Guilty Minds (2022) s01e07 Episode Script

What is this, Mr. Chopra?
What is this?
Is this a joke?
-Is this how contracts are made?
-Sorry, sir.
You'll shut the company down!
Get out!
It's an army of chipmunks, seriously!
Out!
Idiot.
Come, Deepak.
How are you, sir?
Drink?
No, thank you.
Have something.
I'm good, sir. Thank you.
Deepak, who's this Ria Singh?
Ria Singh who?
That's what I'm asking you.
The Ria Singh I know is a news reporter.
Why?
Did she run out of filmy stories…
that she's gotten
interested in my history?
I didn't get you, Uncle.
Why is this girl inquiring
about me in Kandbadi?
About you?
And I've heard that she's…
Shubhrat Khanna's girlfriend.
What's going on, Deepak?
What's going on?
Your own people are investigating me--
I'll find out, sir. Please don't worry--
Let me be very clear!
If anything goes wrong in this case…
I'll withdraw all our cases from KKA.
-Understood?
-Yes, sir.
Ram Singh.
Ram Singh!
I am fine, Ma.
But why did you leave
without telling anyone, dear?
I just needed a break, Ma.
And we're all worried sick about you.
That doesn't matter?
I did leave a text on your phone.
Yes, but I was trying to call you, and--
I told you there's no signal out here.
And it's gonna be like this for
the next two days as I climb.
Shubhangi… did something happen?
Ma, please.
You know me,
I just like taking off sometimes.
Now please stop asking me over and
over, it makes me claustrophobic.
-Please.
-Okay, okay.
But promise me that you'll
take care of yourself.
I will, Ma.
Promise me.
I promise. Can I go now, please?
I love you, dear.
Love you too, Ma.
Bye.
Sir…
I need a guide to go to Mukta Top.
Brother-in-law!
What are you doing here all of a sudden?
Tell me?
Come in.
Kashaf, have some Karachi halvah.
Aunt Naseem has specially
sent it for you from Old Delhi.
-Have some.
-I don't want it.
I've been wanting to ask you…
you don't seem to be well since
you've returned from Mumbai.
Is everything alright?
I'm fine, Mom.
Dear…
I am your mother.
You can share anything with me.
Why?
What do you mean?
What's the point?
Kashaf…
I did share something once.
Did you do anything about it?
Can't you forget that, dear?
You know what, Mom?
I did try to forget it.
In fact, I've been trying all these years.
But some things can't be forgotten.
They stay.
They fester and they stink.
The truth is you never had the courage
to raise your voice for me, Mom.
You broke my trust.
I am sorry.
I am really sorry.
Brother-in-law…
Thank you.
Sister told me that you're upset.
Kochar was hinting at something…
but he never spoke clearly.
Who found his body?
Some agents.
Any chance it was a suicide?
No, Deepak.
Never.
I knew he was onto something big.
Something within the unit.
Before he could bring it out…
they killed him! Fuckers!
Mr. L. N. Khanna and the Deepwater
Security Chief, Dave, go way back.
So?
You won't fight this case?
We'll have to find a better way.
We'll have to leave early morning if you
want to reach the city before sunset.
The trek today was excellent.
Thank you so much, Kishan.
You're most welcome, sister.
By the way, you're a fast walker.
Gosh!
You're very strong, sister.
I used to be, but not anymore.
That's not true, sister.
It's true.
I'm weak, mushy, and stupid.
Kishan, have you ever been in love?
Yes, sister. I've been in big-time love.
I see.
I never have.
Actually, I don't know.
How does it feel to be in love?
Well…
imagine being enveloped by fog.
And rain.
The warmth you feel when
the sun suddenly comes up…
that's love.
Are you a fan of Shah Rukh?
Oh, come on. It's nothing like that.
But Kishan,
does love also make you jealous?
Yes, sister. It sure does.
But jealousy is not a good feeling, right?
I mean…
it's kind of sticky.
As if you're stuck to something.
You know…
I like to be free.
Not to be tied to someone.
Do you see those birds, sister?
