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This is the best place for your business, okay?
He's right,
Finish their work before taking up any other work, contractor!
Of course!
Don't you make them close their business!
Wasn't a hotel running here before this, broker?
Yeah, it was,
- They closed it down later, - Is that so?
Chettaa, we've made a basic plan based on our visit the other day,
- Oh, - See this?
A small reception table should be here, for us,
And a sofa here, for the customers to wait,
And, as we go to the work-area from here, a divider should be there,
See this? A divider like this,
The haircut and other such things will happen here,
So, we need a couple of chairs and a mirror,
And, a divider here for us to shift to that side,
With some mirrors and all, Okay?
And, the threading and facial will be done here,
Got it? So, we need two chairs and a large mirror here,
And, things like spa and waxing would be done here,
So, this area needs privacy,
So, as shown in this,
with a couple of dividers, and a curtain, Got it?
And, along with the false-ceiling, and yes, please fix the water leakage,
I told you same like that,
Hey, broker! Come here,
I'll call you back,
- What's it, contractor? - See that?
Oh! The water is dripping, isn't it?
Start from the roof,
It must be fixed first,
We'll fix it, contractor!
Afterall, the owner is our own guy!
Listen, This contractor is quite talented!
But, he's not so experienced in building barber shops,
It's not a barber shop, chettaa,
It's a beauty parlour,
Yeah, that's what I meant!
This would be the rough estimate,
Chettaa, the thing is,
we came here, accumulating all the money we have,
Moreover, we had to borrow some, too,
Please help us as much as you can,
We too shall do some work,
Err,,, Okay, Okay,
All okay, then? You liked the place, didn't you?
Shall we leave, then?
- Sure, - Come, contractor,
Here's the plan, Please keep it,
How am I going to do all this at this rate?
- Let me close it, - Let me do it, chettaa,
You'll have to struggle a bit!
- Did you have tea? - No,
Come on, then, Let's have tea,
Contractor! How are you going to plan the work?
Should I bring the labourers, or will you get them?
We have two labourers already!
- These girls? - What should I do, now?
- These girls? - They said they'll work!
Chettaa, any update on the mini-lorry guy you mentioned about?
I've asked him to unload things here, while coming to Vinayan's store,
Come on in,
It's our own shop!
Hello! Welcome!
Is he the one whom you assigned the work to?
So you have no plans to open your business anytime soon, huh?
Kariyachan! Get tea for all of us!
I am Satheeshan Mundamkunnu, I'm a Panchayat member,
Annie,
- Shilpa, - What?
Shilpa,
You're going to open your parlour in Thomachan's building, right?
I got to know,
Whatever help you need, don't hesitate to ask us,
Consider this place as your native, All of us will be with you,
Here's your tea,
Kariyachan! What fresh snack have you got?
Pay me your pending tabs first! I'll be 'freshly' furious otherwise!
What do you want to eat?
- Get us two 'Madakku' snacks, chettaa, - Okay,
He thinks he's a great photographer,
But, you'll have to travel to Kottayam if you need a good photo!
Kariyachan! A strong tea for Sugeeth!
He's devastated!
Hey! Come here!
What?
With this face, whether you travel to Kottayam or Kuala Lumpur,
you'll get the same photo only!
Come to me for taking photos when the next election comes!
Shall I just flee the scene?
Do you do portfolios?
Of course! That's a cakewalk for me!
Well,,, I have some ideas,
Are you interested in modelling?
Yeah, a bit,
Wanna try the suggestion shot method with some LED lights?
The load is here,
- It's him? He's from our party, He's good, - Who's he? Why is he here?
He's here to ruin the moment!
- Are you free today? Shall we go to the studio? -I'll let you know,
Well, I'm free today, I have a baptism tomorrow,
Hey, I've brought your items, Shall I unload them?
Four cups of tea and four snacks, 80 rupees,
'Let's have tea and go,' - 'That'd do, right?'
- I don't have change, - Never mind, Keep it with you,
You can tally it in our tabs,
We'll pay you weekly,
Oh, so she's got some money!
You both go ahead, We'll have tea and come,
So, a beauty parlour in our town, too!
"Who are we?"
"As we ascend these heights"
"Is silence perching in our eyes?"
"The bright day that'd come tomorrow,"
"Would the dense clouds dim it?"
"Or would it adorn the sunshine?"
"Distance seems vague in front"
"Emotions seem clueless in ourselves"
"What are we looking for, Within each other?"
"What's louring from within?"
"Is it a magical start?"
"Or a thoughtless leap?"
"Anything might be possible"
"But are we ready to face anything?"
"Distance seems vague in front"
"Emotions seem clueless in ourselves"
"What are we looking for, Within each other?"
"What's louring from within?"
"Is it a magical start?"
"Or a thoughtless leap?"
"Anything might be possible,"
"But are we ready to face anything?"
"This world, It's a playground of the wealthy"
Learn from them! Such girls with mettle!
Right,
Anyway, I liked them!
"Only big shots soar up in the skies"
"Let's gamble here, Without losing mettle"
"We ought to reap the dreams we sowed"
"The goal is just a dream away"
"Come whatever path, Let's take to reach it"
"Even if we sink, gotta uprise"
"Gotta be determined, forever"
"Paint a smile on your face To hide the secrets"
"Nothing in this world is So pure and pristine"
"This out-turn makes things Seem puzzling"
'KOLLA' [ROBBERY]
Shilpa! Make it fast!
When you go to church on Sundays, you gotta dress up a bit!
I'll go to the church and come,
Okay,
Hey! I'll open it in a minute!
Make it fast!
Hey,
Did anybody see you?
No, I left the church without mom noticing,
That's good,
Don't be sad, Sumi,
A way out has come up!
Stop lying! Let go of me!
Don't you trust me? I swear!
Things will work out!
Sumi!
So you came here, huh?
- Go home! - Get going, brother,
Don't interfere in my life,
- Dare you talk back? - Why are you so vexed?
You're not her real brother! Just some random distant relative!
- Basil! - Let go of him!
Let go of him!
Basil!
Brother,,,
Basil!
Brother!
Hey! Don't let him go!
