1 00:00:39,791 --> 00:00:43,000 A big fight broke out in the factory between Gonu Lal and the supervisor, sir! 2 00:00:43,333 --> 00:00:44,375 I was watching everything! 3 00:00:45,375 --> 00:00:46,250 I'm coming! 4 00:00:47,625 --> 00:00:48,750 I won't stop till I kill you! 5 00:00:48,916 --> 00:00:50,375 Let go of me! 6 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:52,916 I'll kill you! You think you can slash my face? 7 00:00:53,041 --> 00:00:54,375 I'll kill you, bastard! 8 00:00:54,666 --> 00:00:56,083 - Mongrel! - Look, sir! 9 00:00:56,291 --> 00:00:58,000 - You want to fight with me?! Come on! - Hey, Punniyamoorthy, stop! 10 00:00:58,125 --> 00:00:58,958 Punniyamoorthy! 11 00:00:59,083 --> 00:01:01,458 Everybody, leave! 12 00:01:01,791 --> 00:01:03,791 Sack him first, sir! 13 00:01:03,916 --> 00:01:05,375 If not, all of us will refuse to work! 14 00:01:05,583 --> 00:01:06,958 Don't make me swear! 15 00:01:07,333 --> 00:01:09,208 Anyone who refuses to work can just leave! 16 00:01:09,333 --> 00:01:10,875 Don't try to scare me! 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,000 What's your problem? 18 00:01:12,125 --> 00:01:15,208 Lunch break for everyone is at 1:00 p.m.! But he left to eat at 12:00 p.m.! 19 00:01:15,625 --> 00:01:18,500 When I told you to return to work, you tried to slash my face? Come on! 20 00:01:19,083 --> 00:01:20,708 Come on! Try slashing me! 21 00:01:20,833 --> 00:01:22,125 - Don't lie! - I dare you to slash me! 22 00:01:22,250 --> 00:01:23,958 Stop lying, Punniyamoorthy! 23 00:01:24,375 --> 00:01:26,458 You've had it in for him since the day he started here! 24 00:01:26,708 --> 00:01:28,083 What's your problem with him? 25 00:01:28,833 --> 00:01:31,625 I saw you hitting him on his head, asking him to get back to work! 26 00:01:33,166 --> 00:01:34,583 He starts working at 2:30! 27 00:01:34,708 --> 00:01:37,083 His daily output is more than anyone else's here! 28 00:01:37,916 --> 00:01:38,958 And you hit him on the head? 29 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:40,500 Is he your servant? 30 00:01:41,125 --> 00:01:43,375 If you want to, quit! I won't sack him! 31 00:01:44,416 --> 00:01:45,291 Leave, everyone! 32 00:01:45,875 --> 00:01:47,583 - Leave, I say! - Get going! 33 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:48,833 - Go on! - Get back to work! 34 00:01:49,083 --> 00:01:50,625 - Get going! - Return to work! 35 00:01:51,083 --> 00:01:51,916 Leave, everyone! 36 00:01:52,291 --> 00:01:53,958 - Get going, all of you! - This is how they act in the eating area? 37 00:01:54,750 --> 00:01:55,750 - Go on! - Leave! 38 00:01:56,458 --> 00:01:57,416 Get back to work. 39 00:02:30,250 --> 00:02:31,250 Why squeeze yourself in that tight spot? 40 00:02:31,625 --> 00:02:32,500 Sit here. 41 00:02:33,208 --> 00:02:34,041 Brother! 42 00:02:34,375 --> 00:02:35,333 Sit here! 43 00:02:36,958 --> 00:02:37,833 Come on! 44 00:03:30,458 --> 00:03:33,583 RUMOR: THE MYSTERY OF MANI 45 00:03:42,791 --> 00:03:45,583 A well-attired belle 46 00:03:45,750 --> 00:03:48,583 A bejeweled maiden 47 00:03:48,708 --> 00:03:51,541 A luminous, radiant damsel 48 00:03:51,666 --> 00:03:54,666 A vivacious, glittering charmer 49 00:03:54,791 --> 00:03:57,625 A music-playing fairy 50 00:03:57,750 --> 00:04:00,625 A pristine enchantress 51 00:04:00,750 --> 00:04:06,375 Do you not sense the truth in her words? 52 00:04:21,791 --> 00:04:23,708 All the cases are in the South District. 53 00:04:24,625 --> 00:04:25,500 Yes, sir. 54 00:04:28,250 --> 00:04:30,875 You wanted to investigate a case that was convicted at the Sessions Court. 55 00:04:31,750 --> 00:04:35,916 Now, you're bundling all the cases here and want to pass off apples as oranges! 56 00:04:39,125 --> 00:04:40,125 Who do you think you are? 57 00:04:44,125 --> 00:04:45,458 What's your link to that suspect? 58 00:04:46,625 --> 00:04:47,500 None, sir. 59 00:04:48,083 --> 00:04:50,791 But I firmly believe he had nothing to do with these murders. 60 00:04:51,708 --> 00:04:55,000 So? Think I'll buy some serial killer story you're trying to spin here? 61 00:04:55,583 --> 00:04:56,541 Not a story, sir. 62 00:04:57,291 --> 00:04:59,541 The six victims aren't connected at all. 63 00:04:59,708 --> 00:05:02,750 But the same DNA was found in all six crime scenes. 64 00:05:03,416 --> 00:05:06,375 {\an8}That's why we insist this is the work of a serial killer. 65 00:05:09,875 --> 00:05:11,416 You've brought it to my notice, right? 66 00:05:12,208 --> 00:05:14,291 I'll take it from here. 67 00:05:14,750 --> 00:05:15,625 Get going. 68 00:05:18,541 --> 00:05:20,166 Get going, I say! 69 00:05:20,958 --> 00:05:22,375 - Leave! - Yes, sir. 70 00:05:23,458 --> 00:05:24,291 Sir? 71 00:05:24,500 --> 00:05:27,625 We already have a court order to investigate the Mani case. 72 00:05:28,125 --> 00:05:30,416 {\an8}If the other murders are linked to this case, 73 00:05:30,833 --> 00:05:32,625 doesn't it mean we must investigate those, too? 74 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:34,000 - Raaza... - Hey! 75 00:05:35,041 --> 00:05:36,666 You have any idea who you're talking to? 76 00:05:39,375 --> 00:05:40,291 The Inspector General of the South! 77 00:05:40,833 --> 00:05:41,666 Need I remind you of that? 78 00:05:44,125 --> 00:05:45,500 {\an8}Bloody fool! 79 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,708 Don't assume you can do anything because you were praised for the highway case. 80 00:06:11,666 --> 00:06:13,750 Aren't you the one who filed a case against the department? 81 00:06:16,833 --> 00:06:18,291 I can't rein in both of you either! 82 00:06:23,208 --> 00:06:25,416 Investigate this case as you did with Mani's case. 83 00:06:26,125 --> 00:06:27,666 No need to expand the team. Keep the case sealed. 84 00:06:28,875 --> 00:06:30,208 Ensure there are no leaks. 85 00:06:32,666 --> 00:06:33,500 Got it? 86 00:06:35,041 --> 00:06:35,875 Yes, sir! 87 00:06:36,208 --> 00:06:37,041 Yes, sir. 88 00:06:38,875 --> 00:06:39,750 Just a minute. 89 00:06:40,875 --> 00:06:41,750 You step out. 90 00:06:59,291 --> 00:07:00,416 What did the IG say, ma'am? 91 00:07:01,291 --> 00:07:03,750 He'll be the one who should answer when questioned tomorrow, right? 