Accused (2026) Movie Script
[suspenseful music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[ambulance siren wails]
[monitor beeps]
[nurse] She's still bleeding.
Stats?
Not good at all.
The blood pressure is very low.
[nurse 2] Can you call
Dr Geetika Sen, please?
It's urgent.
[man on PA] All nurses
to the nurses' station.
Code blue. Code blue.
[phone chimes]
- [Geetika] Kate, I am leaving.
- [Kate] Okay, ma'am.
[man on PA] All nurses
to the nurses' station.
Code blue. Code blue.
[phone chimes]
[nurse] Ma'am! Ma'am!
- Yeah? What?
- Emergency in Dr Cooper's surgery!
C-section delivery, severe bleeding,
postpartum hemorrhage.
Okay. Calm down.
- We need you. We need you.
- Okay.
Coming. Coming. I'm coming.
[music turns dramatic]
[sighs heavily]
I'm coming.
[monitor beeps]
Scissors.
Doctor, the patient has a history
of bleeding disorder.
- Same thing happened...
- Stop.
You've already made a mess here.
Sponge.
- [indistinct chatter]
- Here you go.
It's just magical.
Cheers, guys!
[man] Cheers.
She'll be here, Meera.
- [clicks tongue] Don't worry.
- She should've been here by now.
She's a doctor.
A ten-minute delay is pretty normal.
It's okay.
Oh? Is that so?
Your sister's two hours late today.
- Meera's also a doctor, isn't she?
- Uh, yeah...
You know, she was always two hours early
when we were dating.
- [man] You were always late.
- I always will be.
- So what?
- Hi.
- Once you're married, there's no choice.
- [Meera] Thank God you're here.
- Looking gorgeous.
- [man] Who is that guy?
- Thanks.
- [woman] A friend.
[pleasant music plays]
Great job, ma'am.
Doctor.
Thank you.
I observed everything and that was, uh
There are a few things
I know I should've probably, um
It's okay. Can you have the patient's file
sent to my cabin, please?
Let Let me take it from here.
It's nothing personal, Dr Cooper.
I I think it's best for the patient.
- Sure.
- Thanks.
[music turns ominous]
[indistinct chatter]
Don't let the colour fool you.
It's not hot at all.
So you made all this?
I did.
Angad, this is Sophie.
Do you know Sophiana Spice
on Central Street?
It's her restaurant.
I'm sure you've heard of it.
Honestly, I haven't been there yet,
but I know that I shouldn't judge
Sophiana Spice Kitchen's kebabs
by their colour.
Correct.
It's been a week since
you've been going on about the surprise.
Are you gonna tell me now or what?
You've waited for so long.
Just a little longer.
Geetika will be here soon.
- Hi. Where's Disha?
- What took you so long?
She is here.
Geetu!
Hello. Hello.
[Geetika] So sorry, guys.
I got held up on my way home.
In fact, Aunt Anju came from Manchester
and still made it before me.
[guests laugh]
But, uh, now that I'm finally here,
I have to tell you
that this is the last party here.
New house? Why?
New city, Disha.
- [Disha] Oh, my God!
- Yeah.
Chapelstone General Hospital
has transferred me to its Chester branch.
It's not just a transfer,
it's also a promotion.
Geetika will be the new dean
of the hospital.
- [Disha] It's really far!
- [guests exclaim]
- I called it first. Superior genes.
- [Disha] Wow!
Yeah, yeah. Right.
So this is your good news.
We were expecting something different.
Actually,
we do have some more good news, Aunt Anju.
It is
Meera and I are adopting a baby.
- Congratulations!
- [guest] That's awesome!
[ominous music plays]
- Such good news.
- That's amazing.
[guests celebrate]
[ominous music continues]
[Prateek] It's party time!
Whoa!
[music turns positive]
[guests cheer]
- [Meera] This is our new home.
- [Prateek] This is good.
[Meera] And here's our baby.
Oh, my God. Such a cute baby.
Meera, you are going to make a great mom.
Listen, isn't that Sophie?
Why would Geetika invite her?
Prateek, that's not for you to comment on.
Which Sophie are you guys talking about?
You don't know about her?
Oh.
[tense music plays]
Is that the same Sophie?
[Prateek] Mm. Geetika's ex.
[phone rings]
Just give me a minute. I'll be right back.
- Prateek, what is wrong with you?
- She was right there, I just...
Hi, Maa.
How are you?
It's been two days since we spoke.
Maa, but we spoke just yesterday.
"Hi, Maa. I'm busy."
That's not a conversation.
And what's all that noise around you?
- We are hosting a party.
- Why?
Geetika just got a promotion.
Oh, wow. Congratulate her.
Now that she's promoted,
maybe she can get her own place.
[unsettling music plays]
- Maa, this is Geetika's house.
- Then you find something for yourself.
Should I set you up with a boy in London?
You've already been there
for three years, Meera.
- Maa, can we talk tomorrow?
- No, wait.
You're having a party.
Why didn't you invite your cousin Rohit?
It would have given you both
a chance to chat.
- And he would have met some new people.
- Maa, I am meeting Rohit tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Talk to you later.
- Okay?
- Sure, bye.
Bye.
[unsettling music continues]
- Geetu.
- Mm?
Why does Simran want you in
so early today?
No idea. She didn't tell me on the phone.
Maybe it's something serious.
This evening
is going to get really serious.
When Rohit finally meets you?
[Meera laughs softly]
Nervous?
No.
A little?
No. What about you?
A little.
[both chuckle]
I don't know.
[Meera sighs heavily]
Gotta go.
You didn't tell me.
- What?
- The chef last night
That was your Sophie, right? Your ex.
[pensive music plays]
[laughs softly]
I didn't want to ruin your mood
during the party.
But why would it ruin my mood?
Of all the Indian restaurants in the city,
I chose to go with Sophie's.
Well done.
I mean, everyone loved the food.
Yep.
Mm. Her restaurant seems quite popular.
- 27,000 followers.
- Wow.
I didn't know you follow her.
Not me.
You are following her.
I just haven't, um, unfollowed her.
[phone buzzes]
Simran. Yes, yeah. I get it.
I'm coming. I'm coming.
Okay. Okay, baby.
- Bye.
- Bye. See you in the evening.
Bye.
[pensive music continues]
[music intensifies]
- Hello.
- Morning.
[nurse] Good morning.
Morning, Dr Logan.
Dr Sen.
- Long day?
- Every day.
- Hi, Emily.
- Hi.
Thanks.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
- Camera 24A.
- [woman on radio] Disabled.
- [technician] 24B?
- [woman] Done.
I know exactly
what you're going to say to me.
"Thank you for the surgery,
"but I can not send you
the patient's file." Right?
Did Cooper complain about me?
Coffee?
No, thanks. What's going on?
I'm not allowed to share this with you,
but I think you should see this.
[ominous music builds]
What rubbish is this?
[Meera] Hi.
- Hi. Your table for three.
- Thank you.
Sit.
Table for three?
Well, I want you to meet someone.
But you have to promise me one thing.
- That you will keep an open mind.
- Okay.
You're the first person from Meerut
I'm sharing this with.
- So
- Really?
[Angad] Sorry to keep you waiting.
- How are you?
- I'm good.
- Hello.
- Hi.
So, this is Angad.
- And this...
- This is your favourite cousin, Rohit.
And the first person from Meerut
who knows about the two of you.
No, you silly.
We work together at the same clinic.
That's not a secret at all.
Sorry.
- I thought...
- That's okay. It happens.
I was also confused in the beginning.
[chuckles] Seriously?
[tense music plays]
[Simran] You're well aware
of hospital protocol.
The board will need to step in
and investigate.
But, Geetika,
just lay low for a bit.
Right now, you don't know
anything about this, okay?
[phone chimes]
[Angad] So last two weeks?
- The merchant navy exams are next week.
- [Angad] Okay.
- Then back to India?
- [Rohit] Yeah, back home to Meerut.
MEERA
ARE YOU OKAY?
[Rohit] I'll wait for the shortlist.
[Angad] All the best, man.
[Rohit] Um, I I really enjoyed
talking to you, Angad.
Let's catch up again
before I leave for India.
Of course. Maybe she can plan something.
WILL MEET HIM NEXT TIME
I really need to head out, guys.
- So I'll see you later.
- Stay.
Again?
[uneasy music plays]
Let's move this plan to another day. Okay?
Why? What happened?
[uneasy music continues]
- I didn't say anything to Rohit.
- Meera.
I've always treated your family as my own.
- Every member...
- Meera, something's happened.
HR has received a
Complaint against me.
But there've been complaints before.
People have called you all sorts of names.
"Strict." "Stern." "Rude."
Yeah, but no one's called me a
"sexual predator" in the past.
[tense music plays]
[Meera] "My experience
turned into a nightmare."
"What began
as a routine breast examination"
"Dr Sen has preyed on vulnerable women."
"describe as sexual molestation."
"predatory"
"Sincerely, Anonymous."
Who could it be?
[tense music continues]
- Good morning, Gracey.
- Good morning.
[children chatter indistinctly]
[tense music continues]
- [man knocks] Meera?
- Hi, sir.
Riverkings Children's Hospital
is looking for doctors.
I know you've resigned, you're relocating,
but you'd be perfect for the job.
- Um...
- You don't have to answer right away.
Think about it.
Riverkings is the best in the city.
Okay, sure.
Guys.
Oh! Nice.
Oh, you got published!
Congratulations.
- Thank you so much, Max.
- I'll have someone arrange a cake.
- Is that for me or for you?
- Always for me.
[all laugh]
[grunts] Tell me what you think.
Yeah, sure. By the way, congratulations.
Thank you.
Meera.
All okay?
You saw my screen?
Just "sexual harassment".
- [sighs]
- Has something happened?
Someone has raised a complaint
against Geetika.
One of her patients. Anonymously.
Nothing to worry about.
I was just reading up
on HR policies in such cases.
Okay.
[disquieting music plays]
[Simran] We've circulated
the policy statement across the hospital.
We are letting all employees know
that they can come forward
if they have anything to share.
Don't worry, your name
will stay completely out of this.
It basically states
that an incident was reported to us,
because of which
we want to reassure everyone
this hospital is committed
to providing a safe...
Safe environment for all of its employees
[sighs]
free from sexual harassment.
Hm.
[ominous music plays]
[woman] I am sharing my story
on a public forum
because I want everyone to know
What?
I was Dr Geetika Sen's trusting patient
And this is what she did to me.
[people reading comments]
[people continue reading comments]
[man reads] "This is what she did to me."
"I trusted Dr Geetika Sen,
but she violated
the sacred doctor-patient clause."
What the fuck? Martina?
Annie, I'm done.
You can help her clean up.
[man reads] "She examined me
without wearing any gloves."
[distorted] So there is
a slight complication.
We will have to induce labor.
Um, a C-section, within 24 hours.
- [man] "I was so scared."
- Will I be fine?
[chuckles] Yes, of course.
You and your baby will be fine.
- I'm with you.
- I trust you, Doctor.
[man] "She made me feel uncomfortable
with her touch."
[Geetika] I'll see you in my cabin.
[man] "She's a predator."
Dr Sen!
I'm sorry about all this.
"About all this"?
I read those comments on social media.
[uneasy music builds]
[music intensifies]
[Geetika sighs]
Anyone with a phone
feels they're empowered with a voice.
- Don't let this affect you.
- [softly] Yeah.
You know what they say
about good surgeons.
"Their hands never shake."
[breathes raggedly]
[uneasy music continues]
Thank you so much for coming. Thank you.
[indistinct conversation]
See you.
Hi.
I got dinner.
Oh! But I've cooked for you.
Oh? Burnt garlic noodles, chilly tofu.
Your favourite.
And your favourite,
okra curry and spicy lentils.
Geetu, I researched
about some HR policies today.
I found out that your hospital
follows the Equality Act for...
Prevention of sexual harassment.
Pass me the noodles please.
But that doesn't mean people go around
making reckless
and anonymous claims, right?
Section 27 says,
"Making a false allegation in bad faith
is not a... "
[laughs dryly] Meera,
please, can we change the subject?
I saw what you just did.
What did I do?
You mixed the burnt garlic noodles
with the okra and potato.
Guilty.
- I did.
- Really?
- And you should try it.
- No.
- Come on.
- No, no, no.
- I won't.
- Try.
Mm. You never stop surprising me.
[sombre music plays]
- You've given the medication?
- Yes, ma'am.
- I'll check it again.
- Ma'am.
- Dr Cooper is taking over the surgery.
- What?
- What do you mean?
- I just heard.
[tense music plays]
- [Simran] Whatever you need.
- [man] That will be helpful...
- Switching surgeons at the last minute...
- The patient's husband requested it.
- We had to.
- But Martina's been my patient...
It's a routine procedure, Geetika.
- Dr Cooper will take over.
- [sighs]
Besides, the hospital has already approved
your application for paid leave.
I'm sorry? Who...
In light of these allegations,
the board has appointed Mr Bhargav
to ensure that
the investigation remains neutral.
And, Dr Geetika,
your presence in the hospital
could affect
the integrity of the investigation.
For how long is this paid leave?
Um, a week, ten days, give or take.
Whether innocent or guilty,
I'll surely know by then.
Where are my manners? Jaideep Bhargav.
[Simran] Mr Bhargav is an ex-journalist
and he's quite experienced
with such cases.
Thank you for that. To be honest,
despite many years of experience,
uh, I'm a little nervous.
Actually, this is a first for me.
Otherwise, usually, women are the victims,
but in this scenario...
A woman is a victim here as well.
[tense music plays]
Seems friendly.
[Dr Cooper] Thank you.
[nurse] Yeah, I'll get this checked. Sure.
Dr Cooper, just wanted to tell you
before Mrs Davis' surgery,
she has high blood pressure.
