Scoop (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

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- [soft instrumental music playing]
- [car horns blaring]
[firecracker exploding]
[indistinct clamoring]
[crowd chanting]
[crowd cheering]
- [cymbal clanging]
- [firecrackers exploding]
[indistinct clamor]
- [brakes screeching]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [music concludes]
- Morning, Guru. What's the score?
Same old.
Seven robberies, eleven rapes,
six-and-a-half murders.
- Total twenty-four and a half.
- Hmm.
Sen Dada's story's gone from six columns
to three, so it's less important for you.
- Very nice.
- Let's go?
- Yeah.
- Come, come, come.
[whistle blowing]
[car horns blaring]
You know, I've been slogging
in this field for eight long years, huh?
Aai doesn't respect me at all.
Now, for last year's Ganpati festival,
I took Mom
to pay respects at Lalbaug. All right?
Full, full VIP treatment.
Security, no queues, nothing.
My mother's eyes lit up.
Like she was seeing magic unfold.
First time,
she must have realized that,
"Yeah, my Kedar has some influence
in the field."
Uh Okay. Listen, Deepa.
I know that this isn't really
a very big deal for our generation,
but have you ever been there for darshan?
Lalbaug? Forget Lalbaug.
I haven't even been
to Hanging Gardens. Imagine!
Perfect! So, let's go this time?
Where? Lalbaug,
or the Hanging Gardens? [chuckles]
[suspenseful piano music playing]
[Kedar] Hey, wait. One second.
How many female reporters
could be connected to Rajan?
[bus brakes screeching]
- Anyway, I'll see you.
- Cool, cool.
- Bye.
- [Deepa] Bye.
- [traffic rumbling]
- [car horns blaring]
[theme music playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[car horns blaring]
[line ringing]
[automated voice, in Marathi] The number
you have dialed is currently busy.
[cell phone beeps]
- [car brakes screeching]
- [line ringing]
[automated voice] The number
you have dialed is currently busy.
[cell phone beeps]
- [music fades]
- [cell phone vibrating]
[in English] What the fuck? Damn!
Salut, mademoiselle!
[Leena]
So, your heart's still in Paris, huh?
Ask Anjali
to start planning the next trip.
- I'll convince Aditya.
- [Shroff] Sure.
- Why don't you plan the next destination.
- [Leena] Give me an inside story,
I'll personally plan your itinerary.
- Who's the female journalist?
- [Shroff] Leena, it's too premature now.
It's not even a story yet.
[Leena] If this had been published
just in The Suburbs,
I wouldn't have called you 30 times.
But it has been printed
in the Daily Express as well.
- [Shroff] You know, Leena
- And I've edited the copies
of the guy who has got the byline.
He's solid.
Either there is a name,
or you're trying to create
- a distraction so that
- [treadmill beeps]
[Leena] You know, no one questions
your seriously delayed charge sheet
in Sen's case.
You know, Leena,
if this was just a distraction,
then it clearly has not worked.
[sighs
Anyway, evidentiary support is weak.
The story has been leaked prematurely.
And it's just plain gossip right now.
And you know gossip travels
faster than facts.
So, someone has purposefully
leaked it, but why?
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi, Leena. Take care.
[exhales deeply]
[cell phone vibrating]
- Hi!
- Yeah, Shekhar, got anything?
[Shekhar] Still waiting for Jagtap.
I just saw Rizwan Chhibber
coming out with ACP Devrat.
Give the phone to Chhibber.
- What?
- [Leena] Do as I say.
Uh, yup. Mr. Chhibber! Leena.
- Who?
- Uh, Leena Pradhan.
[scoffs]
Leena-ji!
How are you doing?
Well, you tell me!
What is your friend saying?
- Who's the female reporter?
- [Rizwan scoffs]
No idea.
Devrat hasn't said anything.
[Leena] Rizwan, we both know
that Devrat can't keep his trap shut.
If Devrat could keep quiet,
then half of Mumbai's crime reporters
would be out of their jobs.
[chuckles]
Okay, so, don't ask me for names.
But it's someone who Shroff is protecting.
Someone in whom
Shroff's takes a personal interest.
- [dramatic music playing]
- [Rizwan] You know her, Leena.
Did you get anything?
[Leena] Not yet. Keep digging.
[music fades]
[Shekhar] You must be sorted
with tomorrow's page one, right?
Sorry?
Deepa Chandra? Eastern Age, right?
- [indistinct chatter]
- Yes.
Jagruti must be definitely knowing
who that female reporter is.
So what brings you here?
Following up
on the bomb blast story, I assume?
Actually, I come here to meet Devrat sir.
[chuckles softly]
Yeah, that will take a while.
He doesn't meet
trainee reporters that easily, you know.
- Grab a snack at the mess?
- Deepa-ji!