Do you know why they fly in a V shape?
Because it makes flying easier.
Easier to fight the wind.
Love is…
flying together.
Thank you.
Two cappuccinos.
-Ma'am, tea or coffee?
-In a bit, thank you.
So, you need my help.
Yeah.
Hard as I find that to believe.
You always see a villain in me…
whereas, I'm the underdog.
Sir…
Cut the crap, Deepak. Get to the point.
There's a case I want you to take up.
Why aren't you taking it up?
Can you listen to me
without being suspicious?
I'll try.
Thank you.
So…
But the police will
never get into this case.
They will call it a suicide
and not investigate.
Correct.
Unless, we're representing that private
security agent PSA Kochar's next of kin.
Like his wife.
Finish your milk, dear.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Does she want to register an FIR?
It hasn't even been
a week since Kochar's death,
so she's going through a lot.
But we can't delay the case, Kashaf.
You know, Deepwater,
this private security company…
will get enough time
to bury all the evidence.
Tripta…
we can understand what
you're going through.
I mean it can't be easy, but…
don't you want to know the truth?
I know the truth.
My husband was not a coward.
He could've never committed suicide.
So he was murdered, Tripta.
We all know that he was after something.
We just want to know what it was.
That's it.
Look, I don't trust any system.
Not the company,
neither the police nor the courts.
No one's going to do anything.
And Mrs. Kochar is ready?
She will need some convincing.
And who will convince her?
But it's our job to try, Tripta.
He was trying even though…
he knew his life was in danger.
And he paid with his life.
Then we can't let his
sacrifice go in vain.
Please.
Asharika, come here, child.
It's a beautiful name.
Asharika. What does it mean?
Asharika means…
hope.
It means hope.
Mr. Kochar named her.
Deepak, what if we get
a senior on Dad's case?
I'll whack you.
But why not?
Don't you have faith in me?
Don't say that.
I have complete faith in you.
Then?
Dad is quite stressed out.
He was talking about hiring a senior.
Someone with weightage,
so even the judge will have to listen.
-It will lighten your load too.
-Can you shut up now?
I don't understand why
Uncle's so stressed.
When there was no rivalry
between Chintan's dad and him,
then he had no motivation to kill him.
He's innocent, isn't he?
Of course.
The case is totally secure.
Then why is Ria Singh out to screw him?
Ria Singh is out to screw me.
Lovely!
Do you think you're the most
sought-after man on earth?
Every girl's out to get you?
Slow enough?
You bet.
Listen.
How's the constable connected
to the Bhalla Murder Case?
I don't know, maybe he was onto something.
Like what?
What if he knew about the murder?
-Maybe, but…
-Yeah.
why would Bhalla kill a 15-year-old?
Doesn't make sense.
It's a news article, not a novel.
Show some respect for time.
The deadline is four o'clock.
-Yes, sir.
-Hurry up.
-Pardon me.
-It's okay.
-Ria Singh?
-Yes.
-Right Now's anchor?
-Yeah.
What's the spelling of this "yeah"?
Y-a or something else?
I think it's y-e-a-h. Yeah.
Yeah.
You guys speak a different language.
Anyway…
I'll come to you when I need
a lesson in new age English.
Tell me.
Actually, sir…
I know back in the day,
you were following
the Himachal politics pretty closely.
Back in the day?
I still am.
In fact, I follow the whole
country's politics closely.
It's a different matter that
they have "unfollowed" me.
Earlier, I was called
a rebel for asking questions.
And now…
a traitor.
Please.
Thank you.
So, what do you want
to know about Himachal?
Was there a connection
between Tejinder Bhalla…
and the Rashtriya Janadesh Party?
Or still is?
Before Rashtriya Janadesh Party
got a stronghold over the country,
they were trying to find
their feet in Himachal.
And Tejinder Bhalla had
helped them in this task.
How?
Mr. Bhalla's business has been liquor.
And Rashtriya Janadesh Party's
agenda was to ban it.
Friends…
you all know that the
Rashtriya Janadesh Party,
stays firm on its promise.