Hey! Stop there!
Hey! Don't let him go!
Catch him! Hey!
Get hold of him!
I've warned you several times not to mess with my family!
- Dare you follow her again! - Step back, Rojin!
Hey! How dare you?! I'll get even with you later!
Annie! Annie!
Come with me!
'Are you alright? Need some water?'
Why did you have to do it? Come here!
I'll get even with you then!
VEMPALLY DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD
The account will get activated today itself,
And, feel free to let me know if you need a loan,
The formalities are minimal these days,
Sure, sir,
Alright,
Your ID?
Okay,
- Don't you need our photos, sir? - Yeah, I do,
Is the work almost done?
We know that the construction noise must be troubling you!
We're working on Sundays as well, to finish it soon,
What trouble?
When you launch a new business,
it's good for the town,
and it's good for us, the bank, too!
Erm,,, Gopu?
- Yes, sir, - Show them the locker,
- You may go with him, - Thank you,
- This is your key, - Okay,
Hey, finish the work by today, okay?
Sure, brother, It'll be done,
Well, chettaa, The work's still pending,
Will we be able to open the parlour on time?
Come here, Bhai!
Tell me,
Yesterday, I,,,
Two hundred,,,
I came here at 200 (2:00 PM),
I didn't see t,,, you!
I was at the work site!
Huh? Why are you talking like that?
Raman chettaa,
Let him go, I understand,
- Please continue your work, brother, - Sure, sister,
- I'll see to you later! - See! See!
Some of your dues are still pending, chettaa,
That's alright,
Only the roof work is pending now, right?
I'll send my guys and get it done next week,
Okay?
- Bhai! - Yes?
Shall we go have tea?
Come on, let's go have tea!
They clearly understood that!
Listen,,,
Did you see the photos Sugeeth clicked?
They're awesome!
Don't you forget why we are here,
Yeah, so what about you?
What about you quarrelling with Rojin the other day?
When I saw people beating up an innocent guy,
I lost my cool!
You upset on me?
Alright then, Basil,
- Basil,,, - Huh?
You won't stop following Sumi, huh?
Who are you to ask that?
You've got supporters at the junction! But who'll support you here?!
They aren't here yet!
Do you recognise the ones who beat you up?
It's Rojin's doing! Who else it could be!
I can call up the police, if you want,
No need of that,
We got worried when member called us,
And your phone is switched off!
Hey, Basil,
Stop getting involved with that girl,
That's the best for both you and her,
Don't say like that, member!
Times have changed, Don't you know?
Doesn't matter if the time's changed or not! A beating is still a beating!
No other issues, right?
No,
It' alright,
BEAUTY PARLOUR OPENING INVITATION MAY 22ND, SUNDAY
What's this application, member?
Know Janaki Amma from near the culvert?
It's an application for her home maintenance,
Oh, for the house?
You usually write applications for chicken farms and all, right?
Hey, Shall I get you tea?
There's a ceremony on next Thursday,
It's our parlour's inauguration, You must come,
Wow! Is any actor or actress inaugurating it?
Please come and do the inauguration, sir,
Huh?
- Me? - Yes,
Don't panic, member!
You don't have to cut the hair, Cutting the ribbon would do!
I will definitely come, Thanks!
See you,
Inauguration: Satheeshan Mundamkunnu
- Sugeeth, - Yeah?
We need some photos of the ceremony,
You will come, right?
Why not? I will come!
I'll come on the previous day itself!
Please come, chettaa,
Alright, we'll get going, then,
Please come on Thursday, Be there in the morning itself,
- See you, then, - Alright, Sure!
See! Such nice kids, right?
Not just pretty, Sensible and well-mannered, too,
I too had felt so,
Until the moment they invited you to do the inauguration!
"Sugar"
"But not so sweet!"
"Sugar"
"But not so sweet!"
"Oh yeah!"
"Oh, not so sweet!"
"Chase us, betray us,"
"Hunt us, we won't back down"
"Force us, restrain us,"
"Threaten us, we will move on"
"We will move on,"
"Are you watching closely?"
"The scene is shifting"
"Are you watching closely?"
"The game is changing"
"Sugar"
"But not so sweet!"
"We know what you think now"
"It's the same old tale"
"Dare not close your eyes now"
"For this is not your fairytale"
"We know what you think now"
"It's the same old tale"
"Dare not close your eyes now"
"Not your fairytale,"
See that? That's the sensor,
We close our shop at 4-4:30 PM daily,
Let's not break that routine,
Please make it fast,
Annie!
Hush!
Annie?
Shilpa?
Guess they're inside,
Hey! Listen,,,
Her marriage is fixed!
- Really? - Yeah! It all happened so fast!
The groom and his family will arrive at 6:00 PM today,
Both of you have to be there for her bridal makeup,
That's her wish,
Sure, We will come,
Well, there's still some work left,
Yeah, some false-ceiling works are pending,
And some miscellaneous things, too,
Alright then, Come early, okay?
- And, the dinner's on us, tonight, - Oh! Sure!
- See you, then, - See you,
Come, let's go,
Is the work almost done?
Going on, chettaa,
- Why? You done already? - Yes, chettaa,
- Are you done, too? - Yes, chettaa,
Oh!
Stop it, Hush!
The manager is here,
The manager, Hush!
Climb down,
- Hey,,, - Yes?
What would we do if the manager opens the locker room?
No!
There's no chance for that,
He doesn't have to open the locker room unless there's a customer,
Hope he doesn't get any doubts,
No, Should be all okay,
Let's go,
"This world, It's a playground of the wealthy"
"Only big shots soar up in the skies"
"Let's gamble here, Without losing mettle"
"We ought to reap the dreams we sowed"
"The goal is just a dream away"
"Come whatever path, Let's take to reach it"
"Even if we sink, gotta uprise"
"Gotta be determined, forever"
"Paint a smile on your face To hide the secrets"
"Nothing in this world is So pure and pristine"
"This out-turn makes things Seem puzzling"
Come!
"Who are we?"
"As we ascend these heights"
"Is silence perching in our eyes?"
"The bright day that'd come tomorrow,"
"Would the dense clouds dim it?"
