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-(crows cawing) -(dogs barking)
(firecracker explodes)
(crows caw wildly)
(intriguing music)
Dude, I think the solution is in the Rion car.
Where's the car now?
Aroor station.
Don't waste time on paperwork.
Send Yadhu with a team
for another detailed check on the car.
Besides the fingerprints of Ayyappan and the car owner Augustine,
check the driver's side for any others.
If those prints are prominent,
we can assume they're recent, right?
What's on your mind, sir?
What if the one who left the car at Aroor railway parking lot...
wasn't Ayyappan?
But Ayyappan had told Augustine about that spot, right?
Yes.
So, even if someone else left the car at the same rendezvous point,
it'd still look like Ayyappan left it.
When the police investigation gets to that point,
it will connect to what Ayyappan told Augustine.
So, what's the narrative then?
After finishing his job,
Ayyappan left the car behind
and went absconding.
Let me take a shot...
at framing a story.
I don't know what he did,
but Ayyappan got the cash to give to Ambili.
Going by what Ayyappan's wife said,
he did it the way Ambili told him to.
So, following Ambili's instructions,
Ayyappan pulls something shady.
After that,
he goes to Coimbatore, sells what he got
and collects the cash.
Then he drives the same car back to Kerala.
This much we have confirmed, right?
Yes.
I verified what Selvarajan told us with our source at Peermade.
The Rion car Ayyappan drove
was spotted crossing the check-post back into Kerala.
Okay.
So, on his return with the cash,
someone must have intercepted Ayyappan.
That person must've threatened him.
And Ambili's name probably slipped out.
Ambili's name?
This clearly looks like payback for something
that Ambili and Ayyappan did together, right?
Okay.
He threatens Ayyappan...
and Ambili's name slips out.
That guy then takes the car
with the cash still inside and drives to Trivandrum,
looking for Ambili.
(intense score)
(Manoj) He shows up saying Ayyappan sent him,
and introduces himself to Ambili.
To increase credibility,
he probably gave Ambili the cash promised by Ayyappan.
(ominous music)
Only if we know what happened to Ayyappan,
can we move forward with Ambili's case.
Did you find out more about that police dog
involved in the shelter incident?
(dramatic score swells)
(dog barks, bites)
(dog growls)
(score swells)
(dramatic score fades out)
(theme music)
(theme music fades out)
(dogs barking)
Since there were public casualties in the case,
there was no way to cover it up.
How many were injured?
At least ten.
Most of them tripped and fell during the frenzy.
The dog had no role in it.
But they'll pin it on us anyway.
What's the update on that robbery case?
Heard the gang was from Bihar.
A couple of them were identified.
Not sure if they were caught.
We get called in, we take the dog, do our job and return.
Who bothers to update us after the dog has done its sniffing?
Terry?
He was first taken to the veterinary centre.
Once he was diagnosed with CCDS,
they decided to de-induct him.
After that, he wasn't brought back to the camp.
They sent him straight to the retirement shelter.
CCDS?
It's just like Alzheimer's in humans.
They forget their cognitive skills.
They forget their masters, their training and habits.
After that incident,
the SP intervened and ordered a genetic test.
Turns out, Terry's mother was with CRPF's dog squad in Assam.
When she was six,
she was diagnosed with the same condition.
Did you go see Terry after that?
Yes, I went to see him,
along with his duty handlers.
He was in a sorry state.
He had sunken eyes
and was wearing a mouth muzzle.
I don't know if he was just lucky.
It didn't take long.
One fine morning,
he was gone.
(dogs barking)
(suspenseful music)
I think we should re-examine the museum crime scene.
There must be visuals by the police photographer, right?
Yes.
But not through proper channels.
If we go by the book, we'll have to wait forever.
But the photographer would have submitted the SD card, right?
Given the nature of the incident,
you think he'd have handed it over without keeping a copy?
(chuckles) True. He's human too, right?
Which station is in charge of this case?