She's been on...
Yeah. Don't worry, Doctor. I got this.
Yeah. I know what's best for the patient.
Yeah.
I appreciate it. Thank you.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Okay. Have a good day.
[sombre music plays]
[Geetika] This puts my reputation
on the line, Simran.
You told me
this inquiry was just a formality.
Now you'll say
that getting an external investigator
is also just a formality?
It was just a formality
when we had only one complaint.
Now there are two more emails.
Staff, interns, patients,
saying all sorts of things.
They're all lying, obviously.
Let the truth take its course then.
You were confident until yesterday
there won't be anything else, weren't you?
You're still confident about that?
Geetika?
- Geetu.
- Just a minute. Uh
I'll, uh I'll I'll call you back.
[sighs] Yeah?
Just checking. Did you withdraw 5,000
from our joint account?
Yeah. I, uh
Nurse Lizzy's son
didn't get the scholarship.
It's just a loan. She'll pay me back.
Uh, you could've made a transfer to her.
- Why did you give her cash?
- What difference does it make, Meera?
Sorry, I'm a little busy. One sec.
[tense music plays]
Geetu, how long will the inquiry take?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
Aren't you worried about all this?
All the complaints are anonymous,
so there's nothing to worry about.
In the past ten years,
almost 50% of doctors and nurses
working under Dr Sen
have quit their jobs.
And all their exit letters
have your signature on them.
Geetika has got
an unconventional style of working.
She creates an atmosphere of criticism,
whereas young doctors need encouragement.
I tried talking to HR once, but
I signed those letters
because that's my job,
and not because Geetika is my friend.
HR works strictly
by the hospital rulebook, Mr Bhargav.
And, as you can see,
all the cases were resolved and closed.
Dr Martin Cooper's report
is not included here.
I believe he spoke to you?
About Geetika's
unnecessary harsh behavior.
[disquieting music plays]
What's happening?
You said that you would drop me
to the hospital.
We're being followed, Meera.
But why would anyone want to follow us?
You just said
there is nothing to worry about.
Yeah, but the hospital social media page
had some comments that mentioned my name.
What?
Yeah.
[disquieting music continues]
The IT department deleted them all,
but people have already read them.
- Hang on.
- [Meera] What's happening?
[Meera sighs]
Huh?
- That car was definitely following me.
- [phone chimes]
Got an email from the adoption agency.
Says "urgent".
They want to meet us at 2:00.
I have a surgery, Meera.
And what about the baby?
[tense music builds]
Dr Geetika doesn't single out anyone.
She's always been the same.
Except Except once.
Natasha.
Natasha She was a radiology intern.
- Five or six years ago, I think.
- Five years and two months.
A senior doctor, young intern.
It must have been a matter
of great concern for you, am I right?
As a policy,
we don't encourage workplace romances.
- And when I found out what was going on...
- Uh, sorry.
Did you find out
or did Dr Sen tell you about it?
[music intensifies]
I found out.
So there could have been more cases
that you may not have been aware of.
[tense music peaks, fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[Meera] Nazia, could you try
talking to them one more time, please?
You guys can't do this to us.
But this is not my decision, ma'am.
Your case manager decided against it
because you failed your background check.
[loudly] How's that possible?
Any background check would confirm
that Dr Geetika Sen
is the best doctor in that hospital.
And you also know
she's the best at whatever she does.
Look, you're being unfair not just to us,
but also to the baby.
With us, the baby will be happy.
Please trust me...
The baby has found a family.
[melancholic music plays]
[breathes raggedly]
Um
Chapelstone Hospital has, uh,
set up an inquiry.
I know.
You're being investigated.
Anyway, why did you want to meet me?
Mm
See, whatever happened between us...
That's all in the past now.
Yeah, but,
you were forced to quit your job
because of me, so
If you're thinking that I have anything
to do with what's happening to you,
then let me clarify.
I've moved on from there.
Right.
Look, I need a favour from you.
[tense music plays]
Your name may come up
at some point during the inquiry.
And they may call you
to ask you for some information.
They They might want to know
whatever happened between us.
If you could just
[sighs softly]
Please just say, "No comment."
You know?
I should get going.
Wait.
Look, can I Can I trust you on this?
No comment.
[breathes deeply]
[disquieting music peaks, fades]
[sniffles]
Thanks for coming on such short notice.
Of course.
Meera, please don't get me wrong,
but if I was in your place, I would have
definitely reached out to Mansoor.
Mansoor?
We were in school together.
He was my senior.
He's a private investigator now.
[uneasy music plays]
[uneasy music continues]
- [thunder rumbles]
- [wind chimes tinkle]
Meera?
[shuts, locks door]
[music fades]
[objects clatter]
[tense music plays]
[door closes]
[male voice] I'll take it.
[soft rustling]
Oh, just shut up
[wind chimes tinkle]
All okay?
Yeah. Someone was in our house.
- What? In our house?
- [Geetika] Yeah.
- [Meera] Who?
- I don't know.
I don't know, but we should check
in case something is missing.
Two minutes. Let me just
Don't you want to know
what happened at the adoption agency?
Baby, you're not listening.
Someone broke into our house.
Geetu, what's going on?
The door was open.
- Maybe the lock's not working.
- The lock is fine. I checked, it's fine.
I'm sure we forgot
to lock it this morning.
You're being paranoid.
[tense music rises]
I'm being paranoid?
So I'm just imagining all this?
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Listen. I know
how the agency meeting went, Meera.
Even I got an email from them.
I failed the background check
and I know exactly why.
Because Simran has four mails about me
in her inbox
and three more in the complaint box.
This is really happening, Meera.
It's not my imagination.
I've spent 14 years building my reputation
and it's falling apart
in front of my eyes.
You won't get it because you don't...
Yeah, right. I won't get it.
I don't have your reputation.
[music turns dramatic]
[music intensifies]
[inaudible]
[alarm beeps]
[phone rings]
- You're always up so early.
- [Rohit] Aunty woke me up, man.
She's already called me thrice
since yesterday.
"Rohit, I hope you gave Meera the pickle?"
She's so stressed.
Mom sent lime pickle?
And ginger pickle.
- Are you busy right now?
- No, I'm just making some coffee.
Okay.
So, do you want to catch up today?
[whimsical music plays]
Hello?
Meera?
Yeah, let's catch up today.
I'm free in the evening.
Okay, great.
- Will you message me the time?
- [doorbell buzzes]
Hold on a second, yeah?
Someone's at the door.
- Rohit?
- And the plan is made.
[Meera laughs softly]
- Can I come in?
- Yeah, of course.
[pleasant music plays]
[Rohit] This
Both of you
But
I always thought she was your flatmate.
Didn't you have a boyfriend in school?
So her family knows about you?
Coffee?
You can search all you like,
you're not gonna find anything.
Geetika has always preferred
to keep her personal life private.
[uneasy music plays]
"Geetika was showing me her wall of art,
when she suddenly leaned into a kiss."
"I wanted to stop,
but she pinned my arms
on her checkered couch."
"She pulled out a bottle of wine
from the red refrigerator in the kitchen."
"We were both tipsy
when she started getting frisky."
"I froze, and all I remember
are the hanging lights over me."
Geetika was saying
that all the comments have been deleted.
So how did
[rings doorbell]
[phone buzzes]
[Sophie] Hi. Come on in.
We get on just fine.
In fact, Dr Sen is on good terms
with all the HODs.
Management, HR, Oncology.
Sir, I've only been here for six months.
Seven.
Uh, Dr Sen keeps her personal
and professional life separate.
- Having said that, try and understand...
- [Meera] Kate.
I need ten minutes with Geetika.
Can you please check if she's available?
Um, Dr Meera, Dr Sen is on leave.
Since Monday.
[uneasy music continues]
Oh.
Okay.
- Kate, is that Dr Meera?
- Yes.
[phone buzzes]
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
Oh.
This is an invitation.
Only for very close friends.
The restaurant completes one year
next week.
- Planned something small to celebrate.
- Nice.
Will you come?
[sombre music plays]
- [phone buzzes]
- Oh.
One sec.
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music plays]
[Bhargav and Kate chat indistinctly]
My secretary is so silly.
Calls without checking if I'm busy.
Meera's call, wasn't it?
Where did you say you were?
In the middle of an emergency?
[laughs awkwardly]
It's what you used to say to me
whenever you were with Meera.
Sophie.
[Geetika breathes deeply]
You and I had a lot of problems.
And by the time I met Meera,
this was this was all over.
Actually, it was all over for you.
You never bothered to ask me.
[laughs awkwardly]
Anyway, now
- Thanks for this.
- Hm.
[Bhargav] Dr Meera!
Dr Meera! Ma'am! Ma'am, one moment.
I'm sorry to accost you like this.
Jaideep Bhargav.
Hi. Uh
Ma'am, if you can give me
two minutes of your time,
I can clear up
a few things I'm confused about.
What kind of things?
The people here, at the hospital,
know nothing
about Ms Geetika's personal life and home.
And you clearly don't know about
what's going on here.
Didn't Ms Geetika tell you
that she's on leave?
Does she truly keep her personal
and professional life so separate that...
Honestly, I just don't feel the need
to answer any of your questions.
Uh, actually,
I have a meeting with her tomorrow,
so I can just ask her directly...
Don't worry.
What are you looking for?
[Meera] How was your surgery?
Good. And how was your day?
Rohit came over.
He was trying to play it cool with me,
but he was quite shocked.
He looked you up on Google.
And then he couldn't keep up the act.
[Geetika sighs]
There's a lot of dirt on you
on social media, Geetika.
But the IT guys
had deleted those comments.
Yes, but there are new comments about you.
I tried calling you,
but you didn't answer.
I forgot to charge my phone...
You were not in surgery. I spoke to Kate.
I met some Bhargav at the hospital.
He started questioning me.
"Why didn't Geetika tell you
that she is on paid leave?"
Why didn't you tell me?
[solemn music plays]
I didn't tell anyone anything
but somehow everyone knows.
And they're drawing their own conclusions.
I don't think anyone wants the truth...
What is the truth, Geetika?
If I ask where you go every day,
will you be honest and tell me the truth?
Do you really want to know where I go
or whether I'm guilty of something?
Geetu, I am not accusing you.
In fact, I feel we should
hire a private investigator.
Angad has a friend. He is really good...
Why do we need a private investigator?
What, exactly, do you need to know, Meera?
I want to know why people...
Don't my words mean anything to you?
What you say is not always true, Geetika.
[tense music plays]
[sighs heavily]
Fine. Go ahead
and hire a private investigator.
While you're at it, tell him to find
one more thing you've lost.
Your mind!
[tense music continues]
[sirens wail outside]
[Bhargav] Dr Geetika,
you have a stellar record.
Your OPD is the busiest in the hospital.
Youngest head of department.
Also about to become the youngest dean.
Congratulations.
I can see
your department has been bringing in
the highest revenue in the hospital.
You must be their favourite.
What is your actual question?
The question is
Despite all these accolades,
why doesn't anyone stay on
in your department?
Because when junior doctors make mistakes,
I don't pat them on the back.
That's good.
If doctors can't be trusted any more,
then what happens to the patients?
So what sort of mistake
did Dr Natasha Khilnani make?
[tense music plays]
Uh, where's that document? Yeah, here.
She had four surgeries with you,
and everything went off smoothly.
Then, why did she quit within six months,
barely midway through her internship?
Uh, I actually
know the answer to that too.
Both of you
had become romantically involved.
And Ms Simran found out
about the relationship.
We were advised
that one of us would need to quit
to avoid a conflict of interest
at the hospital.
But what does that have to do
with this investigation?
It's all connected, Doctor.
Natasha was forced to quit, but not you.
Because you were her boss, her senior,
and the head of the department.
You were in a position of power.
And while power can be used,
it can also be abused.
Are you insinuating
that I took advantage of my position?
It's not like
Natasha gained anything out of it.
[exhales heavily]
And how old was Natasha
when all this went down?
- She was 26?
- So?
I don't know.
I also met Dr Meera the other day.
She is quite young.
What's the age gap between the two of you?
10, 12 years, I would guess.
Are you suggesting
I have a preference for young girls?!
Mr Bhargav.
That I have a type? Simran?
I said nothing of the sort.
You're saying it.
Fine. Are we done here?
Um, I suppose the meeting is over.
But the investigation has barely begun.
You told me you wanted to talk to her.
- That sounded like an interrogation.
- Criminals are interrogated.
But here, everyone's acting
as if no crime was committed.
[dramatic music plays]
[music turns uneasy]
[uneasy music continues]
[Angad] The results indicate
that boys were more likely
to have an allergy compared to girls,
but it reduces the swelling in children.
- It should be relatively safe.
- Meera?
Sir, is Riverkings Children's Hospital
still looking for doctors?
[sombre music plays]
Meera, you didn't tell me
that you changed your mind.
This means you're not leaving the city?
Angad, that friend of yours,
the private investigator
Mansoor.
I want to meet him.
Okay. I'll give him a call.
[tense music plays]
[Simran] Mr Bhargav, please don't forget
that all complaints have been anonymous.
Yes, I know. But I've not yet interviewed
any of the former employees.
I've seen investigations like these
change course very quickly.
One signed email
or someone comes forward
after an interview,
and you have no idea
how quickly everything can shift.
Sorry, I don't mean to be condescending.
But you can say goodbye
to "alleged" and "anonymous",
and we'll be left with "accusations"
and "accused".
Hello.
I'm Dr Carol Simmons.
I have a meeting with Mr Bhargav.
Uh right.
What should I say this is about?
I was sexually harassed in this hospital
by Dr Geetika Sen.
[tense music continues]
Records show
that you filed the incident report
on 19th November, last year.
Dr Carol Simmons.
Anesthetist.
[distant cheers, laughter]
And some for you.