92 00:07:04,083 --> 00:07:05,000 That's his fear. 93 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:08,750 More importantly, he can answer them only if he knows what those answers are. 94 00:07:09,333 --> 00:07:10,208 That's his concern. 95 00:07:11,875 --> 00:07:14,625 He consented to continue the investigation, right? That's enough. 96 00:07:16,416 --> 00:07:18,083 No, Raaza. It won't suffice. 97 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,666 We can't find out anything if it's just the two of us working on it. 98 00:07:25,125 --> 00:07:26,333 We need more manpower. 99 00:07:26,666 --> 00:07:30,291 Ramar, Mohan Kumar, and Maari. We can manage with them, ma'am. 100 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:32,125 Each person must do the work of two. 101 00:07:32,375 --> 00:07:33,666 They're ready to do that, ma'am! 102 00:07:34,125 --> 00:07:35,166 Isn't that all that matters? 103 00:07:36,041 --> 00:07:38,166 Mohan Kumar wasn't always so sharp. 104 00:07:38,375 --> 00:07:40,250 But now, even he's trained enough to handle this! 105 00:07:48,958 --> 00:07:52,083 Ask your questions, and I'll reply naturally. Got it? 106 00:07:52,208 --> 00:07:53,208 Right, brother! 107 00:07:54,083 --> 00:07:55,958 - Frame looks good? - It's perfect! 108 00:07:56,083 --> 00:07:57,291 - Do I look good? - Yes. 109 00:07:57,416 --> 00:07:58,583 - Shall I begin? - Proceed! 110 00:08:00,750 --> 00:08:03,333 Tell us about the Mani murder case, brother. 111 00:08:03,541 --> 00:08:04,833 The new information you've found-- 112 00:08:04,958 --> 00:08:06,458 Hey, hey, hey! Stop! 113 00:08:07,458 --> 00:08:09,416 - Why, brother? - Don't call me "brother"! 114 00:08:10,041 --> 00:08:11,000 {\an8}Refer to me as "Sir"! 115 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:12,750 {\an8}Only then will it seem authentic! 116 00:08:12,958 --> 00:08:15,000 Got it! One more time from the top! 117 00:08:15,666 --> 00:08:16,541 Turn it on! 118 00:08:17,833 --> 00:08:20,458 Tell us about the Mani murder case, sir. 119 00:08:20,625 --> 00:08:22,791 And the new leads that have arisen from it. 120 00:08:23,750 --> 00:08:24,583 Greetings. 121 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:27,500 I am the Head Constable Mohan Kumar at the Padambathur station. 122 00:08:28,333 --> 00:08:30,583 You must all be familiar with the Mani case. 123 00:08:31,208 --> 00:08:35,541 You must've read articles about the re-investigation of the same. 124 00:08:36,291 --> 00:08:37,166 In this murder, 125 00:08:37,541 --> 00:08:39,291 and a string of other murders-- No... 126 00:08:39,541 --> 00:08:41,750 A serial killer seems to be involved. 127 00:08:42,166 --> 00:08:44,250 That's what I-- sorry-- we have found. 128 00:08:44,875 --> 00:08:49,208 This killer has committed six such murders and shows no signs of stopping. 129 00:08:51,541 --> 00:08:54,333 Mani! I've given 700 rupees to the canteen! 130 00:08:54,583 --> 00:08:55,458 Collect it from them! 131 00:08:55,750 --> 00:08:58,500 Why did you do that needlessly, Mom? I told you not to! 132 00:08:58,916 --> 00:09:02,666 You might have expenses. If you had cash, you could get what you want, right? 133 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,666 That's not it! You said you gave 1,000 rupees last time, didn't you? 134 00:09:05,916 --> 00:09:07,541 They still haven't given me that! 135 00:09:08,375 --> 00:09:09,875 They'll take it for themselves! 136 00:09:10,041 --> 00:09:11,833 They'll take this too! That's why I told you! 137 00:09:12,750 --> 00:09:16,041 I feel bad seeing you wait here and undergo such hardships, Mom! 138 00:09:16,250 --> 00:09:17,125 Stop coming here! 139 00:09:17,458 --> 00:09:18,916 Why say such a thing, dear? 140 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:24,166 I'm able to go on only because I get to see you once every week! 141 00:09:24,708 --> 00:09:26,750 Why do you want to take that away from me, Mani? 142 00:09:28,500 --> 00:09:31,125 How is Kaari, Mom? You didn't mention him at all! 143 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:33,625 I did want to tell you about him! 144 00:09:33,875 --> 00:09:36,333 Someone came by wanting to buy Kaari! 145 00:09:36,791 --> 00:09:39,666 I can't stand to watch that poor mute creature suffer! 146 00:09:39,791 --> 00:09:41,250 - Time's up! Leave! - Shall I sell him? 147 00:09:41,625 --> 00:09:43,875 - What the hell, Mom? I'll die if you do! - Time's up! Leave! 148 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,291 Swear to me! Did you sell him already? 149 00:09:46,458 --> 00:09:48,291 No! I wouldn't do it without telling you! 150 00:09:48,416 --> 00:09:50,500 - Time's up! Leave! - But I can't manage him! 151 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:53,250 - Don't do anything like that, Mom! - Why must he suffer too? 152 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:55,375 Tell the truth! You haven't given him away, right? 153 00:09:55,708 --> 00:09:56,541 No, I haven't! 154 00:09:56,750 --> 00:09:59,041 Please don't do such a thing, or I'll lose all interest in living! 155 00:09:59,916 --> 00:10:00,791 Get going! 156 00:10:02,041 --> 00:10:04,666 Complaints filed on the Minister of Law and Order... 157 00:10:04,791 --> 00:10:07,166 over illegal phone taps on high-ranking politicians. 158 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:10,041 Minister Vellappan and his wife-- 159 00:10:10,666 --> 00:10:14,625 You must all be familiar with the Mani case-- 160 00:10:14,750 --> 00:10:18,750 The Governor and the Chief Minister must follow their conscience! 161 00:10:19,750 --> 00:10:22,666 You must all be familiar with the Mani case. 162 00:10:23,041 --> 00:10:27,000 You must've read articles about the re-investigation of the same. 163 00:10:27,875 --> 00:10:29,541 And a string of other murders-- No... 164 00:10:30,083 --> 00:10:32,208 A serial killer seems to be involved. 165 00:10:35,541 --> 00:10:38,333 Wring these even harder before hanging them up! 166 00:10:43,416 --> 00:10:46,208 I said I'd get Sultana or my mother here to help you out. 167 00:10:47,416 --> 00:10:48,291 You won't listen. 168 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:51,916 Spread those clothes wider! 