Sir is calling you inside.
Why don't you grab that snack?
[tense music playing]
[Deepa] Sir, about the female reporter
You go first.
Do you have any names? Where she works?
To confirm any information,
it is very important
that the information is there.
This is how it works, Deepa.
Thank you, sir.
In any story, there are two sides.
The police's side and the criminal's side.
Find out about the criminals.
Do you have any sources?
Of course, sir.
- Okay. Let's see
- [drawer opens]
if you're just curious
or are you committed as well.
Manoj Shivdasani. Get this man to talk,
- or get me something to confirm.
- [paper tearing]
It's a page one story.
The byline could perhaps be yours.
- [phone ringing]
- [indistinct chatter]
[Shridhar] The Daily Express added
the page five story at the last moment.
The story has come from the editor
and he has a very good network
with the Crime Branch,
but no one really knows
who this female reporter is.
[Imran] No, there's nothing new in this.
These days, the police have even started
investigating the reporters.
It's a woman.
How many female reporters
do we even have?
I know about crime reporters.
In total, there are nine
including Jagruti Pathak.
But be it male or female,
why would Rajan need a reporter?
To find out about Sen's bike number
and address? It's absurd.
Maybe she volunteered
to share Sen's information with Rajan
to get into his good books.
This theory becomes the story
only when Crime Branch says something.
Else, it's all plain gossip.
Uh, Additional CP Devrat has confirmed
that they're investigating
a female reporter.
And that there's circumstantial evidence.
- Uh, I had met him.
- [Imran] Good job, Deepa.
Get back to me with data, details
on record quotes.
- Of course, sir.
- [Imran] And please be careful.
This could just be
a fishing exercise by the police,
just to put something out,
see what comes back.
That's true, actually.
For one, they made arrests months ago.
Secondly, the Crime Branch
doesn't have any confessions.
Moreover, they've asked for an extension
to file the charge sheet twice.
They desperately need a link to Rajan
and demand for a CBI Inquiry
- is gaining momentum.
- Hmm.
[inhales deeply] Anyway.
It looks like it is the Crime Branch
that needs a win desperately.
This female reporter angle
Coincidence?
That wasn't funny, ha?
Oh, speaking of fish,
- I just remembered
- Deepa!
- [Shridhar] not fishes.
- Not fishes?
[Shridhar] Okay, where does the fish go?
- Oh, fish. Yeah.
- [Shridhar laughs]
Good she interrupted my flow.
That's why I didn't hear it.
Ask him about
- [music concludes]
- [Jagruti] Deepa.
Always talk to beat cops, constables.
They love to talk.
The initial tips come from them.
When these tips turn into stories,
then guys like Shroff
and Devrat are useful.
You've found an equation with Devrat.
Great!
But right now,
he's giving you the runaround.
You know what I mean?
Do one thing, talk to Karade.
If you successfully find out
the name of this female reporter,
then you know what it means.
Yes, Ms. Pathak.
What can I confirm for you today?
[clears throat]
Sir, please see this for yourself.
Come on! What's there to see in it?
Sir, Intelligence Bureau is saying that
you had the report
about the blast one week prior.
You didn't follow up on it.
If you had,
the incident wouldn't have happened.
How do you respond to that?
We've discussed this matter
earlier too, right?
[scoffs] My apologies, sir.
But when the blasts stop,
our questions will stop too.
Everyone's chasing this story today.
Aren't you, too?
Sir, for now,
this has nothing substantial.
This one does.
You mean, for now
this story isn't big enough.
I did the same thing too.
[tense music playing]
I chose to chase the bigger tip.
The bigger lead.
We get a hundred a day, you know that?
So, that that means you're confirming
that you sat on this IB report?
So, you really think
that this blast story is bigger
than the female reporter story, right?
But you never know.
The female reporter
might explode with a bigger bang.
- [exhales deeply] But, sir
- That's it. We're done, Ms. Pathak.
- Thank you.
- Thank you, sir.
Yes, Acharya.
Okay.
[eagle screeching]
[Imran, over cell phone] Congratulations.
We haven't got a notice
but we've been threatened.
- Malik? That was quick.
- [metal clanging in distance]
[Imran] Yeah, you had the IB report.
Gossip might travel fast
but facts always win the race.
[inhales] They're threatening to sue us
if we go ahead with the story.
Are you serious?
That means we're doing something right.
The story has substance.
[Imran] Yeah, classic Malik.
Straight for the jugular.
- [metal clanging]
- So, are we still running it?
What do you think?
So, what all have you learned
from me over the years?
[Jagruti] Everything that I am
is all thanks to you, sir.
- [music concludes]
- [chuckles]
Congratulations on another page one.
At Citi Mirror,
how many page one bylines did you get?
Oh, I've long broken that record
after coming here.
Listen, don't tell Leena.