- Here, have some, please.
- Carol. Carol!
I'm getting married next week, ma'am.
Carol, you punctured my patient's dura
with your epidural needle this morning.
[swallows] I'm very sorry, ma'am.
My patient is experiencing extreme nausea.
She has not been able to walk
in I don't know how many days.
She can't nurse her newborn.
I really don't understand
how this happened.
[Geetika] Carol,
this is not the first time.
I'm very sorry, but I'm going to have
to recommend terminating your services.
HR will complete the formalities.
[Carol] Dr Geetika
Asked me out for a coffee once.
And I was uncomfortable with that.
I refused politely.
After that, she started picking on me.
Can that be verified?
Are there any witnesses?
Have you spoken of it to anyone?
[exhales softly]
Dr Simmons,
I need you to understand
the delicate nature of this case.
Try to state whatever you can
that I can cross-check.
I have a text message
from the other night.
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music builds]
Take me to Harlton Inn Hotel, please?
And may I see it?
[Carol] Here.
[Simran] You invited her
to a five-star hotel?
It's not what it looks like.
- Next time, we can...
- Meera!
- [phone buzzes]
- [indistinct conversation]
[Geetika] She kept calling me
over and over again.
It was Prateek's anniversary that day.
We were all celebrating
at the Harlton Inn.
This can all be verified.
That's not the point, Geetika.
First, you humiliate an employee
in front of everyone.
Then, you send her a text message
inviting her to meet you at a hotel.
You see how this looks?
She wanted me to remove the word
"negligence" from her termination letter.
Ma'am, please.
If you could just remove
that one word, "negligence".
I'm sorry, but it's not in my hands.
I just told her it's not in my hands.
That's all.
She told me
we can check in to one of the rooms
at the hotel
and sort everything out.
Okay.
Would you like to maybe just go
and, you know, sit in one of these rooms
and perhaps talk it out?
But, Geetika, you don't have
any witnesses to back you up.
That's her word against mine.
In situations like these,
the board recommends
supporting the victim.
[sighs]
I think it's time you hire a good lawyer
to represent you, Geetika.
[tense music plays]
Excuse me?
- [tyres squeal]
- Hello?
Stop!
- Why are you following me?
- [brakes squeal]
[driver] Hey! What's wrong with you?
[Geetika] Hey!
- Sorry. I'm sorry.
- What the hell!
Why are you following me?
- You all right, Dr Sen? Do you need help?
- [man in van] I can explain.
We're just podcasters, ma'am,
working on some material.
Just gathering some information.
Yeah, yeah. About you
and some other sex offenders
in the neighborhood.
[dramatic sting plays]
- [shushes]
- [driver] Watch it.
[man in van] Sorry, ma'am.
If I see you again,
I'm calling the police, okay?
[breathes raggedly]
Watch out.
Get out of here now.
[dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
Pass the ball, man.
Pass, Zaid, pass.
Don't hold onto the ball.
[whistle blows]
[Angad] How are you?
There are 8-10 alleged victims, Mansoor.
Plus, all the comments on social media.
What do you think about this?
Geetika and I met about two years ago.
[softly] Pass, pass, pass, pass.
If it hadn't been for Geetika,
I'd still be stuck in a closet,
suffocating in a small town.
No, no, no. I want to know
what you think about this case.
[indistinct chatter continues]
I don't have any...
[softly] Why don't they just pass?
Sorry.
I don't think I've been given
any proper answers, to be honest.
I know that
Geetika hasn't been going to the hospital.
She leaves home every day,
but I don't know where she goes.
I know she meets Sophie,
but I don't know why.
I don't know what is she hiding.
I just don't know.
Um, Sophie is Geetika's ex.
If I let all these questions
feed my suspicion
I'm afraid
it will eventually become my truth.
[Mansoor] What do you want to know about?
Sexual misconduct or cheating?
[Meera] The truth.
200 per day.
Food and fuel will be extra.
Plus, other expenses on actuals.
- [crowd cheers]
- [whistle blows]
[kids cheer]
It was a good goal.
- Hey, who was it? Who scored?
- Number five.
Is that your son?
Yup, yup.
Whoo!
Buddy, road to number nine. Yeah!
[tense music plays]
[phone rings]
[Geetika] Yeah, hi, Simran.
Yeah. Go ahead.
Oh, so they've decided?
What? What do you mean?
How can you say that?
Simran, don't tell me to calm down!
Please! Fuck!
[object shatters]
[Geetika exhales heavily]
Simran was on the line.
Logan is going to be the dean
at the new hospital.
But they haven't finished the inquiry yet.
There's a new complaint.
Remember Carol Simmons?
[tense music continues]
Carol is not anonymous.
Relocation is not an option any more.
[sighs]
I don't want to relocate anyway.
[dramatic music rises]
I've applied for a new job.
Where?
Here, in this city.
And you're taking it?
If they make an offer, then yes.
I was giving up my job and this city
only for the baby, Geetika.
I have to think about myself too.
After all, I have a reputation to build.
[dramatic music intensifies]
[sniffles]
What the hell?
[honks loudly]
- Sir, I tried, but...
- But what?
Whose car is this?
Dr Logan.
Is this your spot?
You seem upset. It's annoying
when someone takes your place, isn't it?
Is this about the position of dean?
I didn't ask for it. It was offered to me.
Well, you offered me your support,
just to go behind my back.
I'm sorry you feel like this,
but you would've done
exactly the same thing.
No. I would have waited
for the board to complete its inquiry
before behaving
as though the verdict is already out!
I would've had the courtesy
to at least check if
Hey! Are you filming?
Are you filming this?
What are you doing? Are you filming this?
Who do you think you are? An influencer?
Give me your phone!
Are you filming? Show me.
What is your name?
Are you a resident here? Which department?
What do you mean?
- I'm calling security right now.
- [man] Please. I will delete this.
the verdict is out? I would have
had the courtesy to at least check if
Hey, are you filming?
Are you filming this?
What are you doing? Are you filming?
Who do you think you are? An influencer?
Give me your phone! Are you filming?
- Show me!
- Yeah, please come in.
I've parked in the North Block today.
That's not your parking space, is it?
[chuckles]
Sorry. Your video
has been doing the rounds.
Someone on the group posted it.
We have a group, you know.
Doctors, nurses, interns.
- For questioning.
- [phone chimes]
Ms Simran just saw the video.
Here we go.
Here's my statement about
what happened with Carol the other night.
Luckily, I don't have to
take HR decisions.
Losing your cool in the hospital car park.
Misbehaving with a senior doctor.
That could cost you your job.
- Yeah.
- Uh, Dr Sen!
Just a minute.
I have more questions for you.
You, uh, last met Dr Carol Simmons
at that hotel, right?
Right.
And when was the last time
you met Natasha?
[uneasy music plays]
Uh Natasha and I I don't know.
A few years ago, when when
You know you're making my job really easy.
I already spoke to Natasha.
Meeting a key witness,
trying to influence what she says.
You might as well sign a confession.
What else did Natasha say to you?
No comment.
[uneasy music intensifies]
[Zaid] Dad, I have packed my shoes.
- [Mansoor] Okay, no TV. Go to sleep now.
- Okay. Good night.
[starts engine]
[whimsical music plays]
[sniffles]
- Ah! Hi. Hello, sir.
- Yes?
I am extremely sorry to be disturbing you
like this, but I have lost my Julie.
She's my cat.
It's her birthday tomorrow.
She's been missing for a week.
I live right down the road.
If it's not much trouble,
can I have a look at
[man] Oh!
[whimsical music continues]
Eyes on the goalie, eyes on the referee,
watch the fall back.
You gotta watch
who's coming up on your right.
Be aware of everyone, okay?
If you lose focus when you play,
then how are you gonna
become the next Mbapp?
Hm?
But, Dad, you lost focus
and missed something important.
Someone came in through the window.
[suspenseful music plays]
[Mansoor taps keyboard]
[car lock chirps]
[vacuum cleaner whirs]
Matt? Matt!
- Where is everyone?
- They're right there.
[all] Congratulations!
Congratulations, Meera.
- I got the job?
- You did.
- Thank you so much, sir.
- Proud of you.
Congratulations!
- Thank you. Thank you.
- So happy for you.
[Geetika] He called you
completely out of the blue?
Could be a breakthrough.
The last time I got such an urgent call
from him, he had been arrested.
You think he got arrested?
When it comes to Mark,
anything's possible.
I'm gonna lose my job.
[suspenseful music plays]
- You wait here, okay?
- Okay.
[traffic honks]
[sirens wail in the distance]
[camera shutter clicks]
[inaudible]
- [cork pops]
- Yay!
[upbeat music plays on speakers]
- To Meera!
- To Meera!
[Angad] Grab the glasses.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Oh, and Meera?
You and I are having
a little after-party later.
- Oh.
- I've also invited Rohit.
- Perfect.
- [phone rings]
[Angad] Guys, everyone is drinking, okay?
There you go.
- Just a minute. I'll be right back.
- Come on, Meera. Not tonight.
[Geetika] Meera.
Are you at home?
I'm at the clinic.
- Meera?
- [loud music plays over phone speaker]
Hello? Meera, what's happening over there?
I got the job
at Riverkings Children's Hospital.
Oh, wow.
We should celebrate.
They threw me a surprise party
at the clinic
and there's an after-party later.
I see. Good. Listen, I called
because I wanted to tell you...
Meera, come on.
Everyone's waiting for the toast.
Just...
Meera, can you hear me?
Hello? Are you listening?
Geetika, I can barely hear you.
Maybe let's talk
when I'm back home, please?
Yeah, fine. Okay. See you later.
[upbeat music continues in background]
[sombre music plays]
The new menu is on the cards and
We are happy to bring on board
a cheat-day specialist, Chef Sergio,
just for Indian desserts.
I love Indian spices more than sweets.
Oh, wait until you try our desserts.
Guess he hasn't tried
South Indian spices yet.
You're from Chennai?
My parents are from Chennai.
I'm from Good Food Daily.
Right. Sophie Sarandiz. Nice to meet you.
So-phie, so good.
[laughs awkwardly]
[Sophie] Here you go, darling.
Ms Sophiana, you're not Indian.
So why Indian food? Huh?
I wanted to open
an Indian restaurant because
As fate would have it,
I, uh, fell in love with an Indian.
How interesting. [Chuckles]
That love slowly grew
into an affair with Indian food,
and once you taste Indian spices
- Nothing ever tastes the same again. Hm.
- [Sophie chuckles]
That special someone's here?
- Excuse me.
- Yup. Yeah, sure.
[suspenseful music plays]
- Hi.
- Hi.
- You came.
- Yeah.
Such a lovely surprise.
[clicks]
"We're delighted to extend our offer
for the position of Resident Doctor
at Riverkings Children's Hospital."
- Very good. Great going. Great going.
- We, too, are delighted.
- Okay, so when do you start?
- Wait.
Hm
"Your expected Your expected
starting date is 1 November."
First of November.
So we now have just a few days with you
at our little clinic.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
Yep.
"We will be offering you
an annual gross salary of"
- Huh? [Laughs]
- Huh? What?
- Excuse me?
- [waitress] Yes, ma'am?
Whatever these two are having,
it's all on me.
- Sure.
- Whoa! Celebration's underway, guys!
Amazing!
- [all] Cheers!
- Cheers to that!
[Mark] Don't forget you owe me.
Wanna bet which is spiciest?
- I'm sorry.
- I've got this. I'll take care of it.
Yeah, yeah. You're so fucked.
[Sophie, sternly] Stop it, Mark.
[Mark] You are in this too.
[Sophie] I thought
we closed this chapter, Mark.
You show up at my restaurant
to ruin my evening?
[Mark] Your evening, your business.
[Sophie] What you're doing is a crime.
I paid you.
You come back and you blackmail me?
- You are always acting like a crybaby.
- Stop. This is not going to work!
[Mark] You always call me
with your problems. It's always you.
[suspenseful music plays]
[inaudible]
[shutter clicks]
[alarm beeps]
[melancholic music plays]
[switches off alarm]
[melancholic music continues]
[Angad] The next time
you owe me some candy, okay?
[girl giggles]
- I'll see you on Thursday. Bye-bye. Oh!
- All right.
Smile. See you.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
Meera?
[mother] You understood what he said?
[Meera] Hi! How are you?
- [child] I'm good.
- [Meera laughs]
[indistinct chatter]
Mansoor dropped by.
- What's all this?
- He left this for you.
What's this?
I think you should take a look.
[ominous music plays]
[music fades]
- [sighs]
- [fridge door opens]
[drops papers on table]
Look, I've found something, Meera.
Something that could clear my name.
Those anonymous emails
that the hospital received
may not have come
from eight different people.
Which means I'm being framed.
See?
[tense music plays]
I've also found something.
You've got it all wrong, Meera.
I needed to hack into
the hospital server and
The hacker I hired for the job
was Sophie's brother, Mark.
I didn't tell you any of this
because it's illegal.
I couldn't risk dragging you down with me.
And this?
Outside Sophie's building.
Both of you are on your way in.
And I really don't know why,
but you're laughing.
Were you hacking into the server
at Sophie's all night?
[sighs heavily]
You actually hired a private investigator.
[laughs dryly] It's not like
you tell me anything.
If I ask, you say you're in the hospital.
The hospital says you're on leave.
And that is why you thought
It's not the first time
let's put a private investigator on her?
You don't ever care to tell me
where you are!
If I never tell you anything,
then why snoop on me this one time, huh?
Because you had to know if I was guilty
of sexual misconduct, right?
No. What I want to know is this...
Don't raise your voice at me!
[sniffles]
Did you spend the night with Sophie?
If you had
even the slightest bit of sense,
then you would have
been a little more available.
I should have been more available?
I had no idea
you were applying for a new job!