169 00:10:57,041 --> 00:10:59,625 The Mani case just keeps on escalating with no end in sight. 170 00:11:00,375 --> 00:11:01,958 I can't reduce focus on that, right? 171 00:11:02,458 --> 00:11:04,375 They'll come anyway for the delivery, right? 172 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,291 Why bother them needlessly at this time? 173 00:11:07,708 --> 00:11:09,833 So you've decided you'll give birth here? 174 00:11:10,541 --> 00:11:11,375 Where else? 175 00:11:11,833 --> 00:11:14,916 It's not like you'd take leave and join me if I were giving birth at Kadayanallur! 176 00:11:15,125 --> 00:11:17,125 Of course! Why would I not join you? 177 00:11:17,791 --> 00:11:19,250 You'd say you would join me. 178 00:11:19,625 --> 00:11:21,375 But your work can't be trusted. 179 00:11:21,875 --> 00:11:24,875 When the due date draws near, I don't want to be worried about that. 180 00:11:25,458 --> 00:11:26,666 So, let me give birth here. 181 00:11:30,833 --> 00:11:33,000 The cloth-pegs box is in there. 182 00:11:33,375 --> 00:11:34,250 Please get it. 183 00:11:51,708 --> 00:11:52,541 Yes, Ramar? 184 00:11:52,666 --> 00:11:54,583 Saw the video I sent, Moosa? 185 00:11:55,583 --> 00:11:57,125 No. What video? 186 00:11:58,708 --> 00:12:00,541 - Don't let anyone in! - Wait here! 187 00:12:00,791 --> 00:12:02,083 We'll have a Q and A, if need be. 188 00:12:02,208 --> 00:12:04,666 Please wait here! Please wait, sir! 189 00:12:06,208 --> 00:12:07,541 What the hell have you done, Mohan? 190 00:12:08,375 --> 00:12:09,750 You have ruined the respect you had! 191 00:12:10,208 --> 00:12:11,541 Why would you be so irresponsible? 192 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:14,791 Don't you know what a cop can or cannot divulge? 193 00:12:15,541 --> 00:12:16,416 Answer me! 194 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:19,000 You think keeping a sorry face can erase what you did? 195 00:12:20,291 --> 00:12:22,041 Had it been anyone else, I'd have ripped him to shreds! 196 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:24,583 In a flurry, I did it without thinking, sir. 197 00:12:25,083 --> 00:12:26,166 We deleted the video. 198 00:12:26,375 --> 00:12:27,750 - But it still spread-- - How could it not? 199 00:12:28,833 --> 00:12:30,125 Are you really that naive? 200 00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:33,375 There's an article about Mani and this case every day! 201 00:12:33,750 --> 00:12:34,791 And the thing you leaked?! 202 00:12:35,166 --> 00:12:37,625 It's like throwing a skeleton to a ravenous beast. Will they let go? 203 00:12:37,833 --> 00:12:38,750 - Ramar! - Who told-- 204 00:12:39,833 --> 00:12:40,666 {\an8}It's ma'am. 205 00:12:44,291 --> 00:12:45,125 {\an8}Hello, ma'am? 206 00:12:47,208 --> 00:12:48,166 {\an8}On my way, ma'am. 207 00:12:52,583 --> 00:12:53,500 {\an8}A meeting with the Commissioner. 208 00:12:54,458 --> 00:12:55,541 {\an8}She wants us to join. 209 00:13:05,083 --> 00:13:06,416 If what you just did... 210 00:13:07,333 --> 00:13:09,083 causes this investigation to slip away... 211 00:13:09,791 --> 00:13:12,166 and leads to Mani being in prison for life, 212 00:13:13,250 --> 00:13:14,750 that sin will be on you, Mohan. 213 00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:27,625 Who's this new chap? 214 00:13:29,291 --> 00:13:30,166 I asked you a question! 215 00:13:30,625 --> 00:13:31,458 Sir! 216 00:13:31,666 --> 00:13:34,833 I ordered tea from another shop, assuming you'd get mad if we continued with Dilip. 217 00:13:37,708 --> 00:13:40,291 {\an8}Should his livelihood be ruined because of your foolishness? 218 00:13:40,916 --> 00:13:42,583 {\an8}- Get him back! - Yes, sir. 219 00:13:52,125 --> 00:13:53,208 I wish I had stayed at Nagercoil. 220 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,375 Thanks to that "Mejura" Mohan, I have to face this! 221 00:13:57,666 --> 00:13:58,500 Moosa? 222 00:14:03,750 --> 00:14:04,583 Ma'am? 223 00:14:05,041 --> 00:14:08,208 Sorry, ma'am. Never imagined Mohan Kumar would do something so foolish. 224 00:14:15,458 --> 00:14:16,500 Not just you, Raaza! 225 00:14:16,708 --> 00:14:18,750 I am personally invested in this case, too! 226 00:14:19,833 --> 00:14:21,416 How can we respond to this? 227 00:14:22,541 --> 00:14:24,875 The IG already said he'd handle this case from here. 228 00:14:25,541 --> 00:14:27,750 This one mishap is enough to cut us out of this investigation! 229 00:14:28,791 --> 00:14:30,625 No idea what the Commissioner will say! 230 00:14:33,375 --> 00:14:34,208 Ma'am? 231 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,625 This isn't your fault. 232 00:14:37,125 --> 00:14:38,625 I'll take full responsibility. 233 00:14:38,916 --> 00:14:41,333 I know you didn't expect this to happen, either! 234 00:14:43,916 --> 00:14:44,958 Please don't say anything. 235 00:14:45,250 --> 00:14:46,541 Whatever they say, I'll handle it. 236 00:14:47,916 --> 00:14:48,791 You come with me alone. 237 00:14:56,125 --> 00:14:57,000 - Sir! - Sir! 238 00:14:57,833 --> 00:14:58,666 Come! 239 00:14:58,791 --> 00:14:59,958 Useless people! 240 00:15:02,458 --> 00:15:05,875 The Southern Commissioner and the Central DGP are all over me! 241 00:15:06,166 --> 00:15:08,416 Asking how something even they didn't know has leaked out! 242 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:10,708 How do I respond to that? 243 00:15:11,875 --> 00:15:12,708 Sir... 244 00:15:13,041 --> 00:15:15,083 The leaking of the news is a grave error, I admit. 245 00:15:16,833 --> 00:15:19,166 But we had already brought it to your attention. 246 00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:21,416 Don't talk nonsense, Rathika! 247 00:15:21,833 --> 00:15:24,750 The credibility of the case of the serial killer is still not conclusive. 248 00:15:25,541 --> 00:15:27,500 What will I answer my superiors? Tell me! 249 00:15:28,958 --> 00:15:32,333 Admit your mistake to the Commissioner and apply for the transfer yourself! 250 00:15:32,916 --> 00:15:35,250 I'm going to give you bad remarks on your report! 251 00:15:36,041 --> 00:15:36,958 Nonsense! 252 00:15:37,625 --> 00:15:38,458 Sir! 253 00:15:40,041 --> 00:15:41,458 - At ease! - Sir! Please. 