"Or would it adorn the sunshine?"
"Distance seems vague in front"
"Emotions seem clueless in ourselves"
"What are we looking for, Within each other?"
"What's louring from within?"
"Is it a magical start?"
"Or a thoughtless leap?"
"Anything might be possible"
"But are we ready to face anything?"
"Distance seems vague in front"
"Emotions seem clueless in ourselves"
"What are we looking for, Within each other?"
"What's louring from within?"
"Is it a magical start?"
"Or a thoughtless leap?"
"Anything might be possible"
"But are we ready to face anything?"
Sir! Sir!
This is the robbery spot, sir,
But, doesn't look like we'll be able to find any fingerprints, sir,
The whole scene is contaminated,
Should you be letting people in, member?
- Weren't you the first to reach the spot? - Not me, sir!
It's them, It's their parlour,
Wanna have some tea?
Not now, chettaa,
'Like everyday, we came to the parlour to open it,'
'That's when we saw that the lock is broken,'
'We got worried,'
Hold my bag, Let me call the folks,
Chettaa,,,
- Chettaa,,, - What's wrong?
The shutter's lock is broken,
The slider too is open,
Oh, no!
- Darn! - Come, Kariyachan!
- Wonder what trouble this is! - Member, there,,,
Huh? Oh, no!
- Member,,, - What's the problem?
- See this? - What's the matter?
Give way, What's this? The lock is broken!
Stop it, Sugeeth! Stop!
Don't do anything in haste!
- How will we know without opening? - Yeah, only if we open,,,
- We'll get to know what's stolen! - What are you saying, member?
- Open it, - Were there any valuables inside?
- Come on! Turn it faster! - I'm turning it!
Will we be in trouble if we open it?
What say, Sugeeth?
- We'll see! - Come on! Faster!
I'm doing it! Stop crying!
Come on! Lift it up!
It won't lift up! You gotta turn the wheel!
Alright, turn it then!
Yeah, it's open, Go inside and check, member,
Go inside first, member, Aren't you the right one to go in first? Come on,
Come on,
- Move, - You too get in, Kariyachan,
- Be with me, Kariyachan, - Turn on the lights now,
- Who's got a phone? - I have it,
Here,
Hey, it's a huge mess,
It's a bank robbery!
- What do we do,,, - Call the police, member!
- Me? - Who else?
Aren't you the rightful one to call them?
- Really? - Who else, then? Me?
'Call the police first!'
Sugeeth,,,
It's gonna be a headache!
'We were so tensed that we couldn't figure out what to do,'
I went to the eatery and called member,
We didn't anticipate this scene inside, sir,
We realised it only after opening it,
I tried my level best to not let--
Who all were at the junction that time?
- Question them all, - Sure, sir,
- Bank? - This way, sir,
Sir,
Yes, sir,
Actually, it doesn't look like any locals entered this room, sir,
We've got a couple of bootprints,
But, no fingerprints,
Okay,
This is a thoroughly professional job,
It's a clean job,
No, Nothing till now, Okay,
I'll call you back once I get an update,
Sure, sir,
Sir,
Why did you visit the bank, despite it being a Sunday?
I was on leave due to my daughter's delivery,
I had some pending work, So I came on Sunday to finish them,
I was able to finish it in an hour,
But it was all fine till I left,
- He is the president of the bank, - Hello, sir,
What's the next step from bank's side?
As they haven't touched the safe, there's no loss for the bank,
Only the customers can say what are lost from the lockers,
- What about the compensation? - They'll have to show the source, sir,
We won't be able to compensate if they don't,
Even if we have to,
it will be based on the report of the judicial committee,
Okay,
Jesus!
- Brother-in-law! - Brother-in-law!
Come with me! I was waiting to see you!
I had some work nearby, So just came to--
It's been a while since we boozed together,
I,,, I,,,
I've stopped boozing, brother-in-law!
Hello, sir,
Will meet you, sir,
I can wait,
Alright, sir,
We have taken the manager's statement, sir,
A few villagers' statements, too,
The superintendent of police is coming,
Oh,
I'll make the necessary arrangements, sir,
And, those girls are waiting,
- Ask one of them to come, - Ok, sir,
Sir,
Annie,
Did you enter the parlour in the morning?
No, sir,
Other people entered the place before that,
And, the Panchayat member came and told us about this,
When can we open again, sir,,,?
What activities did you do here yesterday?
The tiles installation was pending, sir,
We had planned to open the parlour this week,
And, we too were working on the tiles installation,
Do you know tiles installation?
I learned it, sir,
The expenses were skyrocketing, so,,,
What did you do for the rest of the day?
It was Sumi's engagement yesterday,
So, we went and did make-up for Sumi and her mom,
We were there till night,
What all did you do that day?
As usual, we had our lunch from the eatery,
We closed the parlour by around 4 and went home,
We went to Sumi's house after freshening up,
We went there for a function,
After that?
We went to bed, as usual,
Went to bed, huh?
You used to work in a parlour, right?
What made you come here and start a beauty parlour of your own?
I always wished to start my own parlour someday, sir,
Besides, there are no parlours nearby,
Oh, I see,
Saturday evening 5:00 PM,
the bank staff turned on the sensors, and closed the bank,
On Sunday morning, you opened the parlour and started working,
The bank manager visited the bank that afternoon,
At evening 4:00, you closed the parlour,
- Right? - Yeah,
Kariya said that he didn't notice anything unusual till he closed the eatery,
On Monday morning, the member called the police,
So, when would've the robbery taken place?
Must be at night, Right, sir?
Is your decision still the same?
Nope,
We'll stick around for some more days,
That's safer,
Later,,, when it's evident that we can't open the parlour anytime soon, we'll leave,
It's not that easy!
You both will have to act well for quite some time,
Things went as per our plan till now,
There could be a clue at the spot,
Gotta be careful,
These,,,
wouldn't have a very high market value,
I have my eyes on a dealer,
He's a good chap, He won't scam us,
Once we are able to sell this off,
we must give the first share to Basil,
As you say, Appapa!
