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(jeep door opens)
(prayers from a church)
(jeep door closes)
(jeep engine starts)
(jeep door closes)
(jeep moves forward)
(church bell)
(priest chanting hymn)
(jeep honks)
(priest continues chanting)
(approaching jeep)
Sir!
(low, tense hum)
(breathing deeply)
You've spent so many years in service, right?
Why do you get involved in such horrible acts?
Sir, I've not been involved in any horrible act.
So, don't think that you can make me the culprit in this murder case.
(tense reverberation)
If you can... If you can, please exempt me from this.
(suspenseful music builds)
Camp.. Camp Control...
Camp answering.
Camp, please note.
While presenting the accused in court as part of a case,
there's a possibility of a clash breaking out.
So, 50 personnel... make a special note. 50 personnel must immediately
report to Delta-1 inside the court compound, Tiger is informing.
Camp, is the message clear? Over.
It's clear.
Control 12 Mobile calling.
12 Mobile Control answering. Over.
The vehicle has left the Delta office with the culprits, en route to court now.
(tragic music soars)
(tragic music continues)
(PATROL)
- (man) Look! Look if there's a monkey up on the tree!
(girl) Monkey?
- (man) Can you see the monkey? - (girl) Yes.
- (man) Didn't I say that I'll show you monkeys?
Yeah!
So, what should I buy for you when dad comes back in the morning, dear?
- Crib! - Okay, you need a crib.
- Do you need Santa Claus's cap too? - Yeah!
I'll buy it for you, okay?
- I need a shining star too. - Done!
Hi baby!
We had to go quite far to find the monkey!
- Is it? - Yeah.
Did you see it?
Huh?
Come!
(phone rings)
Where did you go?
Shall we go in?
(phone continues to ring)
- Hello? - (male) Hey, where are you?
We've reached the station.
- (male) There's pilot duty, apparently.
That's alright, sir.
I've left from home. I'll be there in ten minutes.
- Shall I go? - Dad is leaving.
- Bye!
Bye, dear!
- Bye!
Bye, Mom!
Hey!
(honks)
(indistinct wireless messages)
How's your child now?
She had a slight fever, sir.
That's why I asked if you could adjust the duty.
My wife has a government job test.
If I don't go with her, you know...
- You know how she is, right? - That's alright, sir.
- What's your name? - Sir, it's Aashiq.
- Address?
- Parayil Manzil...
- Vettathukavu PO,
- Perumatty.
Is the SHO here, Sir?
I need to get my duty assigned.
He has gone out.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Can you please keep this duty book?
(indistinct wireless messages)
(indistinct chatter)
(counting) (indistinct chatter)
- Go and get copies of all these documents.
Sir, we are on guard duty today.
Please don't bring drunkards here, sir.
Yohannan sir is the patrol officer today.
Tell him yourself.
My dear sir,
if we tell him that,
he’ll get even get sober guys drunk and bring them here.
If any night-checking officers contact the wireless set, please notify me.
Okay.
(indistinct wireless messages)
- Sir... - Hey, is Yonichan in there?
I didn't see him inside.
Didn't I say that there's pilot duty today?
He and his damn laziness.
(indistinct wireless messages)
(phone rings)
- Yes? - Where the hell are you?
Give me five minutes. I'll leave now.
Didn't I tell you that you have pilot duty?
If you don't come this time, I won't go.
She's making fish curry here.
- I'll leave immediately after packing it.
Yonacha!
Coming!
Why does she have to call you at midnight?
Who?
Here, listen to the sound recording.
- (female) Sir! Please come here, sir!
- (female) He got home drunk and he’s hurting me badly, sir.
Why are these women calling you? Are there no other policemen?
This is government’s phone, right?
If anyone needs something, they will call this phone, right?
This is my phone. You can check this.
Well, well!
You've been going on night duty a lil' too much these days.
Don't think that I don't understand anything.
My dear, since Christmas is coming up,
I thought I'll take two days off and be with you.
That's why I'm doing night duty now.
Listen!
I've made fish curry.
Eat it right at 8 PM. Okay?
If you give me the phone, I can leave.
Okay.
Bye!
Please hang the clothes out to dry.
(Christian devotional song in car)
(devotional song continues)
What the hell are you doing?
You always keep me waiting during duty time!
If the pilot duty had come on the right time,
I'd have been in so much trouble!
Yeah, right! You're not rushing to be with your own wife!
You're going to someone else's wife, right?
Oh!
What is it?
Has your wife sent you out with an iron underwear?
Apart from pilot duty, is there anything else today?
That's all. Only pilot duty.
Okay.
Can't say when they will come.
(jeep honks)
- Get them out. - Come out. Come on!
Catch maximum guys for drunken driving, okay?
Sir!
(sound of jeep leaving)
(jeep engine starts)
(jeep honks)
(town ambience sounds)
Shouldn't we hear this? Can't you increase the volume?
(indistinct wireless messages)
Sorry, sir.
♪ ♪
(indistinct wireless messages)
- Are you about to be done? - Yeah.
- Call the lottery seller. - Hello!
Do you have cheaper ones?
Sir, no tickets for today. Only for tomorrow.
- Is it? - Turn around.
♪ ♪
- Where is the trip to? - Vaniyappara.
- Vaniyappara? - At what time?
3:45 PM.
♪ ♪
Get the one in the centre.
I'll take the balance later.
Move. I'm starting the car.
Buying lottery tickets is the mark of a slacker.
(town ambience sounds)
But what if we win, sir? Our lives will never be the same!
♪ ♪
- Do you want to take rest? - No, sir.
♪ ♪
(indistinct electronic voice)
♪ ♪
- (wireless) A traffic jam has been reported in Mundannur.
- (wireless) Please patrol that area.
It's clear.
Come on!
♪ ♪
(music fades out)
(town ambience sounds)
Get me a pack of cigarettes.
Oh! You were here?