Among the stolen antiques,
there were some privileged items.
So, Revenue Intelligence is investigating the case.
The Central Government has a stake in it, right?
I'll ask Manoj sir
to connect us with someone from their team.
Okay.
(car engine starts)
(intriguing music)
Next.
Hello, sir!
Here's a copy of the scene report and the photos.
Okay.
(music builds)
I've only shown these to the veterinary surgeon, sir.
What was the surgeon's name?
I don't remember the name.
It was a lady doctor.
You were wrong to even make a copy.
And how could you show departmental property to a civilian?
This alone is enough to revoke your licence.
Sorry, sir.
She didn't tell me anything about the case.
She said she was the doctor treating the dog
and that she needed to know
about its temperament during the museum incident.
She said, if there's a delay in getting the file from the court,
the treatment would also get delayed.
Even if it's a dog, it's still a life, right, sir?
The way she asked me, it felt more like a request.
From the time Terry was brought to the shelter,
he barely ate anything.
It's like he forgot what food even was.
He'd just push away whatever we gave.
Eventually, he became anaemic and lethargic.
The in-charge said you took an X-ray of the dog.
Yes. When I saw the dog groaning and straining,
I suspected some pain in its lower abdomen.
-(Terry yelps in pain) -So, I had an X-ray taken
to figure it out.
(music builds)
I realised he must've swallowed it from somewhere.
It looked like a pin holder to me.
(music builds)
A lot of tiny things like coins and stones
got misplaced during the frenzy that day.
(vet) He must have swallowed this one, too.
This is the dog's spleen area.
There's no way an object like that could enter the spleen area directly.
The pin holder has a sharp end, right?
Through the tear it caused in the stomach wall,
this object may have entered the spleen area.
Seeing its size and rounded edges,
I assumed it was a ring.
I cleared my doubt after checking
the visuals clicked by the photographer.
Later, I got the missing items list from the museum
through a friend in the police, and I confirmed it.
That ring was probably misplaced on the floor during the robbery.
But the police file listed it as one of the stolen items.
It was a 17th-century artefact.
So, I figured the government would have a stake in it.
Why did you think so?
(Shaju) Sir, the ring was listed as a privileged property.
The museum staff said
it was to be handed over to the Dutch government.
The Central Government had already cleared the paperwork.
Since the pin holder was in its stomach,
we managed to flush it out with an enema.
But surgery was the only way to recover the ring.
Given his condition,
a surgery would've been too risky for the dog.
The government wouldn't want any delay, right?
For a dog that's unfit for service, retired and close to death,
how much concern would the government really have?
So I figured it was possible
they might even petition to have the dog euthanised.
That still doesn't justify you hiding this information, Doctor.
I never meant to hide it, sir!
I just thought I'd wait till the dog was stable enough
to undergo the surgery.
Other than that,
you didn't intend anything else?
What else could I have possibly intended, sir?
Well,
you went to all that effort to track the history
and the horoscope of something you saw in an X-ray.
To me, your enthusiasm seems...
Sir, it was found lodged in his spleen!
If I could identify what the object was,
I could at least judge the urgency of the surgery.
The dog wasn't fit enough to be taken for an MRI scan.
So, how else was I supposed to figure it out?
If it had been a glass shard or some chemical substance,
delaying surgery would've risked the dog's life.
I just wanted to confirm it,
so I examined the X-ray
and, yes, even the so-called horoscope, sir!
Did the lady doctor come here alone?
No, the driver from the shelter came with her.
Ayyappan?
I don't know his name. He seemed around 60 years old.
(Doctor) Ayyappan!
Shall we leave?
Ayyappan always came with me for anything shelter-related.
Trips to the dispensary, for X-rays, and all that.
In the two years I have known him, he always seemed trustworthy.
And you heard about the horrific thing he did there?
Then why didn't you report it to anyone?
Since I didn't inform the department right from the start,
I was scared that I'd face disciplinary action, sir.