Or else, three to four interns
will be fired again. [chuckles]
By the way, I have that interview
at News Day tomorrow. I told you.
[telephone ringing]
Which basically means that your report
will lead the ATS to sue us,
while you go on to write for a ham-chashm.
[Jagruti] What? What is "ham-chashm"?
[Imran] I think "rival", "competitor."
All the best.
- [telephone ringing]
- Ask for a big paycheck.
[soft instrumental music playing]
- Sorry to keep bothering you like this.
- Not at all, madam.
Murad Bhai call me and here I am.
- [car keys clanks]
- You take your time and look around.
- I'll be just outside.
- Okay.
[pigeon cooing]
[music swelling]
Hi, Neel! Surprise!
[in Gujarati] Look!
Our new home!
[in English] This is your room! How is it?
Here, we'll have a big TV
for your video games.
And here, we'll have your bed
with your galaxy wallpaper, and spaceship,
and your superhero gang!
How is your surprise?
I love you! [chuckles]
[music concludes]
- [Pushkar] Ice?
- [Veeru] Yes, please.
- Where's Anita?
- She's on a work call.
- [Veeru] Oh, super busy?
- Hmm.
Tell me something,
since she's in the big league now,
when are you going to stop moonlighting
as a politician and start acting like one?
- [all laughing]
- In office, I'm already one.
Now, even at my home,
you want me to be a sidebar, huh?
Not sure about your home
but why in the office?
It's Imran's blue-eyed girl.
Ms. Jagruti Pathak.
- Hmm.
- But not for long.
I heard she's interviewing for Sen's job.
- That was fast.
- Jagruti always wanted Sen's position.
You told us.
How much she used to fight with Shanbaug.
Yeah, but I still feel
she's got the right fit.
Meaning, she's got sources
like nobody else. [chuckles]
- That way, she's strong.
- Yes, but we all know how she does it.
You think I don't know
what Imran sees in her?
Whatever Imran can see,
is what Shroff can see too.
Hey! Stop it.
- Wine?
- Please.
[Veeru] Anita, congratulations!
Thanks, Veeru.
So, you guys discussing Jagruti again?
I mean. She must be
an extraordinary woman.
[Shridhar] She's just
an interesting character, actually.
Some professional rivalry
here and there is normal, isn't it?
True.
- Cheers, guys.
- [all] Cheers.
- [soft instrumental music playing]
- [Pushkar sighs]
So, apparently, I got this promotion
because I'm sleeping with my boss.
I mean [chuckles] friendly.
"Pooja was on the line."
That's what everyone at work is saying.
That's the "goss."
Yeah, but, babe,
you know it's all bullshit, right?
Must be that Ketan guy
behind all these rumors.
- He was also up for it, right?
- Yeah.
Now, what else can a jealous man do?
But if he got a promotion,
I bet no one would say he got it
because he was sleeping around.
[cell phone buzzing]
- Yes, ma'am.
- [Leena] Have you heard?
Do you know
the Crime Branch is investigating
- which female reporter?
- [Imran] No.
But seems like you've heard.
Imran, it's Jagruti.
[tense music playing]
[Leena]
I have it from a very solid source.
[sighs]
Leena, it's bullshit.
- You know her.
- [Leena] I do.
But her equation with Shroff,
or "I don't give a fuck" attitude,
her overreach, her ambition, everything.
I mean, seems to have ruffled
quite a few feathers.
Like it or not, she's a strong woman.
She may have
absolutely nothing to do with it,
but a strong woman
is always considered a threat.
Of course,
who would know this better than you.
Leena, why are you telling me this?
I know you both are close.
Take care of her.
[somber music playing]
[news anchor]
Multiple reports alleging
that ATS Chief Malik
ignored an IB intelligence
which caused the blast
which killed 40 people.
[reporter 1]
Today in New Delhi at Ramlila Maidan
[reporter 2] Developments
in the Jaideb Sen murder case,
a person named Suresh Kalia
was arrested last night.
He used to be
one of Rajan's known shooters.
He was arrested
from a small village in UP.
He was a suspect in the 2003 killing
of businessman Arvind Trivedi
in Mumbai's Malad area.
And was accused
of several minor cases of robbery.
[music continues]
- Yes, Patil?
- [Patil] Yeah, tell me?
- Narvekar.
- [Patil] Namaskar, sir.
Namaskar. Okay, tell me something.
Why was Irani brought in?
[Patil] Uh, he was taken in under MCOCA
in the Sen murder case.
MCOCA is fine,
but what's the exact charge, saheb?
[Patil] A setting with the shooters.
He identified Sen for the shooters.
Why, what happened? What's wrong?
Uh, no. Nothing. Uh, thank you.
[reporter speaking indistinctly on TV]
- [telephone ringing]
- [keyboard clacking]
[music concludes]
[indistinct chatter]
Hi, Jagruti.