I wasn’t planning to buy one today. Show me anyway.
- How much is this? -₹150.
Is the other one good?
Okay then.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Will this be a problem, sir?
What problem?
We shouldn't be having religious symbols in the vehicle, right?
This isn't a cross. It's a star, right?
How is this religious?
What about the thread on your hand?
- Let's go. - Oh!
- Shall we go to the bus stand? - Go straight, man!
I'll tell you.
(indistinct chatter)
What are you guys doing here?
Nothing, sir. We were just chilling.
We've got eve-teasing complaints from here. Can't you sit at home?
We're from this locality, sir.
And...
The pleasure of chilling here... We can't get that at home, right?
I'll give you the pleasure!
The townsfolk say that you guys are boozing and smoking up here, huh?
(tense reverberation)
I shouldn't see any of you here again!
If I do, I’ll lock you up and slap a case!
Understood?
(tense music)
Start the jeep!
Are you a priest to advise them?
If we don't keep them scared, they'll shit on our heads.
They're young kids, sir!
Kids, huh? This patrolling is done...
to prevent crimes.
That's why we chase away such people we see on the roads.
People here behave, not because of courts or laws,
but because they're scared of getting thrashed by cops!
Or else, do you think 40,000 policemen...
would be able to control 3.5 Crore people?
You think mugging up the IPC is enough to do the job?
What a waste!
Is there anything Jehovah cannot do?
Nothing is impossible for God.
We're going to worship the god who makes impossible possible...
How many of you are aware of that?
The Holy Spirit is going to intervene here.
This is the right time, apparently.
The voice of God is being revealed here.
People come here to get some peace of mind...
And he's giving sermons here!
Can we say anything?
If we do, it will be a damn religious issue.
Oh God! Is he coming here?
Yes, sir.
If we don't deal with him carefully,
he'll teach us the entire Bible today.
- Praise the Lord. - Praise the Lord, Pastor.
I joined the Police when I was 18 years old.
You know how that age is, right?
I took bribes, and boozed with that money,
slept with all the women in town...
Phew! My life was so full of sins, Pastor.
And one fine day,
I happened to hear a sermon like this.
The light of God fell upon me.
I came to the path of Jehovah.
Praise the Lord!
- Praise the Lord! - He's our guy!
This is how you should deal with such guys.
Or they'll get on our nerves!
- Look at that police jeep.
Do you know Yohannan sir, standing next to it?
He took bribes from wherever he could,
- Start the car! - molested all the women in town...
- was into all sorts of debauchery - Sir, we can't go backwards.
Just go somewhere!
If Salomi hears this,
she won't believe the truth, even if God comes and tells her.
Praise the Lord!
By Jehovah's grace, he is on the path of righteousness now.
Hallelujah, Praise the Lord!
This is the time!
The Lord's voice is being revealed here today.
This is the time of deliverance, this is the time that ends emptiness.
This is the time to get rid of condemnation.
O believers, clap both your hands and pray!
(indistinct continuation of Pastor's words)
♪ ♪
(man 1) You better ask him to step out!
(man 2) He's not here, son.
(man 1) Her wedding has been fixed for next week!
- (man 1) If that gets cancelled... - (woman) He's not here, son.
- (man 3) Dude, the police! - (woman) He left yesterday morning for work.
(jeep honks)
- Shall I chase them, sir? - What for?
Are you jobless or what? Just pull over.
If we go behind them, it will be another case. Let them go wherever.
What's the problem?
Sir, they're saying that their girl has eloped with my son.
Do you know those guys?
- I know them. - Where are they from?
Arayckal.
What is your son's name?
- Naveen. - What does he do?
Wiring work.
- Wiring work? - Yes.
Where is he now?
- He has gone for work, with his friend. - (woman) He's with Arun, sir.
Didn't you try calling him?
His phone is switched off, sir.
If you reach him, and if that girl's with him,
ask them to come straight to the station.
- Or else, it will be a big case. - I'll tell him, sir.
If you have any complaint regarding that boys threatening you,
come to the station and give a formal complaint.
- Got it? - Okay.
Don't worry.
(woman) Okay, sir.
Start the car.
(jeep starts)
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2, Control.
Hey!
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2, Control.
Answering. Over.
- (wireless) A woman missing case has been reported via phone. Over.
It's clear. We'll go there, inquire and let you know. Over.
- (wireless) Please note the phone number.
(eerie sound builds)
(unsettling tone)
(woman) Did you find him?
He's not at home.
When we were asking them, the police came there.
Police?
Have you let the whole town know now?
How would I know that they'll come there?
I can't even trust you guys with a simple task now!
Now god knows what all will follow!
(sound of approaching jeep)
The police are here, looking for you guys!
You better stay here!
None of you should step out, unless I tell you to.
Go and sit there.
They create all the mess, and we're the ones humiliated.
Yes, sir.
No, sir. Not many cases are pending.
Sir!
We had received a complaint from someone named Mathew here,
that a girl is missing. We've come to inquire about that.
I was about to call you.
She is inside.
Can you call her then?
Should I call her now? We're all quite busy here.
We've come because we got a call from the control room.
If you could call her, I’ll verify and inform them.
So? Is there a law that I should show her to you?
If she's here,
why did these guys go to Naveen's house and create a ruckus?
Have you received any complaints from there?
If so, you both can investigate that.
If there's a complaint, should I inform you about it, you twit?
You better call that girl. We're leaving only after seeing her.
Hey! You can put up this performance at some slum!
This is a reputed family!
Don't you try to mess with us!
To the police, both a slum and a reputed family are equal.
Don't you dare enter the house!
How dare you touch me!
Hey! Leave him!
You're on driver duty, right?
So, you do that alone!
I am the officer. I know what to do!
(ominous cymbal)
We've come after receiving a complaint
that a girl has gone missing from here.
- From Mr. Mathew. Who is he? - He's my husband.
- Is he here? - Yes.