(music fades out)
Did you feed Roby?
Yes.
He hasn't been eating much these days.
What happened?
Noble, something has been bothering me.
-For what? -Well...
remember he got into a fight with that stray dog?
We did vaccinate him, right?
Then what are you worried about?
The anti-rabies shot must be given
within three hours of any contact.
But that day, I got him there a bit late, didn't I?
Three hours is just a rough estimate.
No, Noble. When I checked online--
Exhaustion, loss of appetite...
You must've seen stuff like that, right?
Every illness shows the same symptoms online.
Do you feel hungry when you have a fever?
Don't you feel tired?
So, does that mean you've got rabies?
Steffy, why does your mind go to such extremes?
Don't stress yourself out like this.
Isn't stress natural, though?
I'm saying you don't need to get so worked up over a dog!
So, you want me to be as insensitive as you?
Didn't I call you right away about getting the vaccine?
You didn't even have time to listen, did you?
He may not be a human, but he lives here, too.
You could at least acknowledge that much.
I clearly told you before we brought him home.
Don't get too attached. Always keep some distance.
Steffy!
(dishes clatter)
(dog whines)
(gentle, affectionate music)
(intriguing music)
Praveen, did you go to bed?
No, no. Tell me.
You must call the dog squad's in-charge
and get the details of Terry's handler.
Uh... I'll get it first thing in the morning.
(music builds to a crescendo, then fades)
How many months were you suspended for?
Six.
Are you rejoining the squad after this?
No, no.
Before I left, I'd put in a request to return to my parent unit.
Why so?
Actually, our service period is the same as our partner dog's.
Our service will also end along with theirs.
If we want to continue,
we have to go to Haryana and train with a new dog
for nine months.
And it's not just that, sir.
I don't want to form another attachment.
A dog retires after eight years of service in the squad.
Eight years! Just imagine.
We're with them every single day, all day, all night.
By the end, most handlers feel really broken.
Some even choose to adopt the dogs.
And then, what happened to Terry was really tragic.
We went to visit him at the retirement shelter once.
But he looked at us like we were strangers.
The doctor said you were planning to adopt Terry?
Oh, no, sir. That wasn't me. It was Jaismon.
He was more affected than I was.
Jaismon?
Yes. He worked with me.
Each dog has two handlers.
He was the second one.
Though my name was on paper as the primary handler,
Jaismon was his all-in-all.
(scoffs) Sudhi...
if Terry's CCDS is anything like Alzheimer's in humans,
it would only get to this stage gradually.
No dog forgets its handler or master overnight.
So, you never felt before that Terry was losing his memory?
(subtle suspenseful music)
Jaismon had figured it out quite early on.
Some time ago, we took Terry to Polachira on a case.
He ended up causing a small issue there.
But Jaismon stopped me from reporting it.
He thought he could fix it with more training.
And he convinced me as well.
What was that small issue at Polachira?
We thought it was a house break-in case.
But it turned out to be a tip-off about a man
hiding explosives to kill wild boars.
Terry is actually a tracker dog.
Only dogs trained in explosive detection
are supposed to handle such materials.
But Terry, even as a tracker, picked one up in his mouth.
We ordered him to drop it again and again.
But he didn't obey.
He held it in his mouth and bit down on it for two minutes.
One more clench, and it would've exploded.
When there was an inquiry into the museum issue,
this incident also came up.
And we were suspended for not reporting it.
But why didn't you report it?
If we had reported it,
we were sure they'd do a medical test and retire the dog.
If the dog isn't fit anymore, isn't reporting it the right step?
Sir, I do understand that.
But Jaismon is wired differently. He doesn't see it that way.
When I insisted we report it,
he grabbed me by the collar.
To be honest, I've been scared of him ever since.
You don't really know what he's like, sir.
He has a strange kind of obsession.
(mysterious music)
(mysterious music rises)
(music slowly fades out)
Where is Jaismon now?