And,,,
Let me keep these at the island house,
That place is safe, Nobody goes there,
I'm not able to wash off this ink, no matter how hard I try!
Don't be so distressed, Come, let's have some food,
Kariyachan hit the jackpot, anyway!
Come, Let's have food together,
Hey! Come, Sit,
You didn't have anything since morning, right?
Manu! Get them porottas and curry,
Sure, just a moment,
Here,
Well, when will you able to open the parlour after this legal mess?
We don't know, chettaa,
Hey, Manu, Take orders from the ones outside,
Okay? Go ahead,
Don't you think about all these and get distressed,
Come hell or high water, we'll face it!
We are all with you!
Stay strong,
Of course, We are all with you,
Don't get tensed, Have food,
Let's see what happens,
Don't let anybody enter now, Okay?
The entry and exit are through the same route, sir,
And sir, they've done a small blast to break the concrete apart,
A beauty parlour was being set up here,
They were supposed to start this week,
Oh, I see,
Any evidence?
No solid evidence yet, sir,
- The time the incident took place? - Sometime between 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM,
There was a function at an eminent family around here,
So, almost all the villagers were there,
Okay,
Anyway, we need to check the ones who do robberies like this,
Convicts with similar MO, (Modus Operandi)
Especially, the ones who got a release recently,
Sir,
And, what about the loot?
There's a safe with 70 lockers, in the bank,
Almost all of them have been cracked open,
The other two safes in the same room are left untouched,
Since they are lockers, there's a small problem, sir,
What problem?
The bank doesn't know what's inside the lockers,
Even the customers might not remember, sir,
Approximately 26 kilograms of gold,
a few diamonds,
around 350k in cash,
and some foreign currency, too,
Like father, like daughter!
Yeah, I've started, I'm on my way,
Control the media, sir,
Keep them in line!
[Indistinct chattering]
- See, it's a grave situation, - Sir,
- We have to find out who did it as soon as possible, -Yes, sir,
You make,,, an investigation team,
- And you give me the list tonight itself, - Sir,
Okay? We gotta close this soon,
- Alright? - Okay,
- Let's go, - Sir,
'THE ROBBERY THAT SHOCKED THE TOWN'
I've been waiting since long!
- Did anybody see you? - I don't know!
Did Annie pay you your dues?
- What due? - You worked a lot for them, right?
Heard that the parlour is in legal trouble now,
Will you ever get it?
Yeah! I already got that money!
I can't hold on at my home for much longer,
I'll just leave my home and come to you,
I won't ever go back,
My dear Sumi,,,
A few more days,
Don't you trust me?
I just reached the police station, I'll call you,
Sir,
We've got a reply for the crime card we sent,
Likewise, the list of MO convicts, too,
This is 'Churuttu' Abu,
Robbed Ahalya Jewellery, Palakkad,
He is still active,
Lives in Arattupuzha, Thrissur,
This is Reji, Robbed a bank at Kasaragod,
He was released from Viyyur jail six months back,
He lives in Changaramkulam now,
This is Stephen, Robbed a bank at Kannur,
He's not involved in any case for the last 3-4 years,
He lives in Kollam with his family,
He's not currently active,
And, 'Mammatty' Vasudevan,
He's specialised in temples,
Things like deities, temple reservoirs,
Our radar caught him during the Mavelikkara bank robbery,
He lives in Edathala now, where he does farming,
All four of them are outside prison currently,
All of them got alibis, too,
- Just a sec, - Okay, sir,
- Mom? '-Farooq,,,'
'Can't you call me sometimes?'
I'm very busy, mom, Tell me,
'Are you eating well?'
It's alright, Tell me why you called,
Shahina lives nearby, right?
Go meet her once,
Sure, I will visit her,
Call me after your visit, then,
Sure, mom,
Don't limit the investigation to these people,
There could be new people out there,
Whenever you see anybody at suspicious circumstances,
you must check them,
We've done a background check of Annie and Shilpa,
They were together at a shelter home for sometime,
Later, they went on to study beautician course,
They worked at a beauty parlour for a while, after that,
Right from the shelter home till here,
everybody has only good things to say about them,
What's the update on the CCTV checking?
We're following it up, sir,
Cameras are scarce at that junction,
No point in checking just that junction,
You gotta check all the CCTV cameras within 2-3 km radius,
It's not easy to transport such a huge loot,
Did you get the list of all the vehicles which passed through there?
We're trying to get it, sir,
We're waiting for the reply from the control room,
- Speed up things, Okay? - Sure, sir,
Hey! Get me some curry,
Sure, coming!
Brother-in-law,,,
- Brother-in-law,,, - Yeah?
Come, Drink it up,
Hey,
Take this,
Oh! What are you up to?
A little,,, curry,,,
Brother-in-law,,,
I know you are on to a big job!
Don't ask me anything about it now,
I'll tell you when it's time,
Wow! Such a scrumptious fish curry, sister!
- Is it any good? - Of course!
- It's superb! - It's a bit too spicy,
Listen, All of us will be benefited if you do as I say,
Isn't the gold safe with Appapa?
Don't mention about it again and again!
He went to jail for my dad!
Should we keep this batter for tomorrow?
No,
It's a work they planned together,
It didn't work out at the last moment,
If dad was caught instead, then,
my life wouldn't have been the same!
Appapa took the blame,
I didn't mean it that way, Annie,
- With this much gold, anyone could,,, - Don't mention about it again!
He won't betray us,
Okay,
This is the crime spot, sir,
The modus operandi was similar, sir,
It happened in the early morning,
He dug through this wall and tried to break in,
It's been 2-3 weeks since the incident happened,
- Did you catch the robber, sir? - No,
He destroyed our CCTV, sir,
We fixed it later,
So, we don't have any footage left,
Is it actually the robber who destroyed the CCTV?
Huh?
A suppressed case at Ettumanoor, sir,
The modus operandi is similar,
Two weeks before our bank robbery,
On a Sunday,
'Won't they have the CCTV footages there?'