Please call him.
He needs to give us in writing that the girl has come back.
There's no other problem.
Why did you inform the police?
Let the whole town come to know...
that our daughter eloped with a guy from the slums!
Hey, you better go there and say that she's here.
(phone rings)
- Yes, Mummy. Yeah.
Where are you? - I'm on my way from the airport.
Come quickly.
She has eloped with a converted Christian from that slum.
Isn't Jomon there?
Jomon can't manage it on his own.
He created a ruckus there and now the police are in our frontyard.
Come quickly!
(indistinct wireless messages)
Your daughter is in the house, right?
Yes, sir.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Let's go.
(jeep engine starts)
(unsettling tone)
Khaki and Communism can never go hand in hand.
They filed a complaint, so we came here.
If there’s no complaint, we’ll have to leave.
If you overdo this Communism
and that woman files a complaint against you,
you’ll lose your job; and I’ll lose mine too.
Dude, the police force was created to ensure that
the poor stay in their lane and they don’t steal from the rich.
What’s the point of all that police training if you didn’t learn this?
If you jump into this job without understanding all this,
you'll be screwed!
(gentle, reflective music)
Pull over.
- Praise be to Jesus Christ! - Praise be to Him, now and always!
What happened?
My vehicle had a little accident.
Nothing major.
Oh no! This will cost you around 8-10K, Father.
Oh no!
- Get them to blow. - Okay.
Is this your own vehicle, Father?
Yes.
Blow into this.
- Which model is it? - 2013 model.
They have boozed, Sir.
Get that driver into our vehicle.
Sir, my uncle is the DySP here.
You crashed your car while drunk,
and now you’re talking about your damn uncle?
- Get them all into our vehicle! - Get down.
All three of you, come.
He crashes into a priest’s car and now he’s name-dropping the DySP!
♪ ♪
Come on!
Well, I don't have a complaint.
Won't they repeat this if we let them go, Father?
They're planning to go to the UK.
Do we need to make a big deal out of this?
- Get in. - Won't this cost you a lot, Father?
Let's do something.
♪ ♪
If I file a case, you would lose about ₹10,000,
and you'll be doing rounds of the court.
That vehicle’s repair costs will be around ₹10,000.
Do you guys have money?
Yes, sir.
Then give it to Father and get outta here.
Remember, I’m letting this slide only because Father said so.
Sorry, sir.
- Go, give it to him. - Okay.
(indistinct wireless messages)
(engine starts, music playing as car pulls away)
Have you boozed, Father?
A lil' bit of wine...
That will be an issue, Father!
What do we do now?
Err...
Do you know something, Father?
After God created the world, humans, and all living beings,
he looked down and saw that
only humans were lazing around without any jobs.
So, God called everyone to the top of a mountain to give them jobs.
They are humans, right? When they ran up and caused a commotion,
God appointed some of the well-built ones to manage everyone else.
So, he and I started managing them and leading them to God one by one.
The ones who went there got jobs ranging from king and minister
to priest and drainage worker.
After it was over, I went to God and asked him,
"We did all this for you.
So what job are you going to give us?"
Then God said, "You are the Police."
Then I asked Him, "What about our income?"
Then God said,
"If someone has money they don’t deserve,
all that rightfully belongs to you."
So, do you deserve this money, Father?
So...
It's for the good, Father.
Even if you become a Bishop someday,
you would still sin, at least in your mind, right?
So, when you die and go up,
you'd spend at least 6 months in hell because of that.
And we'll be the ones controlling things over there too.
And when I see you, I will tell him,
"This Father once gave me ₹10,000."
"So, send Father straight to heaven!"
Happy Christmas!
(a Christmas carol echoes in the distance)
- Get going! - Okay.
(carol continues)
(jeep engine starts)
(carol continues)
Why does your face look like it was stung by a bee?
If you want to say something, say it on my face!
And don't bang the door instead!
Did you actually attend the training
or were you sitting under the cashew tree all the time?
The lady police in the station are far better than you!
I don't need your certificate, sir.
Oh!
I became a policeman after proper training to earn an honest living
and not to rip people off!
Yes, Mr. Supercop!
Do you know that this car was in Mathayi's workshop
due to an engine failure?
Do you know if he was paid for it?
He's not grabbing our collars only because we're cops.
I’m not here to pay the Government’s dues out of my hard-earned salary!
They're just itching to slash our salaries at every damn opportunity!
Give this cash to Mathayi's workshop and verify it before going home.
I don’t have to go around ripping people off otherwise.
♪ ♪
Oh no!
The temperature isn't dropping.
- Isn't it time to give her the medicine? - Yes.
Dear...
We'll give you the medicine now. Come on.
(carnival atmosphere)
(a brass band's Christmas carol)
- Are you done with the carols? - Yes, sir.
- Shall I get you something to eat, sir? - No.
Eat something, man! I've brought some awesome fish curry.
Salomi made it.
I'm not hungry.
It's really tasty! She made it with tamarind.
Hello?
- Get me a bottle of water, Ranjith! - Has the baby slept?
Yes. She has gone to sleep.
Her temperature had increased.
I've given her the medicine now.
She's fine now.
- Should I come there? - No. Don't stress.
If there's anything, we have neighbours here, right?
Why do you sound upset?
It's nothing.
I'm on duty today with that douchebag Yohannan.
He has been giving me crap for a while now.
I don't know if I'd lose control.
Just think about our loan repayments.
Go home early, okay? Don't be late.
I'm controlling myself thinking about that.
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2, Sierra.
I'll call you later. We have pilot duty now.
P12 Mobile 2, answering.
- (wireless) Mike 8, current location is Chemperi.
Sir, we are waiting at the border. Over.
- Hey, tidy it up! - Okay, Sir.
(approaching vehicle honks continuously)
(continuous honking)
Sierra 12 Mobile 2, calling.
- (wireless) Sierra answering.
