Inspector Rishi (2024) s01e10 Episode Script

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Sir? Sathya sir!
Is that Mallika madam?
Look at the fate of our DFO.
Will the false images shown by the heart
Break in front of the eyes?
Will time solve this clueless puzzle?
As the depth of eerie silence
Echoes all over
Will this wild run after the shadows
In the dark, stop?
Will the unresolved legends
Unearth the truth
And the apparitions
Of the mystery die away?
Hello, Inspector.
Tell me, doctor.
I have to show you something.
I conducted a few experiments
with the webspinners.
I tried using different pheromones
to check if I could control them.
-Pheromones?
-Let me explain.
The body of every living
being, including humans,
secrete a natural chemical
substance called pheromones.
Especially insects.
They communicate with each other
using the scent of the pheromones.
For food, mating, building nests, etc.
Just like other living beings,
trees also secrete pheromones.
The pheromone secreted in the root
of a particular tree
strongly attracts these webspinners
and makes them rapidly weave webs.
Let me show you.
So, this pheromone
chemical can be used
to make the insects spin
webs over a dead body.
Yes, it's possible.
This is a new finding!
I'm amazed too!
You shouldn't have
followed me there that night.
If you hadn't come
you'd still be alive now.
Somewhere.
You didn't deserve this.
Why did you come?
I get so angry when I see you.
But I'm unable to show it.
I'm unable to scold you.
Are you really there in front of me?
Or
am I just talking to myself? I don't know.
But one thing is for sure.
I really loved you.
Though there were many problems
and fights,
we had many beautiful moments too.
Memories
I will always cherish.
I miss you so much.
But
I have to let you go.
I have to let you go, Viji.
I have to let you go.
Did they ask us to wait outside?
Yes, they haven't
finished the work inside.
-Hey!
-Hi.
I heard you guys bought a new apartment.
-Congrats.
-Thanks.
Sir asked me to bring Yamuna here
to consult about something.
Don't know what it is.
Sir, our work is done.
You can take your things from your room.
But that storage room is off-limits.
Okay.
Let's go.
Sir?
When a crime happens,
we always ask three
important questions.
Who? Why? And how?
We already know why these
particular victims were killed.
Because in some way,
they were all involved in destroying
the forest and killing the animals.
Sir.
Yamuna, hi.
Thanks for coming.
You're welcome, sir.
I hope Ayyanar briefed
you about this case.
Yes, sir. He did.
Good. Tell me what you see
in these photos.
These are Kaanagar's cave drawings, right?
Yes. Are these drawings of herbs?
Yes, sir.
These are drawings
of rare and powerful,
leaves, roots, flowers, and
mushrooms found only in Thaenkaadu.
It's impossible for outsiders
to find these herbs
The exact location of
these plants in the forest,
the timings, and methods
to obtain them are a secret,
known only by
the Kaanagar Tribe.
Even if someone
discovers their location,
it is said that these herbs are
safeguarded by venomous snakes.
Outsiders won't even be
able to approach them.
How do you know all this?
My father told me that these tribals
were experts in herbal medicine.
I've also read his research papers
on this subject.
What are these symbols?
These could be instructions and
formulas to make various medicines.
Using these formulas, can someone
prepare sedatives and poisons?
That's the "How".
The people that we are looking for,
have used these herbs
to paralyze the victims,
induce cardiac arrest
and murder them.
The pheromones that are
secreted in these tree roots,
have been sprinkled
over the dead bodies
to make the webspinners weave the cocoon.
Now we have the proof that whatever
they did is scientifically possible.
Sir, these herbs are technically
undocumented and unknown substances.
That could be why nothing
showed up in the toxicology tests.
Okay, but the killers need to
understand these symbols, right?
It's written in Kaanagar's
native language.
Even if someone got hold of
these formulas and deciphered them,
how would they find the location
of the rare herbs in the forest?
Didn't I just say that only the
Kaanagar Tribe knew about it?
Exactly!
Only the Kaanagar Tribe
would have been able to do it.
But they are all dead.
Not all of them.
The large chamber where
the mass suicide happened,
and this small cavern
with the roots of a large tree
are connected by
a hidden fissure.
A small tunnel.
I believe that when the
mass suicide happened,
some of them didn't go through with it,
and escaped through this fissure.
They must have
climbed up the tree roots
and got out through a hole
in the cave's ceiling.
There is no Vanaratchi.
Those Kaanagars who escaped
are the killers we are looking for.
Yes, sir. About 20 of them
are working inside.
All other workers have left.
The manager also left
a few minutes ago, sir.