There aren't any, sir,
It's all destroyed,
'Not just those of that area,'
'but I need the footages of that whole town, Victor,'
'That too, soon,'
I'll get it, sir, I'll do the necessary,
We need to retrieve all the CCTV footages around this town,
Yes, We will get it,
He ran off this way, sir,
The security guard chased him,
But the robber escaped,
Of all the vehicles which passed this way until morning,
there are two lorries,
Okay,
A few cars, too,
Then, some auto-rickshaws which do daily commute in this route,
Zoom into that mini lorry,
Okay,
A bit more,
See if you can get the next day's footage for the same time?
Sure,
Open,
Sure, sir,
Where do you want to go, sir?
Just drive,
Where are you off to, sir?
I simply got in,
Why do you have a ride this early?
This is my daily ride, sir,
To pick up the newspaper bundle from the bus stand,
and milk from the dairy next to it,
I've been doing this for the last one year,
Whom do you take up most rides for, at the junction?
No single store in particular, sir,
As interior works are going on in the parlour,
I've been taking up their rides more, these days,
How did you connect with them?
Through the contractor,
Contractor! I see!
- Victor,,, - Sir?
- Comb the whole Ettumanoor town, - Sure, sir,
I need full details of whatever happened at Ettumanoor,
on that Sunday two weeks prior to our robbery,
Yes, sir,
I will get it,
This is the footage on the day of the suppressed case,
He escaped this way,
- Pause it, - Sir,
Rewind it and freeze the frame,
- Isn't it Stephen? - Let me check, sir,
Open Stephen's file,
One second,
- Get his details, - Sure, sir,
It's him, Stephen,
This man supposedly left this field three years back,
Yet, he's there, two weeks prior to the robbery,
within 8 km radius from the robbery spot!
I want the full details of what he was doing there,
Yes, sir, I will get it,
I'll make the arrangements to capture him,
- Listen,,, - Yeah?
Rosamma's daughter's marriage is around the corner,
So, don't I need some ornaments to wear,
when I attend her marriage?
We don't have any children,
There are no major functions left in our family after this marriage,
Your brother was around, Where's he now?
He's got some work for the next 3-4 days,
Yes! He needs to be quite worked on!
Listen, I'm telling you this for your own good,
What's it?
I'll give you a share once I get this money,
Don't let him know about it,
- Are you gonna get it soon? - Yeah,
Huh?
Hey,
Where did I return from, I told you?
Mukaloor,
Okay!
Oh, no! What's the matter, sir?
Is Stephen here?
Sir,,,
Hey! Come,
What did he do wrong now, sir?
- He doesn't do such things anymore! - Come on! Hurry up!
Sir,,,
Just a moment, sir, Let me wear a shirt,
- Okay, hurry up, - What are you up to? -Lord!
They will conduct Sumi's marriage soon,
I guess he asked to meet us because of that,
The police is enquiring about me at Ettumanoor town,
Ettumanoor?
The time of my arrival, the time I leave, everything!
And,,,
they enquired about the day when that fight happened,
Which day? Our initially planned date?
I don't know!
It's not gonna cause much trouble,
But, when the fight broke out,
Stephen chettan was waiting for me at the bus stand,
Alright, then, See you tomorrow,
- Basil,,, - Huh?
You won't stop following Sumi, huh?
Who are you to ask that?
You've got supporters at the junction! But who'll support you here?!
Hey! Move aside! Huh?
You don't seem to understand! Huh?
You'll die at my hands!
It's your wretched love that caused all these troubles!
You're blaming my love now?
- What about what you did? - What did we do?
You gave all the gold to Appapa!
Annie!
You're so safe, even now!
In the villagers' eyes, you're the poor, unfortunate souls!
Listen! If we did this together, we'll bear the consequences too, together!
Basil! Nobody's gonna be in trouble!
Just relax!
As Appapa mentioned,
We'll get the first share of money within the next 2-3 days,
You can take it,
You leave now,
I'm old, sir,
I've stopped such acts,
- Stephen,,, - Yeah?
Look at this calendar,
and tell me exactly where you were,
for the last month, on each day,
I take up welding works at Thenkasi, sir,
For the whole month?
Alright,
Where were you, on this Sunday?
I was at Kollam, sir,
Was anybody there with you?
Yes, My brother-in-law,
We went there to buy some things for the marriage of my wife's relative,
What's the matter, sir?
Huh?
How about this Sunday?
I was at Thenkasi,
- Huh? - At Thenkasi,
- Are you sure? - Yeah,
On this Sunday,
we will be ready,
Means, the fourth Sunday since our arrival at the junction,
Once Appapa reaches Ettumanoor bus stand,
Basil should transport him to Vayala by hiding him in the carrier,
I will park my vehicle at the bus stand, near the newspaper collection spot,
If I don't see him there, or if I feel any doubts,
I will flee the scene,
Okay?
If it doesn't work out on that day due to whatsoever reasons,
we will send out a postcard,
The next date will be mentioned in it,
Look closely,
Is this Thenkasi?
Huh?
Well, sir,,, Me and brother-in-law went to a hotel in Thenkasi to have food,,,
- Hello? '-I'm calling from Vempally police station,'
'Both of you come to the station within half an hour,'
Sure, sir,
We need to be at the police station within half an hour,
Why have they called us here?
Isn't this a first-of-its-kind incident in our town?
What's the matter, member?
Heard that they caught the robber,
We've been called to do an identification parade,
Satheeshan Mundamkunnu,
Sir,
- Hello, - Yes, member Satheeshan,
Try to recollect if you've seen any of these people
at the junction, or anywhere around,
Look closely,
No, sir, Haven't seen any,
Are you sure?
Haven't seen, sir,
Call the next one,
Sir,
No, sir,
Basil,
Basil, see if you know anybody among them,
- No, sir, Haven't seen them before, - Not even one person?
No, sir, Haven't seen any of them,
Shilpa,
No, sir, Haven't seen any of them before,
Call the next one,
Annie,
Annie, do you remember seeing any of these people
near your parlour, or anywhere else?
- No, sir, - You sure?
Yes,
Huh? What's it?
Don't you pull a trick!
- Oh, no! Mother! - Stop acting smart!
Enough with your drama!
Hey!
- Sir,,, - Get up, you!