We've taken up pilot duty of honourable Mike 8 now.
Location is Keezhattoorkunnu.
- (wireless) All mobiles on pilot duty, please note.
- (wireless) The location of Mike 8 is Keezhattoorkunnu. Over.
Why are you driving like that? Off to rescue someone’s mom?
Go slowly, man!
I’m on driver duty, right? So, let me handle it.
Don’t you dare mess with me!
The car following us is fully equipped with airbags.
If we crash this one and somehow survive,
we'll end up at some Government hospital.
Slow down, rascal!
(car honks behind)
- (wireless) P1 Mobile 2 Sierra, report the location of Mike 8.
Location, Kokkad.
(a long honk)
- (wireless) All stations, Control.
- (wireless) Please note. There’s an urgent missing person alert.
- (wireless) Indu, 38 years old. She's mentally unstable.
- (wireless) Fair skinned,
- (wireless) 5 feet 2 inches tall, heavy build.
- (wireless) Last seen wearing a light red nightie.
- (wireless) 16. Sir, is the crime card ready?
- (wireless) Also, if available, send her photo
- (wireless) to the Control WhatsApp group.
Can't you reduce this damn thing's volume?
(phone line ringing)
Didn't you ask me to increase it earlier?
Are you an idiot? Don't you have common sense?
I asked you to increase it
because we were in the midst of all that commotion.
Do you want to blow my ears off at midnight now?
- Moron! - (phone rings)
- Hello? Hello, Yonacha. Why did you call?
- Where were you? I was watching TV.
So, I didn't see the call. - Okay.
Why are you looking dull, sir?
Nothing.
I was on duty with him, right?
There's this boy named Naveen, son of Varghese...
Suspecting that he eloped with the girl from Arayckal,
her brother and friends created a ruckus there.
There's no problem.
I've asked them to come to the station tomorrow if they have a complaint.
Any information on Naveen?
His mother said that he has gone for work, with his friend Arun.
His phone is switched off.
He has gone with a guy named Arun.
Okay, Uncle.
(phone rings)
Sir, could you please wait outside for a minute?
I need to answer this.
(phone rings)
Hello?
Our daughter was crying non-stop saying that she wants to see you.
I had told her that we shouldn't call now.
What is it, dear?
- Did you have food? I had food.
Why did you say that you want to see me?
I had already gone to sleep.
What is this, Jishad Ikka?
(landline rings)
I'll call you later.
(landline continues to ring)
Namaste. Dharmashala P.S.
- Sir, there's an emergency call.
Jasmine, ask Sadanandan to go.
- Just tell him that I asked him to.
- My stomach is upset. That's why.
- Dinnath sir! - Yes!
There's a call.
Sir, please don't mind. My husband is quite suspicious.
That's why I asked you to move away.
That's alright.
Okay.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Hello?
This is the Police.
We had received a call from this number.
Oh.
Can you tell me the location?
Okay.
Please ask someone to wait at the road.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Do you know where this place is?
- The caller said he'll wait at the road. - Oh!
What was the call about?
They've called us to take a mental patient to the hospital.
My father was a psychiatric patient, sir.
Oh!
It was while I fell asleep at the hospital
that my dad committed suicide.
♪ ♪
So,
I have this strange anxiety whenever I hear about mental patients.
I get reminded of my dad.
(somber, emotional music)
There seems to be no light anywhere around here, right?
I think it's over there.
Phew! There's a guy waiting there.
(distant dogs barking)
Sir...
Is it okay if I don't come?
That's alright.
I'll go. You wait here.
Please come, sir.
- Where is it? - It's over there, sir.
- What's the matter? - He is causing a ruckus, sir.
- It was me who called you, sir. - Is it?
I didn't know. The phone was with him.
Doesn't he have any relatives?
(unsettling music)
(distant dog barking)
(owl hoots)
(indistinct wireless messages)
(wireless static, distant dogs howling)
(distant dogs barking and howling)
(unknown animal growls)
(indistinct murmurings)
- (man) Nobody thought that Joseph would do this.
- (woman) Why did he jump into the well?
(indistinct chatter)
- (woman) I wonder what his family's fate will be.
(indistinct chatter)
- (woman screaming)
- (woman crying and screaming)
(water sloshes)
(unsettling music)
(flies buzz insistently)
(wireless static)
(jeep engine starts)
(suspenseful music)
(jeep engine stops)
(wireless static)
(owl hoots)
(wireless static)
(sudden bang, manic laugh)
Ah! Did you forget me, sir?
You've arrested me from the liquor shop so many times.
I couldn't recognize you suddenly.
I'm leaving, sir.
(singing an old song)
(indistinct wireless messages, distant dogs barking)
- How are the two of us supposed to catch
- this mad guy who’s completely out of control?
If he has any relatives, call them here.
Even if we take him,
the hospital won’t accept him if he’s alone.
(child crying)
(phone rings)
Is that the sound of a child crying?
Yes, sir.
That is his child, Sir.
He has locked the child in some kind of barrel.
We hear the child's sound only when he opens it in between.
Why has he locked the child in a barrel?
My dear sir, he is mad.
He's scared whether someone would kidnap the child.
Is there anyone else in the house?
Sir, we only found out about his wife’s death
a week after it happened.
None of us go there either.
(child crying)
(indistinct wireless messages)
(dog barks)
(dog continues to bark)
(child crying)
(tense music)
(child crying)
Mom! Mom!
(child continues to cry)
(dog continues to bark)
(dog barks)
(child continues to cry)
(tense, emotional music)
Come down! Come on!
What are you doing? Come on!
- Are you hurt? - No, sir.
Who’s crazy here; him or you?
(child continues to cry)
Got nothing better to do?
Come on!
(crying child’s voice echoes)
What did you think?
That risking your life to take him to the hospital
would earn you a medal?
You won't get squat!
If he kills you, only your family loses.
And if you survive, they’ll just blame you
for going without proper protection like a helmet or shield.
