The Game: You Never Play Alone (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

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I'm all for women's rights,
and I advocate for it, dude.
But this feels too risky.
For the time being,
even I feel you should avoid
using social media.
Let the police do their job.
Anoop.
Go.
Open the door.
Hi.
Hi.
How's Aparna?
She's…okay.
It's awful to see her like that.
It feels like I made
a mistake all over again.
Um… I'll go check
if my baby's sleeping or not.
My wonderful husband
must be struggling inside.
Come.
Thanks for talking to Tara.
I was relieved to know
that you had a conversation with her.
But why she didn't tell me
about the bullying issue,
I don't understand.
Maybe she was…
Maybe she wants to be
strong and independent,
just like her aunt and her grandma.
All that is fine.
But she's just a kid after all.
Hmm.
Yeah, she'll figure it out.
Don't worry.
She's worried about one more thing.
About us.
She knows.
Sir, this is the CCTV footage.
This case doesn't fall
under our jurisdiction,
and yet the commissioner
has assigned it to you
because of the remarkable
progress you have made.
But you have to make it quick, Banumathi.
Sir.
Based on the footage we have obtained,
12 people have been shortlisted
and we are currently questioning them.
The person who attacked Aparna
was also wearing a gaming mask,
which directly links to Kavya's case.
But unlike Kavya, Aparna did not
receive any vulgar or abusive comments.
Sir, the assault pictures.
And, sir, I've told Madhi
to track the Deadbeat Dudes' page online.
Madhesh's death is a murder,
and since the money he had
came from various fake accounts,
they say it will take longer to track.
Once we track it,
we can close the case, sir.
-Consider this top priority.
-Yes, sir.
THE GAME
YOU NEVER PLAY ALONE
Sweetheart, do we really
need to take two tins
just for two days?
Can I have some coffee?
Sweetheart?
Come, sit.
Morning.
Thank you.
Are you guys done with parking?
I swear I don't know.
No matter how much I pack,
it feels like it's not enough.
It stresses me out.
Seriously? You guys are acting
like y'all are going abroad.
You guys are just going
to a hotel in ECR, right?
Once you get there, take a long nap,
and your sanity will be restored.
Are you going to the office?
Hmm. Yeah.
Then I'll go home for a while.
I need to get a few things.
Do you have to go alone?
Why don't you take Anne with you?
I'm going to my own home, right?
Stop making it sound
like I'm going to Jurassic Park.
Shit!
I'm late again.
Okay, I'm leaving, guys.
-Bye.
-Bye.
Have fun, guys.
Bye, my baby, I'll miss you.
Bye
Bye.
One like you and one like me.
What do we have, Madhi?
We were able to retrieve
only 20 percent of the data
from the deceased, Madhesh's,
laptop and phone.
They have created a new page
called Deadbeat Dudes.
We have found a link for it.
Take a look.
Who is this girl?
Do you think she has any connection
with Kavya's case?
Maybe she's also an influencer.
Run an image search
for this picture, please.
If she's also a social media influencer,
then the case is going to blow up.
This is not a professional rivalry.
Maybe they are just the psychotic kind
who target girls
for sharing their videos online.
-Find out.
-Okay.
Tara, Where are you off to?
Swimming class?
Huh?
Tara?
A wilderness style game,
not just AR,
something really well-designed.
They have to run in the forest
and survive there.
Like… Like, they have to
escape from wildlife.
You start a fire, you get points,
you forage for food and you get points.
Roshan, may I be excused?
My mother's calling again and again.
-I'll be right back.
-Hmm.
Okay,
let's move on to the next pitch.
Tell me about
your lungi-wearing gangster idea.
Kavya!
-Where are you?
-Mom!
I'm in a meeting, Mom.
Why are you calling me a million times?
Tara looked very upset when she left
for swimming class this morning.
Can you come and meet her this evening?
Mom! She hates that swimming class,
and you're forcing her to go.
Maybe that's why she looked upset.
And please understand…
I… I just think she needs some space.
Stop nitpicking
and bothering her with things.
You know what?
I'll come over in the evening to see her.
Okay.
I think it'll definitely work.
I don't know
why you're saying it won't work.
I have no idea.
All okay?
The usual drama.
Any updates?
Ideas?
How about a kidnapping and escape game?
-What did you say?
-What?
A puzzle game.
A kidnapped victim needs to solve puzzles
to make an escape from there.
We can take
the old-school Game Boy approach.
When we were kids, we used to play games
without phones, right?
Like Mario, Prince of Persia, Hercules?
So mythical-- Mythical creatures
can be featured.
In fact, Indian mythology
has all kinds of creatures.
We could use them for our inspiration.
