Suzhal - The Vortex (2022) s01e07 Episode Script

We're ready, sir!
All right! Toss them!
Be careful!
All right, sir! Hoist them up.
Careful. This way.
They'd weigh 105 kg altogether.
-Does that weigh the same?
-Yes.
-Now?
-Yes, sir!
Go ahead.
Ansari!
Bodies were found at this spot.
Aim for the red float!
Arunagiri!
Your turn!
None of the spots are match.
Where did those kids fall from?
The dummies landed at these three spots.
With a five to six-foot variation at most.
But no link between where they landed
and where the bodies were found.
Could someone have pushed them?
They might've fallen further if so.
Maybe, but they fell together.
Under the water
I've heard that the government draws
water from here, sir.
Look over there.
So that's why
When motor was turned on,
it pushed bodies.
Looks like
that must've been the spot, then.
The kids fell from up there.
For heaven's sake, I'm fine!
I've just been a little stressed out
since Nila's death.
That's all.
And it made you faint sudden?
It always happens suddenly.
Dad, let's go home.
I'm fine, Dad. Please.
-You can't decide, Nandini.
-Dear
I do.
Please wait outside, everyone.
Please step out.
BP and ECG reports are normal.
Sit up a bit.
Relax. Bring arms forward.
Tell me if it hurts.
-Feel any pain?
-No.
-How about now?
-No.
It looks normal.
You fainted often
in your adolescence, right?
Yes, Doctor.
But I'm living alone in Coimbatore
for 7 years.
Never had any problems.
2 days, just be safe
Doctor,
you know what happened to my sister.
If I stay here, my parents will worry.
They'll feel better
if I stay with them.
I understand.
I'll sign your form,
but you relax and stay safe.
-Okay?
-Okay.
Lakshmi, you can let one of them in.
It's all right.
I'll wash up and we can leave.
Nandini!
Nandini?
What's wrong? Somebody get the doctor.
Doctor!
I don't know what happened.
She was doing fine.
Lakshmi.
I don't know what to say.
Some buy their pets from a store
then shower them with love.
But some bring home wounded strays
would give their lives to heal them.
That's you are.
What are you saying?
Maybe you've taken care
of your mom since childhood,
you don't need life partner.
You need keep saving someone,
fixing what's broken.
It's not like that.
But you can't save Nandini.
Nor she expect you to.
She can takecare herself.
Lakshmi.
Aren't you mad at me?
Don't you want to scream at me?
No, but it's difficult for me.
My first love is you.
Excuse me.
-Sir!
-Yes, sir?
Do you have thinner?
How much do you need?
About 20 to 30 liters.
It's hill station.
We don't stock that much.
If you pay in advance,
I can get it by tomorrow.
I need it today.
In that case, there're Rajarajan stores
on the Uraiyur bypass road.
7. URAIYUR RAJARAJAN.
-Hello?
-Yes, sir?
No updates from you in a while!
I'm at it even now.
Are you just sight-seeing
at a hill station or what?
Video call me, if you'd like.
I'm investigating at a store even now.
-Really?
-Investigating?
-I'll send update soon. Thank you.
-Do something.
So annoying.
Hey.
Dear.
Temple offering.
What happened to her?
She was doing fine.
All of a sudden
This way, Doctor.
According Nandini's results,
Then what caused her
to break down like this?
She's undergoing
is a type of nervous breakdown.
She's been consulting with me
for two years in Coimbatore.
She has involuntarily locked away
many of these feelings.
They tend to come out
in stressful situations like this one.
Is she a psychiatrist?
Doctor asked to arrange
therapy sessions for her.
With whose permission?
I'm here, aren't I?
No psychiatrists without my permission.
How else do we treat her?
Doctor, weren't you already treating her?
Please continue. I'll convince him.
Okay.
Has this ever happened
to Nandini before
Back when she was 12 or 13,
she used to sleepwalk.
At times, she'd walk to old cemetery
in the middle of night.
The doctors here
didn't know how to treat her.
People suggested taking her
to the godman at the ashram.
Your husband didn't agree?
Well, he's an atheist.
He's always been this way.
He's stubborn.
If you don't mind me asking,
is this why you two separated?
It's same with Regina.
It's been gap between us
since Adhisayam died.
She's gotten very stubborn.
Shanmugam!
What's wrong?
Nandini had a similar attack
in her childhood, we saw a psychiatrist.
The entire town started looking at her
as if she was mentally ill.
Poor kid. She was fine herself
in Coimbatore for 7 years.
I'll just take her back there.
If she has a problem,
she can see psychiatrist there.
No need to do it here.
What happened with Nila's DNA report?
I haven't asked Sakkarai.
They told me.
But I haven't told Devi yet.
If she finds, it'll destroy her.
Nila turned 15 in August.
She just a child and she'd been
Wasn't Adhisayam's child.
She'd been abused for long time.
