What? What happened?
What?
It's nothing, Mother.
I told you to pray before going to bed.
Pray at the temple on your way.
Hello?
Yeah. Ten parottas, right?
For the evening?
Sure.
What is this, uncle? Why are you so scared when you get a call?
What can Shiju do after all?
No need to fear so much just because he threatened to kill us.
He is a menace, man. He will do it.
Let's file a police complaint then.
No need.
Go, look after your work.
Two cups of tea here!
-Pradeep, good morning. -Good morning, sir.
Tell the forensic team to start.
Okay, sir.
-Has Antony come from the station? -Yes.
Sir, will you come now?
-I'll be there soon. -Okay, sir.
I didn't know when you came in last night.
Now, are you leaving quietly?
You were fast asleep when I came back.
-Oh. -That's why I didn't wake you.
New case?
Yeah, a murder case.
Got some procedures to complete.
Is the investigation the same as shown in films?
Like you arrange newspaper clippings to find clues and so on?
Not all cases are complicated.
Now technology has advanced, right?
This is one such case.
The victim is a sex worker,
so there won't be other pressures.
Oh, there is discrimination in cases too?
I didn't mean that.
-Can you come early today? -No way.
What's the matter?
We moved with our stuff from the quarters.
Everything is dumped in that room. Even your schoolbooks are in there.
-By the way, I stumbled upon something. -What?
An autograph book.
Autograph?
It's full of girls.
I was a Romeo then.
Two girlfriends, then breakups...
I changed myself after I got this job.
I decided to become serious in life.
That's good.
You might not have got time for all this during college, right?
How do you think I got so many backlogged papers to write?
Tell me how.
Even I had a boyfriend.
Folks at home found out about it, we broke up, I became depressed...
I failed my exams. That's why so many exam papers are left.
-Is this recent? -Yeah.
He must be married now.
No way.
SI sir, don't you have a new case to investigate?
Isn't that enough for now?
Dear, I forgot to ask.
Can I get you some breakfast?
I'm not hungry.
How about a cup of tea?
I don't want it.
-Coffee? -No, thanks.
-Dear... -What?
I have never had tea or coffee in my life.
-Sir? -Yes?
Someone in the lodge says he had seen Swapna.
-Who? -Hey, wait!
-What? -Where are you going?
You won't get medicines without a prescription.
Here, take it.
You take rest. I will be back soon.
Okay.
[whistling]
She even smiled at me, sir.
Was there anyone else with her?
Anyone aged around 35 years?
No, she was alone there.
Why didn't you tell me these things when I asked you yesterday?
Sir, he had asked me first.
She told me these things only at night.
I'm asking you because nobody has seen the victim at the lodge.
Why? He must be knowing her.
He was there when I went up. Right, son?
Sir, I kept quiet to avoid trouble.
Avoid trouble for whom?
I had seen her a couple of times.
Tell me more.
I had stepped out for a smoke yesterday.
-Got a smoke? -Of course.
What?
-You may leave, then. -She gave me a look.
Then I went back in.
Who was with her then?
There was no one with her, sir. She was alone whenever I saw her.
What do you do over here?
Sir, I'm from Kottayam. I'm a medical representative.
I come and stay here once a month for my work.
So, you all haven't seen anyone.
No, sir.
-Pradeep sir. -Sir?
How is it going, man?
Not bad, sir.
Hey, did someone from the lodge come out to buy anything yesterday?
No one from there comes to buy anything.
Afsal and Sharath come to buy cigarettes once in a while.
Didn't you see that woman when she came to book a room?
I don't know, sir. I didn't pay attention.
Why man? Don't we get curious when a woman comes alone to stay in a lodge?
It's normal here.
I see it every day, sir, so it's nothing new.
Even if nobody comes from outside, Sharath brings in women on most days.
-Sharath who? The receptionist? -Yeah, him.
The owner has given him a free hand. He can do anything.
Sir...
from what he is telling us, I suspect Sharath.
He is the only one who says a man called Shiju exists and he saw him.
I think he killed that woman and wrote a fake address.
He is a fraud, sir.
Sir, look.
Veg meal for Swamy and chicken curry for me.
-What? -Chicken curry!
Aha!
Black tea, snacks, TV...
Enjoying life? No wonder you've got a fat tummy.
Are you off today after last night's duty?
To give me an off day, your dad isn't the boss there.
-What? -Nothing!
The bananas are not ripe yet?
It will take a few more days.