Today, we've come here with a new slogan,
a new message.
"The future will be bright…
in liquor-free Himachal!"
So when the party won
its first election in Himachal,
their main agenda was a liquor ban.
So?
So liquor shops shut
their front shutters…
and opened their back doors.
So, you mean Tejinder Bhalla
started supplying illicit liquor?
In your language, yeah.
Illegal liquor.
With prices twice, thrice,
or even four times the rate.
Here you go, sir.
And Bhalla was the only
player left in this area.
So…
Mr. Bhalla's business grew
exponentially and the party agenda too.
Everything was great.
What's the score?
We will win.
Grandpa…
I've never met anyone
more optimistic than you.
How was your adventurous trip?
Great.
Looking at your adventurous spirit,
I'm thinking of giving you
an adventurous mission.
I'm game! Tell me!
Mr. Vikram Dave is a friend.
And also, the head
of Deepwater Private Security.
He wants us to handle a case.
One of his PSAs committed
suicide in Chambal.
It's a clear-cut suicide,
but his widow is alleging foul play.
And wants a special investigation.
It's a very sensitive case…
for the company and the area.
I want you to assist me with this.
Copy that, sir.
Over and out.
Hey!
Oh, hi, Deepak.
Did you have a case in
Your Honor's court?
No, I've actually been given judge duty.
Oh, really?
What's the case?
Some Deepwater case in MP Trial Court.
Do you have a bulletproof jacket?
You do? Then you're fine.
-And by the way,
-Yes?
your co-partner's drink
treat is still due.
When is that happening?
Yeah, for sure.
I just need some time.
I'm drinking by myself for a bit.
Okay.
I'll wait.
-No worries.
-Yeah.
DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT (M.P.)
Your Honor…
this case has been investigated.
The evidence clearly indicates…
that it's a straightforward
case of suicide.
It's been proven that…
number one, the pistol used
was registered in PSA Kochar's name.
Number two, Mr. Kochar's
fingerprints were on the trigger.
Number three,
the post-mortem report clearly suggests
that the death was caused
by a brain hemorrhage
which was the result of
a bullet in the temple.
Your Honor, there's no room for doubt…
that Mr. Kochar committed suicide.
When the police have already
done their investigation,
why ask for a special investigation?
Your Honor, a person
needs a motive to commit suicide.
My learned friend may not have
spent a day under the kind of pressure
that every single PSA
of Deepwater does every day.
Those sitting in their
air-conditioned rooms
and claiming to bring about
a revolution won't understand.
It's easy for counsel
to hide behind excuses,
but this is not a case of suicide.
And how can you be so sure?
Her gut feeling, sir.
Your Honor, PSA Kochar's
wife, who has lost her husband,
isn't willing to accept that…
he could have committed suicide.
PSA Kochar was not a coward.
He was a very brave man.
But he just couldn't take the
extreme violence in this area.
Your Honor, I'd like to call
PSA Sabharwal to the witness stand.
Mr. Kochar used to report to him.
PSA Kochar was a brave and good agent.
But he was over-sensitive.
Actually,
when we face dacoits day and night,
we have to make ourselves
tough from the inside.
Kochar spoke very little.
And he completely shut
down in the last one month.
Normally, we used to eat together…
but lately, he just wasn't himself.
Often, he wouldn't even come to the mess.
And he wasn't looking normal.
I asked sir several times
what the problem is,
but he never said anything.
For the past month, it seemed as if…
it was his ghost dressed like him.
Your Honor…
I would like to call Mr. Kochar's wife,
Mrs. Tripta Kochar, to the stand.
Madam, did you notice
anything strange lately…
in Mr. Kochar's attitude?
Yes,
-Yes.
-but--
Was he talking to you the way he used to?
-No.
-No.
But recently, he was--
Did he take interest in household matters?
-No.
-No.
But--
Did he speak with his six-year-old
daughter over the phone?
Yes.
When was the last time they spoke?
A month ago.
Was that normal?
-No.
-Normally, how many times did they speak?
Once a week.
Thank you.
