
Ma'am, you too did everything out of love.
You sacrificed your freedom out of love for your son.
What is that, if not love?
You do have a point.
Do you also have someone like that in your life?
No, ma'am, and that's why I take pleasure in killing these people.
Disciple...
I want to experience it again.
What do you mean, ma'am?
The same pleasure that you are experiencing.
It's been 25 years.
Just listening to you isn't satisfying enough anymore, disciple.
I want to be a part of it too.
I want to experience again
how life slowly ebbs out of those monsters.
I want to see the fear in their eyes.
I'm sure you can do this for me, disciple.
Disciple?
Okay, ma'am.
Thank you.
I'll make the arrangements and call you.
That was very smart.
The policeman in me is excited, but it's very risky, Arun.
What if he posts that video online?
He won't do that, sir.
He has no interest in fame.
If he did, he would have flooded social media by now.
He only wants to impress one person.
-Mrs. Deshpande. -Yes, sir.
Also, sir, serial killers think themselves to be very smart.
And this arrogance leads them to make mistakes.
-Okay, go ahead, but-- -This meeting never happened.
(chuckles)
Thank you, sir.
(Copycat humming on video)
(singing)
Hello, ma'am.
Hello, disciple.
-Are you ready to be a part of it? -Yes.
Here you go. Your next monster.
Like I said, the world has no dearth of monsters.
-Haniya... anything? -I'll try face-matching, sir.
Okay.
I didn't expect you to find your next victim this quickly.
I can't make my messiah wait for too long.
I have a lot of respect for you, ma'am.
And, ma'am, that's why I copy you step-by-step.
Why do you use glue, disciple?
(Copycat chuckles)
You caught that, ma'am.
Actually, during your time, the world moved slowly.
You had hours.
You'd wait for rigour mortis to set in,
and then open the eyelids.
But today I don't have that much time.
Interesting. Well, it's a good idea.
Thank you, ma'am.
It's time to wake this asshole up.
Get up!
(victim breathes heavily)
(grunting, screaming through gag)
Shh!
Shut up!
(sighs)
I hate screaming.
I must free my hands now for the actual job.
Haniya, check the certificates on the right corner.
Checking, sir.
I won't make you wait too long, ma'am.
Like I said, you are like a messiah to me, ma'am.
And I've planned this exactly like you asked.
I understand how much
you must have missed this in the past 25 years.
Today, I will refresh your memories from 25 years ago.
Sir, found him!
Sir, he's Dr. Mahender Bopardikar.
Smile Promise Dental.
Sir, we're in luck. It's 10 minutes from here.
Mira Road, Laxmi Business Park.
Okay. Send me the location.
-(snaps fingers) -Yes, sir.
(whispers) 10 minutes, please.
So, shall we begin, ma'am?
Before we do, I want to tell you something.
Yes?
You are the only one who has fully understood me.
I lost one son and found another.
Really, ma'am?
Yes, absolutely.
(cries) Ma'am... I can't believe it.
You've made me very emotional.
Praveer, have you alerted the Mira Road Police Station?
Yes, sir. They're on their way.
(sobs) You have no idea what you mean to me, ma'am.
I'm sorry about the tears, ma'am.
Never mind, dear.
We all need one another.
And when no one understands us, how alone we feel!
Don't worry, dear.
I'm always with you.
We will meet some day,
and then you'll see my real face.
I'll be waiting for that day.
Okay, ma'am.
Let's begin the show now.
You wanted to see fear in his eyes, right?
(intense music)
(muffled) Let me go, please!
Sir, the unit has reached and is securing the location.
Sir, there are four exits in this complex.
Two of our men are posted at every exit.
No one from your team
-will interfere. -Sir.
-Kamble. -Sir.
Approach from that side.
Doctor, after today, you will never betray anyone again.
Get ready.
Guns out.
(grunts)
(tense music)
(bell rings)
(door screeches)
Hospital!
(thrilling music)
(thuds)
(grunts)
(gasps)
(tense music)
Doctor, I'm telling you, nothing much happened to me.
It just hurts a bit, that's it.
Okay. But if you feel dizzy, call me. Hmm?
And keep applying the ice pack every three to four hours.
Yes, Doctor. Thank you.
(phone buzzes)
-Hello, Tejas. -Hello, sir.
Just wanted to let you know that I'm fine.
You're lucky. No concussions, nothing.
I checked with the doctor.
But there could have been a serious injury.
Yes, sir, but that's the question. Why didn't that happen?
He could have hit me harder and killed me, but he didn't.
That's a good question.
Anyway, you take care of yourself.
Yes, sir.
Omkar, give her the phone.
It's sir.
Son, are you okay?
Yes.
I was afraid...
It's nothing much.
Just a minor injury.
By the way, Dr. Mahender survived.
Thanks to you, we now have a solid witness.
The credit for that goes to you.
We make a good team.
You need not reply.
One more important thing.
I think I know who the copycat is.
Do you remember, this morning,
when we were watching the video, the copycat was humming a tune?
(Copycat singing)
I hummed that exact tune when I killed Srirang Gokhale.
(Mrs. Deshpande humming)
I chose a different song for each of my victims.