- Something's happened to him, sir! - Stop rolling on the floor! Get up!
- Stop it! - Just check once, sir,
Enough! Stop it!
It's his trick, sir!
Call an ambulance!
- Okay, sir! - Everybody out!
- Get the phone, - Everybody, out,
- Call the ambulance! Quick! - Calling, sir,
- Go out, - Is he in trouble, sir?
Hello, Send an ambulance to the police station,
- Careful, - Hurry up! Fast!
- Come here, Kariyachan! - What's it, member?
Oh, no! Looks like he's gone!
Lift up that side,
Sir,
We have made the arrangements to release Stephen's body,
- Victor,,, - Yes, sir,
This should not be a dead-end for us,
'-Hello?' - Greetings, sir,
'What's the update?'
It's a natural death, sir, Postmortem is done,
'-Release a statement to the press,' - Sir,
'-Just mention him as 'suspect',' - Okay, sir,
'Alright,'
Stephen's call records,
past and recent mobile tower locations,
- track them all, - Yes, sir,
Though he's dead,
- He's the only lead we've got, - Sir,
And, attach his photo along with the press release,
Okay, sir,
I'm no longer onto jobs, child,
I've even booked a grave plot (Kallara) for me, at Thenmala church,
Without my wife's knowledge!
Appapa,,,
You very well know,
the troubles we faced, and the hardships we had to go through,
That's why I'm pressurising you,
The plan is safe,
It's my dad's plan,
The one which you were about to do back then,
I just made a few modifications, that's all!
Listen,,,
The plan is safe, I agree,
But, it's a bank, So it's risky,
Isn't it a bank locker? What if it's risky? These are unaccounted assets!
It's not necessary that there would be much assets when we break in!
Who knows!
If you don't agree to join us, we'll approach someone else to do this,
We will carry this out for sure,
Annie was all I had,
I'll be by her side, whatever she's into,
Appapa,,,
For all of us,
one last time?
Please!
Annie,,,
Enough, Annie,
Annie!
He kept on saying 'No',,,
- to me umpteen times,,, - Stop crying,,,
It was all my fault!
Darn,,,
He was relaxing at home in his old age,
and I got him into this! My wretched plan!
Annie,,,
I got you too into this,,,
If you behave this way, how will it work, Annie?
Stop crying, Stop,
Stop it, Stop,
Come sit here, Come,
I can't bear it,,,
Look at me,
Why did Appapa do all these?
Why did Appapa do all these for you?
Have you ever thought about it?
Stop crying,
When the cops arrived, he happily went with them,,,
Don't worry sister Be strong,
Did you give her tea? Give me a cup of tea,
- My dear Molikutty,,, - Calm down, chechi!
Stop crying, chechi,
Keep this with you,
Pour some more, Yeah,
Sister,,,
- What's the matter? - Have tea,
- I don't want it,,, - Have it,
Give me 500 rupees,
500 rupees,
Huh?
- Let me go to the island once, - Is it?
No, thanks, Off I go,
I'm taking my leave,
- Hey, - Yes,
- You really need 500? - Yeah,
- Give me, - Hold on,
Okay, I'll be right back,
- Want some tea? - Nope,
Get down, Get down,
Hurry up,
Yeah, get down,
Make way, brother,
Taking a lottery at this age?!
Wait! I gotta get in!
Darn!
He must've moved it from there,
Or he might've even sold all of it,
'-Can you give me small change? - Sure,'
All our efforts went down the drain!
'Ticket?'
After the news of Stephen's death broke out,
a bus conductor has identified him,
On Monday morning, the 23rd,
he travelled from Ettumanoor to Kottayam,
We couldn't trace him after that,
It's clear now,
Let's proceed with him as the main suspect,
But, he can't carry out this operation alone,
Somebody must've been there to help him,
OBITUARY REST IN PEACE K, STEPHEN
Who's it?
Praised be Jesus Christ,
Forever and ever,
Isn't this Stephen's home?
Yes, it is!
Sister,,,
Please come inside,
Please sit, sister,
Some water, please?
Sure, will give you,
I'll get you some coffee, Please sit,
Who's it, sister?
Huh?
Praise the lord,
You used to know him?
Here, sister,
Stephen used to donate to our church orphanage,
Whatever he earned, he donated it all like this!
Stephen was very fond of children,
He used to bring food, and some money, whenever he visited,
You heard about him and came here, right?
What happened with him?
Oh,,,
It's better not to say it!
The cops took him from here,
He didn't return,
They said it's a natural death,
But, who knows!
Was he unwell or something?
Oh! Nothing in particular!
Where did you bury him?
- In the grave, - At the church here,
Who is he?
My brother,
Did Stephen use to travel a lot for work?
Yeah, He used to travel a lot,
Where did he use to go?
Why do you want to know all these? Huh?
Well, we too ought to know,
Stop it!
Don't you talk like this to nuns,
God will be angry with you!
Angry, my foot!
Yeah, Stop here,
Lord,,,
"Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name"
"Thy kingdom come"
He had mentioned about his visit to Thenmala church, just before he left,
He was very happy after returning from there,
Are you from that church, sister?
No,
Somebody's coming, I guess,
Is it? Let me go check,
What's the matter, sir?
- What's it, now? - Do a deep search all over,
- Go ahead, - Aren't you done yet, sir?
My Lord!
There's nothing there!
That's my 'Kudampuli' fruit!
We're not gonna take it away, Just searching!
What are you doing?
Oh, no! Sir!
He wasn't into shady business anymore!
- He was always into prayers, sir, - We found a postcard, sir,
- Did you check this trunk box, sir? - Yeah, I did, There's nothing!
This card came two days after his death, sir,
Didn't I tell you? It too contains prayers,
He was on a spiritual path, huh?
- Yes, sir! - Got it!
Nothing here?
- Let's go check out the other room, - I checked there,
- They've made a mess! - Nothing here, sir,
Didn't I tell you, sir? He never keeps anything here!
Where does he keep things, then?
- I didn't mean it that way,,, - What way?
It's not that, sir,,,
- He's a poor soul, sir! He's no more! - Yeah, he is!
Let go of him, sir!