Your Honor,
it's an open-and-shut
case of a depressed man.
It's sad, yes, but not unusual.
I think we shouldn't waste the court's…
and PSA's time.
The PSAs have the more important job…
of keeping this area secure from dacoits.
Thank you.
This old man is so sharp.
He cornered us…
Well, we didn't have anything.
Yeah, but that doesn't make sense.
-Hi.
-Hi.
I am really sorry.
Grandpa's style is a bit aggressive.
He's a legend.
There's always something
to learn from him.
Are you not on Deepak's team anymore?
No, I started working independently.
The driverless car case was you, right?
Yeah. Did Deepak tell you?
I read about it.
Shall we go?
-Bye.
-See you.
Bye.
We have to establish that
Deepwater is hiding something.
That the police inquiry just wasn't right.
Fudging the post-mortem
report is a cinch for them.
But how do we prove that?
That's the problem.
We don't have any leads.
He must have given some kind of
hint or said what he's up to.
He never shared anything
about his work with me.
L. N. Khanna is on top of his game.
All the wartime moves…
he's going to use them.
Tripta, we really need something.
Any leads?
I opened all his letters yesterday.
But I didn't find anything.
In fact, in the last couple of months,
his letters had become really brief.
Can I see them?
PSA Kochar was a lefty?
Yes.
Why?
Your Honor,
PSA Kochar was left-handed…
and the bullet wound…
is on his right temple.
His right hand's fingerprints
are on the pistol.
For a PSA, shooting himself
from point-blank range…
is not a difficult job.
He could even use his legs
to pull the trigger if required.
The question is not whether it's
easy or difficult, Your Honor.
The question is of instinct.
A left-handed person will fire
a gun with his left hand…
whether he's aiming at 100-feet
away or point-blank range.
Your Lordship,
I want to ask my learned friend…
what her theory really is.
If PSA Kochar didn't kill himself,
then who barged inside a protected camp
in the middle of the night
and killed him? And why?
That's difficult to say, Your Honor,
but there must be something major
about which PSA Kochar
was collecting information.
Your Lordship, I'm sorry to say,
but these are unfortunate
times we're living in.
There are some intellectuals
who find a conspiracy
theory behind everything…
and start weakening our resolve.
I repeat,
this event is very unfortunate.
But we shouldn't waste any
more time of this court on it.
I rest my case.
Judgment reserved.
He's quite strong though.
There has to be something there.
What's in it?
Who was it?
"The man who gave you the note
will bring you to me at 5:30 p.m. today.
PSA Shah."
Who is he?
Fifty-four years ago,
I came here with Rukmini.
She liked historical places.
Grandpa…
isn't it possible that PSA Kochar
had become inconvenient
for Deepwater in some way?
Are you reading spy-thrillers nowadays?
No, newspapers.
I mean, isn't it possible
that Deepwater does things
which are a little grey?
It depends on whose point
of view you're seeing it from.
We have to see it only
from Dave's point of view.
He's our client.
But he has a vested interest.
He has evidence.
Evidence that is coming from
behind the closed doors of a company.
Grandpa, even you know how
well connected Uncle Dave is.
Fixing a small police
investigation is nothing for him.
The court delivers judgments…
based on evidence and facts.
There's nothing bigger than that for us.
Not even the truth?
We are lawyers, not investigators.
It's not our job to find the truth.
The client is our only truth.
Look. This is where she
fell, but I had caught her.
Oh, Grandpa.
It's great that you raised
the left-hand point in court.
It hadn't struck me either.
Honestly, I already had a doubt.
But now, I'm sure that…
he's actually been murdered.
And that too from within the company.
How can you be so sure?
He never fired any weapon
with his right hand.
Do you know what PSA Kochar
was gathering information about?
Unfortunately, no.
Time?
What for?
Your Honor, PSA Kochar was gathering
important information about something.
About what?
For the last two months, he would
often disappear for entire nights.
Once when I saw him in the morning,
his clothes were covered in mud.
Like, he had been digging or something.
I even asked him, but…
he didn't tell me anything.