I would have to wait for two hours
for rigour mortis to set in.
Only then I could keep the eyelids open.
The copycat could only have known about this tune
if he had himself been present in the house that night.
Srirang Gokhale had a wife and a son, Suhas.
His wife was about 40 years old then.
So, she can't be the copycat.
That leaves us with Suhas.
(eerie music)
Suhas saw me that night.
(Haniya) Srirang Gokhale's wife lives in an old-age home called Aashirwad.
An NGO from Pune runs it.
I spoke to the manager there.
Apparently, Suhas left her there eight years ago.
He never came to meet her after that.
Sir, his mother has advanced-stage dementia.
Normally, she doesn't talk to anyone.
But today she asked for paan after her meal.
You've come at the right time.
She loves paan.
Come. Ma'am.
Gokhale ma'am.
Look, your friend is here.
He's brought something for you.
Ma'am.
(soft music)
Suhas.
No one brings me the kind of paan you do.
My dear son.
I know what kind of paan you like, Aai.
Why do you take so long to visit?
Why don't you come every day?
Sorry, Aai. I have a lot of work. I can't help it.
Okay, never mind.
Eat your food before you leave.
And don't make any noise.
Your father is praying.
Okay, Aai.
He prays to God every day...
for you to stop playing with dolls.
That's why he beats you up after praying.
Why do you play with dolls?
S-Sorry, Aai.
Please... please stop playing with dolls.
Please stop wearing my saris and dresses.
Please stop applying lipstick too.
You'll stop, won't you?
Yes.
It... hurts a lot.
Doesn't it?
Tell me.
Y-You go and have your food.
Once he's done praying, he'll come.
-Just go and eat before he does. -Let's go, sir.
Just go! He's done praying. Go away!
-Please, let's go, sir. -Go and eat food!
Sorry...
That's enough for today, sir. Normally, she--
Excuse me. Sir, Dr. Mahender is conscious.
-Thank you, sir. -Welcome.
Let's go.
(intense music)
I'm sorry we kept you awake.
But it was essential that we speak to you.
(grunts)
Please take your time.
I met Shefali at a pub in Lower Parel.
A month ago.
She was a tall girl. Long hair.
Lovely voice. Very sexy.
She had an innocence within her, sir.
She believed in true love.
We talked a lot.
Then, she came home with me.
As soon as we entered,
she turned off all the lights.
I assumed she was feeling shy.
Then, we started kissing each other.
And when I started to touch her,
my hands felt something different.
Down there.
I realised that her vagina wasn't natural.
I can say this because I'm a doctor.
I can confidently state
that she's undergone a sex-change operation.
Honestly, at that point,
I lost interest.
Perhaps, in my voice or on my face,
she noticed the shock.
She understood.
I requested her to go home.
She left crying.
After that day, I saw her again today.
Give the sketch artist her description.
-Sure. -Thank you.
Sir.
Is she the Mumbai strangler?
Looks like it.
(intense music)
(Arun) We never considered this angle.
We thought he was straight or gay.
But trans?
We never thought Suhas could be Shefali.
Sir, we got the same information from Suhas' mother.
Suhas always thought of himself as a woman.
And every time she gets close to someone,
she tries to hide her past identity.
Correct. Like Dr. Mahender said,
he'd turn off the lights in the room... I mean, she would.
She'd hope that the man with her
would ignore her past reality and accept her.
Right. Now I understand why all her victims are male.
Inspector.
She isn't killing because she's transgender.
She is killing for another reason.
What do you mean?
Do you remember what she said on the phone?
Love.
And you asked what love had to do with all this.
I didn't understand then,
but now I understand that the actual reason is something else.
Ever since Suhas became Shefali,
she has only been looking for love.
And when someone doesn't love her, she kills them.
Her being transgender has nothing to do with this.
Whether she was male or female,
she would have done this out of anger
if her love was not reciprocated.
Rejection.
She didn't get love in return.
She didn't get love since she was a child.
She was abused not only physically
but emotionally and mentally as well.
And in some cases, children can grow up
to choose the path of violence.
(Omkar) Sir!
(door squeaks)
(phone vibrating)
-Sir, it's her. -Keep it.
Hello, disciple.
Why, ma'am? Why?
Why did you betray me?
Hello, Suhas.
-Suhas? -So, you know who I am.
But I'm not Suhas anymore.
I know.
(whispers) I'll help you.
And I truly empathise.
And even despite that, you betrayed me?
You said you did everything for love.
I too did it for love. For my son.
But I love you more than he does.
I know.
But you can't differentiate between who is a monster
and who is innocent.
And I don't want the love of a person like that.
(in anguish) How can you say that
when I've surrounded you with only love?
What do you mean?
It was me. I brought your family together.
For you.
I'm responsible for your son Tejas' happiness.
I did all this only... only for you.
Now I'll end everything.
I will turn this happiness into devastation.
Tejas, she said she did everything for me.
She brought our family together. She gave you happiness.
This means she has kept a watch on you for a while.
She is a part of your life.
Who makes you happy, Tejas?
My wife, Tanvi.
How did you meet Tanvi? Did someone introduce you to her?
(suspenseful music)
(softly) Fuck.
Tejas... Who was it?