- Hey, go deliver the newspapers. I will handle this. - Okay, sir.
[indistinct chattering]
Murder... Murder.
Murder...
[dog barking]
[phone ringing]
-[Policeman] 'Police control room.' -[Informer] 'Sir, murder in Shasthri Nagar!'
'Don't panic. Where in Shasthri Nagar?'
'8th Avenue, Ram Nivas apartment.'
'Please wait.'
'Okay, I have informed the concerned station.'
'The police will arrive shortly.'
Gayu.
Are you ready?
I got ready long back.
When will you finish cooking?
It's almost ready.
Science, Mathematics, Tamil...
Dad, I had asked you to buy stickers of Harappan Civilization.
Where are they?
Oh, no! Sorry, dear. I forgot.
Who let you join the police department?
- Why? - If you forget such a small thing...
...then how will you catch criminals?
Oh, do you want to know how?
[Viktor making noises]
- This is how I catch them! - Isn't this how you made mom...
...fall for you?
- The auto rickshaw is here, shall we go? - Hmm.
- Don't waste your lunch, okay? - Hmm.
Dad, when will mom return?
Your mother? She is abroad, right?
She must be busy with work.
She will be back once it's done.
She could have made a call, right?
She hasn't got a phone, dear.
[indistinct off-screen voice]
Go off, Dad!
Listen, I've paid for this month.
- How is life, Raja? - Greetings, sir.
Let me take her, sir. Nothing much, sir!
When are you getting married?
It's in process. No luck so far.
- See you, sir. - Okay.
- Bye. - Bye, Dad.
-[Gayu blowing kisses] -[Viktor making noises]
No! No way.
Hey...
[Viktor, his wife and Gayu screaming]
It'll not even fit my hair.
Can't you hear me?
[phone ringing]
Viktor, where are you?
I'm at home, sir.
Okay. Listen.
There is a murder case.
Go to Shasthri Nagar immediately.
A SI named Kishore will be present there.
He is a newcomer.
He will update you with the details.
I will WhatsApp the address.
No, sir.
I need some more time.
Come on, Viktor. You've been saying this for the past six months.
Elango is dealing with a child abuse case.
Karunakaran is busy with the minister's case.
I don't have any other option, I say.
Sorry, sir. I can't do it.
Don't be so stubborn, Viktor.
Listen...
Please handle this case for me.
I will speak to the commissioner in person...
...to sort out your wife's case.
It's a promise.
[Title Montage]
Are you the only security for this entire apartment block?
No, sir. There are three more in the other blocks.
Who stays in that flat?
- Usha, I met her yesterday. Everything was fine. - Yes, ma'am.
- You stay upstairs, don't you? - Yes, sir.
- Did anyone visit yesterday? - I don't know, sir.
- The dogs had been barking for days. - I had a premonition.
- Who could have killed her? - What could be the reason?
Do you reside in that flat? - Yes, sir. We both stay there.
- What's your name? - Sorry, baby, what can I do?
Suddenly, a murder occurred.
Just wait for a week and then we'll go on our honeymoon.
[Woman 1] 'Promise? You won't disappoint me, will you?'
What? Hey..
I have been dreaming about this for almost 28 years.
Before I promise...
...you have to make me a promise.
'Hey, what's it?'
Tonight, when I come home...
...you should be wearing the pink silk pair.
Okay?
'I am already wearing that.'
Oh! How is it?
'It's superb!'
'Come and see for yourself.'
'Hey, why are you silent?'
- Hang up, I'll talk to you later. - 'Hey...'
[indistinct chattering]
Sir, I am Kishore.
- Where is the crime scene? - Over there, sir.
He seems to be very strict.
Oh, he's gone.
Did the forensic team arrive?
Yes, sir. They have started their work.
When did the murder take place?
Last night, sir. We don't know the exact time.
Are there any eye witnesses?
As far as I know, there are none.
Who saw the corpse first?
A paperboy, sir.
Did you check the CCTV footage?
We checked, sir, but the CCTV in the building...
...has not been working for the past one week.
- Okay, check if there are any CCTVs on the street. - Okay, sir.
Why has this man come?
Sir, you may go.
Who else did you expect? He is the Inspector, right?
He himself is a murderer.
He killed his wife and claims that she's missing.
Don't say such things out loud.
Did you know? The AC has deputed two constables to follow him.
Did you see him killing his wife?
There is a dead girl upstairs. Does that mean it isn't a murder?
Let them find his wife's dead body. Then we shall see what happens.