I don't believe this.
I didn't tell you
I was applying for a job, and look,
how upset you are.
Did you even bother to ask
if I want to relocate to a new city?
Or if I want to quit my job?
At least look at me!
You can't turn away
and expect this to just go away, Geetika.
You always put yourself first, don't you?
You are the center of your universe.
There's no room for anyone else.
I don't even exist here.
If you don't exist,
who was this baby for? Huh?
That was your decision.
I was doing it for you.
[scoffs]
Now, all of a sudden,
you don't want the baby.
When did you ask me?
Did you think about it?
About how a baby will change
our lives, our careers?
- How everything will be different.
- Whose career?
I was giving up everything for our family.
For yourself.
You quit your job for yourself.
Okay?
Look around you.
This is your home. This is your life.
You like to live in comfort.
Right? It's very difficult, you know,
to build a career, a life, a house.
This is much easier.
You've always taken the easier way out.
That's why your parents
still don't know the truth.
Don't go there, Geetika.
You promised me
we would inform our families together.
And you, of all people,
have no right to call me a liar.
The problem is, with you,
what's the truth, what's a lie
Who knows any more?
[scoffs]
You know the truth is,
you've allowed your doubt
to take over your reality
and I feel sorry for you!
And what's your reality?
Sex offender, cheater?
Which one, Geetika?
Ask the investigator.
He seems to know everything.
[melancholic music plays]
[sobs]
[door closes firmly]
[woman vocalises plaintively]
[line rings]
[indistinct conversation]
Hi, you've reached Dr Geetika Sen.
I am not available right now,
probably at work.
- You know what to do.
- [tone]
[suspenseful music plays]
What's this?
[Geetika] The people behind the emails
might be anonymous,
but the emails themselves aren't.
Every email has an IP address, right?
See, we got eight anonymous emails.
The IP address and Wi-Fi service provider
tied to the first email
narrows the location down to here,
the public library at Barnard Street.
Now, the second mail
has come from a caf on Bond Street.
The third mail has come
from this restaurant on Newton.
The fourth and fifth mail
again from the same public library.
The sixth mail was sent
again from the caf on Bond Street.
The seventh mail has come
from this mall at Strand.
And the last email, guess where.
The same public library.
What are the chances, Simran,
that four of the so-called victims
are members of the same public library?
And two of the eight victims
frequent the same caf?
The rest of the emails
were also sent from the same area.
So are you saying that
it's not eight, just one?
[suspenseful music continues]
Tracing all these IP addresses,
someone's hacked into the hospital server.
That's a crime. How did you get these?
Ironically, we got an anonymous email.
What does IT have to say about it?
They are verifying it as we speak.
If this checks out,
it's a clear indicator
that someone was trying to frame Geetika.
And Dr Carol Simmons?
She is coming in to give her statement.
Ask her yourself.
[ominous music plays]
[rain patters]
[Meera] Geetika was right.
We had a break-in the other day.
We didn't notice anything was missing,
but then those details appeared
in the mail.
The position of the wine cabinet,
the colour of the couch.
- This is the same man.
- [Mansoor sniffs]
Look at this.
This is from the other angle.
That, uh That's David.
Let's zoom in here. That's his car.
[Meera] David?
I found out everything. Who he is,
what he does, where he goes.
Et cetera. Et cetera.
Now I need to find out why he did this.
So why didn't you tell me?
But I've already
given all the information to Angad.
[Mansoor scoffs]
Angad hasn't told you anything?
Angad only told me about Sophie.
That's it.
Do you know Sophie's brother?
- Mark.
- Mark. [Sniffs]
The guy who hacked into
the hospital server.
Mm. Think about it.
If he can hack into emails, then
Maybe he can plant them as well.
I'm not sure what's going on.
I guess I need two more days.
[Bhargav] Make sure the focus
is completely right, okay?
Dr Simmons, thank you so much for coming.
We're all really glad that you're here.
Very few people have the courage to
look into that lens and speak the truth.
Are we already recording? [Sighs]
Ready in one.
In about a minute.
Um, your statement will be recorded
as primary evidence.
And it will be handed over
to the law enforcement agencies,
whereby which
you will be provided with protection
seeing as you are our primary victim
in this case.
I am sure the other victims
will also come forward?
The emails as verified by Iare most likely fake.
And there are no other victims.
[tense music plays]
So, for now, we just have you.
Dr Simmons, if I may?
See, the #MeToo movement
is an important one.
And it has provided a serious platform
for several women who have been exploited
by people in position of power.
It's sad, but it's made
for victims such as yourself.
And I really hope your testimony comes out
and inspires hundreds of others
to come out and speak the truth.
Thank you.
Uh, we can start rolling, right?
- [technician] Yes.
- [Bhargav] Lovely. Thank you.
Now, Dr Simmons,
just look straight into the lens, right?
And just relax.
Can you tell us what happened
on the night of November 19th?
Why did Dr Sen call you
to that five-star hotel room?
[tense music peaks, fades]
Can I
Take a moment to collect my thoughts?
Yeah. Yeah, sure. Of course.
[grunts softly]
[sombre music plays]
[Simran] So, Mr Bhargav,
what does your experience say?
Will she come back?
[sighs]
Meera, just give me a second, please?
Please give me a chance to explain.
[car unlocks]
Meera, why are you doing this?
Please hear me out.
Listen, I can explain everything, okay?
Meera, will you just stop for a second?
What do you want to explain?
Angad, you didn't tell me about David.
You knew it would help Geetika
clear her name.
But you didn't want that.
- Why?
- Okay, you're right.
I didn't tell you about David.
Because I don't think
Geetika is right for you.
And it's not just me.
No one else thinks she is right for you.
I don't know why you can't see it
or choose to not see it.
I was just trying to look out for you
as a friend.
As a friend?
Tell me what else have you done
as a friend?
Come on, Meera.
[sighs] Are you seriously suggesting
that I sent those emails?
Sorry, but friends don't do
what you have done.
Meera
[Prateek] I think you both
need to sit down and talk this through.
Look at us.
You think Disha and I don't have problems?
[Disha] Every relationship
has its ups and downs.
What is important
is that you're still here.
And that you want
to help Geetika despite everything.
Can you please ask Geetika
to move back into her own house?
I'll figure out something.
[doorbell rings]
[Geetika laughs softly]
- I didn't know...
- I had no idea
Disha.
[Geetika] Carol Simmons
has withdrawn her complaint.
[solemn music plays]
Was Carol trying to frame you?
I guess.
It's possible that she was just
taking advantage of the situation
to get even with me.
I don't know.
Here are all the details
of the man who, uh
Broke into our house the other day.
What?
You were right, Geetika.
Someone was in our house.
After that day, the allegations
included all those details.
I knew it!
I don't know who is behind all this,
but I think this man
can finally lead us to the truth.
Let's go to the police.
Yeah.
[Meera] His name is David Brown.
He works at Sogo Club
at Old Compton Street.
What did he take from your house?
Nothing.
- Then, there was no robbery.
- There was a break-in.
But nothing was taken.
Information was.
Print of a couch?
It was misused. I could have lost my job.
Where did you get this?
The police aren't going to help.
If they don't do anything,
we'll come back.
You don't do anything.
Please don't be impulsive, Geetika.
Yeah. Okay.
[thunder rumbles]
Bye.
Bye.
[edgy music plays]
[Meera] He works at Sogo Club
at Old Compton Street.
I don't know who is behind all of this.
This man can finally lead us to them.
In my experience,
it's most probably someone close.
[Simran] Are you saying
that it's not eight, just one?
Look, someone tried to frame me
and this guy knows who.
Are you going to
do something about it or not?
[dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[electronic music plays on speakers]
[people cheer, whistle]
[people cheer]
Excuse me? Um, do you know this guy?
- Seen him?
- No.
[electronic music continues]
- [staff] What the fuck!
- [David shushes] Sorry.
Just shh.
[door squeaks faintly]
[man] Hey, watch it!
[man 2 exclaims] You blind?
- [all exclaim]
- Sorry.
Hey! Hey, you!
- [man 3] Watch it!
- [man 4] Do you have eyes?
Stop!
[dramatic music continues]
- Hey!
- Hey!
[woman] Are you crazy?
[Geetika] David!
- David! David!
- [coughs]
I just wanna talk.
Stop!
David!
[tyres squeal]
[shrieks]
[coughs]
[Geetika] David!
- Oh, shit!
- [Geetika] You okay?
- [Meera] Are you okay?
- Meera?
Okay. David, come on.
We have to get him into the car.
David, you need help.
[Meera] Come, sit.
- The keys?
- The keys are in the car.
Okay.
Code blue. Code blue. Can you hear me?
Patient incoming.
- Keep your eyes open, David.
- [Geetika] Core team, standby.
Code blue, core team standby.
- Stay with me.
- Why did you come here?
Because I knew that you would come.
[ambulance siren squawks]
Coffee?
Thanks for coming.
[solemn music plays]
You know, I'm only doing all this because
it's the right thing to do.
Please don't think that
everything between us is back to normal.
Yeah.
[nurse] Uh, Dr Sen?
This patient is already registered here,
David Brown.
In fact, he's being treated
at our hospital for gastric cancer.
Really?
Under whose care? Show me.
[nurse] The welfare program.
[tense music plays]
Good morning.
Didn't expect to see you here, Dr Sen.
The thing is, I've been cleared.
There is a cancer patient, David Brown,
under the welfare program?
So he was made to commit a crime
and frame me
to order to continue his free treatment.
And why are you telling me all this?
Come. I'll show you.
Please.
- What's going on?
- I'll have your phone and laptop please.
I don't understand.
We can talk about it
at the station, Dr Logan.
I'm afraid you need to come with us now.
- Thank you.
- [Dr Logan] What?
You did all of this
because you wanted her job?
- This is ridiculous!
- Sir, please. Let's not make a scene.
David Brown is a career thief
and a worthless little piece of...
Remember what they say
about good surgeons, Dr Logan?
Sir, please come with us.
Get your hands off me.
You are going to regret this.
I said get your hands off!
[sighs in relief]
[dramatic music plays]
[Bhargav] Cheating,
impersonation, cyber fraud.
These are some serious charges.
And when they discovered
photos of your house on Dr Logan's laptop
[laughs] he was left no choice
but to confess all his crimes.
Plus, we also have a full confession
from his patient, David.
The trouble is Dr Logan believed that
he deserved the position of dean
more than anyone else.
[scoffs]
Definitely more than you did.
Why? Because I'm a woman?
Logan may have believed I was undeserving,
but to everyone else,
I was already guilty.
Ms Geetika, to be honest,
when I took on this case,
I did not have any preconceived notions.
"Preconceived notions"
should be your middle name, Mr Bhargav.
"Youngest HOD."
"First woman to become a dean."
"Wonder what she did to get there."
[sombre music plays]
You know the irony?
All this happened because of my ambition.
When a man is promoted as dean,
he probably deserved it.
But when it comes to a woman,
she must have taken a shortcut.
Am I right?
To be honest, I don't have
the answer to your question right now.
Thank you, Mr Bhargav.
My pleasure.
- [Simran] For everything.
- Thank you.
Listen to me, Geetika.
Just think of the past few days
as a bad dream and...
Forget about it?
Easier said, I know.
But the good news is
The board has offered you
the position of dean again.
[laughs dryly]
You have earned this, Geetika.
Dr Cooper would beg to differ, I'm sure.
[sombre music rises]
He messed up the surgery.
I fixed it for him,
but but I didn't stop there.
I had to take his patient.
I needed to put him in his place, right?
Because, you know, men like Cooper,
Logan, even Bhargav,
feel like
they're in control of everything.
I seem to have made it my life's mission
to remind them they are not in control.
I am.
I could have maybe warned Carol Simmons
or suspended her temporarily,
but I had her fired from the hospital.
You know why?
Because Carol made a mistake...
Because Carol was weak.
Simran, I have worked really hard
to get to where I am today.
Maybe that's why
when a woman has a moment of weakness,
I I don't feel bad for her.
It makes me angry.
But when some Cooper, or a Bhargav
tries to exploit my weakness,
anger isn't enough.
Definitely not.
Then I have to teach them a lesson.
I have to watch them lose.
Maybe that fire is good for you.
I mean, isn't that
what being ambitious is all about?
Maybe this is what
Abuse of power is all about.
[dramatic music plays]
You know, I used to believe that
That as a woman with power,
I would be I would be different.
[laughs softly]
I mean
I may not have
sexually abused anyone, but
[Geetika exhales]
but I don't think
I handled my power well.
[Geetika sighs heavily]
I don't want this position.
I don't want the kind of power
that goes to my head.
I wanted to be dean
for all the wrong reasons.
I don't think that I am ready
for this position. Not right now.
I have a lot of work to do.
[indistinct chatter]
I already paid for this appointment.
Meera, you know you were right.
[laughs softly]
I have always
Only thought about what I need and want.
And all my decisions have been about me.
I mean,
I wanted to be dean. I wanted to relocate.
And I realise
your decisions are always about us.
You know, I mean,
you were willing to quit your job
because you thought
it would be better for us.
And
And you agreed to relocate
so that we could be together,
we could be happy.
[Meera sighs]
Meera,
they've offered me
the position of dean again.
[light music plays]
But I turned them down this time.
I don't want to be dean.
I want to I want to work on this.
Remember us meeting at that coffee shop?
How I mixed up our coffee mugs
on purpose that day?
Just so we could have a moment
at the counter.
Can we please begin again from there?
Please.
[sighs]
[music fades]
I'm going to Meerut next weekend.
Oh.
Last I checked
The seat next to me is still available.
[Hindi song plays]
[song fades]
[suspenseful music plays]
[solemn music playing]
[dramatic music plays]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[ambulance siren wails]
[monitor beeps]
[nurse] She's still bleeding.