I don't know yet, Your Honor.
What is it related to?
Your Honor,
we request you for some more time.
Your Honor, my young friend
is on a fishing expedition.
She's thrown a hook in
and is waiting on the shore
in the hope that a fish will bite.
Whereas, there is not even
a tiny bit of bait on her hook.
What mission was Mr. Kochar on?
Who put this thought in her head?
Whoever he is,
why doesn't he come forward?
PSA Shah, you must testify in court.
-Yes, please.
-Please.
I'm not as brave as him, ma'am.
I'm sorry, don't…
drag me into all this.
What was the mission about?
She has no clue.
Then how can we believe
that there's any reason
to doubt PSA Kochar's simple suicide?
I request Your Lordship
to deliver the judgment today
as decided.
Please.
Arguments heard.
The police have investigated the matter
and found that it was a case of suicide.
This court does not find any reason
to investigate the matter further.
Dismissed.
Mom. Mom.
-Coming, dear.
-Mom.
-It's okay.
-Mom.
It's okay. It's okay.
DNA tests!
Odd. Very odd.
I checked with the lab,
and there are no matching records.
PSA Kochar was trying
to do everything very confidentially.
He must have given extra
money to the lab…
to destroy their side
of the records, but…
Who are these people?
Ramchander Yadav.
Vijay Shukl.
Shyamlal Begana.
Bhaiyu Munshi. Sayyed Mohammad.
Why?
Why was PSA Kochar doing these tests?
I don't know.
We'll have to find the
missing pieces, guys.
But how?
By finding these people.
But there are no addresses on it.
We don't even know which
region they belong to.
From the names,
they sound like they might be from Bihar.
He has a point.
I couldn't get their exact addresses,
but they all live within a 30-kilometer
radius of Begusarai district.
But how did you find them?
Are they on Facebook?
Please, these are the five names. Look.
Bhaiyu Munshi. Write it down.
The next one is Sayyed Mohammad.
I had promised my father…
I'm looking for them.
Yes, they are all my friends.
They are not even on Google, Deepak.
By God's grace and by your grace…
I found them.
Deepak can find out.
You go with him.
Why me? Why not you?
The case is complicated as it is.
Do you know where
Shyamlal Begana lives?
That way.
I think I stepped on some shit.
He lives in Khaira.
-Khaira?
-Ramlal lives in Khaira.
They're looking for Shyamlal.
I don't know him.
Need some water.
Bhaiyu Munshi.
He went to Mumbai six
years ago to earn a living.
Mr. Vijay Shukl!
Yes?
I am Vijay Shukl.
-Dave?
-What's going on, LN?
Who are these girls?
They have the cheek to file a writ
petition in the Supreme Court…
asking for a bureau investigation
into company matters?
How?
How did you let this happen, LN?
Just relax.
Sit down.
I know you don't take orders
but consider this one.
Please sit down.
This matter should've stayed
in the MP District Court.
Supreme Court!
How will we handle all this publicity?
Don't worry.
They don't have any basis.
This petition will meet
the same fate as in Morena.
Leave it to me.
The mystery of
PSA Kochar's death thickens.
Will the Supreme Court order
an investigation in this case?
Everyone has their eyes on this case.
Your Honor,
I know that evidence needs to be
submitted to this court in the
form of a written affidavit.
But the roots of this case
go right down to hell.
And its repercussions to the
deepest ravines in Chambal.
This case is so important
that I want the Honorable Court
to hear directly from Mr. Vijay Shukl.
Allowed. Let Mr. Shukl speak.
-Your Honor--
-Let him speak, counsel.
Then we'll make a decision about
whether to allow the petition.
Mr. Vijay Shukl…
can you tell the court about what
happened with your brother, Ajay Shukl?
Your Honor, about a year ago…
my brother, Ajay Shukl,
saw an ad in the local newspaper
that a company needed workers.
And the work was to happen in Chambal.
So, he applied immediately
and even got the job.
But around a month later…
he stopped calling us.
I tried calling him when
my sister-in-law told me,
but his phone was switched off.