- Sir
- No, no. Sit, sit, sit.
- [clears throat]
- [sighs]
So
[inhales deeply]
you really wanna come back?
You didn't exactly leave on cordial terms.
Well, uh, you were kind enough
to decide to call me back.
- Means terms were not that bad.
- And Imran?
You're his star reporter
Oh, sorry. Protégé from Eastern Age.
- Is he ready to let you go?
- Yeah, well
He's He's a great mentor.
- Or a smart boss.
- Sorry, sir?
Look.
When I had called you, Jagruti,
I do thought
that Imran would not let you go.
But, uh, a lot has changed
since the time I had called you.
So
Sorry. Am I missing something?
[somber music playing]
- [inhales deeply]
We'll circle back
when we have made a decision.
Hmm?
Thanks for coming, Jagruti.
[music fades]
[Karade]
Madam, there's nothing to say here.
When there is, we'll make sure
that you get the official statement.
Sir, official statement
will be given to everyone, right?
But there must have been
some development since yesterday.
See, Jagruti ma'am said I should meet you.
Only you can give me
Jagruti madam is the reason,
why I am meeting you, okay?
Anyway, tell me,
- have you had your breakfast? Or
- It's okay, sir.
- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning. Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit.
Good morning. Oh, wow! Wonderful.
Wow! Amazing!
Your wife is an expert cook, Karade!
Start a restaurant.
What are you doing here?
[chuckles]
- Sir, Deepa Chandra. Eastern Age.
- Hmm.
That Sen murder case,
any development there?
- [clears throat]
- [helicopter blades whirring]
We've made ten arrests.
What else do you want?
[Deepa] About that female reporter, sir?
Have you found something?
Like, what could be her motive?
Is that reporter currently in Bombay?
Is she still working
as an active reporter?
Was she a colleague of Sen's?
- When did she last meet Sen?
- [chuckling] My God! My God!
Karade, let's get her only
to do all the interrogation, huh?
[both laugh]
Twenty-four hours
of her non-stop questioning.
and even the deadliest criminal
will confess.
[all laughing]
Jagruti ma'am is right, sir.
Your sense of humor is badass.
- Huh?
- Amazing.
- Just like your track record.
- Uh.
[chuckles]
Everything, against that female reporter
is circumstantial.
- Okay.
- [suspenseful music playing]
[Jagtap] Uh, on the day of the murder,
she was not in Mumbai.
And she wrote the most unusual article,
about Jaideb Sen's murder
which is surprising.
- Unusual?
- [Jagtap] I mean, misleading.
[Deepa] Anything else, sir?
She and Sen had some sort
of a dispute over a source.
- What source, sir?
- Give me that.
Give me your pen.
I'll write the whole article.
Why take the trouble, huh?
- [music fades]
- What is this, madam, huh?
If I sit and make tall claims
and you just fire off questions,
- how will that work, huh?
- Sorry, sir.
You do some fieldwork of your own.
Some investigation identify the source.
- The matter will clear itself.
- Okay, sir. Thank you.
Ah! Oh, take this vada with you.
Take this vada.
- [suspenseful music resumes]
- [Jagtap] Ah!
- You'll need it. [laughs]
- Thank you, sir.
Wow.
[Brijesh] Malik had warned you
but you still ran the story?
[telephone ringing]
You did not think
you needed to check with me or legal?
There was no notice.
If there had been one,
I surely would have.
The CMO, Malik, their lawyers,
they've all been calling since morning.
This paper runs on ads, not news.
And the government
is our biggest advertiser.
You have to run
politically sensitive stories past me.
- Just you or even the CMO?
- Are we clear?
Crystal clear.
[sighs]
Look, I don't wanna take names
but I suggest you deny it.
- It's nothing.
- [music concludes]
If this "nothing"
turns out to be something,
it's gonna be very damaging,
especially for her and us.
[dramatic music playing]
[exhales deeply]
- [keyboards clacking]
- [telephone ringing]
[keyboard clacking]
[male HR employee] Pathak?
Where does she have the time
to write a leave application?
That too before she takes a leave?
- Can I be honest?
- Yes.
She sent it two weeks after her holiday.
[Deepa] Thank you.
[music continues]
- [music ends abruptly]
- Deepa!
[telephone ringing]
Got anything from the Crime Branch?
- A vada. That's about it.
- [scoffs]
They feed us food
but not any relevant information.
- Am I right?
- Jagruti! My office. Now!
[ominous music playing]
[door closing]
[scoffs] Imran,
this is absolutely unbelievable!
Now I know why Jagtap, Karade,
almost all my sources,
aren't answering my phone calls.
My meetings with Shanbaug
and Malik were also rather awkward.
All because of this?
J, they'll probably question you.