254 00:15:47,208 --> 00:15:48,958 As I explained over the phone, 255 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,458 we're pursuing the angle of a serial killer. 256 00:15:51,958 --> 00:15:53,375 But nothing is conclusive. 257 00:15:53,541 --> 00:15:57,250 But before that, a member of his team leaked this out. 258 00:15:57,416 --> 00:15:58,375 Unfortunately, sir. 259 00:16:00,333 --> 00:16:01,208 It happens. 260 00:16:01,583 --> 00:16:04,291 No case can be investigated without people being in the know, right? 261 00:16:04,958 --> 00:16:06,875 Despite that, if news still leaks out? 262 00:16:07,208 --> 00:16:08,291 - Nothing we can do, right? - Sir. 263 00:16:09,208 --> 00:16:11,208 What's this serial killer angle? Please elaborate. 264 00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:13,166 Well, sir-- 265 00:16:17,875 --> 00:16:19,291 You're well versed with this case, right? 266 00:16:19,875 --> 00:16:20,708 Fill me in. 267 00:16:22,916 --> 00:16:24,041 Moosa Raaza. 268 00:16:28,625 --> 00:16:29,458 Sir! 269 00:16:29,583 --> 00:16:32,666 In the Nilavathi and Venba murder case, with the prime suspect Mani, 270 00:16:32,791 --> 00:16:35,583 we found a third DNA sample. 271 00:16:36,416 --> 00:16:38,375 It might've belonged to the real killer. 272 00:16:38,541 --> 00:16:42,958 To ascertain the identity of the DNA, we were conducting an investigation. 273 00:16:43,125 --> 00:16:48,458 We learned that from 2022 all the way to now, March 2025, 274 00:16:48,708 --> 00:16:53,791 the same DNA was found in four murder scenes at Trichy, Tenkasi, 275 00:16:54,125 --> 00:16:55,916 Aazhigudi in Tirunelveli, and Sankarankoil. 276 00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:59,583 The victims don't know each other. 277 00:16:59,875 --> 00:17:00,958 No links whatsoever. 278 00:17:01,458 --> 00:17:04,250 Going by that, and as the murders occurred in different places, 279 00:17:04,583 --> 00:17:06,583 as well as the same DNA being found everywhere, 280 00:17:06,750 --> 00:17:09,625 we firmly suspect this is the work of a serial killer. 281 00:17:12,625 --> 00:17:13,583 Which station are you from? 282 00:17:13,875 --> 00:17:14,750 Padambathur, sir. 283 00:17:15,708 --> 00:17:19,750 How did you know the same DNA was found at crime scenes in different districts? 284 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:24,291 Don't hesitate. Tell me how you found out. 285 00:17:25,166 --> 00:17:27,166 It was a stroke of luck, sir. 286 00:17:30,375 --> 00:17:31,291 {\an8}That's true. 287 00:17:31,916 --> 00:17:33,375 {\an8}One also needs luck to solve a case. 288 00:17:34,291 --> 00:17:35,458 And this is a very big case. 289 00:17:36,541 --> 00:17:38,125 I'll sanction a large team for you. 290 00:17:39,083 --> 00:17:41,500 I'll grant permission to access all the records you need. 291 00:17:44,416 --> 00:17:46,750 Have a full dossier ready to be sent to the Director General. 292 00:17:47,083 --> 00:17:49,166 I'll bring up the funding for this at our next meeting. 293 00:17:50,375 --> 00:17:51,416 - Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir. 294 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:57,666 For now, we only have this room. 295 00:17:57,916 --> 00:18:00,458 I'll clear all this out. It's pretty spacious, ma'am! 296 00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:05,083 This will do, ma'am. 297 00:18:27,666 --> 00:18:29,500 I've selected three SIs and six constables, ma'am. 298 00:18:29,625 --> 00:18:30,875 All from the Crime Branch. 299 00:18:31,208 --> 00:18:33,583 Sub-Inspectors David, Muthu, and Luda. 300 00:18:34,125 --> 00:18:37,083 Constables Thamaraichelvi, Jebin, and Kuzhanthai. 301 00:18:41,375 --> 00:18:43,583 The suspect we're after is a serial killer. 302 00:18:48,166 --> 00:18:49,958 Though the crimes occurred in different cities, 303 00:18:50,083 --> 00:18:53,583 we have strong evidence that suggests the same individual is involved. 304 00:18:59,333 --> 00:19:02,416 First, contact every Sub-Inspector assigned to these cases to gather data. 305 00:19:03,208 --> 00:19:06,000 Sub-Inspector Raaza will apprise you on how to proceed further. 306 00:19:06,416 --> 00:19:07,250 Yes, ma'am! 307 00:19:09,916 --> 00:19:13,666 I was working at the Nochiyam station in 2022 when this case came up. 308 00:19:19,416 --> 00:19:22,708 We got a call about a body being found on the Kaveri riverbed. 309 00:19:22,875 --> 00:19:25,250 A public school teacher. Her ID card was in her purse. 310 00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:29,166 They filed a missing persons case on the area councilor's wife. 311 00:19:29,333 --> 00:19:30,250 I was in Chennai. 312 00:19:31,041 --> 00:19:34,458 I called the station from Chennai when the kids said their mother was missing. 313 00:19:34,791 --> 00:19:35,625 A week later, 314 00:19:35,750 --> 00:19:37,708 we found the body at the Theni bypass. 315 00:19:37,833 --> 00:19:39,708 The townsfolk said this guy did it. 316 00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:45,458 Poor thing. A nineteen-year-old girl, sir. 317 00:19:45,916 --> 00:19:46,791 Rape and murder. 318 00:19:49,416 --> 00:19:50,958 Even today, her parents 319 00:19:51,125 --> 00:19:52,666 keep coming to the station. 320 00:19:55,583 --> 00:19:57,541 So what if you're cops? Aren't you human too? 321 00:19:58,583 --> 00:20:00,333 How can you act without a conscience? 322 00:20:01,541 --> 00:20:03,791 My daughter's undressed corpse was lying in the canal! 323 00:20:05,041 --> 00:20:06,416 {\an8}They refused to let us bring her up! 324 00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:09,125 {\an8}Some people just stood by and watched! 325 00:20:10,041 --> 00:20:11,791 Won't they have the thought to cover her with some cloth? 326 00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:29,833 All the surveillance footage for these three cases are in this hard disk. 327 00:20:33,416 --> 00:20:38,625 No suspects were questioned in the cases of teacher Devi and the councilor's wife. 328 00:20:39,250 --> 00:20:40,375 None in nurse Devaki's case either. 329 00:20:40,875 --> 00:20:44,416 But in the Nilavathi and Venba case, a suspect was arrested and convicted. 