Sister-in-law was worried sick.
I had no option.
So, I went looking for him in Chambal…
but couldn't find him.
I was told that…
four other men from our area had
taken up the work along with him.
So, I went to meet their families.
That's when I found out that all four of
them had gone missing at the same time.
Mr. Vijay Shukl, did the company's
ad have any special requirements?
Yes.
They wanted bearded workers.
Bearded?
Yes.
My brother, Ajay Shukl, had a beard…
as did those four other workers.
I couldn't find anything.
What could I have done?
I gave up and stopped looking.
Then Kochar sir called
about two months ago.
He called the families of
the other four workers too.
He sent tickets for us
and called us to Delhi.
Then he took us to a hospital…
for a blood test.
Later, we came back home.
He said that he'll tell
us what to do next.
But he never called again.
Thank you, Mr. Vijay Shukl.
Your Honor,
the documents that I'm going
to show the court now…
they will shock you.
The tests conducted by
PSA Kochar were DNA tests
of the blood relatives of the laborers.
And here are the DNA reports.
He matched the laborers'
blood relatives' reports
with the DNA of five buried bodies.
These bodies were buried in
the company burial ground.
And these bodies belonged
to alleged dacoits
who were killed in "so-called" encounters.
PSA Kochar dug out the
remains of these bodies
and conducted DNA tests.
And it matched to the families of the men
who had been hired as bearded laborers!
Objection, Your Honor!
Even if we believe that what
my learned friend is saying
has any truth in it…
it cannot be admitted as
evidence in this court!
It's wholly and totally illegal!
Exhuming buried bodies without permission,
under IPC Section 192.
Fabricating false evidence, 193.
Punishment for false evidence, 201.
Causing disappearance of evidence, 120B.
Criminal conspiracy, 295A.
Deliberate and malicious acts
intended to outrage the religious feeling.
And 297,
trespassing on burial places…
is a very serious offense.
Maybe.
But the person who committed
this serious offense is dead.
Your Honor, even if this
evidence is inadmissible in court,
this case raises some
very significant concerns
which the Honorable Court cannot ignore.
Let the bureau investigate.
Let the bodies be exhumed legally and
then the matter be finally decided!
You cannot order an investigation…
based on this evidence.
Your Honor,
this matter is being covered up.
Some corrupt PSAs killed
some innocent Indian citizens
alleging they were
dacoits and buried them.
What for?
For some medals and rewards which these
units receive when they kill dacoits.
And in this case, 500,000 rupees
for each body, Your Honor.
PSA Kochar was killed
before he could expose this.
Your Honor,
the police investigated the PSA's case…
and found out that
the PSA had committed suicide.
Even the sessions court agreed on this…
and passed their judgment.
You cannot approach this forum
to appeal that decision.
This writ-petition is not about
the unfortunate demise of PSA Kochar.
We want an investigation into
those five Bihari laborers' lives.
And no court of inquiry can
pass judgment on this.
I mean, they can't just disappear!
Let Deepwater tell us who posted that ad
looking for only bearded workers and why.
Let Deepwater tell us where
those five Bihari workers are now.
My Lord, the facts are…
a mentally disturbed
PSA committed suicide.
The company hired some
workers from Bihar…
who don't work for them anymore.
It's not the company's responsibility
to keep a tab on their entire life.
Like, where they are now.
Anything beyond these facts…
is inadmissible…
and cannot be considered by this
court in reaching a conclusion.
Your Honor,
this case is of great importance and--
I am sorry, counsel,
but the evidence you're
talking about is inadmissible.
Because it was procured illegally.
This court will not
admit this writ-petition.
Dismissed.
Are you here for a case?
Yes.
Even I'm a lawyer. Can I help you?
No, sir. Our case is done.
I see.
Did it go well?
No.
First, I lost my brother.
Now, no one will even
investigate his death.
Who was fighting your case?
Kashaf madam.
I see.
You brought the case to her?
No.
Deepak sir and Vandana madam
had come to my village.
Deepak sir had come to your village?
Yes. He tried to help me a lot.
But…