A Simple Murder (2020) s01e03 Episode Script
Open And Shut Case
1
Listen.
- Yes?
Oh, man
- Sir.
Just tell me what you want.
I want a bed of currency notes.
I want to sleep in it.
I want to wear a garland
of currency notes.
How much money will it cost?
Millions.
It will be done.
Okay.
What do you want?
I've already got what I wanted.
Aren't you scared?
No.
Because I'm educated enough
Listen.
- Yes?
Or murder someone.
- Yes, or murder someone.
But even if I have to murder someone
for your bed of currency notes,
I'm not scared of anybody!
- You're not scared of anybody!
What's the matter?
- Get up fast.
Pack whatever you can as soon as possible.
We must get out of here.
- Why?
Didn't you hear the sound?
- No.
There was firing
in the neighbourhood! - Shit!
Did you see it?
Must be a gift from Mr Pandit.
Pack things fast.
'If you don't come here
with the money in half an hour,'
'then I will be chopped into two halves.'
I'll be right back.
Yes, Pandit.
Are you squint-eyed?
What?
- Are you squint-eyed?
Stop saying 'what'!
I'm asking you.
Can't you see with your eyes?
Are you squint-eyed?
No, that's not the case.
You fool, you killed the neighbour!
Whose
- Do you have any brains or not?
'God has given us a second chance.'
'Dump the pistol somewhere.'
'In the meantime, I will start packing.'
Are you done?
Sit down.
I think I was a little too mean.
Perhaps, that's why
- Oh
No problem, Himmat.
Often, in the heat
of the moment, it happens.
But henceforth, be careful.
Actually,
Pandit had given a photo of the girl
you were supposed to kill.
Actually, Richa ripped that photo up.
But the thing is, I have a good memory.
Once I see something, I never forget it.
So, I found her.
Are you sure it was the same girl?
Yes, of course!
Otherwise, why would you
ask me so calmly
You moron!
I had asked you not
to look her in the eye!
But who the hell asked you
not to see her face?
They both had curly hair,
and so I got confused!
And I didn't fire at her on purpose!
It was an accident!
You fucking idiot!
Himmat.
Find Richa and kill her.
I'll give you Rs 25 million.
'Rahul, I want
to get out of all this.'
'I want to get rid of Manish,
the marriage'
'In a few days, I am going
to come into a lot of money.
'Chill. I have a plan.'
'Why do you need the passport?'
'Nothing. I'm leaving for some work.'
'When the husband's a loser
and the boyfriend's deceitful,'
'these rose-tinted currency notes
cannot heal the wounds of the heart.'
'Fed up with men, what does a woman
like her do in a situation like this?'
I'll show men their true place.
'Hmm? Correct.'
Sir, you could have walked this distance.
Just wait for a bit. I'll be right back.
Sir, the robbery took place two days ago.
Two days ago
Another man had come here before you.
His car was stolen too.
We found out later that he had
killed someone and hid the car.
You haven't done that, right?
No.
Okay. We'll investigate the case.
You may go.
What about you?
Sir
Sir Sir, I haven't killed anyone.
But But my car has
been stolen too, sir.
Hello. Police station?
I heard gunshots in the area.
Hurry up.
Give it to me.
- Here, sir.
Your bill for this afternoon.
Hmm. Let's hear it then.
This afternoon, Rahul came to our bar.
He came in at 2 pm and left at 3 pm.
Richa Bhabhi was with him too.
Hey! Why are you calling her 'Bhabhi'?
Manish is like a brother to me.
Don't mention Manish's name!
Just remember to mention Richa Bhabhi
I mean, Richa. Go on.
They both come here to meet secretly.
If they go to a restaurant,
there's a risk of getting caught.
This one time, I saw with my own eyes
that he was caressing her thighs.
She must be under some pressure
Even the rich can be under pressure
Shut up!
Just do what you're told,
or we'll get in trouble!
Sir, I can even handle the police
without getting in trouble.
I've been in Delhi for 17 years.
I thought I'd make some money
for my child's education
- Okay, shut up!
Keep this.
Please, provide my alibi.
SI
Boys, did you find anything?
Sir
- Sir
This
- Oh.
Why did you draw this here?
You could have drawn it there too.
Yes. Any progress?
Sir, this is the victim's phone.
The last dialled number
belongs to a certain Rahul.
And before that, she called
someone named Santosh.
Rahul The girl Santosh
Santosh The girl Rahul
It's an open-and-shut case!
Come on, boys!
Sir, how?
Oh, God! Of course, it's my responsibility
to spoon-feed you people.
Listen carefully.
Okay?
- Sir.
Rahul called the girl.
