EXAM (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

Take some seer fish.
I don't want fish, sir.
Why?
The smell of fish is still lingering
near my nostrils.
Why all that?
Listen.
From today, your salary
is going to be doubled.
Like you always do,
keep nabbing those rich kids!
Sir?
I don't need a salary, sir.
I'll take a percentage instead.
Buddha said,
"Desire is the cause of all suffering."
He said so while sitting under a tree.
You're desiring too much.
Keep this up…
and you'll find yourself
under a tree, too.
As a beggar!
Go on, Ilangovan.
I've collected Rajesh's phone
from the cybercrime division.
Where do I bring it?
Alright, come over to the quarters.
I'll be there soon.
We can discuss the rest there.
Okay, ma'am.
Marimuthu?
I've called your wife.
She'll be here soon.
You can stay here until you recover.
Don't worry about a thing.
I'm here for you.
Good morning, ma'am.
Good Institute Rajesh's phone.
Got it?
-Ilangovan, come upstairs.
-Yes, ma'am.
-I need you to make something foolproof.
-Okay.
-I've told Reporter Akash the whole truth.
-Okay, ma'am.
-He seems to understand the situation.
-Okay.
He's even informed his family
and kept things under control.
I told him he should meet you
before he leaves.
If you explain it to him,
he'll be even more convinced.
I got this, ma'am.
-Akash!
-Hello, sir.
He's a close friend, ma'am.
You know me well, Akash.
Everything she told you
is completely true.
Hello? Yes, Mani?
On my way.
Both of you keep chatting.
For the upcoming RPSE Group 1 exams,
38 vehicles are assigned to transport
question papers and OMR sheets.
This is the license plate
of the one heading to Udhagam Malai.
Note it down.
-TN 98--
-Yes, Jhansi?
I think the guy texting Maramalli
from an unknown number,
and the one who threatened Rajesh
at Good Institute to kill himself,
are the same.
Also, with Rajesh's phone--
When we tracked the location timeline,
he had come to the city
a week before he died.
Do one thing, Jhansi.
Arrange for Rajesh's phone
to be sent over to me.
If we follow the timeline of the places
he visited while he was in the city,
we'll definitely find some evidence.
Arrange for that first.
"Thykara Arts College
Group 1 Exam Center
security control job is assigned
to you, Maramalli. Congrats!"
So, updates about the scam
will be sent to Maramalli's phone!
And you'll have that phone!
-Hello, sir.
-Welcome! Please sit.
Thank you.
-I'm Maramalli. Thykara DSP.
-Go on, ma'am.
About the upcoming Group 1 exam,
may I see the vault that houses
the question papers and OMR sheets?
Why do you need to see it?
I'm leading the security detail
for the Thykara Exam Center, sir.
I received no such update, ma'am.
Pull over.
Back up.
How come you're here, Srinidhi?
Heading home, ma'am.
I'm also heading to the quarters.
I'll drop you off.
Okay, ma'am.
Where are you coming from?
Just finished group studies.
I don't know why,
but seeing you is like
seeing me from ten years ago.
Your father asked me to give you pointers
the other day, right?
I shouldn't have talked to you like that.
I projected the anger I had
for someone else onto you.
-I'm sorry.
-It's nothing, ma'am.
Be confident while writing the exam!
Okay, ma'am.
Once the exam's done, they'll give you
an extra fifteen minutes.
Don't continue writing during that time.
Okay, ma'am.
It is for you to count the questions
you've attempted.
Split it into A, B, and C sections,
and note it there.
-Okay, ma'am.
-If you don't,
they won't evaluate your answer sheet.
-Understood?
-Yes, ma'am.
-Turn left, go straight, and take a right.
-Yes, sir.
Welcome, sir.
My name is Jayachandran.
Vigilance Department.
I need some details
in connection with an investigation.
His name is Rajesh.
He was here ten days ago.
He stayed here.
Can you tell me which room
he was staying in?
Okay. One second, sir.
Rajesh…
He checked in on the morning
of the 24th, sir.
Room number 310.
He checked out on the evening
of the 25th itself.
I need to check the CCTV footage
on the third floor on the 24th and 25th.
May I?
Sorry, sir. I'm afraid I don't have
the authority to decide that.
The manager will be here tomorrow morning.
Can you take this up with him, sir?
-Okay. Thank you.
-Welcome, sir.
After filtering the list of cars and
hotels that aroused our suspicion,
we found a father and son,
as well as a brother and sister.
All four of them stayed
in the same hotel. Mountside.
Keep a strict watch on that hotel,
Ilangovan.
If any of the four of them
step out of that hotel,
follow them and inform me right away.
-Okay, ma'am.
-Jhansi!
The camera's ready.
Shall we test it?
The map points to the beach.
Thousands of visitors come here every day!
What can we do here?
We can have tea, right?
-Three teas, Master!
-Yes, sir!
It looks like him, sir!
Why is his photo on Rajesh's phone?
Sir, tea!
Go and get it.