Such a young girl
Psychopaths!
If I ever catch him,
I'm not just going to report him.
I found it in that exact spot, sir.
Is it a weapon, Amar?
It perfectly matches
the marks on their necks.
And it has bloodstains that match
the blood of the victims.
I'll check
if there're any finger prints.
Begin forensic process right away.
Okay, sir, thank you.
-Sundaram. Hold on.
-Sir?
Why were those kids here
in the middle of the night?
Why behind the factory?
I've been asking myself
that same question.
That night of the factory fire.
Exactly.
Nila had been sexually abused
for some time.
The kids planned to kill the offender
and skip town.
So, he must've killed them.
Who in our town is so perverted
to have abused a young girl?
I see now why Adhisayam made up
such a tragic love story in his messages.
He was trying to keep
Nila's secret from everyone.
Sir!
Slow down, man!
What is it?
You asked to check out
everyone who liked the "Poochi" account.
This is Adhisayam's account.
This is Malar's.
These four are her schoolmates.
Same age as her.
But, this, "Doktar Devil,"
I can't trace him.
He masked his identity.
I couldn't trace him by IP address.
It's hidden by VPN.
Not only that,
he seem like a pervert.
He's following some other girls
from Nila's kho-kho team.
Her kho-kho team?
Does Nila have any other friends here?
I'm her only friend here.
Do boys come by here?
To hang out and talk to girls, that is.
See her? That's our PE teacher.
She's very strict. She'd flay any guys
who'd dare to come by.
But, didn't Adhisayam meet Nila here?
That was at our annual meet,
the only time when boys are allowed.
Mean Mr. Trilok?
Rules don't apply to him.
He owns our kho-kho club.
Play like this, you won't even
make it to district level.
Notice what you did wrong?
Do you step that way?
Don't you know that counts as a foul?
Why are you crying, Neeraja?
Don't cry, dear. Why are you crying?
He's is like that.
He comes during practice.
He treats us to soft drinks,
ice cream, and stuff.
He seems way too friendly.
Have no girls complained?
Why?
Do you know something?
Many girls have a crush on him.
How did he act with Nila?
Many girls want to talk to him,
but he liked Nila most.
She was good player & special to him
And how was Nila around Trilok?
She was reserved, so she'd shy away
and run off any time he talked to her.
But Mr. Trilok never stopped
encouraging her.
All right.
Malar, just a minute.
Could you do a favor?
Send bottle to forensics
for analysis.
Never mind accusing Mr. Trilok.
Detaining & questioning won't be easy.
I'm aware.
We need rock solid evidence.
-Hello?
-Hello, sir.
Mr. Sakkarai.
Did you mean to call me
or did you misdial?
You've discovered sarcasm, I see.
I called to check on your investigation.
It's coming along fine.
You need anything?
Nothing, sir, truly.
I was in good mood,
and thought I could help you.
I can hang up if not.
Hold on! You offer to help
and want to hang up so soon?
I do have some questions for you.
Just a minute.
-Hello?
-Hello, hello!
At night of fire,
who reached factory first?
Shanmugam.
Who told him?
Fire would've been visible
from the workers' quarters.
Its was everything to Shanmugam.
To be frank, Shanmugam was arrested
only on Mr. Trilok's word.
Mr. Trilok?
Please don't take this the wrong way,
but there's something wrong with him.
Did you know he tried to bribe me?
He wanted to pay me off
to close this case!
He's always been like that.
I have some doubts, sir.
His actions on the night of the fire
seem a bit suspicious.
Is that so?
I didn't check whereabouts?
No, but I did, as part of my own inquiry.
He was initially a bit cagey,
he eventually admitted
he was at his guesthouse in Uraiyur.
He has guesthouse?
What about it?
I hoped double-check with you on this,
you're not aware of this house?
Some investigation you're running
You can hang up now.
Go to station Sundaram.
I'll come later.
Are you insane?
You broke into an unoccupied house
without a warrant!
Any evidence there
will now be inadmissible!
-But those kho-kho girls.
-What bloody kho-kho?
He supports young underprivileged girls!
Ok sir, but where was he
on the night of fire?
He turns up sloshed
after the fire was put out.
What does it say?
He drinks in the evenings.
You seem to hold a grudge against Trilok.
Sir, why would I hold a grudge?
He's friend of mine
& of the whole station.
Is it because there are more kickbacks?
Listen, Sakkarai.
Regina claimed it was human sacrifice
and stirred things up.
Now, you do this.
I understand you're emotional.
I knew the DSP would react this way
if we took it to him.
It'd be easier to explain it
to a Japanese person
than to these pompous bureaucrats.
The two of them are close friends.
Besides that, the DSP was the chief guest
at the kho-kho match.
Has we know,
they might accomplices.
Once fingerprint analysis
confirms Trilok's involvement
I'll go to judge with solid proof.
Best course of action.