The girl's phone was busy.
Rahul figured out that
the girl was fooling him.
Sir.
The girl was talking to someone else.
Pretend to be the girl and talk to me.
The girl must have said something like
- 'Yes, darling!'
Nice!
'I was waiting for your call!'
- Enough.
Then, Rahul
You act as Rahul.
You must have heard the name, right?
Rahul came in through the window
like a thief.
Sir, the windows
- Okay. He came in through the door.
But the moral of the story is
that he came in. - Sir.
Okay?
- Sir.
Come on.
So, Rahul came in.
He pounced on the girl and strangled her.
There are bullet marks, sir.
Wait.
- There are bullet marks, sir.
Okay! He fired at her. Happy?
Yes, sir.
- The moral of the story is that she died.
She died.
And then, he dragged her
And then he
- Sir! Sir!
Sir, it's a forensic sketch
of the victim's body.
He put her in a similar position.
- Sir.
And then, he robbed the house
and escaped. Case solved!
Sir, but there has been no robbery.
Oh.
There has been no robbery Get up.
There has been no robbery
So, what has happened?
Sir, the door to the bungalow
across the street is open.
Boys, let's go!
Actually, this house was robbed.
Then, after robbing the house,
the thief escaped.
And then
Boys, shall we enact it?
No, sir. We have understood it.
We got it a long time ago.
Oh, man
- Sir.
Look, sir. There's a cold drink here.
There are chips. And there's Maggi.
- Two minutes!
Sir, whoever was eating this left in
a hurry without finishing the food.
It's possible that this person
heard the gunshots.
Heard the gunshots?
Here?
Sir
- It could be audible.
It's possible.
How about we call Rahul for an inquiry
Let's call Rahul for an inquiry!
We work on the same wavelength! Nice!
Shall we call him in, sir?
- Of course!
Do you even have to ask that?
- That's evidence, sir.
I know. I was examining it.
I was checking if the finger chips
on my fingertips
have any fingerprints or not.
Let's go.
What's the matter?
Did you mix something in the drink?
No, sir.
Ma'am, today's specials are
sea cucumber soup,
dragon rolls with oyster sauce,
house-special
- Okay. Do one thing.
Bring one plate of everything.
This is not a 'chaat' menu.
Can we have the dragon rolls, please?
- Sure.
Thank you.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Oh, no! This stinks!
- So embarrassing!
I shouldn't have brought you
to such an upscale restaurant.
Let me just get an investor.
Then, we'll have a lot of money.
Then, we'll come
to such restaurants daily.
What will you do
if you get a lot of money?
I'll bring all the money
and give it to you.
And what will you do
if you get a lot of money?
I'll run away from you.
She had said that she would run away.
After looking at that long face of yours,
she was bound to run away.
'New Relationships.'
Why? Because we get bored
with the old ones?
What do you want?
The office is closed now.
There's no one here.
Where is Rahul?
He left in the afternoon.
Hmm.
Where is Richa?
Only Rahul would know that.
You fool, do you think this is funny?
Come on! Give me your boss' number.
Richa!
Hello.
- Where are you?
Who is this?
You're not at home. I tried calling there.
Manish?
- Rahul.
At your house.
- At my house?
Where is Richa?
- Don't you know?
Fucking moron
He's good for nothing.
So, where is Richa?
He doesn't know either.
Is there anyone else involved with her?
I don't know.
Think it over.
I need to drink in order to think.
So, let's go.
'Dwarka Police Station'
Did you know this girl?
We were going to get married, sir.
Sad!
- Sad, sir.
But she made more phone calls
to some Rahul than you.
Do you know who Rahul is?
Sir, I've heard the name.
If you could show me his phone number,
maybe I can help you
- Sure.
Sir
Evidence.
- Sorry, sir.
Thank you, sir.
I don't know him, sir.
Sir, is there anything else?
For example, CCTV footage
- The CCTV was not working.
Do you think there was something else
that could have been stolen? - No.
What do you do?
Mayanagari Junkyard. I'm a scrap dealer.
It's a lot of hard work,
but the money is good too. You?
Sub-inspector.
Inspector. Sub-inspector.
Great, sir.
Anyway, we have called Rahul in
for an inquiry too.
As soon as we find something out,
we'll let you know.
Sir, when is this Rahul going to come?
It's confidential.
- Of course, sir.
Sir, if you could give me your number
Note it down.
One, zero, zero.
Hail India, sir.
There was a lot of love between the two.
No, sir.
I suspect that his fiancée
had an affair with Rahul, sir.
What happened, sir?
Why have you called me here?
Your friend Madhu was murdered.
What?