But you have nothing to hide,
so you really have nothing to worry about.
Imran, the Crime Branch
is investigating me?
What for? What have I done?
I mean, the last time I met Sen,
he almost threatened me!
What? Dada? Why?
I had asked Sen about Irani.
You knew him. How secretive
he could get about his sources.
- I just ruffled his feathers
- No, this When did this happen?
Outside Malik's office.
[sighs] But I have a feeling
that his anger had nothing to do with me.
It was directed elsewhere.
He was just frustrated
with something else.
You know what,
this doesn't make any sense because
Malik and Sen's relations are
Anyway.
See, J, you have to be prepared.
It's not just the cops.
Everyone in the top circle
also knows it's you.
Brij, Leena
They think I've done it?
People from whom I don't expect honesty,
you're expecting loyalty from such people.
Since when did you start caring
about what others think of you?
Looks like I'll have to have
a conversation with Shroff.
Yes, that conversation will happen,
but I will do it.
It's been said
that Shroff is protecting you.
[table thuds]
[indistinct chatter]
[Deepa] Thanks for coming with me, man.
Devrat sir didn't give me much. Just this.
I don't know who he is.
We've come till here,
we'll verify that also.
You must be doing this
pretty often, right?
Like, going with J to meet her sources.
With J, maybe once in a while.
You can't keep up with her.
She's a bulldozer without a brake.
She'll just break down the door
and barge right in.
- [chuckles]
- She can beat even Miss Marple at this.
And if you take Jagruti anywhere,
either she'll
she'll find another Gujarati,
or she'll find
some connect with the person.
- I wish I could see her operate.
- You still have lots of time, man.
Yeah, but you know,
like, on field. Like you.
What do you think is her process?
Process?
I mean, before she asks the source
any real questions,
she sits with them and talks,
she'll form an equation, a relationship.
She'll not treat a source like a source.
She'll treat them like a human being.
- That's what I think at least.
- No wonder she has such a solid network.
- People must be so jealous, no?
- Yeah, yeah. J's amazing.
[Deepa] Kedar, tell me something.
Do journos poach each other's sources?
[Kedar] Yes, all this keeps happening.
In our line of work,
there's nothing new about this.
Even J?
Of course,
it's happened with J many times.
- But you know J, she won't let go.
- Neither the source, nor the poacher.
So, she'll fight?
- Fight?
- [child shouting indistinctly]
J fights full-on!
Whether it's someone senior,
or new, or old, she won't let them go.
Now, take Sen Dada,
she even clashed with him.
- For whom?
- Deepa, it's her source, man. Come on.
Hmm.
[suspenseful music playing]
Listen, it's cool. I can tell you.
He died last year, so it's not a problem.
- Farhaan Tauquir.
- Farhaan.
You mean Rajan's shooter?
Sen Dada was meeting him back then,
Jagruti found this out.
She told him openly,
"Look, Tauquir is my guy.
Please stay away from him."
Come, this is it. Come!
Hello?
Oh, he's not home?
When will he be back?
Okay. He's not here, man.
- Let's go.
- Listen, but we've come till here,
- let's go inside and
- But there's no point. I get a call.
- Why waste time? Come, come. Let's go.
- [Kedar] But, Deepa, we've come till here.
- Let's
- [Deepa] Come on.
- [music fades]
- [indistinct chatter]
[Shroff] Your fraternity
always talks about unity,
but when you're in deep shit,
they just vanish.
I mean, tell me, besides you,
who's even bothered about her?
You know, just like hungry vultures,
they have pounced on her story.
But let me be clear.
There's enough to question her.
I just don't wanna do it personally.
Look, it's not a big deal for us.
But for women, it's different.
You know that very well.
If there's even the slightest doubt
over Jagruti's character,
people will start
giving their own verdicts.
[sighs] And the problem now is that
people are pointing fingers at me.
They are saying that I'm protecting her.
See, we both know
that she hasn't done anything.
And that's why we're sitting here. Right?
Shroff, sir, no one can reign her in.
She says it like it is. Uh
Trust me, Imran.
I'm doing everything that I can.
Right now, everything is circumstantial.
You know, unless something big comes up.
Nothing big can come up.
Will you make sure nothing big is created?
[ominous music playing]
Will you make sure that your fraternity
does not create anything big either?
- [car engine revving]
- [cell phone chiming]
[cell phone beeps]
- [traditional folk music playing]
- [male voice vocalizing]
[music concludes]
Five-star and all, huh?
Do you have a plan to propose?
Now, you're scaring me.
By the way,
I've booked the room in your name.
Would be weird, na?
That an Ahmedabad cop,
living in Ahmedabad
would book a five-star hotel room
for the night?
- What is weird?
- Peculiar.
[clicks tongue] Come on, you rascal.
Wow!
- [sighs] Ajitesh!