He said he'll call you in the morning.
Pardon me, sir.
My phone's battery is running out.
It might turn off at any moment.
Okay, I'll inform, sir.
I'll hang up now.
Why is he calling me for everything?
Asshole!
Why are you late?
Get started with the work.
Sorry, sir. I'll get going.
Hey, why are you
showing so much attitude?
Then what?
You expect me to believe all the
stupid gossip about the murders?
Kalai, the news about
the murders is true.
The villagers here say that
some evil spirit killed them.
Do I look like a fool
to believe all this?
Hey! You know something?
The mine that we are digging
is connected to that spirit's cave.
Even Pandi said so!
Does he think we are little kids
to believe all this?
Hey, who's that?
I told that idiot Kumar to
refill the generator's diesel.
He must have forgotten.
Do we have a backup?
We just have this one
for the night shift, sir.
Ayyanar, ask him what happened.
-Hey, what happened?
-There
The Ratchi is there!
Who is making ghostly noises there?
Hey, Pandi. Is that you?
Fucker, I'm gonna beat the crap
out of you.
Brother, what is that?
Hey! What's happening here?
What are you saying?
The workers are trapped inside.
We need to get them to safety.
Come on. Let's clear this.
Sir, careful.
You both clear this out.
I'll go and look for another
way. Give me the torch.
Here, sir.
Wait. Hold on. Slowly.
Stop!
Stop right there!
There is no Vanaratchi.
Those Kaanagars who escaped
are the killers we are looking for.
Why would they dump the body here?
It looks like a warning meant for us.
This is overconfidence! Recklessness!
I was waiting for them
to make a mistake.
This is it!
Think about it.
Who has access to this guest house?
Who can go in and out of the
forest without raising suspicion?
Who can easily destroy all the evidence?
Who is close enough to divert
the investigation?
Then where are they?
Hiding in the forest?
No, they are right in front of us.
Hiding in plain sight.
I'm not really surprised
that you're here.
Finally, figured it all out.
This fissure is too small.
It wouldn't have been easy for a
group of adults to crawl through it.
Even if anyone tried,
the smoke inhalation would have knocked
them out cold inside the fissure itself.
So, those who escaped the cave
would have been children?
Yes.
That means, our suspects must
be between the ages of 21 and 35.
I sensed something was off about Abdul
in the beginning itself.
The way he told us and the cops that
Vanaratchi killed Robert
was bothering me.
When I was spying on him, one day
I saw his grandmother abusing
him and calling him an orphan.
She didn't want to pass
on her inheritance to him
since he wasn't born in their family.
So, I believe that
he is one of the survivors.
There is definitely a connection
between Abdul and Mangai.
Without exchanging one word
with each other,
Abdul handed over a parcel
to Mangai that day.
That parcel could have been herbs.
Mangai is definitely one of them.
To justify the Vanaratchi makeup
and costume found in her house,
she used the Vanaratchi
dance drama as a decoy.
When I saw Mangai's photos
in Kaliaperumal's house,
I didn't notice any photos
taken before the age of five.
She too may have been adopted.
But Mangai was in our custody when we
found a video with the Vanaratchi in it!
To get her out,
someone else from her group could
have pretended to be the Vanaratchi.
I was wondering where the children
would have gone after they escaped.
They came to you.
You helped them, didn't you?
You didn't want anyone to know
that these kids were alive.
You also convinced Mother Leana
to keep this a secret.
Why?
If the news of the kids
being alive had come out,
the sacrifice made by the other tribals
would have become meaningless.
That's why I hid the truth.
Not just that.
If some politicians and journalists
came to know about the kids,
they'd have selfishly preyed on
them like vultures feeding on carcasses.
But I thought,
I could give them the opportunity
of a normal life.
It's okay.
I was just discharged
from the hospital today.
Kathy came to see me and
left from here just a while ago.
You just missed her.
Did she make this tea?
Kathy makes excellent herbal tea.
If there is any chronic pain in the body,
drinking her tea instantly makes it better
The mind becomes calm and
there's a sense of relief.
When I was in the hospital,
she used to make that
tea and bring it in a flask.
How's your migraine now?
I hardly get it nowadays.
Do you still see Viji?
Hello!
Rishi?
I asked you a question.
I can't believe
you killed all those people!
They deserved it.
That poor Sangeetha.
What mistake did she make?
The child that died in her womb.
What sin did he commit?
They didn't deserve this.
That was an unavoidable misfortune.
We just meant to scare her.
We always leave an eyewitness,
to tell the villagers that
they saw the Vanaratchi.