Sir, I went there thinking about that child.
If something happens to that child, can we sleep peacefully?
If it was your child, what would you have done?
Sir, do postmortem doctors feel any emotions
toward the bodies they work on?
We should also be like them.
If we let people’s emotions affect us, we can’t do this job.
(snoring)
Sir!
It's time for night patrolling.
What was the call about?
Nothing, sir.
It was quite silly.
A madman!
He had turned violent.
There was no one to take him to the hospital.
That's why they called us.
- (Wireless) No Christmas carol performances should be permitted after 12 AM.
♪ ♪
What happened?
There was a child in the house we went to, now.
He's mentally unstable. He has hidden the child inside a barrel.
And you left the child there and came back?
I tried to enter, sir. Sadanandan asked me to come back.
He’s just here to take his paycheck, eat, and crap it out.
- Where's the location? - Pannikkuzhi, sir. I know the house.
Get in!
Member!
Call the fire force, and bring them to Pannikkuzhi area.
It's an emergency case!
Okay.
(maniacal screaming)
Come, sir.
(maniacal screaming)
Come on, sir.
Let's check before entering.
(dog barks)
You wait here. You, come!
(dog continues to bark)
(child crying)
(maniacal screaming)
Hey!
(slow, unnerving music)
Go to the front door. I'll knock over here then.
When he comes here, kick that door open and enter the house.
And secure the child somehow.
Send two of them here. Go!
(child crying)
- Sir, two of you go to the backside. - Okay, sir.
(child crying)
(frantic knocking)
(child crying)
(maniacal screaming)
Sir!
(maniacal screaming)
Come and catch him!
Catch him!
(melancholic music)
- My child!
(child wails loudly)
- My child!
Don't worry. Don't be scared.
Come!
- My child!
(melancholic music)
My child!
(melancholic music hits a high, emotional peak)
(crickets chirping)
(mournful, desolate melody)
- (wireless) P10 Mobile Control.
- (wireless) P10 Mobile Control, report your location.
"Checked the church and surroundings. Nothing suspicious."
- (Beat Book) - (wireless) Sir, location is Vannamkunnu.
- (wireless) Roger. It's clear.
- (wireless) P11 Mobile Control.
- (wireless) P11 Mobile Control, report your location.
(indistinct wireless reply)
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2 Control.
P12 answering.
Location, Ullikkal Church.
- (wireless) P13 Mobile Control, report your location.
(indistinct wireless reply)
(indistinct wireless messages)
(hopeful music swells)
(indistinct wireless messages)
(thunder rumbles)
(news playing on phone)
- (News) Kerala has opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Show me.
- (News) Kerala Halts National Population Register Update.
Now, there'll be protests and strikes and what not.
Consider our Christmas screwed.
Wait and watch! They will mobilize us this time.
(news continues)
(honks)
- (wireless) All Stations, Control answering.
- (wireless) There's a special notice from Tiger.
- (wireless) All night patrol officers, take note.
- (wireless) As it is Christmas,
- (wireless) officers on night duty must patrol churches and nearby areas.
- (wireless) Additionally, financial institutions,
- Sir! - (wireless) ATMs, and similar locations
- (wireless) must be given special attention.
Sir, there's some movement below the shutter.
Looks like someone's trying to break the lock.
Go and check, then.
(distant barking)
(tense music)
Who's that, you scoundrel?
- Oh no! - Oh! Sir?
Sorry, Chechi. Sorry.
- Didn't you tell me that it's safe here?
- And he had to show up just when I was about to--
- Totally killed the mood.
- Come, let's go.
Has the lock been broken?
- No. - Did you check properly?
Yes.
(indistinct wireless messages)
One heartfelt curse from them,
and you'll never have a hard-on in your life.
You’re the one who sent me, sir.
If anyone’s getting cursed, it’s you!
Think of this as part of your training!
This is how you learn the ropes!
Stick with me,
or you’ll retire a clueless fool.
They were all over each other when we passed by earlier.
What’s there to steal in a vegetable shop,
that someone would even bother breaking the lock?
The primary quality a policeman should have is observation.
It’s observation that counts, not getting worked up.
So, go on and observe everything for a while, okay?
♪ ♪
(serene, gentle music)
(snoring)
Don’t you bloody mess with me!
You haven't even served as long as the number of leaves I’ve taken.
(thunder rumbles)
We need to go to Kakkathodu.
Go fast.
Are you deaf or what?
Go fast, man!
This car is not equipped with airbags, sir.
If something happens, we won't even get reimbursement.
Don't mess with me.
I could easily have you fired and sitting at home if I wanted.
Step on it!
(thunder rumbles)
(indistinct wireless messages)
Stop under that mango tree.
♪ ♪
(Yohannan hums softly)
(indistinct wireless messages)
♪ ♪
(approaching truck's loud, insistent horn)
(indistinct wireless messages)
(Yohannan hums softly)
These are real tasty mangoes. Salomi loves them.
Take a couple of them. Give it to your wife and child.
(hopeful, gentle music)
Hey, it's the Police!
Stop the car.
- Why are you here? - Sir?
What are you doing here?
Sir, I'm on my way from Dubai.
I'm waiting to give my friend a bottle.
I can't reach him.
Step out.
- You haven't boozed, right? - No!
Blow into this.
- When did you arrive from Dubai? - In the evening.
- Where's your boarding pass? - Here, sir.
- What's your name? - My name is Josey, sir.
- Who have you come here to see? - I came to see my friend.
The phone number is...
95447...
- Can't reach him? - No. I've been trying for a while.
Tell me the car's number.
- Is your friend from Dubai? - No. He's from here.
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2 Control.
- P12 Mobile 2, answering. - What's your name?
Jinu.
Give me your number.
- It's a Dubai number. - That's fine.
It's clear. Over.
Hey, there's an accident.
- Coming! - Tell me.
- 514... - Okay.