When Rajesh came to the tea shop
at the beach,
he took a photo of the tea maker
on his phone.
As we came to the same location
with Rajesh's phone,
the timeline reminded us
of this photo.
The tea maker had a bag
that must have contained the money.
Rajesh must've taken that photo
as evidence.
-Yes, Ilangovan?
-Ma'am?
Those four people we were following
at the Mountside Hotel?
We just got word that they will be
vacating in a little while.
How do we proceed, ma'am?
Where are you right now?
At the station, ma'am.
Go to the hotel right away!
I'm on my way!
Why is ma'am calling at this hour?
-Ma'am?
-Shakthivel!
Don't ask why. Take your daughter and go
to the Mountside Resort right away.
Inspector Ilangovan's there.
I'll explain the rest in person. Got it?
Okay, ma'am!
Who's calling at this hour, dear?
-The DSP!
-About what?
She wants me to bring Srinidhi
to Hotel Mountside.
You intend to take a young girl
to a hotel at this late hour?
It's the DSP's orders.
Tell Srinidhi she can study later
and get her ready to go!
Yes, ma'am?
Fit a button camera on Akash and teach him
how to operate it, Mani.
KOVIN TEA STALL
Who is it?
Excuse me! Who are you?
Police.
Hand over both your cell phones.
Do you know who I am?
Hey, dear!
What are you here for?
That was your husband, right?
Call him!
What for?
Police!
It's the police, dear!
The police?
Why are they here? Who are you?
I'm with the Vigilance Department.
I hail from a village, sir.
I don't know much about this place.
Many days ago, I got a call
from an unknown number.
The caller said someone
would drop by my shop
and drop off a bag or a cover.
And if I stashed it there
per his instructions,
he said I'd be paid
5,000 rupees the next day.
It didn't seem like a phone number.
It had many digits.
But as stated, another man showed up
the next morning.
He said, "I was told to hand this bag
over to you," and he did.
Nothing made sense!
But I stashed the bag in my shop,
as they instructed.
There's always a paint can outside.
As they instructed,
I tied the paint can to the wire,
closed up shop, and went home.
The next morning,
the bag wasn't there at the shop.
So…
you locked up and tied the paint can
to the wire today.
Is the money inside?
Listen carefully, Srinidhi and Akash.
Sit down.
Your name is Saravanan.
-This is your phone.
-Okay.
-Your name is Pooja. This is your phone.
-Okay.
Both phones have a contact
saved under the name "Arun."
Anytime you get a missed call
from that number,
get into the vehicle
with license plate number '"TN 98 423"
which will be parked outside.
Should any problem arise,
my number is saved there,
under the name "Big Sis."
-Call me anytime.
-Okay.
Don't pick up calls from
any other numbers.
-Okay, ma'am.
-Got it?
Call from Arun, ma'am!
From the mediator's number?
Everyone, hand over your phones!
-Why?
-All for your own good, lad.
Hand it over.
You too, young lady.
Hand it over, dear lad.
Your hair's covering your face, dear.
Push it away.
Take his phone, dear.
We can't see the car anywhere close!
Turn around!
Try calling Akash's number, Mani!
It's turned off, Jhansi.
Pull over!
Ma'am!
Let's check up the Rajampur Road!
Like he'd have pulled over
to welcome us with open arms!
Mani.
Did that chap Akash turn on the camera?
-Wouldn't I tell you if he did?
-Why are you yelling?
Bloody hell!
KOVIN TEA STALL
That's Durairaj,
the Secretary of the RPSO!
Follow the guy in black
who just walked past you.
How come sir is early
for his morning walk?
Because he has an important meeting.
Go ahead.
He called someone asking,
"All clear? Can I come?"
He seems to be waiting
for some information, sir.
-Mop upstairs after finishing up here.
-Got it.
-Sathya?
-Bought it?
Fry the fish.
Okay.
TN-08-YCR-310.
It was an old school, ma'am.
They took us there.
There were around fifteen people
there already.
They had us sit alongside them
and showed us a question paper.
"This is the question paper
for the Group 1 exam on the 24th.
We took your phones to ensure
none of you would leak it,
and we had all of you assemble here,"
they said.
"This is where you will prepare
the answers for the question papers."
"You'll go directly to the exam hall
from here!"
While they were saying that--
Who are you, sir?
Hey! Who are you?
-Original!
-Kill him!
No student should feel cheated,
thinking they'll take the money
to make you pass and then scam you.
Whoever you took money from,
ensure they are refunded every penny!
Akash!
Was it him?
It was him, ma'am!
The question paper he provided
isn't original!
Duplicate!
The people of Nevada
invited Kaliamma, but she had to go
meet her friend in Montana.
So the one behind this scam…
is Kumaresan,
the MD of Tea Training Institute?
Hello? Yes, Amar?
What's wrong?
Stop crying and tell me!
Jhansi…
Mr. Jayachandran died in an accident!
What are you saying?
What happened, Jhansi?
Mr. Jayachandran met with an accident…