Stats?
Not good at all.
The blood pressure is very low.
[nurse 2] Can you call
Dr Geetika Sen, please?
It's urgent.
[man on PA] All nurses
to the nurses' station.
Code blue. Code blue.
[phone chimes]
- [Geetika] Kate, I am leaving.
- [Kate] Okay, ma'am.
[man on PA] All nurses
to the nurses' station.
Code blue. Code blue.
[phone chimes]
[nurse] Ma'am! Ma'am!
- Yeah? What?
- Emergency in Dr Cooper's surgery!
C-section delivery, severe bleeding,
postpartum hemorrhage.
Okay. Calm down.
- We need you. We need you.
- Okay.
Coming. Coming. I'm coming.
[music turns dramatic]
[sighs heavily]
I'm coming.
[monitor beeps]
Scissors.
Doctor, the patient has a history
of bleeding disorder.
- Same thing happened...
- Stop.
You've already made a mess here.
Sponge.
- [indistinct chatter]
- Here you go.
It's just magical.
Cheers, guys!
[man] Cheers.
She'll be here, Meera.
- [clicks tongue] Don't worry.
- She should've been here by now.
She's a doctor.
A ten-minute delay is pretty normal.
It's okay.
Oh? Is that so?
Your sister's two hours late today.
- Meera's also a doctor, isn't she?
- Uh, yeah...
You know, she was always two hours early
when we were dating.
- [man] You were always late.
- I always will be.
- So what?
- Hi.
- Once you're married, there's no choice.
- [Meera] Thank God you're here.
- Looking gorgeous.
- [man] Who is that guy?
- Thanks.
- [woman] A friend.
[pleasant music plays]
Great job, ma'am.
Doctor.
Thank you.
I observed everything and that was, uh
There are a few things
I know I should've probably, um
It's okay. Can you have the patient's file
sent to my cabin, please?
Let Let me take it from here.
It's nothing personal, Dr Cooper.
I I think it's best for the patient.
- Sure.
- Thanks.
[music turns ominous]
[indistinct chatter]
Don't let the colour fool you.
It's not hot at all.
So you made all this?
I did.
Angad, this is Sophie.
Do you know Sophiana Spice
on Central Street?
It's her restaurant.
I'm sure you've heard of it.
Honestly, I haven't been there yet,
but I know that I shouldn't judge
Sophiana Spice Kitchen's kebabs
by their colour.
Correct.
It's been a week since
you've been going on about the surprise.
Are you gonna tell me now or what?
You've waited for so long.
Just a little longer.
Geetika will be here soon.
- Hi. Where's Disha?
- What took you so long?
She is here.
Geetu!
Hello. Hello.
[Geetika] So sorry, guys.
I got held up on my way home.
In fact, Aunt Anju came from Manchester
and still made it before me.
[guests laugh]
But, uh, now that I'm finally here,
I have to tell you
that this is the last party here.
New house? Why?
New city, Disha.
- [Disha] Oh, my God!
- Yeah.
Chapelstone General Hospital
has transferred me to its Chester branch.
It's not just a transfer,
it's also a promotion.
Geetika will be the new dean
of the hospital.
- [Disha] It's really far!
- [guests exclaim]
- I called it first. Superior genes.
- [Disha] Wow!
Yeah, yeah. Right.
So this is your good news.
We were expecting something different.
Actually,
we do have some more good news, Aunt Anju.
It is
Meera and I are adopting a baby.
- Congratulations!
- [guest] That's awesome!
[ominous music plays]
- Such good news.
- That's amazing.
[guests celebrate]
[ominous music continues]
[Prateek] It's party time!
Whoa!
[music turns positive]
[guests cheer]
- [Meera] This is our new home.
- [Prateek] This is good.
[Meera] And here's our baby.
Oh, my God. Such a cute baby.
Meera, you are going to make a great mom.
Listen, isn't that Sophie?
Why would Geetika invite her?
Prateek, that's not for you to comment on.
Which Sophie are you guys talking about?
You don't know about her?
Oh.
[tense music plays]
Is that the same Sophie?
[Prateek] Mm. Geetika's ex.
[phone rings]
Just give me a minute. I'll be right back.
- Prateek, what is wrong with you?
- She was right there, I just...
Hi, Maa.
How are you?
It's been two days since we spoke.
Maa, but we spoke just yesterday.
"Hi, Maa. I'm busy."
That's not a conversation.
And what's all that noise around you?
- We are hosting a party.
- Why?
Geetika just got a promotion.
Oh, wow. Congratulate her.
Now that she's promoted,
maybe she can get her own place.
[unsettling music plays]
- Maa, this is Geetika's house.
- Then you find something for yourself.
Should I set you up with a boy in London?
You've already been there
for three years, Meera.
- Maa, can we talk tomorrow?
- No, wait.
You're having a party.
Why didn't you invite your cousin Rohit?
It would have given you both
a chance to chat.
- And he would have met some new people.
- Maa, I am meeting Rohit tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Talk to you later.
- Okay?
- Sure, bye.
Bye.
[unsettling music continues]
- Geetu.
- Mm?
Why does Simran want you in
so early today?
No idea. She didn't tell me on the phone.
Maybe it's something serious.
This evening
is going to get really serious.
When Rohit finally meets you?
[Meera laughs softly]
Nervous?
No.
A little?
No. What about you?
A little.
[both chuckle]
I don't know.
[Meera sighs heavily]
Gotta go.
You didn't tell me.
- What?
- The chef last night
That was your Sophie, right? Your ex.
[pensive music plays]
[laughs softly]
I didn't want to ruin your mood
during the party.
But why would it ruin my mood?
Of all the Indian restaurants in the city,
I chose to go with Sophie's.
Well done.
I mean, everyone loved the food.
Yep.
Mm. Her restaurant seems quite popular.
- 27,000 followers.
- Wow.
I didn't know you follow her.
Not me.
You are following her.
I just haven't, um, unfollowed her.
[phone buzzes]
Simran. Yes, yeah. I get it.
I'm coming. I'm coming.
Okay. Okay, baby.
- Bye.
- Bye. See you in the evening.
Bye.
[pensive music continues]
[music intensifies]
- Hello.
- Morning.
[nurse] Good morning.
Morning, Dr Logan.
Dr Sen.
- Long day?
- Every day.
- Hi, Emily.
- Hi.
Thanks.
- Good morning.
- Morning.
- Camera 24A.
- [woman on radio] Disabled.
- [technician] 24B?
- [woman] Done.
I know exactly
what you're going to say to me.
"Thank you for the surgery,
"but I can not send you
the patient's file." Right?
Did Cooper complain about me?
Coffee?
No, thanks. What's going on?
I'm not allowed to share this with you,
but I think you should see this.
[ominous music builds]
What rubbish is this?
[Meera] Hi.
- Hi. Your table for three.
- Thank you.
Sit.
Table for three?
Well, I want you to meet someone.
But you have to promise me one thing.
- That you will keep an open mind.
- Okay.
You're the first person from Meerut
I'm sharing this with.
- So
- Really?
[Angad] Sorry to keep you waiting.
- How are you?
- I'm good.
- Hello.
- Hi.
So, this is Angad.
- And this...
- This is your favourite cousin, Rohit.
And the first person from Meerut
who knows about the two of you.
No, you silly.
We work together at the same clinic.
That's not a secret at all.
Sorry.
- I thought...
- That's okay. It happens.
I was also confused in the beginning.
[chuckles] Seriously?
[tense music plays]
[Simran] You're well aware
of hospital protocol.
The board will need to step in
and investigate.
But, Geetika,
just lay low for a bit.
Right now, you don't know
anything about this, okay?
[phone chimes]
[Angad] So last two weeks?
- The merchant navy exams are next week.
- [Angad] Okay.
- Then back to India?
- [Rohit] Yeah, back home to Meerut.
MEERA
ARE YOU OKAY?
[Rohit] I'll wait for the shortlist.
[Angad] All the best, man.
[Rohit] Um, I I really enjoyed
talking to you, Angad.
Let's catch up again
before I leave for India.
Of course. Maybe she can plan something.
WILL MEET HIM NEXT TIME
I really need to head out, guys.
- So I'll see you later.
- Stay.
Again?
[uneasy music plays]
Let's move this plan to another day. Okay?
Why? What happened?
[uneasy music continues]
- I didn't say anything to Rohit.
- Meera.
I've always treated your family as my own.
- Every member...
- Meera, something's happened.
HR has received a
Complaint against me.
But there've been complaints before.
People have called you all sorts of names.
"Strict." "Stern." "Rude."
Yeah, but no one's called me a
"sexual predator" in the past.
[tense music plays]
[Meera] "My experience
turned into a nightmare."
"What began
as a routine breast examination"
"Dr Sen has preyed on vulnerable women."
"describe as sexual molestation."
"predatory"
"Sincerely, Anonymous."
Who could it be?
[tense music continues]
- Good morning, Gracey.
- Good morning.
[children chatter indistinctly]
[tense music continues]
- [man knocks] Meera?
- Hi, sir.
Riverkings Children's Hospital
is looking for doctors.
I know you've resigned, you're relocating,
but you'd be perfect for the job.
- Um...
- You don't have to answer right away.
Think about it.
Riverkings is the best in the city.
Okay, sure.
Guys.
Oh! Nice.
Oh, you got published!
Congratulations.
- Thank you so much, Max.
- I'll have someone arrange a cake.
- Is that for me or for you?
- Always for me.
[all laugh]
[grunts] Tell me what you think.
Yeah, sure. By the way, congratulations.
Thank you.
Meera.
All okay?
You saw my screen?
Just "sexual harassment".
- [sighs]
- Has something happened?
Someone has raised a complaint
against Geetika.
One of her patients. Anonymously.
Nothing to worry about.
I was just reading up
on HR policies in such cases.
Okay.
[disquieting music plays]
[Simran] We've circulated
the policy statement across the hospital.
We are letting all employees know
that they can come forward
if they have anything to share.
Don't worry, your name
will stay completely out of this.
It basically states
that an incident was reported to us,
because of which
we want to reassure everyone
this hospital is committed
to providing a safe...
Safe environment for all of its employees
[sighs]
free from sexual harassment.
Hm.
[ominous music plays]
[woman] I am sharing my story
on a public forum
because I want everyone to know
What?
I was Dr Geetika Sen's trusting patient
And this is what she did to me.
[people reading comments]
[people continue reading comments]
[man reads] "This is what she did to me."
"I trusted Dr Geetika Sen,
but she violated
the sacred doctor-patient clause."
What the fuck? Martina?
Annie, I'm done.
You can help her clean up.
[man reads] "She examined me
without wearing any gloves."
[distorted] So there is
a slight complication.
We will have to induce labor.
Um, a C-section, within 24 hours.
- [man] "I was so scared."
- Will I be fine?
[chuckles] Yes, of course.
You and your baby will be fine.
- I'm with you.
- I trust you, Doctor.
[man] "She made me feel uncomfortable
with her touch."
[Geetika] I'll see you in my cabin.
[man] "She's a predator."
Dr Sen!
I'm sorry about all this.
"About all this"?
I read those comments on social media.
[uneasy music builds]
[music intensifies]
[Geetika sighs]
Anyone with a phone
feels they're empowered with a voice.
- Don't let this affect you.
- [softly] Yeah.
You know what they say
about good surgeons.
"Their hands never shake."
[breathes raggedly]
[uneasy music continues]
Thank you so much for coming. Thank you.
[indistinct conversation]
See you.
Hi.
I got dinner.
Oh! But I've cooked for you.
Oh? Burnt garlic noodles, chilly tofu.
Your favourite.
And your favourite,
okra curry and spicy lentils.
Geetu, I researched
about some HR policies today.
I found out that your hospital
follows the Equality Act for...
Prevention of sexual harassment.
Pass me the noodles please.
But that doesn't mean people go around
making reckless
and anonymous claims, right?
Section 27 says,
"Making a false allegation in bad faith
is not a... "
[laughs dryly] Meera,
please, can we change the subject?
I saw what you just did.
What did I do?
You mixed the burnt garlic noodles
with the okra and potato.
Guilty.
- I did.
- Really?
- And you should try it.
- No.
- Come on.
- No, no, no.
- I won't.
- Try.
Mm. You never stop surprising me.
[sombre music plays]
- You've given the medication?
- Yes, ma'am.
- I'll check it again.
- Ma'am.
- Dr Cooper is taking over the surgery.
- What?
- What do you mean?
- I just heard.
[tense music plays]
- [Simran] Whatever you need.
- [man] That will be helpful...
- Switching surgeons at the last minute...
- The patient's husband requested it.
- We had to.
- But Martina's been my patient...
It's a routine procedure, Geetika.
- Dr Cooper will take over.
- [sighs]
Besides, the hospital has already approved
your application for paid leave.
I'm sorry? Who...
In light of these allegations,
the board has appointed Mr Bhargav
to ensure that
the investigation remains neutral.
And, Dr Geetika,
your presence in the hospital
could affect
the integrity of the investigation.
For how long is this paid leave?
Um, a week, ten days, give or take.
Whether innocent or guilty,
I'll surely know by then.
Where are my manners? Jaideep Bhargav.
[Simran] Mr Bhargav is an ex-journalist
and he's quite experienced
with such cases.
Thank you for that. To be honest,
despite many years of experience,
uh, I'm a little nervous.
Actually, this is a first for me.
Otherwise, usually, women are the victims,
but in this scenario...
A woman is a victim here as well.
[tense music plays]
Seems friendly.
[Dr Cooper] Thank you.
[nurse] Yeah, I'll get this checked. Sure.
Dr Cooper, just wanted to tell you
before Mrs Davis' surgery,
she has high blood pressure.
She's been on...
Yeah. Don't worry, Doctor. I got this.