Madhu
You were the last person she spoke to.
Yes, sir. We were planning to meet. But
Where were you this afternoon?
I was at Prithvi Bar, sir.
- Any proof?
Proof Maybe
Here's the bill, sir.
You have quite an appetite.
Or it's possible that he went
there with someone.
It was
A friend.
- Name?
Sir, actually
- Oh!
So, she was an 'actually' kind of friend!
My car has been stolen, sir.
Is there an FIR for car theft?
- It's a black sedan.
Yes, sir. Two hours after the murder,
there was a complaint about car theft.
Yes, sir.
- You useless people!
If we had matched the tyre marks
with the marks found at the crime scene,
we could have caught the culprit!
But, sir, the car was stolen.
Oh. Good point.
- Sir.
You're learning.
And you
Stay in touch.
Yes, sir.
Hello. Hey, go straight. Hello?
Okay, listen. I need your help.
You will have to act as a witness.
Witness? For what?
I'll explain everything.
First, tell me where you are.
I had a fight with my husband.
I'm staying at the Prime Heritage Inn.
Okay. Stay right there. I'm coming there.
Fuck!
Richa.
I have a spa appointment in 20 minutes.
Tell me.
What's going on?
Where did you get so much money?
Why do you care?
Richa, actually
The police think that
I am involved with some girl.
The same one who you were
planning to run away with?
Me? No!
So, I've told the police
that on that day,
I was with you in the afternoon.
Did you even ask me before?
Richa, I knew that I could trust you.
I've never seen a more deplorable
and selfish man than you.
Your husband?
He is better than you.
Richa, baby
- Don't you dare come near me, Rahul!
I will kill you, you motherfucker!
- I'm not. I'm not.
Relax. You're tired.
Is this much pressure okay?
More pressure.
I was wondering if this is the only exit.
Yes, sir. Only one way.
Fantastic. Thank you.
I'll go and freshen up.
Silly, what are you doing?
I can see everything.
Rahul!
Rahul!
- Hold on!
Rahul, open the fucking door!
Fucking asshole! Open the door!
Rahul, you motherfucking asshole!
I'm gonna kill you! Open the door!
Rahul!
You motherfucker! Open the door, Rahul!
You fucking asshole!
'Take your eyes off,
and a disaster occurs!'
'And what a disaster!
All the forty thieves scratch their heads'
'while Ali Baba made away
with the treasure.'
Listen.
- Yes?
Oh, man
- Sir.
Just tell me what you want.
I want a bed of currency notes.
I want to sleep in it.
I want to wear a garland
of currency notes.
How much money will it cost?
Millions.
It will be done.
Okay.
What do you want?
I've already got what I wanted.
Aren't you scared?
No.
Because I'm educated enough
Listen.
- Yes?
Or murder someone.
- Yes, or murder someone.
But even if I have to murder someone
for your bed of currency notes,
I'm not scared of anybody!
- You're not scared of anybody!
What's the matter?
- Get up fast.
Pack whatever you can as soon as possible.
We must get out of here.
- Why?
Didn't you hear the sound?
- No.
There was firing
in the neighbourhood! - Shit!
Did you see it?
Must be a gift from Mr Pandit.
Pack things fast.
'If you don't come here
with the money in half an hour,'
'then I will be chopped into two halves.'
I'll be right back.
Yes, Pandit.
Are you squint-eyed?
What?
- Are you squint-eyed?
Stop saying 'what'!
I'm asking you.
Can't you see with your eyes?
Are you squint-eyed?
No, that's not the case.
You fool, you killed the neighbour!
Whose
- Do you have any brains or not?
'God has given us a second chance.'
'Dump the pistol somewhere.'
'In the meantime, I will start packing.'
Are you done?
Sit down.
I think I was a little too mean.
Perhaps, that's why
- Oh
No problem, Himmat.
Often, in the heat
of the moment, it happens.
But henceforth, be careful.
Actually,
Pandit had given a photo of the girl
you were supposed to kill.
Actually, Richa ripped that photo up.
But the thing is, I have a good memory.
Once I see something, I never forget it.
So, I found her.
Are you sure it was the same girl?
Yes, of course!
Otherwise, why would you
ask me so calmly
You moron!
I had asked you not
to look her in the eye!
But who the hell asked you
not to see her face?
They both had curly hair,
and so I got confused!
And I didn't fire at her on purpose!
It was an accident!
You fucking idiot!
Himmat.
Find Richa and kill her.
I'll give you Rs 25 million.
'Rahul, I want
to get out of all this.'
'I want to get rid of Manish,
the marriage'
'In a few days, I am going
to come into a lot of money.
'Chill. I have a plan.'