What did you cook for lunch?
I haven't cooked anything.
I'm having fun watching TV.
Don't exert yourself too much. The baby is due soon.
I'm not doing any work anyway.
-Did you call the helper? -Yeah.
I told her to come when I get admitted to the hospital.
Get admitted tomorrow itself. Why wait for the labour pains to start?
What for?
Who will be here to help when you get the pain?
I will be on duty.
Somebody had said that the family will forgive us
and return to us when I become pregnant.
Yeah, right.
Even I thought so.
That's how it is normally, right?
Our marriage wasn't normal, was it?
Everything will be all right after the baby comes.
Yeah, good luck!
-I'll give you some rice. -No, it's okay.
Wait for a minute. I'll get it.
Let me go. On duty now.
I'll be back in the evening, okay?
-Bye then. -Bye.
-Hey, Sharath. -Sir.
-Relaxed now? -I'm okay now, sir.
What was that performance yesterday? Even we got terrified.
-Right, Pradeep sir? -True that.
-Can I get you some tea? -No, sir.
Take a seat.
-I was shocked after seeing-- -That's normal.
Dude, I forgot to note down your address.
Pradeep sir, get him a paper and a pen.
Write down your address, please.
Here.
Keep it there and write.
-In Malayalam, okay? -Okay.
-Sharath... -Yeah?
See, the thing is... we don't know anything about Shiju.
Only you have met him.
Will you recognise him if you see him again?
Certainly, sir. I can't forget his squint eye.
What?
Squint eye?
Yes, sir. He was a slim man with a squint eye.
My dear Sharath, you should have told us this yesterday.
Let's do this.
Tell us in detail whatever happened yesterday.
I'll tell you, sir.
Our lodge is not such a busy place.
I use the water motor only once a day.
Sharath, I know that lodge is run-down.
The motor there is not important to us.
What do you know about Shiju?
Talk only about that, precisely.
Sir, they came to book a room around 1:00-1:30.
He was wearing a black shirt and a white dhoti.
The woman was wearing the same saree you saw yesterday.
I noted his squint eye when he wrote his address.
I didn't feel they had any issues then.
There was a good vibe between them when they went to the room.
Later, when I was eating my lunch, I saw him going outside alone.
After lunch, when I was talking on the phone,
I saw him return with a bag in his hand, sir.
I am in the same lodge.
Just come here, dear.
I told you already. You just come, dear.
Like before, he went out again and returned soon after.
Then I slept off for a while because of the heavy lunch.
Sharath...
You clearly remember Shiju's face, right?
Yes, sir. I won't forget that scumbag's face.
Pradeep sir, make his sketch with Sharath's help.
Sure.
Sir, there's something else.
Tell me.
I got a call at the lodge yesterday.
Hello... Yes...
Yes, we have rooms available. When do you want...
Hello?
That call got cut after I said rooms are available.
After 10 minutes, Shiju and that woman came for a room.
I think Shiju's voice and the voice I heard over the phone sounded similar, sir.
If so, Shiju must have made that call. Right, sir?
It's just a small doubt.
"I can't share my liver, my love...
"Half of it was taken By the birds of intoxication"
Ayyappan...
This is a famous verse by this poet.
He laments that he can't share his liver with his love
because half of it is taken by intoxication.
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Excuse me. One minute.
What's up, Manoj? Tell me.
Sir, it's about yesterday's murder case.
They got a call ten minutes before the suspect Shiju took a room there.
The receptionist Sharath says that the caller's voice matched Shiju's.
I am going to take the CDR of that number.
All right. Update me.
It's from the station.
Stitching work is down. No money.
I get some orders.
I struggled to hide it until I took the kid to school.
What did Gireesh say?
What do you expect?
Received the body.
Cremated it.
Aren't you sad?
We should file a case.
-Are you scared? -Of course.
I'm scared.
I'm not bored of life.
I too have aspirations.
I was asked to go to the police station tomorrow.
Must be to ask about this.
Aren't you going?
Yes, I have to go tomorrow.
Damn. The cut is bad.
Who the hell was it?
This is tolerable, but his dirty talk is unbearable.
Why do you tolerate it? I would have given him back nicely.
You should stop getting agitated.
I am really scared.
We really don't know what happened to her.
Sir, will it take long to get the CDR?
The victim is not a film star or a politician's daughter.
It will take some time.
Does it work like that?
That's the only way it works.
Nice.
What is it, sir?
I want a CDR of this.