330 00:20:44,583 --> 00:20:46,666 What are you saying, Mr. Muthu? 331 00:20:47,125 --> 00:20:50,916 The false conviction of Mani led us to discover the serial killer! 332 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,916 Don't try to press forward and rewind at the same time! 333 00:20:54,791 --> 00:20:55,625 Sir! 334 00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:57,875 In the Amudha case, two suspects are in remand. 335 00:20:58,083 --> 00:21:01,375 There's also a suspect in remand in the school burglary case. 336 00:21:01,791 --> 00:21:02,625 Mr. Raaza! 337 00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:06,125 If we've already identified every suspect in this case, 338 00:21:06,666 --> 00:21:08,708 what does the suspect we're seeking have to do with this case? 339 00:21:09,250 --> 00:21:12,791 Either the ones in remand are associates of our suspect. 340 00:21:13,250 --> 00:21:16,458 Or they must have nothing to do with this case. 341 00:21:17,166 --> 00:21:18,000 Moosa! 342 00:21:18,166 --> 00:21:20,541 If we knock around these old suspects a bit, 343 00:21:20,833 --> 00:21:22,125 we can squeeze info out of them. 344 00:21:22,416 --> 00:21:23,750 They'll sing like birds, won't they? 345 00:21:24,375 --> 00:21:26,458 - And who can get it out of them? - Jebin over here! 346 00:21:27,291 --> 00:21:28,958 Wow! Lunch has arrived! 347 00:21:37,541 --> 00:21:38,375 Moosa? 348 00:21:38,666 --> 00:21:39,916 Mohan was very apologetic. 349 00:21:40,208 --> 00:21:41,125 We can forgive him, right? 350 00:21:42,875 --> 00:21:43,958 Tell him to join in. 351 00:21:44,833 --> 00:21:46,458 We're short on manpower, aren't we? 352 00:21:52,375 --> 00:21:55,166 - Don't even post selfies! - I won't! 353 00:21:55,500 --> 00:21:58,000 Pretend to keep busy whenever Moosa is around! 354 00:21:58,125 --> 00:21:58,958 Sir! 355 00:22:00,875 --> 00:22:03,166 He isn't buying it. Lower your hand! 356 00:22:04,833 --> 00:22:06,208 There goes your job! 357 00:22:07,875 --> 00:22:09,125 - Mohan! - Sir? 358 00:22:11,250 --> 00:22:12,833 - Put this on the notice board. - Yes, sir! 359 00:22:18,333 --> 00:22:20,500 Went over all the footage, Desingu? 360 00:22:20,708 --> 00:22:23,458 Yes, sir. I've combed through the entire two months of footage. 361 00:22:23,666 --> 00:22:24,750 Nothing out of the ordinary! 362 00:22:34,916 --> 00:22:36,583 A serial killer, you say? 363 00:22:38,083 --> 00:22:38,916 Yes. 364 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,458 But why kill two innocent girls? 365 00:22:46,625 --> 00:22:49,250 Such killers have no particular reason to do what they do! 366 00:22:50,916 --> 00:22:52,375 This case is taking me on a never-ending loop! 367 00:22:55,791 --> 00:22:56,625 But we won't give up. 368 00:22:57,125 --> 00:22:58,041 We'll definitely solve it. 369 00:23:02,500 --> 00:23:06,250 But there's one question that keeps running at the back of my mind. 370 00:23:07,666 --> 00:23:10,958 Why did Nilavathi and Venba leave that day without you? 371 00:23:14,083 --> 00:23:15,458 Come with me, Venba. 372 00:23:33,541 --> 00:23:36,250 That's the same question that bothers me to this day, brother! 373 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:39,916 She asked me to return early, saying she wanted to visit the Azhagar temple. 374 00:23:40,875 --> 00:23:43,375 But I have no clue why she left before I got back. 375 00:23:45,208 --> 00:23:47,583 Even if we suspect it's this guy who killed them, 376 00:23:48,250 --> 00:23:52,000 the answer to how they got trapped by him lies within this question! 377 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,458 That's why this question keeps running in my head. 378 00:23:59,625 --> 00:24:00,458 Brother? 379 00:24:01,416 --> 00:24:02,250 There's something I want. 380 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:03,708 Can I ask you for it? 381 00:24:10,291 --> 00:24:11,125 Yes, Raaza. 382 00:24:11,375 --> 00:24:12,333 How's the investigation going? 383 00:24:12,833 --> 00:24:13,708 It's difficult, sir. 384 00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:15,750 Having trouble retaining personnel. 385 00:24:16,375 --> 00:24:17,833 We've switched teams twice! 386 00:24:18,458 --> 00:24:20,750 It's slowed down our investigation quite a bit. 387 00:24:21,666 --> 00:24:23,750 Can Mani make bail if we apply for it? 388 00:24:25,083 --> 00:24:25,916 You want to bail him out? 389 00:24:29,291 --> 00:24:32,250 It must either be a thief or a murderer. 390 00:24:32,708 --> 00:24:34,666 Or a thief who killed for his loot. 391 00:24:35,166 --> 00:24:39,750 But the one we're looking for doesn't fit anywhere. That's the confusion. 392 00:24:40,708 --> 00:24:44,416 So far, we've logged 3,360 man-hours. 393 00:24:44,916 --> 00:24:47,708 We've scoured 4,000 hours of surveillance footage. 394 00:24:48,291 --> 00:24:52,416 But we haven't noticed anyone who raises suspicion. 395 00:24:52,750 --> 00:24:55,291 Different suspects were remanded in custody on three cases. 396 00:24:55,666 --> 00:24:59,291 But none of them were able to leak out anything about this guy. 397 00:24:59,916 --> 00:25:03,250 I can't tell if they're acting out of fear or loyalty. 398 00:25:05,041 --> 00:25:08,583 Are you suggesting the killer is working with different groups? 399 00:25:09,083 --> 00:25:10,875 Our investigation revealed as much, sir. 400 00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:13,791 Kind of a very strange serial killer slash thief. 401 00:25:16,333 --> 00:25:20,583 It's a real shame to our department that he never popped up on our radar! 402 00:25:22,958 --> 00:25:24,458 - Do one thing, Rathika. - Yes, sir. 403 00:25:24,583 --> 00:25:27,916 There's a retired suspect profiling expert in Palakkad. I'll share his number. 404 00:25:28,208 --> 00:25:29,083 Talk to him. 405 00:25:29,416 --> 00:25:31,875 Also, come up with a suspect profile from the DNA evidence. 406 00:25:32,041 --> 00:25:32,875 Okay, sir. 407 00:25:33,625 --> 00:25:35,958 This mysterious killer has to be found at any cost! 408 00:27:33,333 --> 00:27:35,458 The box news on page seven, Mathi! 409 00:27:35,916 --> 00:27:38,500 "The cops are looking for a serial killer in the Mani case." 410 00:27:38,916 --> 00:27:40,041 Who wrote that article? 