EXAM (2026) s01e07 Episode Script

Jhansi.
-It's hot.
-Thank you.
Mani.
What exactly are you both doing?
It frustrates me to work on something
without knowing what it's about.
Quiet!
I'll explain, Mami.
After the exam, the van carrying
answer sheets and the police jeep
will drive past this camera.
After that, these two cops
will put up barricades.
Similarly, the cop here
will put another barricade.
They'll take control of the two kilometers
between the barricades.
Near this statue of Lord Ganesha,
there'll be an elephant.
That elephant will get down from there
and come towards the camera here.
The van carrying answer sheets
and the jeep handling security
will be at this camera.
The OMR sheets with answers written
in magic pens would have gone blank.
Durairaj and his team
will sit here and fill it out
with the right answers.
As this is a known elephant corridor,
no one will be suspicious.
After it's finished,
both barricades will open.
The news will declare that
the answer sheets reached
the tahsildar's office an hour late
because an elephant got in the way.
But all the evidence will be in our hands.
Super plan, Jhansi!
We got this in the bag!
We're live at
Udhagam Malai Engineering College.
Students from all districts are here
for the government Group 1 exam.
Only after crossing several checks
can these students enter the exam hall.
You’re not permitted
to enter with that shawl.
It's just a shawl, ma'am.
You heard me!
Go put it away! Go!
Dad!
I can't wear my dupatta in there, Dad!
THYKARA POLICE
As the Group 1 exam for high-ranking
government posts is set to begin,
the suicide of Rajesh,
the MD of Good Institute,
and the abduction of Maramalli,
the DSP deputed to Thykara,
have caused quite a stir.
For Olithal News,
reporting from Thykara
with cameraman Muthu, this is Akash.
Ma'am, the completed answer sheets are
being packed in the principal's office.
The van will leave soon.
Okay, ma'am.
Return my phone, sir.
-"JN"?
-Please listen to me, sir.
-Whose number is this?
-A relative.
-Jhansi?
-Not at all, sir!
-New number, eh?
-It's not her, sir.
-Relaying information to Jhansi?
-Return it, sir.
We're tailing everyone who works out of
the DSP's office!
-Hello?
-Yes, sir?
-I've sent you Jhansi's new number.
-Okay, sir.
Track it and send the location
to the SP immediately.
Okay, sir!
I was wondering when that damn cop
would put up the barricade!
-He didn't!
-Hey! Won't you be quiet?
Nothing you said happened, Jhansi!
Jhansi!
O Lord with five arms
and the face of an elephant!
The son of God Shiva,
the beacon of wisdom!
I shall keep you in my heart
and praise you at your feet!
Hey! Watching me, huh?
Thought you were smarter than him?
This is what we call a kick-ass checkmate!
"Elephant" was the lead
we leaked to you!
You're in Thykara, aren't you?
I'm waiting for the job to be over.
We won't let you go empty-handed!
"Cantonments Act was passed
by the central legislature in the year…
Option A, 1924. Option B, 1909.
Option C, 1882. Option D, 1870."
Option A, 1924.
Last question.
"A program used
to detect overall system malfunction.
Option A, System Analysis. Option B, Utilities.
Option C, System Diagnostics.
Option D, System Software."
Option C, System Diagnostics.
Come in, Mr. Principal.
Take the OMR sheets of the students
in our list from the box
and replace them with
the answer sheets we filled in.
Okay, sir.
It takes 95 minutes in total
for the OMR sheets to be transported
from Thykara Arts College
to Udhagam Malai's tahsildar office.
These answer sheets
should reach there by then.
Got it, Mr. SP?
It's shocking, sir.
The question order varies
for each student.
The fifth question
in an A-series question paper
will be the fifteenth in the B-series
or the twentieth in the C-series.
The order is never the same.
In addition to that,
every OMR sheet has a number.
That number has a barcode.
How did you get the numbers and barcodes
of different OMR sheets?
That too, within the three hours
of the exam?
How did you make this happen?
Must've been twenty minutes
since the exam began?
Yes, sir.