The chain of events is clear.
Kothandaraman also suspects Trilok
to have set the factory ablaze.
So, after Trilok set the factory
on fire that night,
he escaped by gate on the quarry side.
Adhisayam and Nila were waiting there,
ready to attack him
in retaliation for Trilok
sexually abusing Nila.
The kids attack him,
he cuts them with their own knife
& pushes them off the cliff.
How'd the kids know
Trilok would there at that hour?
I haven't figured that out yet.
Sir, expensive criminal lawyers
could sink the case with that point alone.
Work completed.
That's it? I nearly broke
my back hauling those loads all day.
And you pay just ₹100? How is this enough?
Quit arguing! Take it or leave it.
A hundred bucks.
So, you've got a new slave
and now you talk tough.
Goodbye.
-Sir?
-Sir.
You're still here?
How often I need to tell you? I don't sell
It's business hours! Leave!
Sir!
Please come over here.
How much you pay?
if I tell you what you want to know?
Amar.
-Sir!
-Did you find a match?
Sir, it's not so simple.
The prints on the knife
have completely degraded.
I found a small sample on this edge,
it's neither Nila's nor Adhisayam.
-Do it match with Trilok's?
-Also a problem.
Not full match.
There's 3 types of fingerprint.
Around 65% of people have loop patterns.
About 30% have whorl patterns.
Only 5 percent have arc patterns.
Very rare.
The arc pattern on the knife,
same as Trilok's,
but it's only a slight match,
so it's inconclusive.
It's not enough to hold in court.
So, the fingerprints are the same,
but you won't report it
to the court, right?
Sir, it's not out of concern
for my career.
Consider our district.
A population of around 500,000 people.
Five percent of that is 25,000 people.
Those kids deserved to live.
Now they lie dead,
and no one wants to
risk anything for them.
I didn't mean that way, sir.
-Sir
-Shame on you.
It didn't just last a couple of days.
It had been going for months.
I didn't suspect a thing.
I don't have to a warrior any kind, but.
Every time that happened,
how much Nila would have been in pain
and cried at home?
How many times did I fail to notice?
I know who's responsible
for what happened.
Trilok Vadde.
Based on what?
Trilok has a weakness for women.
That's probably he started club.
Ma'am, you've seen how he acts tough
around us,
but over there, he does nothing
but flirt with those girls.
That's he met Nila.
He secretly followed her on social media
under the name of Doktar Devil.
Not just that,
in Uraiyur guesthouse,
has pictures of insects taken by Nila.
He'd been obsessed with her.
More importantly,
where was Trilok that night?
The factory was burning down,
Where was he?
You haven't arrested him?
Have you informed the DSP?
There's no use,
he won't lift a finger against Trilok.
I thought I'd go to the judge
with the weapon's fingerprint match,
but the size of the print
isn't large enough.
We know everything,
can't do a damn thing.
Can they sweep anything under the rug
with enough money and power?
He strolls around
with his head held high.
Where is Trilok Vadde right now?
Hello?
Ma'am.
Looks like prostitute
I'm not sure who's she?
Left her Mayana Kollai
and got back on highway.
Okay, thanks.
I'll follow him.
No need for that, Sakkarai.
-I got this.
-Ma'am?
Ma'am.
Please step out.
-What's wrong, Regina?
-Step out.
Shanmugam
What's going on here?
Why are you hitting me, Regina?
Get up!
Today, 8th day of Mayana Kollai.
THE FIRE WALK
The fire walking ceremony.
For the fiery goddess
who simmers with rage,
devotees walk on fire
to make their wishes come true.
Please stop, Shanmugam.
What were you doing in guesthouse?
That pervert,
does he often call for you or
Seem's you have figured everything.
Why ask me?
You think all transgender people
are in trade, right?
What then? Are the two of you lovers?
Why? Can't we be friends?
If you're friends, meet in public
or during the day.
Why meet in private at guesthouse?
And why at night?
"Why"? Entire town is
full of people like you.
How you all think.
Why'd you come to this town?
For Mayana Kollai.
Our goddess Angalamman only sees devotion.
She doesn't care about gender.
Quit laughing.
I'm not joking.
Its a child sex abuse case.
You're accusing Mr. Trilok
of all people of raping a girl?
Don't you know
he's only attracted to men?
Please don't do this.
I didn't
Please don't.
What? "Men"?
Yes, but who in this town
will ever understand that?
But the flirty behavior
with those kho-kho girls
He can be free and bravely socialize
only with young girls.
He hangs out with me for the same reason.
How can someone like you
ever understand that?
A gentle person like Mr. Trilok
That perverted mind you spoke of?
Mr. Trilok doesn't have it.
It's in your gaze.
You know what?
I came to town the day of factory fire.
We hadn't seen each other.
so we drank a bunch at his guesthouse.
We talked all night what goes on in town.
No! Stop!
He didn't do it.