- [bag thuds]
Now, you're making me feel guilty.
When you came to Mumbai,
I couldn't even spend time with you.
And today, you did all this.
- Sorry.
- [sighs] To tell you the truth,
I felt terrible.
I said sorry, right?
Just a sorry won't be enough.
- Really?
- Hmm.
- Won't do?
- [Ajitesh] Not enough.
- Won't do?
- [Ajitesh] Not enough.
Then come to me.
[soft melodious music playing]
[music fades]
You know,
Darshan is doing us a great favor.
Thanks to this divorce,
you come to Ahmedabad every month.
[both chuckle]
I don't know how long
this divorce will take. [sighs]
This divorce is a joke for Darshan.
Now he is saying
that he wants full custody of Neel.
Can you imagine?
He's not even seen Neel for a whole year,
and suddenly
- [in Gujarati] I curse him and his family!
- [in English] But, uh [chuckles]
His saas is your mother, right?
[both chuckle]
Sorry.
Now, can you please forget about him?
- [whispers] Okay.
- By the way
I'll be coming to Mumbai
in December to meet Neel.
[soft instrumental music playing]
He'll have his vacation then, right?
- Are you sure?
- Yes, of course.
Because his permission is most important.
[indistinct cheering]
- Wow, what a surprise!
- [in Gujarati] Just enjoy the night!
- [firecrackers exploding]
- [music continues]
[music fades]
[waves crashing]
[car horns blaring]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[in English] Hello?
[Rajan] Hello, Chhibber? Rizwan Chhibber?
Yes, it's Rizwan Chhibber.
[Rajan] You work
with Ab Tak 24/7, don't you?
- Yes, with Ab Tak 24/7.
- [Rajan] Hmm.
- May I know, who's calling?
- [Rajan] Rajan.
I'll tell you something on record?
- [pen clicks]
- [suspenseful music playing]
[Rajan] I'm only telling you this.
Should I or not?
You know, Sen was Dawood's man.
And it was Jagruti Pathak
who instigated him.
[birds chirping]
[Imran] Where is Ankur?
- This film that just released
- [cell phone vibrating]
Pyaar Ka Punchnama.
So, he's interviewing the director.
How are you doing, Jagtap, sir?
You've forgotten me.
- Yes, I was in Ahmedabad.
- [indistinct chatter]
Yes, I'm at the office. Why?
[light buzzing]
Sure, sure. No problem.
I'll come there, right away.
Okay, okay, sir.
I have to go to the Crime Branch.
I'll see you later.
[door opening]
Okay, guys. Back to work.
[door closing]
[sighs]
[knocking on door]
Sir.
Hi, Karade! All good?
Jai Maharashtra!
Madam
why don't you write about all this too?
Tell the general public, hmm?
There's no electricity.
Fan is out of order.
What pathetic conditions we work in.
- Sit, sit, sit, sit.
- [sighs]
- Sir.
- Bring it.
[newspaper rustling]
Hmm.
[ominous music playing]
[Jagtap sniffs]
How did you get Nana's interview?
- It was through a source.
- Source?
- Which source?
- [scoffs lightly]
Come on, sir. Reveal my source?
Madam, you haven't come here today
to confirm a tip, right?
- This is a murder investigation, madam.
- At least tell me the charge, sir?
- I met one of Rajan's top men.
- [Jagtap] Hmm.
It took me some effort,
but I got the interview.
- How much effort?
- Worth seven and a half years.
After struggling in the field
for seven and a half years,
I surely can extract
one interview with Nana, can't I?
- [cup clatters]
- Uh
This equation that you share with Rajan,
friendship, since when? How?
One minute, sir.
I have no equation,
no friendship with Rajan.
Nor have I ever met him face-to-face.
We had connected from my office landline,
just that one time, for an interview.
No, meaning before or after that.
You must've spoken
on your personal number too, hmm?
Sir, um, please make a note
that we only spoke on the office landline.
Exactly thrice the call had come in.
The first two times,
- the call had dropped.
- Hmm.
And the third time,
the whole interview took place.
The phone was on speaker the entire time.
The staff members would have witnessed.
You can check.
Fine. [sighs]
If you say so [sniffs]
then we'll accept it.
Tell me, uh,
what did Nana want
in exchange for the interview?
He wanted to change perceptions.
Power.
All he wanted to show
is that he's still powerful.
Okay.
I indirectly wrote something
just like that.
I know it's inaccurate,
but that's how I'll get more interviews.
Hmm.
This Farhaan Tauquir
did you tie him rakhi?
Made him your brother?
Do you go around
doing this with all your sources?
- Treating them like family?
- No, sir.
He was just a source for me.
I had gone to meet him for a tip.
It was Raksha Bandhan.
His sister was tying him rakhi,
so he just asked me as well.