-In his hometown. -And where is that?
Vellamunda in Wayanad.
Has he called you recently?
We spoke a couple of days ago.
About what?
Nothing in particular.
I just called him casually to see how he was doing.
Do you have his address?
I only have a rough idea of where it is.
We can get the exact address from the squad camp.
(intense suspenseful music)
(knock at door)
(intriguing music)
(knock at the door)
Chechi!
Isn't Jaismon here?
Yes, Sanoop. What is it?
It's been five-six months since he last came by.
Looks like no one has been here for a while.
His family?
I asked around.
He doesn't have anyone you'd call family.
Any idea where he might be?
He's the type who doesn't really talk to his neighbours.
From what I hear, he's a bit odd.
Okay, Sanoop. I'll call you later.
Okay then.
(music slowly fades out)
(dial tone)
(phone line ringing)
(ringing continues)
Hello.
-Jaismon... -Yeah.
Where are you, bro?
I'm at home.
Where? In your hometown?
Yes.
It's nothing.
I just called because I hadn't heard from you.
Didn't we talk just the day before yesterday?
Yes...
But still...
Uh...
So, what are you up to at home?
(unsettling music)
Hello?
Jaismon?
(call disconnects)
Call him again.
(suspenseful music)
(automated voice) The number you are calling is currently switched off.
Please try again later.
Jaismon told him he was in his hometown
whenever they spoke these past two weeks.
But the tower dump shows
he was in Trivandrum, Coimbatore and Thrissur.
It lines up with Ayyappan's timeline and the Rion car Ambili was in.
-What's the status now? -It's switched off right now.
But when he answered the first call, he was in Ernakulam.
Before we inform the SP, we may need additional evidence.
Sir, if he's our guy,
we can confirm it with the new prints from the Rion car, right?
Hmm.
I've sent a team to the dog squad camp to get his samples.
(incoming call tone)
Sir, I'll call you back. It's a call from Aroor.
Yes, Sreejith. What's the update?
When Jaismon parked the car in Aroor,
a road worker in the area had seen him.
He identified him from the photo.
(intense music)
(music rises steadily)
(music ends abruptly)
Since we've got fingerprints from the rear-view mirror
and the driver's side door,
the case will hold, even with the supplementary evidence, sir.
We also found the accused's prints on Ambili Raju's discarded phone.
Sounds good.
What's the current status?
The number was last active in Kaloor.
(tense music)
Traffic and all stations have been informed.
RPF has been alerted as well.
Hmm. Keep me posted.
-Sure, sir.
(intense music builds)
Yes, these are just assumptions, sir.
But the dogs caught on CCTV near the stadium
and some witness statements
support this stadium theory.
-I appreciate your enthusiasm, Kurian. -Sir.
But without sufficient evidence,
we cannot go forward with this stadium theory.
Obviously, it's as weird as it sounds.
So, let's not blow this out into the public now.
Media also.
Apprehend the accused first.
Get a confession out of him.
We'll decide after that
whether to go ahead with this theory or not.
Yeah.
Meanwhile, finish recording statements you're sure will help the case.
The Superintendent is convinced.
He's just concerned about putting
these assumptions and theories on paper.
The problem is when we judge someone's mindset
with our own logic and thinking, right?
You must have seen several guys like him, right, sir?
Some folks are just a mystery, aren't they?
No need to stress.
This issue will only last until we catch Jaismon
and get his confession. Okay?
Okay then. I'll call you later.
Okay, sir.
When I heard he might've done this...
I was shocked at first.
But when I thought about it, to be frank…
"To be frank"?
His mind can go in any direction, sir.
He doesn't talk much.
We can only interact with someone if we can read their face
and tell if they are angry or being friendly, right?
Action was taken because you gave a statement, too.
Didn't he cause an issue over that?
I was afraid he might.
Luckily, he didn't say anything.
Terry's condition hit him harder than the suspension.
(crickets chirping)
You should go back to your hometown.