- 41... - Okay.
Follow us in your car.
We'll guide you to the main road.
(phone rings)
(jeep engine starts)
♪ ♪
We’re stuck dealing with the police.
We'll be done with this in five minutes.
Wait there. We will come there.
Wait there. I will come there.
Okay.
Don't stop.
Sir, we've figured out the route.
- We need to take a right here. - Thank you.
- Okay. - Thank you.
Sir, thank you!
Control P12 Mobile 2 calling.
- (wireless) Control, answering. Over.
We've arrived at the accident spot.
There's a bike here. Can't see anyone else.
Doesn't seem like there has been major injuries. Over.
- (wireless) All stations, station mobiles, CRVs please note.
- (wireless) All stations, station mobiles, CRVs, please note.
- (wireless) Please pay attention.
- (wireless) Repeating the instruction.
- (wireless) Strict patrolling must continue till exactly 5 AM,
- (wireless) with a focus on churches, ATMs, and nearby areas.
(indistinct wireless messages)
(gentle music)
P12 Mobile 2, answering.
Night checking, Grade SI, Yohannan.
Accompanied by CPO Dinnath.
(thunder)
(loud thunder)
(brakes squeal)
What is it, you idiot?
- Sir! - What happened?
I think a girl just walked past that way.
Start the car. Let's go and check.
There's a girl who's missing, right?
(engine sputters)
Start the jeep.
(jeep engine starts)
- This way? - Yes, sir.
Let's go and see.
- (wireless) 10 Mobile Control, report your location.
(reports the location)
- (wireless) It's clear.
- (wireless) 11 Mobile Control, report your location.
(reports the location)
- (wireless) It's clear.
- (wireless) 12 Mobile Control, report your location.
(reports the location)
- (wireless) 12 Mobile 2 Control, report your location.
P12 Mobile 2, answering.
Location, Pazhassi Dam.
- (wireless) It's clear.
(wireless messages continue)
(a low groan of revulsion)
(bats screeching)
Do you feel like there’s a lack of oxygen here?
♪ ♪
Trees emit Carbon Dioxide at night, right?
That must be it.
They say places with unnatural deaths have less oxygen.
(distant, eerie howl)
Doesn’t sound right, sir.
(branch snaps sharply)
(animal rustles in the tree)
Guess I was mistaken, sir.
Let's go.
We’re already here, aren’t we?
Let’s have a look, then go.
Come on, walk!
(owl hoots)
No wonder the air’s thin and the wind feels weird.
I just realized where we are.
Why? What's wrong with this place, sir?
A guy named Joseph lived here. He ran a chit fund.
This is his house.
After his chit fund company collapsed,
he poisoned his wife and kids, then hanged himself.
I did the inquest.
Found him hanging in the hall,
and his wife and two daughters were lying dead inside the room.
The stench was unbearable.
After that,
every damn wastrel started coming here to die.
Even that girl you saw,
probably came here to die.
I can’t breathe properly.
Need to get my cholesterol checked.
Go see if she’s hanged herself.
♪ ♪
Tomorrow, I’m telling the SHO not to send cowards like you with me.
Did I say I was scared?
(crickets chirping)
(thunder)
(thunder rumbles)
(high-pitched trill of crickets)
(frog croaks)
(tense music)
(high-pitched trill of crickets)
(flies buzzing)
(glass crunches)
(flies buzzing)
(faint, eerie wail of a jackal)
(thunder rumbles)
(bat gives a startled screech)
(a long, guttural croak resonates)
(water splashes underfoot)
(rat squeaks)
(bottle clinks and rolls)
(loud thunder)
(Dinnath screams)
(tense music)
Oh no!
Hey! Hey!
Hey!
(tense music)
Hey!
Hey! Get up!
Hey!
(loud thunder)
(music fades out)
Hey!
Hey! Get up!
If you’re scared, you could’ve just told me, right?
You nearly gave me a heart attack!
On your feet!
Sir, there’s a ghost inside!
I saw it.
- Ghost? - Yes.
Alright, I’d like to meet this ghost too!
I swear, I saw it.
(tense music swells and stops)
(owl hoots)
Come.
I’ve been on the force for over 22 years.
I’ve seen plenty; suicides, hangings, you name it.
But never once have I seen a ghost.
(glass fragments crunch)
♪ ♪
You two, come out.
Out now, or should I come drag you out?
What are you two doing here?
Sir, we are lovers.
Have the lovers come here to kill yourselves?
No, sir.
We eloped, sir.
So this is where you decided to elope to?
Huh?
No, sir.
Petrol...
- Petrol? - We ran out of petrol,
saw the Police Jeep, and panicked.
So, we had this sudden idea.
So you are scared of the Police, huh?
Go get your bag, boy.
Go, get it!
(tense music)
Saw your ghost now?
(tense music continues)
Move, both of you!
(crickets chirping)
Sir! Sir! Please, sir!
Don't be scared.
Come!
- Sir... - Sir, there's a step there. Watch out.
- Sir... - Just come!
♪ ♪
Sir, please don't inform our families.
Can you let us go?
What's your name, dear?
Jincy.
Aren't you from Arayckal?
Yes, sir.
And your name?
Roshan.
Where is your house?
It's in Manjeri, sir.
What does your father do?
He's the Imam at the mosque, sir.
Do you have a job?
Yes. I'm into modeling, sir.
But your family is searching for a guy named Naveen!
Sir, he's my bestie.
- Huh? - Best friend!
Sir, it was he who picked me from home and took me to him.
I'll present you both in court tomorrow.
Say all this over there then.
Don't be scared. Kerala Police have conducted several weddings.
- Sir, I'll go change my uniform. - Okay.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Bijimol!
(indistinct wireless messages)
Come.
What is it, sir?
Come out.
They are love birds.
- Sir... - Make sure they don't fly away!
- Go! - Come!
(indistinct wireless messages)
Sit down.