Yeah. I know what's best for the patient.
Yeah.
I appreciate it. Thank you.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Okay. Have a good day.
[sombre music plays]
[Geetika] This puts my reputation
on the line, Simran.
You told me
this inquiry was just a formality.
Now you'll say
that getting an external investigator
is also just a formality?
It was just a formality
when we had only one complaint.
Now there are two more emails.
Staff, interns, patients,
saying all sorts of things.
They're all lying, obviously.
Let the truth take its course then.
You were confident until yesterday
there won't be anything else, weren't you?
You're still confident about that?
Geetika?
- Geetu.
- Just a minute. Uh
I'll, uh I'll I'll call you back.
[sighs] Yeah?
Just checking. Did you withdraw 5,000
from our joint account?
Yeah. I, uh
Nurse Lizzy's son
didn't get the scholarship.
It's just a loan. She'll pay me back.
Uh, you could've made a transfer to her.
- Why did you give her cash?
- What difference does it make, Meera?
Sorry, I'm a little busy. One sec.
[tense music plays]
Geetu, how long will the inquiry take?
I don't know.
What do you mean you don't know?
Aren't you worried about all this?
All the complaints are anonymous,
so there's nothing to worry about.
In the past ten years,
almost 50% of doctors and nurses
working under Dr Sen
have quit their jobs.
And all their exit letters
have your signature on them.
Geetika has got
an unconventional style of working.
She creates an atmosphere of criticism,
whereas young doctors need encouragement.
I tried talking to HR once, but
I signed those letters
because that's my job,
and not because Geetika is my friend.
HR works strictly
by the hospital rulebook, Mr Bhargav.
And, as you can see,
all the cases were resolved and closed.
Dr Martin Cooper's report
is not included here.
I believe he spoke to you?
About Geetika's
unnecessary harsh behavior.
[disquieting music plays]
What's happening?
You said that you would drop me
to the hospital.
We're being followed, Meera.
But why would anyone want to follow us?
You just said
there is nothing to worry about.
Yeah, but the hospital social media page
had some comments that mentioned my name.
What?
Yeah.
[disquieting music continues]
The IT department deleted them all,
but people have already read them.
- Hang on.
- [Meera] What's happening?
[Meera sighs]
Huh?
- That car was definitely following me.
- [phone chimes]
Got an email from the adoption agency.
Says "urgent".
They want to meet us at 2:00.
I have a surgery, Meera.
And what about the baby?
[tense music builds]
Dr Geetika doesn't single out anyone.
She's always been the same.
Except Except once.
Natasha.
Natasha She was a radiology intern.
- Five or six years ago, I think.
- Five years and two months.
A senior doctor, young intern.
It must have been a matter
of great concern for you, am I right?
As a policy,
we don't encourage workplace romances.
- And when I found out what was going on...
- Uh, sorry.
Did you find out
or did Dr Sen tell you about it?
[music intensifies]
I found out.
So there could have been more cases
that you may not have been aware of.
[tense music peaks, fades]
[indistinct chatter]
[Meera] Nazia, could you try
talking to them one more time, please?
You guys can't do this to us.
But this is not my decision, ma'am.
Your case manager decided against it
because you failed your background check.
[loudly] How's that possible?
Any background check would confirm
that Dr Geetika Sen
is the best doctor in that hospital.
And you also know
she's the best at whatever she does.
Look, you're being unfair not just to us,
but also to the baby.
With us, the baby will be happy.
Please trust me...
The baby has found a family.
[melancholic music plays]
[breathes raggedly]
Um
Chapelstone Hospital has, uh,
set up an inquiry.
I know.
You're being investigated.
Anyway, why did you want to meet me?
Mm
See, whatever happened between us...
That's all in the past now.
Yeah, but,
you were forced to quit your job
because of me, so
If you're thinking that I have anything
to do with what's happening to you,
then let me clarify.
I've moved on from there.
Right.
Look, I need a favour from you.
[tense music plays]
Your name may come up
at some point during the inquiry.
And they may call you
to ask you for some information.
They They might want to know
whatever happened between us.
If you could just
[sighs softly]
Please just say, "No comment."
You know?
I should get going.
Wait.
Look, can I Can I trust you on this?
No comment.
[breathes deeply]
[disquieting music peaks, fades]
[sniffles]
Thanks for coming on such short notice.
Of course.
Meera, please don't get me wrong,
but if I was in your place, I would have
definitely reached out to Mansoor.
Mansoor?
We were in school together.
He was my senior.
He's a private investigator now.
[uneasy music plays]
[uneasy music continues]
- [thunder rumbles]
- [wind chimes tinkle]
Meera?
[shuts, locks door]
[music fades]
[objects clatter]
[tense music plays]
[door closes]
[male voice] I'll take it.
[soft rustling]
Oh, just shut up
[wind chimes tinkle]
All okay?
Yeah. Someone was in our house.
- What? In our house?
- [Geetika] Yeah.
- [Meera] Who?
- I don't know.
I don't know, but we should check
in case something is missing.
Two minutes. Let me just
Don't you want to know
what happened at the adoption agency?
Baby, you're not listening.
Someone broke into our house.
Geetu, what's going on?
The door was open.
- Maybe the lock's not working.
- The lock is fine. I checked, it's fine.
I'm sure we forgot
to lock it this morning.
You're being paranoid.
[tense music rises]
I'm being paranoid?
So I'm just imagining all this?
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Listen. I know
how the agency meeting went, Meera.
Even I got an email from them.
I failed the background check
and I know exactly why.
Because Simran has four mails about me
in her inbox
and three more in the complaint box.
This is really happening, Meera.
It's not my imagination.
I've spent 14 years building my reputation
and it's falling apart
in front of my eyes.
You won't get it because you don't...
Yeah, right. I won't get it.
I don't have your reputation.
[music turns dramatic]
[music intensifies]
[inaudible]
[alarm beeps]
[phone rings]
- You're always up so early.
- [Rohit] Aunty woke me up, man.
She's already called me thrice
since yesterday.
"Rohit, I hope you gave Meera the pickle?"
She's so stressed.
Mom sent lime pickle?
And ginger pickle.
- Are you busy right now?
- No, I'm just making some coffee.
Okay.
So, do you want to catch up today?
[whimsical music plays]
Hello?
Meera?
Yeah, let's catch up today.
I'm free in the evening.
Okay, great.
- Will you message me the time?
- [doorbell buzzes]
Hold on a second, yeah?
Someone's at the door.
- Rohit?
- And the plan is made.
[Meera laughs softly]
- Can I come in?
- Yeah, of course.
[pleasant music plays]
[Rohit] This
Both of you
But
I always thought she was your flatmate.
Didn't you have a boyfriend in school?
So her family knows about you?
Coffee?
You can search all you like,
you're not gonna find anything.
Geetika has always preferred
to keep her personal life private.
[uneasy music plays]
"Geetika was showing me her wall of art,
when she suddenly leaned into a kiss."
"I wanted to stop,
but she pinned my arms
on her checkered couch."
"She pulled out a bottle of wine
from the red refrigerator in the kitchen."
"We were both tipsy
when she started getting frisky."
"I froze, and all I remember
are the hanging lights over me."
Geetika was saying
that all the comments have been deleted.
So how did
[rings doorbell]
[phone buzzes]
[Sophie] Hi. Come on in.
We get on just fine.
In fact, Dr Sen is on good terms
with all the HODs.
Management, HR, Oncology.
Sir, I've only been here for six months.
Seven.
Uh, Dr Sen keeps her personal
and professional life separate.
- Having said that, try and understand...
- [Meera] Kate.
I need ten minutes with Geetika.
Can you please check if she's available?
Um, Dr Meera, Dr Sen is on leave.
Since Monday.
[uneasy music continues]
Oh.
Okay.
- Kate, is that Dr Meera?
- Yes.
[phone buzzes]
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
Oh.
This is an invitation.
Only for very close friends.
The restaurant completes one year
next week.
- Planned something small to celebrate.
- Nice.
Will you come?
[sombre music plays]
- [phone buzzes]
- Oh.
One sec.
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music plays]
[Bhargav and Kate chat indistinctly]
My secretary is so silly.
Calls without checking if I'm busy.
Meera's call, wasn't it?
Where did you say you were?
In the middle of an emergency?
[laughs awkwardly]
It's what you used to say to me
whenever you were with Meera.
Sophie.
[Geetika breathes deeply]
You and I had a lot of problems.
And by the time I met Meera,
this was this was all over.
Actually, it was all over for you.
You never bothered to ask me.
[laughs awkwardly]
Anyway, now
- Thanks for this.
- Hm.
[Bhargav] Dr Meera!
Dr Meera! Ma'am! Ma'am, one moment.
I'm sorry to accost you like this.
Jaideep Bhargav.
Hi. Uh
Ma'am, if you can give me
two minutes of your time,
I can clear up
a few things I'm confused about.
What kind of things?
The people here, at the hospital,
know nothing
about Ms Geetika's personal life and home.
And you clearly don't know about
what's going on here.
Didn't Ms Geetika tell you
that she's on leave?
Does she truly keep her personal
and professional life so separate that...
Honestly, I just don't feel the need
to answer any of your questions.
Uh, actually,
I have a meeting with her tomorrow,
so I can just ask her directly...
Don't worry.
What are you looking for?
[Meera] How was your surgery?
Good. And how was your day?
Rohit came over.
He was trying to play it cool with me,
but he was quite shocked.
He looked you up on Google.
And then he couldn't keep up the act.
[Geetika sighs]
There's a lot of dirt on you
on social media, Geetika.
But the IT guys
had deleted those comments.
Yes, but there are new comments about you.
I tried calling you,
but you didn't answer.
I forgot to charge my phone...
You were not in surgery. I spoke to Kate.
I met some Bhargav at the hospital.
He started questioning me.
"Why didn't Geetika tell you
that she is on paid leave?"
Why didn't you tell me?
[solemn music plays]
I didn't tell anyone anything
but somehow everyone knows.
And they're drawing their own conclusions.
I don't think anyone wants the truth...
What is the truth, Geetika?
If I ask where you go every day,
will you be honest and tell me the truth?
Do you really want to know where I go
or whether I'm guilty of something?
Geetu, I am not accusing you.
In fact, I feel we should
hire a private investigator.
Angad has a friend. He is really good...
Why do we need a private investigator?
What, exactly, do you need to know, Meera?
I want to know why people...
Don't my words mean anything to you?
What you say is not always true, Geetika.
[tense music plays]
[sighs heavily]
Fine. Go ahead
and hire a private investigator.
While you're at it, tell him to find
one more thing you've lost.
Your mind!
[tense music continues]
[sirens wail outside]
[Bhargav] Dr Geetika,
you have a stellar record.
Your OPD is the busiest in the hospital.
Youngest head of department.
Also about to become the youngest dean.
Congratulations.
I can see
your department has been bringing in
the highest revenue in the hospital.
You must be their favourite.
What is your actual question?
The question is
Despite all these accolades,
why doesn't anyone stay on
in your department?
Because when junior doctors make mistakes,
I don't pat them on the back.
That's good.
If doctors can't be trusted any more,
then what happens to the patients?
So what sort of mistake
did Dr Natasha Khilnani make?
[tense music plays]
Uh, where's that document? Yeah, here.
She had four surgeries with you,
and everything went off smoothly.
Then, why did she quit within six months,
barely midway through her internship?
Uh, I actually
know the answer to that too.
Both of you
had become romantically involved.
And Ms Simran found out
about the relationship.
We were advised
that one of us would need to quit
to avoid a conflict of interest
at the hospital.
But what does that have to do
with this investigation?
It's all connected, Doctor.
Natasha was forced to quit, but not you.
Because you were her boss, her senior,
and the head of the department.
You were in a position of power.
And while power can be used,
it can also be abused.
Are you insinuating
that I took advantage of my position?
It's not like
Natasha gained anything out of it.
[exhales heavily]
And how old was Natasha
when all this went down?
- She was 26?
- So?
I don't know.
I also met Dr Meera the other day.
She is quite young.
What's the age gap between the two of you?
10, 12 years, I would guess.
Are you suggesting
I have a preference for young girls?!
Mr Bhargav.
That I have a type? Simran?
I said nothing of the sort.
You're saying it.
Fine. Are we done here?
Um, I suppose the meeting is over.
But the investigation has barely begun.
You told me you wanted to talk to her.
- That sounded like an interrogation.
- Criminals are interrogated.
But here, everyone's acting
as if no crime was committed.
[dramatic music plays]
[music turns uneasy]
[uneasy music continues]
[Angad] The results indicate
that boys were more likely
to have an allergy compared to girls,
but it reduces the swelling in children.
- It should be relatively safe.
- Meera?
Sir, is Riverkings Children's Hospital
still looking for doctors?
[sombre music plays]
Meera, you didn't tell me
that you changed your mind.
This means you're not leaving the city?
Angad, that friend of yours,
the private investigator
Mansoor.
I want to meet him.
Okay. I'll give him a call.
[tense music plays]
[Simran] Mr Bhargav, please don't forget
that all complaints have been anonymous.
Yes, I know. But I've not yet interviewed
any of the former employees.
I've seen investigations like these
change course very quickly.
One signed email
or someone comes forward
after an interview,
and you have no idea
how quickly everything can shift.
Sorry, I don't mean to be condescending.
But you can say goodbye
to "alleged" and "anonymous",
and we'll be left with "accusations"
and "accused".
Hello.
I'm Dr Carol Simmons.
I have a meeting with Mr Bhargav.
Uh right.
What should I say this is about?
I was sexually harassed in this hospital
by Dr Geetika Sen.
[tense music continues]
Records show
that you filed the incident report
on 19th November, last year.
Dr Carol Simmons.
Anesthetist.
[distant cheers, laughter]
And some for you.