411 00:27:41,041 --> 00:27:43,791 That's my article, sir. I wrote it. 412 00:27:45,083 --> 00:27:46,083 Come to my cabin right away! 413 00:27:46,541 --> 00:27:47,541 Okay, sir. Yeah. 414 00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:49,916 - Be back in two minutes. - Yes, sir. 415 00:28:01,958 --> 00:28:03,000 Your article, indeed. 416 00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:05,541 But who wrote it? 417 00:28:06,125 --> 00:28:07,916 I wrote it, sir. 418 00:28:10,291 --> 00:28:15,291 Don't insult my talent and experience again by claiming you wrote this. 419 00:28:16,916 --> 00:28:21,625 I know the age of every word that is printed in my paper. 420 00:28:31,541 --> 00:28:32,416 Tell the truth. 421 00:28:32,791 --> 00:28:33,666 Who wrote it? 422 00:28:35,125 --> 00:28:38,375 Aishwarya. An intern who recently joined. 423 00:28:40,750 --> 00:28:42,333 Is she pretty? 424 00:28:45,291 --> 00:28:46,166 Damn it! 425 00:28:46,500 --> 00:28:48,833 Why stop with the article? Why not give her your chair too? 426 00:28:51,708 --> 00:28:52,583 Sorry, sir. 427 00:28:52,958 --> 00:28:55,625 UTubers had a field day with that particular story. 428 00:28:55,875 --> 00:28:57,625 We're the only ones who didn't put out anything on it. 429 00:28:58,125 --> 00:29:00,666 Figured we could feature it as a tiny box news-- 430 00:29:01,250 --> 00:29:02,125 Moron! 431 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:04,000 Even if UTubers pick that story clean, 432 00:29:04,541 --> 00:29:06,583 it's just a rumor as far as the public is concerned! 433 00:29:07,375 --> 00:29:09,625 It's only the truth if the Fourth Column publishes it! 434 00:29:11,500 --> 00:29:14,958 Do a full-length splash about it on the front page! 435 00:29:15,708 --> 00:29:16,541 Got it? 436 00:29:17,083 --> 00:29:17,958 Okay, sir. 437 00:29:20,291 --> 00:29:21,250 This is no mere article. 438 00:29:22,125 --> 00:29:23,125 It's a scoop! 439 00:29:26,125 --> 00:29:27,250 It should read as such! 440 00:29:29,125 --> 00:29:35,625 A news piece from a tea boy's channel, which has zero subscribers, went viral. 441 00:29:36,041 --> 00:29:38,416 But spin it like a story for the public. 442 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,666 A hero. A villain. 443 00:29:41,541 --> 00:29:42,416 Go with that angle. 444 00:29:43,166 --> 00:29:45,791 Got it, sir. The police department is the hero. 445 00:29:46,250 --> 00:29:49,250 The serial killer is the villain. Must we present them as such? 446 00:29:51,041 --> 00:29:52,208 Like hell, you got it! 447 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:53,958 That's the usual story! 448 00:29:54,458 --> 00:29:55,500 What's sensational about it? 449 00:29:57,458 --> 00:30:00,250 Present the serial killer as the hero. 450 00:30:01,375 --> 00:30:03,250 Turn the police department into the villains. 451 00:30:04,458 --> 00:30:06,208 "Does such a killer really exist?" 452 00:30:07,125 --> 00:30:10,708 "Or because the cops couldn't solve this case, 453 00:30:11,458 --> 00:30:15,083 did they create the narrative of a serial killer to pin all this on?" 454 00:30:15,958 --> 00:30:16,791 Understood? 455 00:30:17,250 --> 00:30:18,125 Okay, sir. 456 00:30:26,833 --> 00:30:27,791 What will be the title? 457 00:30:36,458 --> 00:30:38,250 Why so angry over that paper? 458 00:30:38,791 --> 00:30:40,250 It's not just a mere paper. 459 00:30:44,250 --> 00:30:48,625 Bad enough that a mass murderer is joyfully roaming free with no remorse. 460 00:30:49,583 --> 00:30:54,625 Worse monsters are freely spinning crap in the media to just make a buck! 461 00:30:55,041 --> 00:30:56,000 What do I call this? 462 00:30:56,791 --> 00:30:57,625 The kid can hear you. 463 00:30:58,291 --> 00:30:59,125 Don't get mad. 464 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:00,375 Put on this shirt. 465 00:31:04,583 --> 00:31:05,958 Don't get me wrong. 466 00:31:08,291 --> 00:31:11,208 I didn't expect I'd be stuck in such a case during a time like this. 467 00:31:12,875 --> 00:31:17,166 It's best if you go to Kadayanallur for the delivery. 468 00:31:18,291 --> 00:31:19,750 I'll ask my mother to come take you there. 469 00:31:20,958 --> 00:31:23,333 You could've mentioned this earlier. 470 00:31:23,875 --> 00:31:25,666 Why say it just as you're heading to work? 471 00:31:26,875 --> 00:31:32,083 I need to wait twelve hours to even ask you why you said that! 472 00:31:37,666 --> 00:31:38,708 Forgive me, Sumaya. 473 00:31:38,833 --> 00:31:39,708 You needn't go. 474 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:42,583 By Allah's grace, all will be well. 475 00:31:56,166 --> 00:31:58,333 IS THE POLICE HUNTING A GHOST OR A GHOUL? 476 00:32:09,416 --> 00:32:14,541 Based on the DNA profile, we've digitally rendered the suspect's appearance. 477 00:32:15,625 --> 00:32:17,125 Forward it to all the stations. 478 00:32:17,625 --> 00:32:20,333 Send them copies of the DNA reports we have, too. 479 00:32:20,541 --> 00:32:22,208 If anyone has seen this face... 480 00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:26,500 If word comes that anyone resembling him was arrested on any case, 481 00:32:26,875 --> 00:32:28,458 tell them to inform us right away. 482 00:32:28,958 --> 00:32:33,125 Check if this person resembles anyone in our list of convicts. 483 00:32:33,916 --> 00:32:34,750 Got it? 484 00:32:35,125 --> 00:32:35,958 Okay, sir. 485 00:32:49,083 --> 00:32:49,958 Son? 486 00:32:50,708 --> 00:32:53,458 Never mind digitally rendering such sketches. 487 00:32:54,041 --> 00:32:55,583 Can I say something from past experience? 488 00:32:56,375 --> 00:32:59,958 For three-- sorry, four cases prior to this, 489 00:33:00,291 --> 00:33:02,375 we had an astrologer take a look on a betel leaf. 490 00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:08,208 That revealed how the suspect would look and where he'd be exactly! 491 00:33:08,500 --> 00:33:09,875 Shall we call that astrologer? 492 00:33:10,166 --> 00:33:12,375 I have a lot of respect for you, brother. 493 00:33:13,041 --> 00:33:15,250 Please don't come to me again with such ideas. 