And if we give some information
about these creatures,
it could be educational as well.
And we can customize the characters.
I like that!
Guys, the idea seems promising. Go on.
You complete a level and you get a reward
and you get an equipment
at every stage to help you escape faster.
Yeah.
And if you get caught, boom!
Restart from the beginning.
Huh?
Nice!
Done. Go get your team cracking on this.
I need a mockup by the end of this week.
Ooh!
-Good.
-Okay.
-Tell me, Sundar.
-Ma'am, these notes had been withdrawn
from an ATM in T. Nagar
using Madhesh's card.
Only 5,000 rupees was withdrawn.
But we checked the bank statement
and found 20,000 had been credited.
From which account was the money received?
I've already sent our team to the bank
to find all the details.
He had only 20,000 rupees in the bank.
Where did the remaining
7,00,000 come from?
We are tracking the source
from where he received
such a large amount, ma'am.
Hmm.
Banu, we found this girl's
leaked pictures on the Internet.
I don't think she's more than
15 or 16 years old.
I'm sure she's not an influencer,
and this account seems to be a fake one.
It was recently created.
Check which IP address it came from.
Mmm.
If the Deadbeat Dudes
are behind this as well,
this time, we should catch them
before the crime happens.
After this, we test their skill levels,
and then we sort of bring
these three together
and test all three,
creativity, logic and skill.
And hopefully that kind of leads
the way to the escape.
So at every level, challenges
and difficulties will keep on increasing.
Maybe based on that,
we can give players some advantages.
You guys must be tired, right?
Yeah.
Want to take a break?
I was thinking, why don't we go
for a team building off-site?
Does this look like an IT office to you?
Of course.
We also work with computers, don't we?
A change of setting
would be nice for us, right?
A hill station?
Or maybe somewhere by the beach.
It will relax our minds
and help us to think better.
-Excuse me.
-Hmm?
Kavya, the final round
of Glass Ceiling is ready.
Once you check and give your approval,
we can show it to Mr Roshan.
-Guys, hold on. I'll be back.
-Yeah.
Guys, this is… Wow!
This is fantastic!
Nice.
Chandru, the background detailing
in this, brilliant!
Okay, fantastic work.
These levels are absolutely exciting.
And Karthik, dude!
-We did it.
-Seriously.
There's absolutely no way
we could have done this without you.
-Thank you so much.
-Thanks, Kavya.
All of you have to come to GameCon.
I'm already inviting you guys, okay?
-Definitely.
-Sure.
-Hey.
-Hmm.
Glass Ceiling is ready.
That's nice. Wow.
I'm happy for you.
-Thanks.
-Also, I like this idea.
Uh…
Well, I need to go home.
I need some clothes.
I I just wanted to check with you before…
Yeah.
You have a key, don't you?
You can go whenever you want.
You don't have to ask me.
Hmm.
Yeah.
Cool. Thanks.
Hello, ma'am. So sorry.
My phone was on silent mode.
Kavya, I've sent you
a video clip on your phone.
Please check it immediately.
I'll stay on the line.
What's going on, ma'am?
Do you know the girl in the video?
Tara! She's my niece.
I mean, she's my daughter.
What happened? What's going on?
Um, please tell me
where I can find her now.
I need to talk to her.
But what's happening?
I think she might be
the next victim, Kavya.
I'll explain the rest in person.
-Just send me the location now.
-Yeah. Okay, ma'am.
Yeah.
Anoop…
The inspector just called me.
What's wrong? What happened?
Look at this.
Oh, shit.
Kavya…
Where is Tara now?
Yes, ma'am?
Did you pick up Tara today?
Ma'am, I'm not with Tara.
She had called me this morning
and told me not to pick her up.
Okay.
Let's go directly to her swimming class.
Hello. I'm Tara's grandmother.
-She's a student of yours?
-Tara?
Yes. She attends the morning sessions.
But she's not home yet.
Oh! That girl?
No, ma'am. She didn't come today.
-Uh… Take that right?
-The next one?
And then the left.
No, Kavya, the coach said
she didn't come this morning.
The rickshaw driver also said
he didn't pick her up today.
Where could she have gone?
I'm very worried for her.
Don't worry, Mom.
Anoop and I are on the way to the pool.
Maybe she just
decided to skip class today.
Tell her not to worry so much.
Let me check and call you back.
Her GPS is on.
Tell her we'll find her.
Um… Mom, I'm hanging up. I'll call you.
Show me. Please?
Tell me what will you
talk to a stranger online--
He informed me
about the unusual activity--
Who are you arguing with?
They are saying
a huge amount has been spent online.
You know anything about it?
He was wearing pants inside?
Send me 10K
and I'll delete everything.