- Here, have some, please.
- Carol. Carol!
I'm getting married next week, ma'am.
Carol, you punctured my patient's dura
with your epidural needle this morning.
[swallows] I'm very sorry, ma'am.
My patient is experiencing extreme nausea.
She has not been able to walk
in I don't know how many days.
She can't nurse her newborn.
I really don't understand
how this happened.
[Geetika] Carol,
this is not the first time.
I'm very sorry, but I'm going to have
to recommend terminating your services.
HR will complete the formalities.
[Carol] Dr Geetika
Asked me out for a coffee once.
And I was uncomfortable with that.
I refused politely.
After that, she started picking on me.
Can that be verified?
Are there any witnesses?
Have you spoken of it to anyone?
[exhales softly]
Dr Simmons,
I need you to understand
the delicate nature of this case.
Try to state whatever you can
that I can cross-check.
I have a text message
from the other night.
[phone chimes]
[dramatic music builds]
Take me to Harlton Inn Hotel, please?
And may I see it?
[Carol] Here.
[Simran] You invited her
to a five-star hotel?
It's not what it looks like.
- Next time, we can...
- Meera!
- [phone buzzes]
- [indistinct conversation]
[Geetika] She kept calling me
over and over again.
It was Prateek's anniversary that day.
We were all celebrating
at the Harlton Inn.
This can all be verified.
That's not the point, Geetika.
First, you humiliate an employee
in front of everyone.
Then, you send her a text message
inviting her to meet you at a hotel.
You see how this looks?
She wanted me to remove the word
"negligence" from her termination letter.
Ma'am, please.
If you could just remove
that one word, "negligence".
I'm sorry, but it's not in my hands.
I just told her it's not in my hands.
That's all.
She told me
we can check in to one of the rooms
at the hotel
and sort everything out.
Okay.
Would you like to maybe just go
and, you know, sit in one of these rooms
and perhaps talk it out?
But, Geetika, you don't have
any witnesses to back you up.
That's her word against mine.
In situations like these,
the board recommends
supporting the victim.
[sighs]
I think it's time you hire a good lawyer
to represent you, Geetika.
[tense music plays]
Excuse me?
- [tyres squeal]
- Hello?
Stop!
- Why are you following me?
- [brakes squeal]
[driver] Hey! What's wrong with you?
[Geetika] Hey!
- Sorry. I'm sorry.
- What the hell!
Why are you following me?
- You all right, Dr Sen? Do you need help?
- [man in van] I can explain.
We're just podcasters, ma'am,
working on some material.
Just gathering some information.
Yeah, yeah. About you
and some other sex offenders
in the neighborhood.
[dramatic sting plays]
- [shushes]
- [driver] Watch it.
[man in van] Sorry, ma'am.
If I see you again,
I'm calling the police, okay?
[breathes raggedly]
Watch out.
Get out of here now.
[dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
Pass the ball, man.
Pass, Zaid, pass.
Don't hold onto the ball.
[whistle blows]
[Angad] How are you?
There are 8-10 alleged victims, Mansoor.
Plus, all the comments on social media.
What do you think about this?
Geetika and I met about two years ago.
[softly] Pass, pass, pass, pass.
If it hadn't been for Geetika,
I'd still be stuck in a closet,
suffocating in a small town.
No, no, no. I want to know
what you think about this case.
[indistinct chatter continues]
I don't have any...
[softly] Why don't they just pass?
Sorry.
I don't think I've been given
any proper answers, to be honest.
I know that
Geetika hasn't been going to the hospital.
She leaves home every day,
but I don't know where she goes.
I know she meets Sophie,
but I don't know why.
I don't know what is she hiding.
I just don't know.
Um, Sophie is Geetika's ex.
If I let all these questions
feed my suspicion
I'm afraid
it will eventually become my truth.
[Mansoor] What do you want to know about?
Sexual misconduct or cheating?
[Meera] The truth.
200 per day.
Food and fuel will be extra.
Plus, other expenses on actuals.
- [crowd cheers]
- [whistle blows]
[kids cheer]
It was a good goal.
- Hey, who was it? Who scored?
- Number five.
Is that your son?
Yup, yup.
Whoo!
Buddy, road to number nine. Yeah!
[tense music plays]
[phone rings]
[Geetika] Yeah, hi, Simran.
Yeah. Go ahead.
Oh, so they've decided?
What? What do you mean?
How can you say that?
Simran, don't tell me to calm down!
Please! Fuck!
[object shatters]
[Geetika exhales heavily]
Simran was on the line.
Logan is going to be the dean
at the new hospital.
But they haven't finished the inquiry yet.
There's a new complaint.
Remember Carol Simmons?
[tense music continues]
Carol is not anonymous.
Relocation is not an option any more.
[sighs]
I don't want to relocate anyway.
[dramatic music rises]
I've applied for a new job.
Where?
Here, in this city.
And you're taking it?
If they make an offer, then yes.
I was giving up my job and this city
only for the baby, Geetika.
I have to think about myself too.
After all, I have a reputation to build.
[dramatic music intensifies]
[sniffles]
What the hell?
[honks loudly]
- Sir, I tried, but...
- But what?
Whose car is this?
Dr Logan.
Is this your spot?
You seem upset. It's annoying
when someone takes your place, isn't it?
Is this about the position of dean?
I didn't ask for it. It was offered to me.
Well, you offered me your support,
just to go behind my back.
I'm sorry you feel like this,
but you would've done
exactly the same thing.
No. I would have waited
for the board to complete its inquiry
before behaving
as though the verdict is already out!
I would've had the courtesy
to at least check if
Hey! Are you filming?
Are you filming this?
What are you doing? Are you filming this?
Who do you think you are? An influencer?
Give me your phone!
Are you filming? Show me.
What is your name?
Are you a resident here? Which department?
What do you mean?
- I'm calling security right now.
- [man] Please. I will delete this.
the verdict is out? I would have
had the courtesy to at least check if
Hey, are you filming?
Are you filming this?
What are you doing? Are you filming?
Who do you think you are? An influencer?
Give me your phone! Are you filming?
- Show me!
- Yeah, please come in.
I've parked in the North Block today.
That's not your parking space, is it?
[chuckles]
Sorry. Your video
has been doing the rounds.
Someone on the group posted it.
We have a group, you know.
Doctors, nurses, interns.
- For questioning.
- [phone chimes]
Ms Simran just saw the video.
Here we go.
Here's my statement about
what happened with Carol the other night.
Luckily, I don't have to
take HR decisions.
Losing your cool in the hospital car park.
Misbehaving with a senior doctor.
That could cost you your job.
- Yeah.
- Uh, Dr Sen!
Just a minute.
I have more questions for you.
You, uh, last met Dr Carol Simmons
at that hotel, right?
Right.
And when was the last time
you met Natasha?
[uneasy music plays]
Uh Natasha and I I don't know.
A few years ago, when when
You know you're making my job really easy.
I already spoke to Natasha.
Meeting a key witness,
trying to influence what she says.
You might as well sign a confession.
What else did Natasha say to you?
No comment.
[uneasy music intensifies]
[Zaid] Dad, I have packed my shoes.
- [Mansoor] Okay, no TV. Go to sleep now.
- Okay. Good night.
[starts engine]
[whimsical music plays]
[sniffles]
- Ah! Hi. Hello, sir.
- Yes?
I am extremely sorry to be disturbing you
like this, but I have lost my Julie.
She's my cat.
It's her birthday tomorrow.
She's been missing for a week.
I live right down the road.
If it's not much trouble,
can I have a look at
[man] Oh!
[whimsical music continues]
Eyes on the goalie, eyes on the referee,
watch the fall back.
You gotta watch
who's coming up on your right.
Be aware of everyone, okay?
If you lose focus when you play,
then how are you gonna
become the next Mbapp?
Hm?
But, Dad, you lost focus
and missed something important.
Someone came in through the window.
[suspenseful music plays]
[Mansoor taps keyboard]
[car lock chirps]
[vacuum cleaner whirs]
Matt? Matt!
- Where is everyone?
- They're right there.
[all] Congratulations!
Congratulations, Meera.
- I got the job?
- You did.
- Thank you so much, sir.
- Proud of you.
Congratulations!
- Thank you. Thank you.
- So happy for you.
[Geetika] He called you
completely out of the blue?
Could be a breakthrough.
The last time I got such an urgent call
from him, he had been arrested.
You think he got arrested?
When it comes to Mark,
anything's possible.
I'm gonna lose my job.
[suspenseful music plays]
- You wait here, okay?
- Okay.
[traffic honks]
[sirens wail in the distance]
[camera shutter clicks]
[inaudible]
- [cork pops]
- Yay!
[upbeat music plays on speakers]
- To Meera!
- To Meera!
[Angad] Grab the glasses.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
Oh, and Meera?
You and I are having
a little after-party later.
- Oh.
- I've also invited Rohit.
- Perfect.
- [phone rings]
[Angad] Guys, everyone is drinking, okay?
There you go.
- Just a minute. I'll be right back.
- Come on, Meera. Not tonight.
[Geetika] Meera.
Are you at home?
I'm at the clinic.
- Meera?
- [loud music plays over phone speaker]
Hello? Meera, what's happening over there?
I got the job
at Riverkings Children's Hospital.
Oh, wow.
We should celebrate.
They threw me a surprise party
at the clinic
and there's an after-party later.
I see. Good. Listen, I called
because I wanted to tell you...
Meera, come on.
Everyone's waiting for the toast.
Just...
Meera, can you hear me?
Hello? Are you listening?
Geetika, I can barely hear you.
Maybe let's talk
when I'm back home, please?
Yeah, fine. Okay. See you later.
[upbeat music continues in background]
[sombre music plays]
The new menu is on the cards and
We are happy to bring on board
a cheat-day specialist, Chef Sergio,
just for Indian desserts.
I love Indian spices more than sweets.
Oh, wait until you try our desserts.
Guess he hasn't tried
South Indian spices yet.
You're from Chennai?
My parents are from Chennai.
I'm from Good Food Daily.
Right. Sophie Sarandiz. Nice to meet you.
So-phie, so good.
[laughs awkwardly]
[Sophie] Here you go, darling.
Ms Sophiana, you're not Indian.
So why Indian food? Huh?
I wanted to open
an Indian restaurant because
As fate would have it,
I, uh, fell in love with an Indian.
How interesting. [Chuckles]
That love slowly grew
into an affair with Indian food,
and once you taste Indian spices
- Nothing ever tastes the same again. Hm.
- [Sophie chuckles]
That special someone's here?
- Excuse me.
- Yup. Yeah, sure.
[suspenseful music plays]
- Hi.
- Hi.
- You came.
- Yeah.
Such a lovely surprise.
[clicks]
"We're delighted to extend our offer
for the position of Resident Doctor
at Riverkings Children's Hospital."
- Very good. Great going. Great going.
- We, too, are delighted.
- Okay, so when do you start?
- Wait.
Hm
"Your expected Your expected
starting date is 1 November."
First of November.
So we now have just a few days with you
at our little clinic.
I'm gonna miss you guys.
Yep.
"We will be offering you
an annual gross salary of"
- Huh? [Laughs]
- Huh? What?
- Excuse me?
- [waitress] Yes, ma'am?
Whatever these two are having,
it's all on me.
- Sure.
- Whoa! Celebration's underway, guys!
Amazing!
- [all] Cheers!
- Cheers to that!
[Mark] Don't forget you owe me.
Wanna bet which is spiciest?
- I'm sorry.
- I've got this. I'll take care of it.
Yeah, yeah. You're so fucked.
[Sophie, sternly] Stop it, Mark.
[Mark] You are in this too.
[Sophie] I thought
we closed this chapter, Mark.
You show up at my restaurant
to ruin my evening?
[Mark] Your evening, your business.
[Sophie] What you're doing is a crime.
I paid you.
You come back and you blackmail me?
- You are always acting like a crybaby.
- Stop. This is not going to work!
[Mark] You always call me
with your problems. It's always you.
[suspenseful music plays]
[inaudible]
[shutter clicks]
[alarm beeps]
[melancholic music plays]
[switches off alarm]
[melancholic music continues]
[Angad] The next time
you owe me some candy, okay?
[girl giggles]
- I'll see you on Thursday. Bye-bye. Oh!
- All right.
Smile. See you.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
Meera?
[mother] You understood what he said?
[Meera] Hi! How are you?
- [child] I'm good.
- [Meera laughs]
[indistinct chatter]
Mansoor dropped by.
- What's all this?
- He left this for you.
What's this?
I think you should take a look.
[ominous music plays]
[music fades]
- [sighs]
- [fridge door opens]
[drops papers on table]
Look, I've found something, Meera.
Something that could clear my name.
Those anonymous emails
that the hospital received
may not have come
from eight different people.
Which means I'm being framed.
See?
[tense music plays]
I've also found something.
You've got it all wrong, Meera.
I needed to hack into
the hospital server and
The hacker I hired for the job
was Sophie's brother, Mark.
I didn't tell you any of this
because it's illegal.
I couldn't risk dragging you down with me.
And this?
Outside Sophie's building.
Both of you are on your way in.
And I really don't know why,
but you're laughing.
Were you hacking into the server
at Sophie's all night?
[sighs heavily]
You actually hired a private investigator.
[laughs dryly] It's not like
you tell me anything.
If I ask, you say you're in the hospital.
The hospital says you're on leave.
And that is why you thought
It's not the first time
let's put a private investigator on her?
You don't ever care to tell me
where you are!
If I never tell you anything,
then why snoop on me this one time, huh?
Because you had to know if I was guilty
of sexual misconduct, right?
No. What I want to know is this...
Don't raise your voice at me!
[sniffles]
Did you spend the night with Sophie?
If you had
even the slightest bit of sense,
then you would have
been a little more available.
I should have been more available?