- Poor soul! - Binu sir, come!
Many people visited after hearing the news, sir,
Anyone whom you don't know?
Several friends of him,
the villagers,
and a nun from the church,
Which nun?
He used to donate to church orphanages,
And, the Panchayat ward member too visited,
Heard that a minister and Bishop too are coming,
Even though he was a thief, he was a nice man, sir,
- A gem of a person, huh?! -Yeah!
'He was alright!'
Come!
Tell me when you see a gem of a person, Gotta arrest him!
This is our class photo, uncle,
Our school's annual day is scheduled next week,
I'm taking part in a skit,
- Will you come to watch it? - Sure!
- Isn't this you? - Yeah,
Get 'Payasam',
Can't you visit us sometimes?
I'm quite busy,
The case I'm investigating now is somewhat complicated,
A marriage proposal has come up for you,
We don't have plans to let you roam around freely!
When mom asked me to come here, I guessed this,
Yeah, Of course,
Don't rush, We've got time,
Such excuses ain't gonna work,
Tell me your decision before answering the phone!
- Hello? - The search is over,
Didn't find anything from there, sir,
He never keeps stolen goods at home,
The villagers say that he has a usual spot at the island,
I guess, as he used postcards to communicate, his call records are clean,
Analyse those postcards,
Okay, sir,
And yes, she bragged about public figures visiting her, hearing about his death,
His wife,
She said a nun and a Panchayat member visited her,
Arrange surveillance at Stephen's home,
'Sure, sir,'
I'd kept a pack of cigarettes here, Did they take them, too?
Look at the mess they left!
Such a pain!
- Sister,,, - Yeah?
- Try to recollect again, - What?
Did he mention anything?
No! Don't you know?
He never tells me anything!
Whatever I told them, that's all I know!
Where could've he shifted it?
There were a couple of bags, I'm sure!
- Really? - Of course!
Not just that,
A girl was wandering around the island,
Yeah! Now it makes sense!
- That nun! - Yeah!
Wasn't something fishy about her?
Of course! She's the con of aces!
You must've seen the way she fled the scene!
Yeah! That explains it!
She fled the scene as soon as she saw the police,
Yeah, And you, too!
I thought, why to come into their sight unnecessarily!
- Listen,,, - Yeah?
I have some suspicions,
What's it? Huh?
I'll just roam around and be right back, Give me some money,
It's for our own good! Give me whatever you have!
Come on, sister! Get it!
- Let me get you tea, - Okay,
I was the one who got benefited!
My business has flourished well, since then!
Come, Aby sir, Take a seat,
- Shall I get you tea? - Sure,
Something happened,
The cops caught a guy,
But he passed away at the police station!
It's those poor girls who are in real trouble,
Wonder when they will be able to open their parlour again!
Where are you off to? Have a tea and go,
No, thanks, chettaa,
You've been travelling frequently since the last few days, huh?
I got a bridal make-up work through a friend,
- That's why, - Oh,
Alright,
- Shall I take your leave, then? - Sure,
They too gotta survive, ain't they, sir?
God knows when this case will be closed!
All they can do is the job they know,
The last thing he mentioned was that he'd gone to Thenmala church,
He was so joyful after returning from there,
At Thenmala church,,,
I've booked a grave plot for myself, Even my wife isn't aware of this,
- Hello, sir? - Are you free tomorrow, Annie?
Yes, sir,
Nothing much, There's a program at my niece's school,
Gotta cut her hair for that,
Sure, I'll make myself available, sir,
If that's not too much of a trouble for you,
- Can you please go to their home? - Sure, sir,
I'll send you the location,
Okay,
I'm making coffee,
Want some?
I've found the loot,
It's safe,
I want my share,
Go inside,
- What? - Go inside, I say!
Huh?
Who's that?
Who's he?
At that island house,,,
you were searching something, weren't you?
I didn't get you,
Dare you,,,!
Don't you act smart!
Keep your show to these stupid villagers!
I know everything!
I'll leave this place only with the gold that you have!
Don't you play a trick on me!
To hell with her parlour,,,
tears,,, and drama!
I'll put up the shutters to everything!
Huh?
- Get out, - Huh?
Don't your lose temper!
The business between you and my brother-in-law,,,
I'm aware of all that,
If I,,,
tell this to the concerned people,,,
But, I won't do that, That's not the right thing, is it?
But, if I tell this to the concerned people,,, Got it?
So, you ought to do something
to make sure I don't do it!
You can do it,
So,,,
I'll keep visiting sometimes!
- Wait a moment, - Huh?
The first share of money we'd get by selling this,
we should give it to Basil,
After Appapa's demise, it's not easy to convert this to money,
You keep this,
Circle Inspector had called me,
He said he wanted me to cut his niece's hair,
Hello,
'We've searched the island house, sir,'
'We've got a few fingerprints from there,'
'They are being analysed,'
'We couldn't find anything else,'
Try matching them with the fingerprints of those who are on our suspect list,
'Will get it done, sir,'
It's good that we paid this month's rent,
Right,
- We don't know how long we'll have to stay! - Hey! Stop!
Hey!
Did you hear?
Basil and Sumi eloped,
We're going to look around for them,
- Hi, - Hi,
Please come,
Sana,
Yeah,
This is Sana,
- Hi chechi, - Hi dear,
Should we really do this?
Okay,
Did you have food?
Yes,
- Did you have food, Sana? - Yes,
You've got nice hair,
How do you want me to cut it?
But I don't want to cut it!
A semi-boy-cut would do,
She's playing some boy's character in her skit,
- I'm cutting it, - Okay,
Did you enter the parlour and do anything that day?
But, I didn't enter the parlour that day, sir,
Yeah, you mentioned that already,
Basil visited the parlour on Sunday morning and evening, right?
Yeah, he had to pick up some materials,
Have you ever noticed how much time does it take for that bucket to get filled?
Which bucket?
If the roof is drilled,
the dust would fall into the bucket on floor,
On Monday morning 9:00, the water in the bucket was clear,
There was no dust,
We're done,
For the bucket to get filled, it takes a minimum of 15 hours,
So, the break-in happened, even before that,
Which means, on the previous day,
On Sunday, during the day,
So, the robbery must've happened during the daytime, right?