So, I just tied him a rakhi too.
Didn't think much about it.
There was nothing more to it.
Now, if Tauquir made you his sister,
then he must have surely given you a gift.
- Hmm?
- Nothing at all, sir.
He was a source, so he gave me a tip.
But it was a big tip.
Madam
a criminal who has committed 25 murders,
who is Rajan's top shooter
for just one story,
you made him your brother?
- Not my best moment, sir.
- No, no, no.
What I'm asking is,
now you'll get tips in future too.
Let's assume,
you get your biggest exclusive.
What are you going to do for that, hmm?
Sir, to be honest with you,
I've never thought about it.
But every time, before doing anything,
I definitely think
about my ten-year-old son without fail.
Which is why I won't do anything wrong.
- [music concludes]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [train horn blaring]
- [birds chirping]
[somber music playing]
[news reporter 1]
Who is this traitorous female journalist
who was involved in the killing
of stalwart crime journalist, Jaideb Sen?
What is her relationship with Jaideb Sen?
Is this female journalist
Rajan's girlfriend?
We'll speak to the common man
and ask them
about their opinion on the matter.
Because Ab Tak TV
will keep asking questions
until we get all the answers!
- [indistinct chatter]
- [firecrackers crackling]
There you go.
[firecrackers screeching, exploding]
[indistinct chatter]
[firecracker whistling]
[Jagruti's uncle]
Be careful! Careful, bhai!
Stand back, stand back,
don't stand so close.
If Neel was here today,
he would bring the house down
with his demand for crackers!
He'll get some from his school, won't he?
His school won't
give him crackers for Diwali.
They'll give him crackers for Christmas.
This convent system is all nonsense.
That's not right.
If he had been
in our Kelavani Mandal School,
then they would have given him
Hey, tell your Papa
we got the mithai he sent.
What's happened, beta? All okay?
Are you missing Neel?
[cell phone ringing]
It's Neel! How come?
You think you're the only one
who can make things happen, huh?
Being around you,
your mama also got tricks of his own.
Go on. Speak to him.
- Hello? Neel?
- Happy Diwali, Mumma!
[Jagruti] Happy Diwali, Neel!
Who gave you a phone?
[Neel, in Gujarati]
Uncle told Father Francis
that it was Nana's birthday.
[in English] It's a surprise! How was it?
Mama and Nana are not bursting crackers?
[Jagruti] No, diku.
We will wait for you to come, okay?
This time on Christmas,
the whole society
will burst crackers with us, okay?
We'll have Christmas tree,
ice cream, everything!
[Neel] And chaklis and cookies also!
Yes! And lots of decoration!
Mithai, cakes and everything, okay?
- [Neel] Sure!
- I miss you!
- [Neel] I love you!
- [laughs]
Bye, Mama!
[firecrackers exploding]
[ominous music playing]
- [male protestor] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- [male protestor] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- [male protestor Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- [male protestor] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- [male protestor] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- [male protestor] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- Justice for Sen!
- [Jagmohan] Justice for Sen!
- [crowd] Justice for Sen!
[Pushkar] Justice for Sen!
[news reporter] These were the visuals
from the protest site from earlier today.
Many protestors gathered
to put pressure on the police
and the government to take action
- Yeah, Pushkar?
- Word is that UP Police has botched up
the murder investigation
of journalist Vijay Kumar Munda.
He was killed a month before Sen.
Apparently,
the accused was out on bail, but he fled.
This would've been a routine story,
but CBI will now take over the case.
Meaning the demands to transfer
Sen's case to the CBI will begin soon.
Meaning the opposition
was surely going to link
the UP fiasco to Sen's murder?
Given that, Mumbai Police
and Kamat sir are looking at her,
unless they pull a rabbit
out of their hat.
[Jagmohan] See, it's very simple.
Our home minister,
our commissioner of police,
have failed Sen's murder investigation.
All we're asking for, we're demanding,
is answers. We're demanding CBI,
and we're asking for resignations
of all those who have failed us.
Guys, if this causes the alliance here
to break up,
then it's not just a UP story.
Let's get this right.
The thing is that
Deepa is still at the police headquarters.
MPA, IJF, all protestors are there.
No official word yet.
And ACP Devrat and IO Jagtap
have also refused to comment.
Pushkar, I think we're looking
at definite resignations.
Unless Crime Branch is ready
with that charge sheet.
[reporter] Acharya-ji! Sir, sir, sir.
Is your presence here at this time,
a mere coincidence,
or a calculated political move?
Because sources say
that after Kamat sir, you're next in line.
You people just start the blame game,
without knowing anything.
For your kind information, this meeting
was planned a month in advance.
If you want, you can check the records.
Will Mumbai Police be able to defend
itself against all accusations it faces?