I had no idea
you were applying for a new job!
I don't believe this.
I didn't tell you
I was applying for a job, and look,
how upset you are.
Did you even bother to ask
if I want to relocate to a new city?
Or if I want to quit my job?
At least look at me!
You can't turn away
and expect this to just go away, Geetika.
You always put yourself first, don't you?
You are the center of your universe.
There's no room for anyone else.
I don't even exist here.
If you don't exist,
who was this baby for? Huh?
That was your decision.
I was doing it for you.
[scoffs]
Now, all of a sudden,
you don't want the baby.
When did you ask me?
Did you think about it?
About how a baby will change
our lives, our careers?
- How everything will be different.
- Whose career?
I was giving up everything for our family.
For yourself.
You quit your job for yourself.
Okay?
Look around you.
This is your home. This is your life.
You like to live in comfort.
Right? It's very difficult, you know,
to build a career, a life, a house.
This is much easier.
You've always taken the easier way out.
That's why your parents
still don't know the truth.
Don't go there, Geetika.
You promised me
we would inform our families together.
And you, of all people,
have no right to call me a liar.
The problem is, with you,
what's the truth, what's a lie
Who knows any more?
[scoffs]
You know the truth is,
you've allowed your doubt
to take over your reality
and I feel sorry for you!
And what's your reality?
Sex offender, cheater?
Which one, Geetika?
Ask the investigator.
He seems to know everything.
[melancholic music plays]
[sobs]
[door closes firmly]
[woman vocalises plaintively]
[line rings]
[indistinct conversation]
Hi, you've reached Dr Geetika Sen.
I am not available right now,
probably at work.
- You know what to do.
- [tone]
[suspenseful music plays]
What's this?
[Geetika] The people behind the emails
might be anonymous,
but the emails themselves aren't.
Every email has an IP address, right?
See, we got eight anonymous emails.
The IP address and Wi-Fi service provider
tied to the first email
narrows the location down to here,
the public library at Barnard Street.
Now, the second mail
has come from a caf on Bond Street.
The third mail has come
from this restaurant on Newton.
The fourth and fifth mail
again from the same public library.
The sixth mail was sent
again from the caf on Bond Street.
The seventh mail has come
from this mall at Strand.
And the last email, guess where.
The same public library.
What are the chances, Simran,
that four of the so-called victims
are members of the same public library?
And two of the eight victims
frequent the same caf?
The rest of the emails
were also sent from the same area.
So are you saying that
it's not eight, just one?
[suspenseful music continues]
Tracing all these IP addresses,
someone's hacked into the hospital server.
That's a crime. How did you get these?
Ironically, we got an anonymous email.
What does IT have to say about it?
They are verifying it as we speak.
If this checks out,
it's a clear indicator
that someone was trying to frame Geetika.
And Dr Carol Simmons?
She is coming in to give her statement.
Ask her yourself.
[ominous music plays]
[rain patters]
[Meera] Geetika was right.
We had a break-in the other day.
We didn't notice anything was missing,
but then those details appeared
in the mail.
The position of the wine cabinet,
the colour of the couch.
- This is the same man.
- [Mansoor sniffs]
Look at this.
This is from the other angle.
That, uh That's David.
Let's zoom in here. That's his car.
[Meera] David?
I found out everything. Who he is,
what he does, where he goes.
Et cetera. Et cetera.
Now I need to find out why he did this.
So why didn't you tell me?
But I've already
given all the information to Angad.
[Mansoor scoffs]
Angad hasn't told you anything?
Angad only told me about Sophie.
That's it.
Do you know Sophie's brother?
- Mark.
- Mark. [Sniffs]
The guy who hacked into
the hospital server.
Mm. Think about it.
If he can hack into emails, then
Maybe he can plant them as well.
I'm not sure what's going on.
I guess I need two more days.
[Bhargav] Make sure the focus
is completely right, okay?
Dr Simmons, thank you so much for coming.
We're all really glad that you're here.
Very few people have the courage to
look into that lens and speak the truth.
Are we already recording? [Sighs]
Ready in one.
In about a minute.
Um, your statement will be recorded
as primary evidence.
And it will be handed over
to the law enforcement agencies,
whereby which
you will be provided with protection
seeing as you are our primary victim
in this case.
I am sure the other victims
will also come forward?
The emails as verified by Iare most likely fake.
And there are no other victims.
[tense music plays]
So, for now, we just have you.
Dr Simmons, if I may?
See, the #MeToo movement
is an important one.
And it has provided a serious platform
for several women who have been exploited
by people in position of power.
It's sad, but it's made
for victims such as yourself.
And I really hope your testimony comes out
and inspires hundreds of others
to come out and speak the truth.
Thank you.
Uh, we can start rolling, right?
- [technician] Yes.
- [Bhargav] Lovely. Thank you.
Now, Dr Simmons,
just look straight into the lens, right?
And just relax.
Can you tell us what happened
on the night of November 19th?
Why did Dr Sen call you
to that five-star hotel room?
[tense music peaks, fades]
Can I
Take a moment to collect my thoughts?
Yeah. Yeah, sure. Of course.
[grunts softly]
[sombre music plays]
[Simran] So, Mr Bhargav,
what does your experience say?
Will she come back?
[sighs]
Meera, just give me a second, please?
Please give me a chance to explain.
[car unlocks]
Meera, why are you doing this?
Please hear me out.
Listen, I can explain everything, okay?
Meera, will you just stop for a second?
What do you want to explain?
Angad, you didn't tell me about David.
You knew it would help Geetika
clear her name.
But you didn't want that.
- Why?
- Okay, you're right.
I didn't tell you about David.
Because I don't think
Geetika is right for you.
And it's not just me.
No one else thinks she is right for you.
I don't know why you can't see it
or choose to not see it.
I was just trying to look out for you
as a friend.
As a friend?
Tell me what else have you done
as a friend?
Come on, Meera.
[sighs] Are you seriously suggesting
that I sent those emails?
Sorry, but friends don't do
what you have done.
Meera
[Prateek] I think you both
need to sit down and talk this through.
Look at us.
You think Disha and I don't have problems?
[Disha] Every relationship
has its ups and downs.
What is important
is that you're still here.
And that you want
to help Geetika despite everything.
Can you please ask Geetika
to move back into her own house?
I'll figure out something.
[doorbell rings]
[Geetika laughs softly]
- I didn't know...
- I had no idea
Disha.
[Geetika] Carol Simmons
has withdrawn her complaint.
[solemn music plays]
Was Carol trying to frame you?
I guess.
It's possible that she was just
taking advantage of the situation
to get even with me.
I don't know.
Here are all the details
of the man who, uh
Broke into our house the other day.
What?
You were right, Geetika.
Someone was in our house.
After that day, the allegations
included all those details.
I knew it!
I don't know who is behind all this,
but I think this man
can finally lead us to the truth.
Let's go to the police.
Yeah.
[Meera] His name is David Brown.
He works at Sogo Club
at Old Compton Street.
What did he take from your house?
Nothing.
- Then, there was no robbery.
- There was a break-in.
But nothing was taken.
Information was.
Print of a couch?
It was misused. I could have lost my job.
Where did you get this?
The police aren't going to help.
If they don't do anything,
we'll come back.
You don't do anything.
Please don't be impulsive, Geetika.
Yeah. Okay.
[thunder rumbles]
Bye.
Bye.
[edgy music plays]
[Meera] He works at Sogo Club
at Old Compton Street.
I don't know who is behind all of this.
This man can finally lead us to them.
In my experience,
it's most probably someone close.
[Simran] Are you saying
that it's not eight, just one?
Look, someone tried to frame me
and this guy knows who.
Are you going to
do something about it or not?
[dramatic music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
[electronic music plays on speakers]
[people cheer, whistle]
[people cheer]
Excuse me? Um, do you know this guy?
- Seen him?
- No.
[electronic music continues]
- [staff] What the fuck!
- [David shushes] Sorry.
Just shh.
[door squeaks faintly]
[man] Hey, watch it!
[man 2 exclaims] You blind?
- [all exclaim]
- Sorry.
Hey! Hey, you!
- [man 3] Watch it!
- [man 4] Do you have eyes?
Stop!
[dramatic music continues]
- Hey!
- Hey!
[woman] Are you crazy?
[Geetika] David!
- David! David!
- [coughs]
I just wanna talk.
Stop!
David!
[tyres squeal]
[shrieks]
[coughs]
[Geetika] David!
- Oh, shit!
- [Geetika] You okay?
- [Meera] Are you okay?
- Meera?
Okay. David, come on.
We have to get him into the car.
David, you need help.
[Meera] Come, sit.
- The keys?
- The keys are in the car.
Okay.
Code blue. Code blue. Can you hear me?
Patient incoming.
- Keep your eyes open, David.
- [Geetika] Core team, standby.
Code blue, core team standby.
- Stay with me.
- Why did you come here?
Because I knew that you would come.
[ambulance siren squawks]
Coffee?
Thanks for coming.
[solemn music plays]
You know, I'm only doing all this because
it's the right thing to do.
Please don't think that
everything between us is back to normal.
Yeah.
[nurse] Uh, Dr Sen?
This patient is already registered here,
David Brown.
In fact, he's being treated
at our hospital for gastric cancer.
Really?
Under whose care? Show me.
[nurse] The welfare program.
[tense music plays]
Good morning.
Didn't expect to see you here, Dr Sen.
The thing is, I've been cleared.
There is a cancer patient, David Brown,
under the welfare program?
So he was made to commit a crime
and frame me
to order to continue his free treatment.
And why are you telling me all this?
Come. I'll show you.
Please.
- What's going on?
- I'll have your phone and laptop please.
I don't understand.
We can talk about it
at the station, Dr Logan.
I'm afraid you need to come with us now.
- Thank you.
- [Dr Logan] What?
You did all of this
because you wanted her job?
- This is ridiculous!
- Sir, please. Let's not make a scene.
David Brown is a career thief
and a worthless little piece of...
Remember what they say
about good surgeons, Dr Logan?
Sir, please come with us.
Get your hands off me.
You are going to regret this.
I said get your hands off!
[sighs in relief]
[dramatic music plays]
[Bhargav] Cheating,
impersonation, cyber fraud.
These are some serious charges.
And when they discovered
photos of your house on Dr Logan's laptop
[laughs] he was left no choice
but to confess all his crimes.
Plus, we also have a full confession
from his patient, David.
The trouble is Dr Logan believed that
he deserved the position of dean
more than anyone else.
[scoffs]
Definitely more than you did.
Why? Because I'm a woman?
Logan may have believed I was undeserving,
but to everyone else,
I was already guilty.
Ms Geetika, to be honest,
when I took on this case,
I did not have any preconceived notions.
"Preconceived notions"
should be your middle name, Mr Bhargav.
"Youngest HOD."
"First woman to become a dean."
"Wonder what she did to get there."
[sombre music plays]
You know the irony?
All this happened because of my ambition.
When a man is promoted as dean,
he probably deserved it.
But when it comes to a woman,
she must have taken a shortcut.
Am I right?
To be honest, I don't have
the answer to your question right now.
Thank you, Mr Bhargav.
My pleasure.
- [Simran] For everything.
- Thank you.
Listen to me, Geetika.
Just think of the past few days
as a bad dream and...
Forget about it?
Easier said, I know.
But the good news is
The board has offered you
the position of dean again.
[laughs dryly]
You have earned this, Geetika.
Dr Cooper would beg to differ, I'm sure.
[sombre music rises]
He messed up the surgery.
I fixed it for him,
but but I didn't stop there.
I had to take his patient.
I needed to put him in his place, right?
Because, you know, men like Cooper,
Logan, even Bhargav,
feel like
they're in control of everything.
I seem to have made it my life's mission
to remind them they are not in control.
I am.
I could have maybe warned Carol Simmons
or suspended her temporarily,
but I had her fired from the hospital.
You know why?
Because Carol made a mistake...
Because Carol was weak.
Simran, I have worked really hard
to get to where I am today.
Maybe that's why
when a woman has a moment of weakness,
I I don't feel bad for her.
It makes me angry.
But when some Cooper, or a Bhargav
tries to exploit my weakness,
anger isn't enough.
Definitely not.
Then I have to teach them a lesson.
I have to watch them lose.
Maybe that fire is good for you.
I mean, isn't that
what being ambitious is all about?
Maybe this is what
Abuse of power is all about.
[dramatic music plays]
You know, I used to believe that
That as a woman with power,
I would be I would be different.
[laughs softly]
I mean
I may not have
sexually abused anyone, but
[Geetika exhales]
but I don't think
I handled my power well.
[Geetika sighs heavily]
I don't want this position.
I don't want the kind of power
that goes to my head.
I wanted to be dean
for all the wrong reasons.
I don't think that I am ready
for this position. Not right now.
I have a lot of work to do.
[indistinct chatter]
I already paid for this appointment.
Meera, you know you were right.
[laughs softly]
I have always
Only thought about what I need and want.
And all my decisions have been about me.
I mean,
I wanted to be dean. I wanted to relocate.
And I realise
your decisions are always about us.
You know, I mean,
you were willing to quit your job
because you thought
it would be better for us.
And
And you agreed to relocate
so that we could be together,
we could be happy.
[Meera sighs]
Meera,
they've offered me
the position of dean again.
[light music plays]
But I turned them down this time.
I don't want to be dean.
I want to I want to work on this.
Remember us meeting at that coffee shop?
How I mixed up our coffee mugs
on purpose that day?
Just so we could have a moment
at the counter.
Can we please begin again from there?
Please.
[sighs]
[music fades]
I'm going to Meerut next weekend.
Oh.
Last I checked
The seat next to me is still available.
[Hindi song plays]
[song fades]
[suspenseful music plays]
[solemn music playing]
[dramatic music plays]
[music fades]