'Why do you need the passport?'
'Nothing. I'm leaving for some work.'
'When the husband's a loser
and the boyfriend's deceitful,'
'these rose-tinted currency notes
cannot heal the wounds of the heart.'
'Fed up with men, what does a woman
like her do in a situation like this?'
I'll show men their true place.
'Hmm? Correct.'
Sir, you could have walked this distance.
Just wait for a bit. I'll be right back.
Sir, the robbery took place two days ago.
Two days ago
Another man had come here before you.
His car was stolen too.
We found out later that he had
killed someone and hid the car.
You haven't done that, right?
No.
Okay. We'll investigate the case.
You may go.
What about you?
Sir
Sir Sir, I haven't killed anyone.
But But my car has
been stolen too, sir.
Hello. Police station?
I heard gunshots in the area.
Hurry up.
Give it to me.
- Here, sir.
Your bill for this afternoon.
Hmm. Let's hear it then.
This afternoon, Rahul came to our bar.
He came in at 2 pm and left at 3 pm.
Richa Bhabhi was with him too.
Hey! Why are you calling her 'Bhabhi'?
Manish is like a brother to me.
Don't mention Manish's name!
Just remember to mention Richa Bhabhi
I mean, Richa. Go on.
They both come here to meet secretly.
If they go to a restaurant,
there's a risk of getting caught.
This one time, I saw with my own eyes
that he was caressing her thighs.
She must be under some pressure
Even the rich can be under pressure
Shut up!
Just do what you're told,
or we'll get in trouble!
Sir, I can even handle the police
without getting in trouble.
I've been in Delhi for 17 years.
I thought I'd make some money
for my child's education
- Okay, shut up!
Keep this.
Please, provide my alibi.
SI
Boys, did you find anything?
Sir
- Sir
This
- Oh.
Why did you draw this here?
You could have drawn it there too.
Yes. Any progress?
Sir, this is the victim's phone.
The last dialled number
belongs to a certain Rahul.
And before that, she called
someone named Santosh.
Rahul The girl Santosh
Santosh The girl Rahul
It's an open-and-shut case!
Come on, boys!
Sir, how?
Oh, God! Of course, it's my responsibility
to spoon-feed you people.
Listen carefully.
Okay?
- Sir.
Rahul called the girl.
The girl's phone was busy.
Rahul figured out that
the girl was fooling him.
Sir.
The girl was talking to someone else.
Pretend to be the girl and talk to me.
The girl must have said something like
- 'Yes, darling!'
Nice!
'I was waiting for your call!'
- Enough.
Then, Rahul
You act as Rahul.
You must have heard the name, right?
Rahul came in through the window
like a thief.
Sir, the windows
- Okay. He came in through the door.
But the moral of the story is
that he came in. - Sir.
Okay?
- Sir.
Come on.
So, Rahul came in.
He pounced on the girl and strangled her.
There are bullet marks, sir.
Wait.
- There are bullet marks, sir.
Okay! He fired at her. Happy?
Yes, sir.
- The moral of the story is that she died.
She died.
And then, he dragged her
And then he
- Sir! Sir!
Sir, it's a forensic sketch
of the victim's body.
He put her in a similar position.
- Sir.
And then, he robbed the house
and escaped. Case solved!
Sir, but there has been no robbery.
Oh.
There has been no robbery Get up.
There has been no robbery
So, what has happened?
Sir, the door to the bungalow
across the street is open.
Boys, let's go!
Actually, this house was robbed.
Then, after robbing the house,
the thief escaped.
And then
Boys, shall we enact it?
No, sir. We have understood it.
We got it a long time ago.
Oh, man
- Sir.
Look, sir. There's a cold drink here.
There are chips. And there's Maggi.
- Two minutes!
Sir, whoever was eating this left in
a hurry without finishing the food.
It's possible that this person
heard the gunshots.
Heard the gunshots?
Here?
Sir
- It could be audible.
It's possible.
How about we call Rahul for an inquiry
Let's call Rahul for an inquiry!
We work on the same wavelength! Nice!
Shall we call him in, sir?
- Of course!
Do you even have to ask that?
- That's evidence, sir.
I know. I was examining it.
I was checking if the finger chips
on my fingertips
have any fingerprints or not.
Let's go.
What's the matter?
Did you mix something in the drink?
No, sir.
Ma'am, today's specials are
sea cucumber soup,
dragon rolls with oyster sauce,
house-special
- Okay. Do one thing.
Bring one plate of everything.
This is not a 'chaat' menu.
Can we have the dragon rolls, please?
- Sure.
Thank you.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Oh, no! This stinks!
- So embarrassing!