494 00:33:15,958 --> 00:33:17,250 - Go on. - Son! 495 00:33:17,541 --> 00:33:19,666 I'm scientifically well-versed, too. 496 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,125 We've seen plenty of cases! 497 00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:24,916 Here, a man's DNA sample is found as evidence for every murder. 498 00:33:25,041 --> 00:33:30,500 In my experience, I've never seen a killer leave no trace so meticulously like this. 499 00:33:31,041 --> 00:33:32,000 That's what I'm saying. 500 00:33:33,833 --> 00:33:34,708 Sir? 501 00:33:36,208 --> 00:33:39,041 I'm not big on Mr. Sekaran's suggestion of an astrologer, either. 502 00:33:39,208 --> 00:33:42,375 But I think this case is linked to some kind of supernatural spirit. 503 00:33:45,333 --> 00:33:46,416 Please don't get mad. 504 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,000 I'll show you something. 505 00:33:48,500 --> 00:33:49,416 Take a look. 506 00:33:56,541 --> 00:33:58,291 I was up for three nights straight, 507 00:33:58,416 --> 00:34:01,250 combing through the CCTV footage of the teacher. 508 00:34:01,666 --> 00:34:03,791 Her body was found at the Nochiyam riverbank. 509 00:34:04,541 --> 00:34:07,375 Upon thoroughly checking both camera angles at the river bank... 510 00:34:10,583 --> 00:34:12,958 She crosses it at 7:05 a.m. at this angle. 511 00:34:13,541 --> 00:34:14,958 But she doesn't show up in that angle. 512 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,458 I went through footage from 7:05-8:00 a.m. of the following day. 513 00:34:20,583 --> 00:34:21,458 She never turned up. 514 00:34:22,500 --> 00:34:26,291 If you look carefully, after she crosses this camera at 7:05 a.m., 515 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,291 at 7:09 a.m.-- Look at this. 516 00:34:33,666 --> 00:34:34,500 See that? 517 00:34:35,125 --> 00:34:36,625 - See that? - See what? 518 00:34:36,791 --> 00:34:38,583 - I didn't see crap! - No, brother! 519 00:34:39,041 --> 00:34:40,166 I'll slow it down and show you. 520 00:34:45,041 --> 00:34:45,958 Hey! 521 00:34:46,958 --> 00:34:48,541 Notice a black form? 522 00:34:52,250 --> 00:34:53,208 It's a woman, sir. 523 00:34:53,750 --> 00:34:55,833 That's why I think this could be the work of a ghost. 524 00:34:56,833 --> 00:34:58,083 Read the paper this morning? 525 00:34:58,208 --> 00:35:00,250 That's not why I'm saying it's a ghost! 526 00:35:01,208 --> 00:35:02,125 So you have read it. 527 00:35:03,958 --> 00:35:08,458 Ever come to me again with this astrology or ghost-ghoul mumbo jumbo, 528 00:35:08,916 --> 00:35:10,333 I'll complain to the SP! 529 00:35:11,250 --> 00:35:12,166 Get back to work! 530 00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:14,083 Go! 531 00:35:25,416 --> 00:35:26,250 Did you hear, Moosa? 532 00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:27,916 I got Mani out on bail. 533 00:35:28,375 --> 00:35:29,333 He wanted to talk to you. 534 00:35:29,833 --> 00:35:31,333 I'll put him on. Here, talk to him. 535 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:33,333 Hello, brother? 536 00:35:33,708 --> 00:35:35,375 Made bail, Mani? 537 00:35:35,833 --> 00:35:37,125 Yes, brother. Thank you very much. 538 00:35:37,666 --> 00:35:39,375 I was too busy, so I couldn't make it. 539 00:35:39,916 --> 00:35:40,916 I'll visit you tomorrow. 540 00:35:41,291 --> 00:35:43,625 It's okay, brother. You went through a lot of trouble for me. 541 00:35:43,958 --> 00:35:45,458 I don't know how I can ever repay you. 542 00:35:45,791 --> 00:35:46,791 Don't worry about that. 543 00:35:47,750 --> 00:35:48,625 We'll talk tomorrow. 544 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:49,833 Yes, brother. 545 00:35:52,083 --> 00:35:52,916 All done? 546 00:35:53,333 --> 00:35:55,583 Going straight home, or should I call someone? 547 00:35:55,708 --> 00:35:56,541 No, sir. Home. 548 00:36:00,208 --> 00:36:01,416 Doesn't seem like a Tamil face, right? 549 00:36:31,833 --> 00:36:33,708 {\an8}I'm the fire mason at this brick kiln. 550 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,458 A corpse has been disposed of here. 551 00:36:35,958 --> 00:36:37,458 We noticed only four hours after the fire was lit. 552 00:36:37,833 --> 00:36:39,000 Fully charred, sir. 553 00:36:51,375 --> 00:36:52,208 Hello. 554 00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:54,208 This audio is specifically for Mr. Moosa Raaza. 555 00:36:54,541 --> 00:36:57,083 I've spoken to Dilip, the head of the Tamil Nadu Drivers Association. 556 00:36:57,541 --> 00:36:58,708 Can I ask him to come in today? 557 00:36:59,958 --> 00:37:01,875 This audio is meant to be general information for all. 558 00:37:02,208 --> 00:37:04,333 I've viewed all the footage on the Amudha case. 559 00:37:04,708 --> 00:37:06,541 I've marked up footage for two days. 560 00:37:06,666 --> 00:37:07,916 I'll show it when you come, sir. 561 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,583 Hello, sir. This message is communicated by SI David. 562 00:37:11,958 --> 00:37:14,458 I've viewed all the CCTV footage relating to three cases. 563 00:37:14,708 --> 00:37:17,666 I've flagged the important clips. Will show them to you when you get here. 564 00:37:18,250 --> 00:37:20,375 - Hello, sir. A report came in today. - Hold on, I got it. 565 00:37:20,541 --> 00:37:21,375 Near Trichy, at the-- 566 00:37:28,166 --> 00:37:29,333 Peace be upon you, Moosa. 567 00:37:29,916 --> 00:37:31,125 Peace be upon you, Dad. 568 00:37:32,708 --> 00:37:35,208 - Peace be upon you. How are you? - And upon you, be peace. 569 00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:37,458 - Doing well, Sumaya? - I'm doing really well. 570 00:37:38,791 --> 00:37:41,250 - Praise be to Allah! - Peace be upon you, Sumaya. 571 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,000 You managed solo for five months. 572 00:37:44,625 --> 00:37:46,083 How are Sultana and Nasreen? 573 00:37:46,208 --> 00:37:47,333 They're doing well. 574 00:37:49,208 --> 00:37:50,541 I'll get you some hot water, Dad. 575 00:37:59,791 --> 00:38:03,666 The house may be small, but thanks to Allah, it's blessed. 576 00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:13,541 Would you like to eat now, father-in-law? Or just have coffee and eat later? 