(thunder)
Call him quickly!
(heavy rainfall outside)
Don't worry, dear.
(phone rings)
- What is it, Anu? - Can you please come home quickly?
Our child has a high fever.
She’s been vomiting as well.
Oh no! Don't be stressed. I'll come now.
There's nobody here. It's raining heavily as well.
I am scared!
Get ready. I'll come there right away.
- Location, Police Station. It's urgent...
Sir!
My child has high fever. I need to take her to the hospital.
Can I go home?
Get in, I'll drive.
I have my bike, sir.
People’s needs aren’t the only priority;
our emergencies matter too. Get in, now!
(indistinct wireless messages)
- Her fever’s still rising.
Will he be here soon or what?
He is on his way.
Her fever just shot up again!
There he is!
Couldn’t you ask the neighbours for help?
Everyone’s out on duty.
If she was this sick, why did you wait?
Shouldn’t you have told us earlier?
They gave her medicine, sir. Thought the fever would go down.
Yeah, right!
She vomited after that.
Then the fever shot up.
You should’ve called me right then!
I didn’t think it’d get this bad.
Go quickly. I'll bring the covers.
This door isn't opening, Mom.
Get down.
Hey, they have been caught from somewhere.
Check the temperature.
- It's done! It's over.
- See, see. It's over. Shall I go and get you chocolates?
- Shall I get you chocolates, baby?
♪ ♪
Which chocolate do you want?
(child cries)
- Shall I leave then? - Don't cry, dear.
No. Stay there. There's nothing urgent.
If there's any call, I'll let you know.
♪ ♪
- It's done! It's done! See!
- Doctor will give you medicines now...
Sir!
Which lodge did you catch them from?
That's my mother and wife, you scoundrel!
Hey! What is it?
He wants to know which lodge they were caught from!
- Where were you going? - I was going to pay this, sir.
I'll pay it. You go back.
Come, let's go and pay it.
Come on!
This is Kerala, isn’t it?
If there’s a sudden strike
and your mom, wife, or sister
are stranded without a vehicle,
it’s the police who will drop them home in our vehicle.
So, would you call them whores
just because they rode in a police vehicle?
(tense music)
Huh?
Is everything clear?
Are you coming to pay the bill?
- No, sir. - Go!
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2, Control.
12 Mobile 2, answering.
- (wireless) It's an emergency situation.
- (wireless) Your number has been given to a person named Jojo.
(tense music swells)
Go quickly!
What's the case, sir?
A woman is trying to commit suicide.
She's a depression patient, apparently.
♪ ♪
- Is this Jojo's house? - Yes, sir.
- Over there. - Go!
(suspenseful music)
Come quickly, son!
(anxious, discordant notes swell)
♪ ♪
Sir! Sir!
Let her go! Hey! She's gone!
Let her go!
- Mom! Mom! - Don't worry! Don't worry!
- Dad! Dad! - Don't worry! It's nothing!
- My child! - Don't go there!
- My dear child! - Chechi!
- Chechi, please step out. - My dear child!
Sir! Sir!
Please take her to the hospital, sir.
Sir!
Sir, please!
Sir, please take her to the hospital. Sir! Sir!
(heart-wrenching music)
- Don't worry, dear!
(emotional music peaks)
Dinnath!
Come here!
- What happened, Ichaya?
Come down here!
- Get up, Ichaya!
Get in through the other side, Chechi.
- Send some close relative here. - Okay, sir.
- Mom!
Sir, there's a Section 174 case.
It's a woman. Please send someone here for bandobast.
Make it quick. I'll WhatsApp the location now.
P12 Mobile 2, calling.
- (wireless) P 12 answering, sir. Over.
Have the policemen for the body bandobast left yet?
- (wireless) Duty officers are on their way from the station.
Roger.
(soft, soothing music)
Wash your face.
Hey!
Wash your face.
(soft, soothing music)
Why don't you call your wife to find out how your child is doing?
(soft, soothing music)
Hey! Get in!
I'll drive.
Hello, it's me.
Where the hell were you?
I've been waiting for so long!
- Damn it! - Sir!
It was raining heavily.
Or else you'd have flown here, huh?
♪ ♪
(gentle, apprehensive music)
Get me that cover.
♪ ♪
(poignant music swells and fades out)
- Oh, you woke up? Lie down. - Why have you come now?
Nothing. I got some good mangoes. I brought them.
I brought them recently, and you liked them, right?
I got some more.
Why didn't you call me then?
You were sleeping, right? Go back to bed.
- Sleep! I'll leave now. - It's okay.
No, go back to sleep.
I have to go. I have work.
(poignant music)
(disturbed, unnerving music)
♪ ♪
Pass me the water.
♪ ♪
I can’t get it out of my head, sir.
Drink this!
It’ll make it all go away.
Sir...
Drink it!
This is the first time I’ve seen someone die up close.
Every policeman, me included;
carries the last body we saw in our heads.
And it stays... until we see the next.
That’s how it is.
(indistinct wireless message)
Sir, they're asking for the location of the station mobiles.
Okay.
(indistinct wireless message)
Seal it and keep it back.
(jeep engine starts)
(indistinct wireless message)
Mom, I'm coming to the hospital.
Where are you both going without helmets?
His mom is at the taluk hospital, Sir.
- Go. - It's an emergency.
- Get going. - Thanks.
What is it?
They are going to the taluk hospital.
How long have you been working at this station?
Six months, Sir.
Taluk hospital is that way, right?
♪ ♪
Come back! Let's go!
Sorry, sir.
Come.
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2 Delta 1.
Answering, sir. Over.
- (wireless) Heard there’s some fight going on in Kottayi Colony.
- (wireless) Go check it out and call me, okay?
I'll go and check right away, sir. Over.
Where are you going?
Park it in a by-lane.
Shouldn't we go to that place?
Yeah, right!
He’s probably drinking with some quarry owners right now!
