I just came to have a smoke, sir.
We haven’t file the FIR yet, sir.
Beera is still in custody.
He is not opening up at all.
If you give me two more days time.
I will surely get a confession from him, sir.
We can file an FIR after that..
We’ll also recover the money he extorted through blackmail
Sir and..
I feel this is not just a blackmail case..
There’s something else behind it.
Hanumesha..
Not all cases need to be a crime thriller.
[clicks tongue]
Sir, Beera might be telling the truth..
But..
- The post-morten report says.. - What’re you man?
See..
The person has died.
We found the killer.
He has also confessed.
Just file the FIR, close the case and move on.
Look..
Instead of breaking your head for this..
Go find the missing head.
Otherwise..
Nor will you have a job.. or money.
Hey Beera..
Sir?
Go get a cup of tea for me. Go..
Ah..me,sir?
Yes you. Who else?
Go soon and get it.
Ok sir.
Hey..
Hanumu?
If SI hears about this..
Forget about him getting a heart attack first..
He will kill us both first.
And what if that Beera runs away?
Virupakshanna?
You’re the one who said he isn’t a criminal.
That he’s one of us,right?
Then why are you sweating?
Give me one tea.
You came.
Come.
Thank god you came.
Bless us, mother Yellavva.
Thanks Beera..
- Virupakshanna? - Haa..
Take it.
Thanks Hanumu.
Hey..
Then..
Tea for you?
Beera is here..
We’ll send him again.
This is your tea. You have it.
[Indistinct crowd chatter]
- My dear.. - Father?
I’ll be away on work for a few days.
Until then, you stay with your aunt.
When will you come back?
[Hanumu chuckles]
I’ll bring your dad home as soon as he comes back.
Ok?
Until then, whatever you need. You ask me.
I will send money every month.
Take good care of her.
Hmm.
Let’s go dear.
[Beera weeps]
Sir?
Sit.
You sit
Sit up, I’ll tell you.
Look Beera..
Tomorrow, we’ll be filing the FIR.
This is your last chance.
This is just a formality.
If we file all the cases in the same FIR.
You won’t be sentenced to more than seven years.
In case there is any new case filed on you in the future..
There will be a new FIR for that..
Then, we cannot tell for how many years you will be punished.
If there is anything else.. Spill the beans now.
I will add it to this.
I will wait till the morning.
Think about it.
I’m going home.
Keep an eye on him.
If he asks for me.. Give me a call.
You go home,sir. I will take care.
Elappa sir.
[Phone rings]
- Yes Elappa? - Sir!
He wants to talk to you sir.
Hmm..Tell me.
Sir, there is an old mistake I had done.
mmm-hmm.
That day, a SI came from Munvalli that day?
He came with a photograph.. said someone was missing.
Do you remember?
Yes… the missing case, right?
Whenever I’m free..
I go up to the village hills to cut firewood, sir.
I had even gone to the Honvalli hill, sir.
While I was cutting wood one day..
I saw a man inside a farmhouse holding his wife by the throat,..
Accusing her of bearing another man’s child and was strangling her to death.
She kept pleading, ‘Let me go… please let me go.’
I went to save her.
But he warned me..
If you interfere,..
I’ll spread word in the village that you’re the one involved with her..
And I’ll file a complaint saying you killed her.
Even then, he kept strangling her, sir.
She was begging for her life.
I don’t know what came over me..
I grabbed whatever was in my hand and struck him.
It pierced his chest, sir.
That woman… it was Kalyani.
She stays at our house.
She’s like a sister to me, sir.
She treats my daughter like her own.
I called you only to tell you this, sir.
That’s all.
[Hanumu grunts slowly]
That’s it?
Yes, sir. That’s all.
If there’s anything else, tell me now.
Because, I won’t be back until morning.
There’s nothing else, sir.
I called you only to say this.
You go home, sir.
I will sleep.
[Beera yawns]
- Elappa, Ramesh.. - Sir.
This Beera isn’t an ordinary man.
We can’t break him with beatings.
Be normal with him.. the way we used to be.
If we treat him right, he’ll tell us everything
Give him small works.
In whatever you do, keep him involved.
Don’t let him feel threatened.
That’s enough.
He’ll blurt out everything..
Yes sir, This is his house.
-
Yes Elappa..
Sir, DSP sir has come..
Come to the station soon.
What’s with him?
He just shows up without saying a word.
Ok, I’ll come.
The FIR is still not registered it seems.
And..
Even after all these days, you haven’t caught the crocodile?
Ah..
Ha?
I went to the river myself the other day, sir.
I was about to get into the water when I saw that..
The raft had three holes. This big.
Si..
Sir is here..
- Hey Beera.. - Sir..
Go get tea for sir.
Yes sir.
- Come soon. - Ok sir.
Who authorized you to give him this kind of freedom?
Sir, he isn’t roaming around freely.
He’s working for us.
Are you out of your mind?
Haa?
Do you think he is your assistant?
It’s not like that, sir.
With our usual methods. Whatever we do..
He isn’t opening his mouth.
but..
But if we handle him emotionally and show him that his daughter is safe.
He himself is talking.
What nonsense are you talking?
You send an accused out to get tea and..
expect to extract a confession?
Sir..
He goes silent if we threaten him..
But if we act like we trust him..