Why do we have to talk about this? Let's go.
Okay, let's see.
Victim detail.
Her name is Nivetha, and she's 34 years old.
She is an HR at Hudson Solutions.
Four years ago, she came from Bangalore and settled here.
Her dad passed away. She is unmarried.
Her mother died of cancer two years back.
She has been living alone since then.
- After accounting, seal these jewels and cash. - Okay, sir.
- Any servants? - No one, from our enquiries.
Did you find the murder weapon?
We have searched the place. We have not found anything.
Did you find the victim's mobile phone?
We did, sir, but the keypad is locked.
- Get the IT wing to unlock it. - Okay, sir.
- Was the door open or closed? - It was open, sir.
- Are you sure? - The paperboy said so.
- Kishore. - Sir.
- Collect the fingerprints from here. - Okay, sir.
- Ravi. First collect the fingerprints from here. - Sir.
- Was the door open or closed? - It was open, sir.
Sir. Sir.
Sir, I have sent the body for post-mortem.
Sir, the cash and jewellery in the wardrobe are intact.
Certainly this is not a murder for robbery.
But after seeing the victim's wounds
it appears to be done out of revenge.
Then again, looking at the liquor bottle...
...cigarette butts and the bedroom circumstance
...one can infer that the suspect is known to the victim.
But sir..
Why should the murderer leave the door open?
That's what I am confused about.
- Tell me when Nivetha returned home last night. - At 8 p.m., sir.
- Is this her regular timing? - Yes, sir.
- Does she have any visitors? - No, sir.
Friends, relatives or boyfriends?
Was Nivetha troubled by any guy from this building?
Not that I know of.
- Any harassment cases? - I don't know.
So, there were no problems here.
Yes, sir. I don't know of any such issues.
No, sir, I don't know.
Did you notice anything when you were delivering the gas cylinder...
- ...in the living or the bedroom? - No, sir. I didn't see anything.
How was Nivetha? Was she talkative? Or was she moody?
She was of a talkative character.
- Was she in a relationship? - I don't know.
The HR Department receives complaints, right?
Yes, sir. It goes to the HR Department.
Did any such incident happen recently?
Not recently.
Has Nivetha complained about anyone?
No... She hasn't complained about anyone.
How was her relationship with her colleagues? Any problems?
No, nothing like that.
What is this, sir?
Even after so many enquiries we haven't got any useful lead.
What happened to the forensic report?
It is ready, sir.
Constable Kanagu is on the way to the station with the report.
Did you get the victim's cell phone unlocked?
- I have sent it to the IT wing. We will get it by evening. - Okay.
Speak to Nivetha's sim carrier...
- ...and collect her call history for the last three months. - Okay, sir.
Sir, please don't beat me...
From our enquiries, we know that
Nivetha was of a talkative character.
She has many friends. But, no close friends.
According to the forensic reports...
...two sets of fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
One is the victim's fingerprint.
The other one is found everywhere, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, etc.
Maybe, this could be the fingerprint of the suspect...
...who is well known to the victim.
- Who is this suspect? - Sir.
Here is the victim's call history details for the last three months.
070.
136, 136, 467, 467.
070, 070, 136, 136.
- Check these numbers for their location last night. - Okay, sir.
8608061136.
Sir, from the numbers you gave us, 8608061136...
...was in same area as the victim...
...from 11 p.m. to 2.45 a.m. last night.
Then it travelled from there to the 8th avenue of Ashok Nagar.
Whose number is that?
Sir, I've enquired at the network operator's office.
Sir, I'm getting a call from them.
Tell me, sir.
Yes...
7, 23rd street...
Okay, sir. Thank you.
Sir, his name is Prabhakaran, Ashok Nagar.
[Man 1] 'Sir, I want to meet the inspector.'
- What is the matter? - 'It is an important matter.'
He is busy with something more important.
Is that a design on your shirt?
Selvam, did you see that?
We don't know anything about this person.
- Ask two constables to accompany us. - Okay, sir.
- Selvam. Kanagu. -[Selvam] 'Sir.' -[Kanagu] 'Sir.'
- Get in the vehicle. - [Selvam] 'Okay.' -[Kanagu] 'Okay, sir.'
- Prabhakaran is sure to be mentally disturbed. - Sir...
- Go off! - If he has committed such a brutal murder... - Sir.
- ...we should be careful. - Sir. - Go away.
- Are the guns loaded? - Yes, sir.
Sir!
I am the Prabhakaran you are looking for.
[Theme Music Playing]