ASSOM
-Only an hour left for the exam to finish.
-Yes, sir.
Barcode received, sir!
Hello, sir.
This is Prabha from Cyber Crime, sir.
Jhansi's new number was located
near Thykara's deer reserve,
close to the Rat Cave, sir.
I've shared the location with you.
Don't just stand there!
Go get the box!
Take it inside!
-Hello, sir.
-Hello.
Come!
Go on!
Sir?
I've shared Jhansi's current location
with you.
You try to reach the destination
as early as possible.
-Get down.
-Why, Dad?
-Give me your phone.
-What's wrong?
Give it, I say.
Ma'am?
Have we lost, ma'am?
Shakthivel…
I always have a backup plan.
It's not us who lost.
It's Kumaresan.
I salute you, ma'am!
Maramalli?
I have a favor to ask you.
I don't know if you'll help me out
or not.
SP Vinod is directly involved
with this scam.
You can find an opportunity to travel
in his car, if you want to.
You can fix this spy cam in his car.
Last question. "A program used to detect
overall system malfunction.
Option A, System Analysis.
Option B, Utilities.
Option C, System Diagnostics.
Option D, System Software."
Option C, System Diagnostics.
Does this mean
my daughter will pass this year?
Srinidhi will definitely pass.
Not just her. Everyone who wrote
the exam well this year will pass.
Watch the news tonight.
What happened, Dad?
Nothing, dear.
Hello? Jhansi?
I was waiting for your call.
Did we succeed?
Super success!
Thank you very much
for your help, Maramalli.
I'm the one who has to thank you, Jhansi.
What you said that day was true.
I try to take shortcuts for everything.
Married life, posting…
I thought it through.
I have resigned from the post of DSP.
In a way, it's a relief.
Just a minute, Jhansi.
My husband's on the other line.
I'll call you back.
-Okay.
-Okay.
Hello?
Is the footage copied, Mani?
Make it fast!
Fast, fast!
Fast, fast, fast!
-All done.
-Super!
Is everything done, Jhansi?
Shall we pack up?
That's a wrap!
-Mani?
-Hold up!
What's up, ma'am?
You said that we should catch up
over rum on Monday!
It's okay. Today is Sunday.
Shall we have some rum?
What have you got there, ma'am?
A pen drive?
Hand it over.
Hand it over, ma'am!
If you keep thinking so much,
I'll end up having the rum alone!
Hand it over, I say!
-What the hell?
-Easy, sir!
Take it easy!
Don't worry, Jhansi!
I'll handle him!
Let go of me, Chezhiyan!
Why do you look so shocked, Jhansi?
Since the day you came
to the SP's office,
I knew you were not Maramalli,
but Jhansi.
To find out why you were impersonating
her, I began to follow you from that day.
Through Ilangovan, I found out
everything you were doing.
I learnt
you've come to search for the life
you lost at the place you lost it.
Without your knowledge,
I tried to help you in every way I could.
Not just that.
The SP tried to convene a meeting
with every DSP in the district.
Citing various reasons,
I stopped that meeting from taking place.
Because all the DSPs there might suspect
you weren't the real DSP.
Whether we intended to or not, we must've
hurt someone at some point in our lives.
Not everyone gets the chance to
make amends to those they've hurt.
But I've got that chance.
I definitely won't let it slip by!
Don't move, sir!
I'll shoot!
Leave immediately, Jhansi!
I'll take care of him!
Let's go, guys!
Chezhiyan…
Hey, there's a road there!
Come on!
Go!
-Hey!
-What the…
-Mami!
-Get up!
Get up, Mami!
Jhansi!
Mami!
-It's okay! You'll be fine!
-Get up!
Do something!
This is the end of the road
for me, Jhansi.
Don't give up.
-You guys get going! I can't…
-Get up!
-Don't say that!
-Why are you talking like this?
-You'll be fine! Hang on!
-Go on!
Don't be scared!
Mami!
-Hey!
-Hey!
-Hey, Mami!
-Mami!
Get up…
Get up, Jhansi!