Isn't this the case of that prostitute who died in a lodge?
Yes.
You can leave, sir. I will get it ready by tomorrow.
I need it today itself. It's a murder case after all.
We are not jobless here, sir. It will take some time.
I will wait.
Okay then. You wait here, sir.
I will send it with someone.
Shall we go for a cup of tea?
-What? -Let's go for tea.
-I want a smoothie. -Okay.
Sir, let's get tea.
No, man. You guys go.
Sir, a long nose, lean cheeks, fat lips.
Hey, hey!
He is not here to write a novel.
Say clearly what you remember.
We don't want your imagination.
-Got it? Continue. -Yeah.
He had a long nose, sir.
Then his eyebrows...
They were like they were tarred.
Tarred eyebrows?
Yes, sir. They were really black as if he applied tar on them.
Not like yours. His was too dark. That's how it was.
-Understood? -Yes, sir.
Sir, then the shape of his beard looked like a V-shaped candy.
-With a sharp edge-- -What's all this, man? Eh?
Sir, he can draw only if I tell him clearly, right?
-How can he... -Hmm. Okay.
-Sir, then his-- -Dude!
Let him draw. Give him some time.
Here you go, sir.
Brother, crush the bananas well. Then the shake will be thicker.
Hey, why don't you ask for tea?
It will take longer to make it.
A smoothie will last longer. You won't feel hungry.
-I can be strong and alert. -Hmm.
"Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action." Our motto, right?
Hey, did you really become a cop after watching movies?
Why do you ask, sir?
Just asked looking at your moustache like a carved halwa.
Sir!
Sir, the list is ready.
I am thinking of admitting her tomorrow itself.
Why take unnecessary stress?
Sir, won't it increase the expenses?
Hmm. It will.
But I can avoid this worry.
-Sunil... -Sir!
The call came from a coin booth at Kacherippadi.
-Let's go there. Get in. -Okay, sir.
Come!
Do you recognise him? He had come here yesterday.
Many people come here, sir.
I don't remember.
A squint-eyed guy was with her.
Noted somebody like that?
Guy with a squint eye?
No, sir.
He was wearing a white dhoti and a black shirt.
They came here around 12:30 or 1:00.
They made a call from this coin box.
That's why I am asking.
Oh. I never get time to pay attention there, sir.
I run this shop alone.
I'm the only one to pack stuff.
-Okay, sir. -Bye.
-Check with the other shops too. -Okay, sir.
Let's go.
Hello.
Hey, is the CCTV in Kacherippadi working?
One minute...
It's working, sir.
Okay, I am standing right here. Do you see me?
Yes, I can.
I will move back a bit.
-Tell me if you can see me. -Okay, sir.
-Now? -Yes, sir. I can see you.
Okay.
-From here? -I can, sir.
-Okay, right? -Yes, sir. It's clear.
-What about now? -Yes, sir.
-Can you see my face? -Yes.
-Clear enough? -It's crystal clear, sir.
Fetch yesterday's footage between 12:30 and 1:30.
-Okay, sir. -We will be there soon.
Sir, I got a link in the case.
If it was Shiju who had called the lodge,
our Central Station CCTV camera would have caught him.
We are heading to the control room.
-I'm in Kaloor. I will come there. -Okay, sir.
Yeah, sir. He has a squint eye, sir.
I told the other officer, but I forgot to tell you.
-A squint eye, right? -Yes, sir.
Which side?
Left or right?
Sir, it's the right eye. The right one has a squint.
Will it take more time?
No, sir. It's almost ready.
-Sunil... -Yes, sir.
If you get his visual, send it to all the stations.
-Give it to the media as well. -Sure, sir.
Sir.
Zoom in a bit.
Zoom in.
Shucks. What the hell? Who turned it?
Sir, it's a twisting camera. It will rotate back now.
-Okay, sir. Here you go. -Over? Good.
See. He is the one, right?
Who is this, sir?
Hey, he drew whatever you described till now.
Sir, I can't explain like that,
but this is not the guy.
His eyebrows are not tarred, sir. See. It's not a match.
You're the only one who has seen him.
You don't even remember the face of somebody you met yesterday?
How on earth would I have known he was going to kill somebody?
If I knew that, I would have remembered him for sure.
What say?
Damn it! Give it to me.
His tarred eyebrows and fucking V candy!
-Your sketch is wrong, bro. -Sure.
Hey, zoom in right there.
I think they left.
Fucking hell!
We can't do a fucking thing.