What do you think, Annie?
Juice?
What's this, Sana?
Why did you cut her hair?
What's wrong with it? Suits her well,
What have you done, Sana?
It was uncle's call!
Why did you agree to him?
Isn't it fun, mom?
A robbery in broad daylight,
Excellent plan,
You can still escape if you want to,
Just give me a share,
Day after tomorrow, at 12 noon,
I'll close this case at the junction,
Think about it and let me know,
Do you know this person?
I don't know him, sir!
Where's Sumi?
You both robbed the bank,
and tried to elope when you felt we'd catch you, huh?
No, sir!
She's not a part of this!
She doesn't know anything about this!
If she's not a part of this, who else is?
Come on! Tell me!
- Sir, that,,, - Yeah?
You can't leave this place without answering me,
He's started talking, sir,
Yes, Farooq?
Haven't you found the mainour?
Yes, sir, A bag, with approximately three kilograms of gold in it,
That should do, Let's close this case,
I need a couple more days, sir,
See, Stephen died,
We got his presence here,
We caught the auto-driver who was the get-away,
And recovered the stolen goods from him,
What more is left now? Just close the case!
Sir, please,
Okay, one more day, That's all,
Your share will be given once the case is closed, sir,
Do you think it's your call?
I will give you just one more day,
Transport the item to the house at the island by then,
In that case, we will keep half of your share there first,
The rest, once the case is closed,,,
Let her go there, then,
I hope our problems will be over with this,
Let's go?
Sir,,,
Both of you come to the parlour,
It's for the inquest,
[Indistinct chatter]
Ask them to shift this bank to another building, Thomachan!
Sir,,,
[Indistinct chatter]
Move aside! Make way!
Everything's ready here, sir,
Isn't that Basil?
Why don't you make some way? Move a bit!
Don't push!
- Move aside! - The media, please move aside,
Enough, stop it, Hello!
Stop it, I said!
Shut up, everybody!
- Tell them what happened that day, - Let's hear what he's saying,
Sir,,,
- At night,,, - Not audible, sir!
Louder! It's not audible,
At night, 9:00 PM, I picked up Stephen, from Ettumanoor bus stand,
Then,,,
I dropped him at this junction,
In the morning, en route to collect the newspaper,
I dropped him back at Ettumanoor bus stand,
- Is that all? - Yes,
Sure?
So, you're not directly involved in this robbery, huh?
I didn't enter the building, sir,,,
So you didn't enter,
You're saying the truth there,
But, in your story,,,
there's a slight difference from the reality,
Unlike what you told us, you didn't drop off Stephen here at night,
The robbery took place during the day,
After the robbery, it was in the evening,
that you picked Stephen from here and left,
I have crystal clear evidence to prove it,
And, Stephen didn't carry out this robbery alone,
The mastermind of this robbery, is among you, in this group,
Should I reveal who it is,
or will you?
Annie!
Huh? Where's she gone? She was right here!
- Shilpa! - Where are those girls?
Huh? Was it them?
Was it those girls?!
- I had told you from the beginning,,, - Couldn't you watch over two girls?
Go look for them!
Go catch them! Come on!
Hurry up! Catch them!
- They went this way, sir! - Don't let them go!
- Annie! - This way!
- Catch them, Manju! Don't let them go! - Stop there, you!
- Hurry up! - Don't let them go!
Stop, I said!
That way, sir!
Don't let them go, Catch them!
- Don't let them go! - Come over the other side!
That way, Manju!
Come this way,
Catch them! That way!
Stop, I said!
Jump!
Don't let them go!
Aby sir,,,
Run!
- Hurry up! - Climb down, Aby sir!
Sijo sir! Here!
Hold my hand,
Don't let them go that way!
Give me your hand!
Don't let them go, Come on!
Pull me!
Don't let me go!
Don't let me go, Annie!
Where were you running off to? Get up!
You thought you'd escape from us?
How long will you run?
Calm down!
Annie!
You trusted Annie blindly, didn't you?
What we need is the route,
To Annie, as well as the loot,
Annie must've gone to Pala,
Rush to Pala, Victor,
Okay, sir,
Once she reaches there, she'd be going to the bus stand,
How much, chettaa?
Annie has entered the bus stand, sir,
- Arrest her, - But she's empty-handed, sir,
Don't rush, sir,
She's not there to catch a bus,
She's going to the cloakroom,
Just follow my commands, Arrest her when I ask you to!
What's it? Huh?
Huh?
Check that bag,
We've got the mainour, as well as Annie,
Okay,,,
Go and sit there,
- Please keep an eye on her, sir, - Okay,
Were there any political hindrances for this case, sir?
Yes,
What's the current status of the case, sir?
Three people have been arrested,
They will be presented to the court today,
Were you able to recover the whole mainour?
Yes, the lost property has been recovered,
What's your opinion about the C,I,'s investigation method?
See, it was a very difficult case,
And, all credit goes to him,
C,I, Farooq, and his team,
they caught the convicts in quite a valorous way,
- They will handle the rest, Okay? - Sir! Sir!
One more question, sir!
- Sir, - Well done,
- Good job, - Sir,
I'll come in the jeep, Misha,
How long would the sentence be?
It's a theft case, right? Three years, probably,
If your conduct is good, you'll be released even before that,
'Can we trust him?'
Shall we escape right away?
If we escape now,
the police will catch us someday or the other,
So?
There is a way,
They will have to catch you,
Pull me up!
No! No!
Through you, I too should be caught,
Annie must have gone to Pala,
They should feel that it's them who caught us,
What about the gold?
Shouldn't there be a mainour when they catch us?
Yes,
'Our share, which he snatched from us,'
'He thinks that'
'if he keeps the gold in a public place like the bus stand's cloakroom,'
'nobody would notice,'
So, our share?
It will be safe at Appapa's grave,
"Who are we?"
"As we ascend these heights"
"Is silence perching in our eyes?"
"The bright day that'd come tomorrow,"
"Would the dense clouds dim it?"
"Or would it adorn the sunshine?"