He opens his mouth smoothly.
Sir..Sir!
He’s back, sir.
Ha..
Everyone back to your work.
- Come Beera. - Haa.
Don’t be conscious please.
Did you call Elappa?
- Hm. He’ll be back by afternoon. - Ha ok.
Sir..
Tea.
What?
Sugar, sir?
Hey Beera.. Sir doesn’t want it leave.
Ok sir.
Sir..
Let’s delay filing the FIR by one more day.
Let us see what he has to say.
Sorry sir. It’s a call from home.
- Hanumu.. - Yeah tell me?
The stitches are hurting badly.
I can’t bear the pain. Come home quickly.
Jyothi, I can’t come right now.
The DSP is at the station.
I can’t manage on my own.
I can’t even lift the baby.
- Will you come or not? - I can’t come, Jyothi.
- I can’t right now. - Come Hanumu.
I can’t keep tolerating this. I’ve had enough.
- Are you coming or not. Tell me that. - I can’t come now.
I’ll finish duty and come home soon, okay?
Hmm.
Oh great… there he goes again.
My life’s become nothing but running behind him.
Sir wait. I’ll open the door.
- I’ll tell you something. - Tell me sir.
You people are lucky..
In our time, it wasn’t like this.
Lock them in a cell and grind them properly..
Every criminal would open his mouth.
[chuckles] Sir..
That..
Nothing will happen, sir. I’ll set things right.
No crocodile, No FIR.. No traces of the head also.
If I go and tell the SP..
..that you’re all dancing to an accused man’s tune.
That’ll be the end of you.
I’m the senior officer here. I’ll handle this. You please leave.
I’m seeing myself, how you are handling this..
- Barmappa..
[Tch]
Start the vehicle..
Oh God.. what do I do now?
Hanumu..
I’ll fall at your feet, man.
You keep slapping cases on everyone else..
Why don’t you file an FIR on him first?
You’ll all drag me into trouble one day.
Sir..
[clicks tongue]
Sir..
Hanumappa Sir.
Sir?
Hanumesh sir?
Sir?
Sir!
[Elappa clicks tongue]
[softly calls out]
Sir..
I know what to do..
[calls out again]
Hmm..
Beera is calling you..
What?
Beera is calling you.
What is it, Beera?
I wanted to talk to you about something.
I’m writing an FIR.
I will come in sometime.. We’ll talk then.
I want to talk to you before you write that.
[slowly exhales]
Tell me.
Sir, please close the door.
- Want me to close the door? - Yes sir.
Hmm.
Tell me now.
Sir..
Ah..
You’re anyhow writing the FIR..
Please make it 3 murders sir..
What?
Please write it as three murders.
I’ll explain everything in detail.
Hmm.
I’ll write then?
Yes, write it.
What has he done this time sir?
- He has commited another murder. - [Everyone Gasps]
Yes..three.
Hanumesha sir?
Huh!
Hmm..
Sir..
Actually..
Please make it 4 murders in the FIR.
Yes sir.
I’ve committed four murders sir.
Is it true?
True sir.
Sir?
Sir!
Fo..
[exhales in shock]
- Hey.. - Sir?
Is he a human or a monster?
Such people should cease to exist on earth.
- Let me go kill him. - Sir, wait.
Sshh. Don’t shout.
Don’t stop me..
One minute.
mmm-hmm.
Sir..
Sir..?
Sir..
Please don’t
Listen to me, sir. Please don’t.
This will go wrong, sir.
Sir please don’t.
- Sir.. - Please don’t sir.
I’m going in..
If I don’t come out in 5 minutes.
Break the door and come inside.
[exhales]
Now what?
Sir, the door.
The door is not an issue. You tell me what is it?
Why don’t you just close the door, sir?
Hey..
What is it?
You’re going on increasing the numbers as you wish?
Whom all have you killed?
What are their names? Which village? What do they do?
We don’t know any of this. Do you think this is some kind of game?
Sir..
You want names?
I’ll tell you..
- Why’re you getting angry on me for that? - Then tell me..
Names sir?
Pakiresha, Bhimanna, Basappa.. Nagappa, Shivappa..
Kallappa..Ah..
Lakshmana and Siddalingesha sir.
[panic] [deep breath]
- Be careful sir. - Hey..
[deep puffed breath]
He has killed 8 people.
Sir..
As you vowed to Goddess Yellamma.. the killer has been caught, hasn’t he?
Come, let’s go offer a coconut to Yellamma.
Come, sir.. let’s go.
Hey Beera..
- Sir? - This is for Hanumappa sir’s house.
- Ok sir. - Thi sis for my house.
- Please give it. - Don’t worry sir. I’ll deliver it.
Bless us Yellavva.
Hey..Beera..
Oh no what’ve I done?
- What happened sir. - Oh dear lord.
- There is mistake, Hanumu, - What happened, sir?
I sent Beera awayo to deliver the prasad.
- Damn. - Where did you send him?
- As ususual, my house and your house. - My house!
Sir let’s go. Immediately.
Should I also come?
[mobile rings]
[clicks tongue in dissappointment]
Hello?
Tell me..
Ok.
Who’s it?
The post-mortem doctor had called..
They say the body was hacked with an axe.
Sir..
- It looks like it is crushed with a heavy weapon.
Beep