Only then they will believe.
If anyone dares to harm the forest,
they should fear that the Vanaratchi
will come for them.
There are thousands of ways
to protect the forest.
What you are doing is wrong.
Twenty years ago,
my people tried to protect
the forest in the right way.
And look what happened!
So I found my own way.
-It happened just last week.
-Really?
How are you, brother?
-I'm good, brother. How are you?
-I am good too.
I heard that you got a promotion.
I'm so happy and proud of you.
Thanks, brother.
You carry on. I'll change and come.
You continue.
As I was saying, sir.
The DFO's death seems very suspicious.
He had been there for less than
six months. A gem of a person.
I've never seen him take any bribes.
Do you think that he was murdered?
Isn't that what happens
to the honest officers?
A new DFO named Mallika
has been appointed now.
She takes bribes and turns
a blind eye to everything.
She is in cahoots with many
higher officials as well.
People like me complaining against her
is not going to do any good.
Now I understand how that Poomalai
road construction project got sanctioned.
Isn't that supposed to be
a protected area?
They deforested that area completely.
Many animals and birds that
depended on the forest died.
They burnt all the carcasses
before anyone found out.
Such injustice is happening there, sir!
Our Thaenkaadu Forest is being
butchered by these people.
It's very painful to see.
-Did you find Mangai?
-No, sir.
I searched in her shop and her house.
No one at the cultural center
knows about her whereabouts either.
Sir, I couldn't find Abdul.
I traced his phone to his last known
location and came to that place.
It looks like a storage shed
where they keep all their stuff.
-Both of you please come here at once.
-Okay.
This cylinder was filled with poison.
But
that's too much for just one person!
Isn't it?
They have filled another
cylinder and taken it with them.
Why so much?
This is not for one person.
They must be planning
something really big!
Mining work!
That's what started it all.
And that's what they'll try to stop next.
Is anyone there?
Can anyone hear us?
I can hear you, brother.
Is anyone injured there?
Seven to eight of our
men are badly injured.
We are suffocating badly in here.
-Please, save us!
-Hurry up. Come on.
Sathya.
I know that you are planning
to kill the mine workers.
But they are just laborers.
Innocent people.
Please don't harm them.
Sathya
please don't do this.
Let the workers go!
I really like you, Rishi.
You are too good at heart.
You are on the verge of death and you're
still begging for other people's lives.
You're not gonna get away with this.
Goodbye, Rishi.
Vinoth sir's phone
is not reachable.
But we can't wait any longer.
We need to get to the coal mine.
-Now!
-Sir
Yamuna, let's go.
It must be here somewhere.
I read it in Dad's research paper.
If there's a poison,
there must be an antidote for it too.
Just in case one of their own
people accidentally inhales it.
I'm sure they would have
definitely prepared the antidote.
She's right.
Why are you smelling that?
It's okay.
This must be the antidote.
Take a look.
This looks like tobacco khaini.
These are "Narumulli" leaves
mixed with "Thel thattai" seeds.
Very powerful.
Combining the two would be like
giving a shot of adrenaline.
To jump-start a stopped heart.
Yes! In theory.
I think they keep it inside their mouth.
Like khaini?
Something like that.
But you should chew it only
after the poison is inhaled.
Not before that.
Are you sure this is gonna work?
You three are going after them.
I cannot stop that.
Suppose, they attack you
with that poisonous spray,
at least this antidote
might prove handy.
Stop it!
It's over, Sathya!
We have enough proof against you.
I'm telling you one last time.
Just surrender!
Sathya, listen.
Sathya, listen to me!
Hey, stop!
Or else I will shoot you!
Did you guys notice something?
That first victim, the truck driver Bala
died five years ago.
But Sathya got transferred to Thaenkaadu
only a year after that incident
and reunited with the others.
They didn't kill Bala.
Maybe, like the forensic reports said.
That could've been an accident.
But seeing how the villagers feared that
it was the Vanaratchi who killed him,
Sathya must have got
the inspiration for his plan.
That's possible, isn't it?
Bala said that he was chased
by the Vanaratchi.
If it wasn't someone from
Sathya's group, then who was it?
So, he must have been killed
by the real Vanaratchi.
You all may not believe it,
but a real Vanaratchi
definitely lives in this forest.
Don't start all over again, Ayyanar.
Come, let's leave.
Come.
Come on, let's go.
If anyone dares to harm the forest,
they should fear that the
Vanaratchi will come for them.
I will come like a mysterious wind
Which spins web
I'll protect the forest
This is Vanaratchi's Thaenkaadu!