I shouldn't have brought you
to such an upscale restaurant.
Let me just get an investor.
Then, we'll have a lot of money.
Then, we'll come
to such restaurants daily.
What will you do
if you get a lot of money?
I'll bring all the money
and give it to you.
And what will you do
if you get a lot of money?
I'll run away from you.
She had said that she would run away.
After looking at that long face of yours,
she was bound to run away.
'New Relationships.'
Why? Because we get bored
with the old ones?
What do you want?
The office is closed now.
There's no one here.
Where is Rahul?
He left in the afternoon.
Hmm.
Where is Richa?
Only Rahul would know that.
You fool, do you think this is funny?
Come on! Give me your boss' number.
Richa!
Hello.
- Where are you?
Who is this?
You're not at home. I tried calling there.
Manish?
- Rahul.
At your house.
- At my house?
Where is Richa?
- Don't you know?
Fucking moron
He's good for nothing.
So, where is Richa?
He doesn't know either.
Is there anyone else involved with her?
I don't know.
Think it over.
I need to drink in order to think.
So, let's go.
'Dwarka Police Station'
Did you know this girl?
We were going to get married, sir.
Sad!
- Sad, sir.
But she made more phone calls
to some Rahul than you.
Do you know who Rahul is?
Sir, I've heard the name.
If you could show me his phone number,
maybe I can help you
- Sure.
Sir
Evidence.
- Sorry, sir.
Thank you, sir.
I don't know him, sir.
Sir, is there anything else?
For example, CCTV footage
- The CCTV was not working.
Do you think there was something else
that could have been stolen? - No.
What do you do?
Mayanagari Junkyard. I'm a scrap dealer.
It's a lot of hard work,
but the money is good too. You?
Sub-inspector.
Inspector. Sub-inspector.
Great, sir.
Anyway, we have called Rahul in
for an inquiry too.
As soon as we find something out,
we'll let you know.
Sir, when is this Rahul going to come?
It's confidential.
- Of course, sir.
Sir, if you could give me your number
Note it down.
One, zero, zero.
Hail India, sir.
There was a lot of love between the two.
No, sir.
I suspect that his fiancée
had an affair with Rahul, sir.
What happened, sir?
Why have you called me here?
Your friend Madhu was murdered.
What?
Madhu
You were the last person she spoke to.
Yes, sir. We were planning to meet. But
Where were you this afternoon?
I was at Prithvi Bar, sir.
- Any proof?
Proof Maybe
Here's the bill, sir.
You have quite an appetite.
Or it's possible that he went
there with someone.
It was
A friend.
- Name?
Sir, actually
- Oh!
So, she was an 'actually' kind of friend!
My car has been stolen, sir.
Is there an FIR for car theft?
- It's a black sedan.
Yes, sir. Two hours after the murder,
there was a complaint about car theft.
Yes, sir.
- You useless people!
If we had matched the tyre marks
with the marks found at the crime scene,
we could have caught the culprit!
But, sir, the car was stolen.
Oh. Good point.
- Sir.
You're learning.
And you
Stay in touch.
Yes, sir.
Hello. Hey, go straight. Hello?
Okay, listen. I need your help.
You will have to act as a witness.
Witness? For what?
I'll explain everything.
First, tell me where you are.
I had a fight with my husband.
I'm staying at the Prime Heritage Inn.
Okay. Stay right there. I'm coming there.
Fuck!
Richa.
I have a spa appointment in 20 minutes.
Tell me.
What's going on?
Where did you get so much money?
Why do you care?
Richa, actually
The police think that
I am involved with some girl.
The same one who you were
planning to run away with?
Me? No!
So, I've told the police
that on that day,
I was with you in the afternoon.
Did you even ask me before?
Richa, I knew that I could trust you.
I've never seen a more deplorable
and selfish man than you.
Your husband?
He is better than you.
Richa, baby
- Don't you dare come near me, Rahul!
I will kill you, you motherfucker!
- I'm not. I'm not.
Relax. You're tired.
Is this much pressure okay?
More pressure.
I was wondering if this is the only exit.
Yes, sir. Only one way.
Fantastic. Thank you.
I'll go and freshen up.
Silly, what are you doing?
I can see everything.
Rahul!
Rahul!
- Hold on!
Rahul, open the fucking door!
Fucking asshole! Open the door!
Rahul, you motherfucking asshole!
I'm gonna kill you! Open the door!
Rahul!
You motherfucker! Open the door, Rahul!
You fucking asshole!
'Take your eyes off,
and a disaster occurs!'
'And what a disaster!
All the forty thieves scratch their heads'
'while Ali Baba made away
with the treasure.'