Why waste money on rent here?
Who do I have there?
That's the upside of being a loner.
No one to inform, no one to answer to.
Anyway, it's over now, right?
-Forget it. -(shouts) Forget what?
(tense music)
If I see you someday and ask who you are and what you want,
how would you feel?
Whether it's a human or an animal,
that's a terrible state to be in.
How can you just forget, like flipping a switch?
You saw his condition, right?
(tense music rises)
I was just an average guy in school and back home.
It was only after I joined the squad
that people started remembering my name.
And even then, not just as "Jaismon. "
"Jaismon who comes with Terry. "
That became my name and my identity.
And now even Terry doesn't recognise me.
(emotional music)
Should I try for an adoption?
This suspension will be a problem, right?
(poignant music)
Should I try talking to Babu sir?
If he gives me a recommendation letter,
won't… won't that help?
(music peaks)
Handlers who are interested, sometimes adopt retired dogs.
Even last year,
Pavithran sir, who used to work with us,
adopted an Alsatian.
But all of them were officially retired.
The question was whether this applied to sick dogs.
(dogs barking)
Terry is still under treatment, right?
Yes.
So, wouldn't it be better
if he stays with a handler he's familiar with?
Hey,
don't let sympathy cloud your mind.
These dogs are hard to handle anyway.
Now he's got an illness on top of that.
Doing this for family might still make sense.
But for him? Even when you offer food,
he doesn't know whether to eat it or bark at it.
He doesn't even recognise you. Then what's the point?
(sombre music rises slowly)
(handler) Come on, Maya! Please!
Come on!
It was my dad who brought a dog home for the first time.
I've told you about my dad, haven't I, sir?
Yes.
You told me about his singing sessions at the toddy shop.
Yeah.
One day, on his way back from one of those sessions,
Dad found him. Tipu. He was all black.
Just a tiny little guy.
At 6:00 every evening,
the labourers' jeep would stop at the junction.
Dad would show up there, completely drunk.
And everyone had to watch his performance.
One day, when Dad reached there,
he saw people beating a snake to death.
He must have been furious, right?
"Every creature has a right to be on this earth, you bastards!"
He shouted that and stood in front of the snake.
When someone threw a stone at it,
my dad blocked it with his back.
(sad, reflective music)
The crowd left once they realised the snake was dead.
But my dad wasn't finished.
He bought some milk from a nearby shop
and poured it into the snake's mouth like he was feeding a baby.
After a while, the snake jolted
as if it had come alive.
(melancholic music swells)
When the crowd started throwing stones again,
Dad picked up the snake and put it in his shirt.
I saw him jerk a few times, like something pricked him.
Froth and blood came from his mouth.
Even after he collapsed,
no one dared to go near him.
The snake was still inside his shirt, you see.
-(melancholic melody) -(grunts, cries)
Dad!
(crying)
I remember someone holding my hand tight.
Maybe to stop me from running to him.
But Tipu...
he ran to my dad, unfazed by all the chaos.
Even as the snake hissed from inside the shirt,
Tipu didn't move an inch from Dad's side.
(tense, melancholic music)
-(boy crying) -(dog barking)
(dog continues barking)
(music fades out)
I watched it all, crying,
until someone finally dragged me away.
My dad was lying there, lifeless...
and Tipu was barking.
(emotional music rises)
When something happens to us...
dogs don't abandon us, do they, sir?
(emotional music fades out)
(dogs barking)
(phone ringing)
I've reached, sir.
Okay.
Okay, okay.
(tense music)
(dogs continue barking)
(guard) Jaismon...
The dog was in very poor health.
He hadn't been eating properly.
This morning, when we checked on him...
he was already dead.
(tense, melancholic music)
It's not that I don't know, sir. Didn't I do it already?
But please understand the seriousness of what I'm saying.
Sir, I...
Let me speak, sir.
Sir, this is not like...
(sighs, tsks)
There's no point in staying here now.