577 00:38:14,333 --> 00:38:15,666 I'll eat later. 578 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:16,916 Go take some rest. 579 00:38:17,208 --> 00:38:18,416 Your mother-in-law will see to it. 580 00:38:27,041 --> 00:38:27,916 What are you doing? 581 00:38:32,250 --> 00:38:34,375 I asked you a question, Sumaya. 582 00:38:34,708 --> 00:38:36,708 You are going to send me off to Kadayanallur, right? 583 00:38:37,333 --> 00:38:38,916 Who'll pack my clothes? 584 00:38:39,916 --> 00:38:41,041 I must do it, right? 585 00:38:41,416 --> 00:38:43,083 Why? Would you like me to do it? 586 00:38:50,916 --> 00:38:51,791 Are you crying? 587 00:38:58,083 --> 00:38:58,958 Dummy! 588 00:38:59,625 --> 00:39:01,833 It's to help you out. I asked my mother to come. 589 00:39:02,375 --> 00:39:03,750 My father came along with her. 590 00:39:04,458 --> 00:39:06,041 Had I told you earlier, you'd have refused. 591 00:39:06,583 --> 00:39:08,166 But can I leave you alone? 592 00:39:11,375 --> 00:39:12,208 Dummy! 593 00:39:15,291 --> 00:39:17,541 You've packed up your clothes so quickly? 594 00:39:20,875 --> 00:39:22,416 Unpack. Okay? 595 00:39:28,375 --> 00:39:30,916 Near Trichy, at the Laargudi kiln, a murder has been reported. 596 00:39:31,416 --> 00:39:35,208 We heard that the Inspector at Trichy S2 tried to contact our special team. 597 00:39:35,583 --> 00:39:37,041 He didn't elaborate. 598 00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:39,666 But he said it had to do with the DNA we sent. 599 00:39:40,250 --> 00:39:41,833 This message has been communicated by Anandraj. 600 00:39:45,333 --> 00:39:46,208 What is it? 601 00:39:50,625 --> 00:39:52,541 The Inspector's phone is still unreachable. 602 00:39:53,041 --> 00:39:54,541 Why'd you come here straight away, sir? 603 00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:56,041 Couldn't you have called first? 604 00:39:56,541 --> 00:39:59,125 We came in person because they weren't clear over the phone. 605 00:39:59,625 --> 00:40:02,083 We need to know who the victim is and when the murder happened. 606 00:40:02,416 --> 00:40:04,625 The circular we sent had it listed as "High Priority". 607 00:40:04,791 --> 00:40:05,666 - Didn't you see? - Sir! 608 00:40:05,916 --> 00:40:08,291 I was on leave for a week and resumed duty only yesterday. 609 00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:10,375 The Inspector went to Chennai for forensic work. 610 00:40:10,583 --> 00:40:12,541 His phone fell in the water and isn't working. 611 00:40:12,791 --> 00:40:15,333 He told me to call the number in the circular and check. I did that. 612 00:40:15,625 --> 00:40:18,333 You need to check with him about the victim's details. 613 00:40:18,708 --> 00:40:20,583 I don't know when he'll be back. 614 00:40:20,958 --> 00:40:22,958 When he calls back, I'll collect the data and let you know. 615 00:40:29,875 --> 00:40:30,708 Come in. 616 00:40:42,875 --> 00:40:43,750 Let's go, Anand. 617 00:40:53,708 --> 00:40:55,000 Sir! 618 00:40:55,250 --> 00:40:56,125 Pull over, Anand! 619 00:41:01,041 --> 00:41:02,083 The Inspector called! 620 00:41:02,375 --> 00:41:03,625 Some case you stumbled upon, Raaza! 621 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,083 This has been growing since the highway skeleton case. 622 00:41:07,375 --> 00:41:08,208 Yes, sir. 623 00:41:11,250 --> 00:41:12,791 Not sure if you believe in all this. 624 00:41:13,541 --> 00:41:14,708 But this is what I believe. 625 00:41:15,541 --> 00:41:19,375 When a case comes our way, that case has specifically chosen us. 626 00:41:20,208 --> 00:41:24,625 Similarly, whenever the case chooses to go, only then will it be solved. 627 00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:28,000 For example, when Ms. Rathika formed a special team, 628 00:41:28,500 --> 00:41:30,000 I got the order to be a part of it. 629 00:41:30,375 --> 00:41:31,333 I refused. 630 00:41:31,958 --> 00:41:34,416 {\an8}But somehow, the case dragged me into it. 631 00:41:35,125 --> 00:41:36,166 Don't get me wrong, sir. 632 00:41:36,875 --> 00:41:39,458 All that's in my mind right now is the murder victim. 633 00:41:40,916 --> 00:41:44,208 Thought we'd find the serial killer before he struck again. 634 00:41:45,375 --> 00:41:48,458 But I can't digest the fact that another murder has occurred. 635 00:41:49,416 --> 00:41:50,666 I understand that. 636 00:41:51,458 --> 00:41:53,625 You'll understand why I said what I said in a little while. 637 00:41:54,291 --> 00:41:55,666 The corpse isn't that of the victim. 638 00:41:56,041 --> 00:41:57,416 It's the serial killer you seek. 639 00:41:57,750 --> 00:41:59,000 Is the murder victim the serial killer? 640 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,666 Yes. Don't be hasty. 641 00:42:02,625 --> 00:42:06,333 The Laargudi brick kiln belongs to MLA Kalapathi Raja. 642 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,250 The body is fully charred. 643 00:42:08,583 --> 00:42:09,416 We can't identify it. 644 00:42:09,833 --> 00:42:11,458 They didn't want to keep it and offered to bury it. 645 00:42:12,125 --> 00:42:14,041 So they suggested getting a forensic team... 646 00:42:14,541 --> 00:42:16,583 and collecting DNA samples on cotton swabs. 647 00:42:16,875 --> 00:42:20,583 If the next of kin were to turn up, we could match it with the DNA sample. 648 00:42:20,791 --> 00:42:21,666 While doing that, 649 00:42:22,208 --> 00:42:25,375 we learned the DNA matched the one in the circular you gave. 650 00:42:26,291 --> 00:42:29,958 So, according to you, the case has been decided to leave me. 651 00:42:30,250 --> 00:42:32,041 - Correct? - Please let me finish. 652 00:42:33,250 --> 00:42:34,791 I think you're in the middle of bad times. 653 00:42:36,041 --> 00:42:37,666 I don't think this case will wrap up anytime soon. 654 00:42:38,125 --> 00:42:39,000 Why do you say that? 655 00:42:40,375 --> 00:42:42,750 We double-checked the DNA sample. 656 00:42:43,583 --> 00:42:44,541 The same results. 657 00:42:45,125 --> 00:42:45,958 Male DNA. 658 00:42:46,541 --> 00:42:49,583 A perfect match with the sample you sent in the circular. 659 00:42:50,916 --> 00:42:51,916 But what we have... 660 00:42:52,708 --> 00:42:53,541 is a female body.