- Thus far, there has been no statement
- [protestors chanting]
[reporter] issued
by Commissioner Puranik,
nor from JCP Harshvardhan Shroff.
But the biggest question
at this moment is,
"Where is the charge sheet?"
Huh, the bullet is fired somewhere
and the noise is heard somewhere else.
Huh?
UP's fucked-up case is affecting us here.
Who grants bail to the prime accused?
These bloody idiots, huh?
- Shroff!
- [scoffs]
We have what we want.
And this is the right time.
We already have Manoj Shivdasani
in conversation with Rajan.
And Rizwan Chhibber on record.
- So, these two things are enough, right?
- You're right.
Let's wrap it up.
I'll speak to the CM myself.
- [inhales] Jagtap!
- [Jagtap] Sir?
[Shroff] Well done.
- Thank you.
- [siren blaring in distance]
[footsteps receding]
Shroff
I too have received phone calls
from the same guy who's been calling you.
The first call came in
when Sen was pronounced dead.
- [suspenseful music playing]
- I was told to handle it,
in case JCP Crime can't.
- [exhales sharply]
- But, well done.
[scoffs]
So, you're the one behind all this?
Okay.
[Deepa] Uh, uh, Devrat, sir!
- [Veeru] Imran!
- But, Dalvi, how did this happen?
- Something has changed.
- [telephone ringing]
Puranik is saying he's not going anywhere.
Everything is under control.
Yeah, even Dalvi says.
CMO is saying no resignations.
- Kamat wasn't around.
- [indistinct chatter]
Yeah, right, Dalvi,
I get what you're saying.
- Jagruti!
- [line ringing]
Yeah.
- [Veeru] Imran!
- Dalvi, hold on. One second.
- What is happening?
- What happened?
- An exposure of some sort.
- [Sushant] AB TV has just heard
- that JCP Crime Harshvardhan Shroff
- [Imran] How do I know?
- Dalvi, uh, can I call you back later?
- [Sushant] has assured the CMO
- that Sen's murder investigation
- Thank you.
is complete.
They have the final piece of the puzzle.
- Motive, links to Rajan
- [indistinct chatter]
they have everything.
Sources say that the Crime Branch
was chasing a big lead,
- which has come through
- One minute.
[Sushant] tying up
the investigation neatly.
Was this lead the reason
for the delayed charge sheet?
And what exactly is this big lead?
Stay tuned to AB TV. This is Sushant Ravi.
- Sir, can I speak with you?
- Yeah, tell me.
- In private?
- [indistinct chatter]
This is from an official source, sir.
I've been chasing the story
and I know because ACP
So, you got an official story for this?
- Yes, sir. Because she had
- Was this a story?
- Sir, all the facts are
- This is just sensation. Please!
- Sir, everyone's trying to look for
- You've been to journalism college, no?
- [Deepa] Sir, everybody
- [Imran] This is not news.
- [Deepa] Give me a chance, sir.
- [Imran] Deepa, have some decency!
Thank you. Please.
- If Would you listen to me!
- Please!
- [door opening]
- [cell phone buzzes]
[bell dings]
- [music concludes]
- [crickets chirping]
Hello? I have something big,
but it is off the record.
Will off the record work for Leena ma'am?
[Shekhar] Okay, Deepa. Give me a minute.
What does she want?
She wants a job with us
as a junior crime reporter.
And tomorrow's byline.
- [scoffs] Byline?
- [telephone ringing]
A shared byline, maybe.
Put her on.
Darling, if this pans out,
welcome on board.
But if this goes to shit,
you won't see your byline ever again.
[somber music playing]
There's no coming back
from this, Shekhar. Run it.
[birds chirping]
[Nidhi] Immy!
Wake up. Read this.
[indistinct chatter]
[cell phone ringing]
- I read it.
- [Imran] Jagruti. Jagruti.
Look, nothing's official as yet,
so just don't worry.
Okay, we'll even go to Shroff.
Let's ask him what's what.
If need be,
we'll go to Dalvi and to Guha too.
And if we still need to, we'll go the CMO.
Just don't worry.
Okay?
[knocking on door]
- Yes?
- Jagruti Pathak?
There's an arrest warrant in your name.
You'll have to come with us
to the police station.
Please get dressed.
You go inside with her.
[crows cawing]
Hurry up.
[indistinct chatter]
- Come on!
- [Jagruti's uncle] Jagu!
- Mama, call Bhavesh Sidhwani! Hurry!
- Yeah, yeah. I'll call him now.
I'm coming. Don't worry, I'm here.
I'm right behind you, beta.
- Hurry up!
- Where are you taking her?
Hey, stop, stop.
Where are you taking her?
What has she done?
Get in!
- [door closing]
- [car engine revving]
- Call him immediately!
- They took Jagu away, Papa.
[music concludes]
[upbeat theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]
[suspenseful music playing]
[music concludes]