They'll begin the procedures soon. You know that, right?
(melancholic music)
I didn't want to do it.
But there was a lot of pressure on me
to certify the death as natural.
Do you know this handler, Jaismon?
I know him.
How?
I'd seen him a few times
when I went to the squad camp for vaccinations.
Did you two talk on that day?
(dramatic music rising)
Ma'am!
-Hey, ma'am-- -You came to adopt him, right?
No need to wait. There's no dog left to adopt.
They'll bury him themselves.
(honks)
What really happened, Ma'am?
(honks with urgency)
Please, ma'am!
(dramatic music)
Your phone.
Phone?
(tense music)
I'll tell you this just once, Jaismon.
But I won't put it down on paper.
And don't expect me to testify anywhere.
One of the drivers here...
He's the one who did it!
(music fades out)
(heart-wrenching music)
(heart-wrenching music continues)
(Jaismon sobs)
(quiet sobs as score fades)
(poignant music)
Yes.
Yes, yes.
I'll pass the phone to him.
Sir... It's Vinu sir.
-Yes, Vinu. -This Jaismon's number
has mostly been active in the Vypin area
for the last three weeks.
By "mostly, " I mean almost every night.
So, we can safely say he's been staying there.
-Right? -Yes, yes.
I've sent a shadow team to check the hotels and lodges in that area.
Send me that location.
I'll send it right away.
-One more thing... -Yes?
If we can get hold of a broker in that area,
that might help.
Okay, okay. Let me see.
(intense music)
-Looks like you're closing in, dude! -Yes.
We got word he's been staying in the Vypin area.
Oh, great!
A shadow team is checking lodges and hotels there.
But knowing him, I doubt he'd stay in a lodge.
He'd try to avoid any public interaction, right?
Exactly. So I've asked for details on rented homes in that area.
People who've taken a place in the last month.
Yeah, that could lead you to him.
-Okay. I'll call you later. -Okay.
(Vinu) He's a broker covering Nayarambalam and Vypin.
He said he arranged a house
for someone matching our description.
It was about three weeks ago, sir.
-Did you show him the photo? -Yes.
He identified him.
Thought we'd wait for you before making a move.
It's too far by road. We'll get there faster by boat.
Okay. Let's go.
(boat motor starts with a rumble)
(haunting music)
(music stops abruptly)
(birds fly away)
(loud thud)
(tense music)
(music fades out)
(creaking)
(intense dramatic music)
Sir, he's hanging!
(door bursts open)
(creaking)
(dark, foreboding music)
Damn it!
We missed him, Noble!
(brooding score)
(low electrical hum)
(Subhash) Sir!
Sir! Justin!
Come fast, sir!
Sir!
(fan creaking)
(eerie music)
-(power goes out) -(loud thud)
(suspenseful music)
(intense dramatic music)
(Justin) Hold him up!
Subhash etta?
He's got a pulse, sir!
(Subhash) Give me a knife!
(Justin) Here you go.
(Noble grunting with strain)
(Subhash) See if you can untie the knot!
(warm, gentle music)
STADIUM CASE: HEALTH OF THE ACCUSED IMPROVING
(soft, uplifting music)
(Noble) Nobody has heard a word from Jaismon since.
Maybe he just had nothing left to say to anyone.
I don't think we need to wait either, sir.
Not every case needs a confession to be closed, right?
If we can find a couple more witnesses
who can confirm the presence of Jaismon at the stadium,
that would be the cherry on the cake.
Take extra care on the charge sheet.
If necessary,
bring in experts from wherever you need.
(phone rings)
Yes, Manoj sir.
(Noble) Sometimes, crimes aren't just designed
by criminals or crime novelists alone.
(soft, uplifting music)
The case file had to be written.
But all we had were speculations.
And we were told to put them on the charge sheet.
I don't know how many of those speculations were right.
But that day, I saw something.
Something that made me believe our theories were true.
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