Tara, what have you posted online?
All the girls fun of me!
Riya! What are you doing?
Stop!
You took advantage of me!
Don't you dare call me ever again!
The watchman has gone to get the keys.
Mom, please don't panic.
Let us check first.
What happened?
-What's going on here?
-Mom, don't worry.
We're trying to find out, okay?
Don't worry.
Look, don't worry. She's probably
forgotten her phone here
-and gone to a friend's.
-Ask Madhi to boy's IP address.
-Okay.
-Do it immediately.
-Yes, ma'am.
-Mmm.
Uh, Kavya.
Kavya, wait! Where are you going?
Anoop!
Quick!
Call an ambulance. Go!
Oh, God! Tara!
Tara!
Hey.
She was dealing with all this alone.
I should have been there for her.
You were not in that situation, Kavya.
She might have not opened up,
even if you asked.
When I took her for ice cream
that day, she…
she seemed upset.
I thought it was… it was because of us.
I forgot she's still a child.
I couldn't look beyond our issues.
Anoop…
She's gonna be okay, right?
Nothing will happen to her.
Don't worry.
Just wait and watch.
She will… She will wake up soon
and tell you everything.
Please, Kavya, stay strong.
It's good that her vitals are stable.
Now she's showing steady improvement.
Luckily, her lungs were
not filled with too much water,
so they've been cleared now.
I don't want to force her to wake up,
but you don't have to worry about her.
She's out of danger.
Also, after waking up,
she will experience body weakness,
so you will need to provide her
with special care over the next few weeks.
Mmm-hmm.
I've had a word with the police.
Since this is an attempted suicide,
they'll require you to file an FIR.
So check in with them.
Once she has physically recovered,
we can set up a meeting
with the counsellor.
Stay here and monitor her closely.
Why would she do this, Anoop?
I don't get it.
If not me, at least she could have
spoken to you, right?
All the chats have been deleted.
Even the social media accounts.
It'll take me a while to retrieve them.
In the meantime, take a look at this.
As you requested,
I ran an image search of his face
but found nothing
until I looked on the dark web.
I found that he has posted pictures
of many girls and then deleted them later.
So this is his modus operandi.
Has no one filed a case against him yet?
Mmm-mmm.
You better go home and get some rest.
Freshen up.
I'll be here.
Once you're back, I'll take Mom home.
No, it's okay. I'll stay.
I'll call if anything comes up.
Go home.
Are you sure?
Yeah, sure.
And on your way back,
please get me a change of clothes.
Okay?
Thanks, Anoop.
We've been going through so much lately,
but you've always stood by me…
despite all of that.
And taken care of us all.
Thank you.
None of that matters.
But I…
This is my family.
I'll handle it.
Just come back safe.
Hey, can we leave now?
Look at this, Anne.
Now what?
This guy has blackmailed many young girls
before Tara's incident.
He used their parent's credit card info
and threatened them
using their private pictures.
The victims are still quiet about it.
What are you saying?
Call Kavya right now
and tell her about this.
I'll be there in 20 minutes.
I'm leaving from here now.
You don't have to call the cook.
I'll come and do the cooking.
Yeah.
Ma'am. Ma'am. Listen, ma'am!
We've got the details of the bank account.
This account was recently opened.
It's a fake ID under a fake name.
Some money was deposited
and then withdrawn immediately at the ATM.
Such fake accounts have been set up
across 10 to 20 banks
in Kodambakkam, Saidapet, and T. Nagar
from which money
has been withdrawn via ATM.
But there's no evidence
about the remaining seven lakhs, ma'am.
Have you figured out
who's behind all this?
No, but we know the timing
of the ATM withdrawals,
so we will use that data
to track the ATMs, ma'am.
Also, we have no other
electronic evidence with us.
If there's no electronic evidence,
that means Madhesh
has received the money physically as cash.
Check Madhesh's location history again.
Find out his whereabouts
after Kavya's attack.
-Do it right away.
-Okay, ma'am.
But what if he got it as an advance
before the attack?
No one gives such a huge amount
as an advance, Sundar.
Understood, ma'am.
Come on.
-Pandian?
-Yes?
Have you checked all the CCTV footage
near Madhesh's house?
We've narrowed down
a list of seven suspects.
Show it to me.
Ma'am,
he distributes water cans in the area.
He fits the description perfectly,
but he doesn't supply water cans
to Madhesh's house.
This guy is from an Internet company.
He was in the building
on the day of the incident.
If we find out which house he visited,
we'll get more clarity.
Who's it?
Kavya!
Hey! Wait! Who are you?
Ah!
Dani!
-Kavya, who was that guy?
-Dani!
Help!
Help!