Get up, Jhansi!
Let's go, Jhansi!
We have no time to cry, Jhansi.
Did you see his face?
His rage is at its peak!
I have a copy of the pen drive too.
Let's split up.
The one who makes it
can deliver the evidence.
What do you take me for?
Some dumb teacher doling out ABCs?
And who do you think you are?
Some great beacon of knowledge?
Very well!
Right now, I will ask you a question.
Try to answer it!
Listen.
If a coin is flipped three times,
what are the odds of landing heads
only twice? What's the probability?
The total number of probabilities
to get only two heads
is three by eight!
Now I'll ask you a question.
Let's see if you can answer it.
There are two coins.
One is legitimate.
Heads on one side, tails on the other.
The other coin is fake.
Tails on both sides.
One of the two coins is tossed.
It lands on tails.
What is the probability
that the coin is fake?
The fake coin has two tails.
The original has one.
So, the chances of it being
the fake coin are two by three.
You're wrong.
People like you make mistakes…
and then blame the world for it.
Questions asked by phonies like you
will always have answers in this world.
But people like me?
Those who choose to have integrity
no matter the situation?
Our questions…
find no answers in this world.
You messed up, right?
Be it fake or original…
both have…
the same 50% chance.
Scam in Group 1 exams
for high-ranking government posts!
The futures of millions of students
are being toyed with!
The police are hunting Kumaresan,
the MD of Tea Training Institute!
Appreciation pouring in for Ms. Jhansi,
who exposed this scam with evidence!
A major structural failure that demands
a complete overhaul of the exam system!
Today's pressing question.
After this collapse,
how do we build a trustworthy new system?
The RPSO syndicate that gambled
with the futures of students for money!
Are the results of their prior exams
nothing but an act of deceit
towards students?
Kill yourself.
-Who is Kumaresan?
-Hello?
-Born in a common family of fisherfolk…
-You there?
how did he reign over an education empire?
-Hello?
-IAS, IPS, IRS, SP, and DSP.
-Talk to me!
-Key personnel in the government.
-Little bro?
-May of them…
-Where are you?
-were under his tutelage.
-At the recent Group 1 exams…
-This is your big sister!
My precious, aren't you?
My dearest treasure, aren't you?
Talk to me!
Don't worry about a thing.
I'm here for you.
Little bro?
Talk to me!
You're not just my younger brother,
are you?
You're my mother, aren't you?
Little bro?
Little bro!
Pick up the phone!
You heard your sister!
Pick up the phone!
Little bro!
Talk to me!
Please talk to me!
Why did you…
constantly push me to keep studying, Mom?
It stinks, Mom!
Not the fish.
The places I went to study stank!
Shall I come back, Mom?
Back to you?
I prefer the world of fish.
Because the traits of fish never change.
Now…
do you know the name
of the fish in my hand?
Eel.
This eel has a tale of its own.
It…
shows its head to snakes.
And its tail to fish.
Do you know what happened now?
The fish has seen its head.
And the snake has seen its tail.
Mom?
Have you flown away to an island of none?
Have you vanished away
With no one to offer solace?
O life!
You were born to live with joy
But lo!
You have tumbled down in sorrow
Sleep on, my dearest
Sleep on with peace
My fluttering firefly
A FEW MONTHS LATER
Jhansi was imprisoned for eight years
for a crime she did not commit.
Factoring in her key contribution
in exposing this scam
that impacted the rights of the public,
this court pardons her for the methods
she used for the same.
Going by the score Jhansi attained
in the RPSE exams,
this court decrees that
she be employed by the police force.
Had those in responsible positions
performed their duty with integrity,
such scams would never occur.
If the wrong people have the power,
it upsets the whole establishment.
But when the right people have it,
the establishment begins to purify itself.
Those who pass on
become stars in the sky.
After doing so…
they keep watching all your good deeds.
Well then!
The original DSP ma'am!
Don't you recognize me?
I was right by your side.
This isn't a tale of the eel
that is known to the duck.
It is the tale of a whale
that terrifies the entire ocean.