Do you really think he’ll answer calls from the townsfolk at midnight?
Switch off the lights.
And those guys on the bike you let go earlier?
They’re probably scouts for illegal sand-smuggling vehicles.
That guy must have tipped him off, and now he’s misleading us.
We've checked an MO criminal. Shall we inform the details?
- (wireless) Go ahead.
Binu. Binu alias "Muttan" Binu.
Koyikkal House, Kallumutti.
(sound of approaching jeep)
Sir, I’m the one who called the station.
What is it?
My brother's son, Arun. Some guys abducted him from here.
They have broken the back door of the house.
Please go in and check, sir.
(suspenseful note sustained and amplified)
Sir, they've ransacked the whole kitchen.
(suspenseful, unnerving music)
Wasn't anyone else here?
Sir, Arun's sister is at the hospital after her delivery.
His parents are with her, sir.
Does Arun have a police case in his name?
Not to my knowledge, sir.
When did this happen?
It must have been around 45 minutes back, sir.
Did you see it?
Not me, sir. The neighbours saw it.
(caller singing a song)
(unsettling noises outside)
Ikka, I can hear some noises from next door. Just a minute.
What happened?
(indistinct clamouring)
Leave me!
Can you identify any of those guys who came here, Khatija?
No, sir. I haven't seen them around here.
But I had jotted down the vehicle number, sir.
(unnerving tone swells)
Such an incident happened right next door
and why were you so late in calling the police?
My husband doesn't like me calling anyone, sir.
He said that he'll call Arun's father himself.
Okay then.
I've sent you a vehicle number on WhatsApp.
Trace it immediately.
It's the case of a boy being forcibly taken.
Inform the SHO.
Yes.
Okay.
(indistinct wireless messages)
You should bring that boy's father to the station in the morning,
and give a written complaint.
Okay, sir.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Hey, I can't reach the SHO.
- Did you try calling him? - Sir, I had called him.
Couldn't reach him.
There's a Collectorate march tomorrow.
That maybe why he isn't picking up.
What about the vehicle? Could you identify the number?
Sir, in the app, it showed as a Gypsy car.
- Gypsy? - Can't reach them either.
What if it's the Gypsy we checked? Get the register.
(suspenseful music)
Sir, one is a Dubai number.
Tell me the local number.
(notes down the number)
- Hello? Hello? Who is it?
Sorry, Ma'am. Made the call by mistake.
It's some woman. What were you thinking while noting it down?
I just checked the license, sir. I noted down the number as he said.
And you swallowed it right away!
Can't believe I have to go on duty with idiots like you!
- You just need to get them, right? - Do you have them in your pocket?
That doesn't need much observation, just some common sense.
Stop messing around and tell me the matter.
Sir, when we checked the Gypsy first,
and when they crossed us at Ullickal junction,
there was a Fortuner car along with them.
When we went to this girl's house, they had a Fortuner car too.
Same colour.
And this Naveen who supposedly kidnapped her, is an electrician, right?
Even Arun, whose house we just went to, does electrical works.
It's evident from the stuff in his house.
What if Naveen had gone to Arun's house?
They might have abducted both Naveen and Arun from there.
Call those kids here.
Is there a white Gypsy car in your house?
No, sir.
Well, my elder brother's friend has a Gypsy car.
He brings it home often.
- Is your brother settled in Dubai? - Yes.
Do you have his photo?
Yes.
It's the same guy, sir.
- Do you have his local number? - Yes.
- Where is Jincy? - I don't know!
- People saw her on your bike. - That wasn't me!
Are you lying to me?
Say it!
Where is she?
- I don't know. - You won't leave unless you say it.
Pull over!
I am Sub-Inspector Yohannan.
You better answer my call.
And drop those boys here.
Or you'll never go back to Dubai!
I'll put you behind bars. Mind you!
(starts yelling)
Stuff something in his mouth.
(muffled cries)
Shut up!
(phone rings)
Are you messing with us?
Sir, I have only one sister.
We didn't raise her to go live with some slum-dweller.
He knows where she is.
If we don't get her,
no matter what happens,
I will kill him.
Hey, I can understand your situation.
I’m willing to offer you all the help I can.
You just want your sister back, right?
I'll do whatever is necessary for that.
Bring them here first.
You needn't help me, sir.
I know how to make him say it.
Hey, your sister is here at the station. That's why I'm saying this.
Don't lie to me, sir.
Do one thing then.
Come on a video call. I'll show you.
(call ringing)
Isn't this your sister?
She has eloped with him.
Bring those boys here.
And take her with you.
Okay, sir.
- Take them inside. - Okay, sir.
As soon as they come, charge a case.
Sir, there's a call.
Domestic violence. I'll send the details to you.
- Okay. - Come.
(indistinct wireless messages)
- Hey! - Naveen!
Don't mess with us!
- Naveen!
Hey, Naveen!
Wake up!
(tense tone)
Mummy!
There's no issue. I saw her on video call.
She's at the police station.
You go there with Jomon.
There's no issue.
- Okay. - Hey!
Hey, he's not moving.
- He's not breathing.
(rhythmic, pulsing tone)
There he is!
(rhythmic tone intensifies)
(hauntingly hopeful music)
Hey!
(hauntingly hopeful music)
Let him go wherever he wants!
Jincy has been found. Come, let's go.
(water flowing)
You still have him in your heart, right?
Isn't that the truth?
Isn't it?
Stop shouting. People will hear you.
I don't care if people hear it! Do they pay for my expenses?
Do they? Do they?
- Do they? - What is it, son?
Do they?
- Mom! - Do they?
Mom!
What is it?
Huh?
- Nothing, sir. - What?
Nothing.
Sir, when he gets drunk,
he says that this isn't his child and beats us up!
Did you beat the child?
No, sir.
Sir, it's okay if he hits me. But look!
Look at my son!
See!
(dramatic, poignant music)
Sir! Sir! What are you doing?
Sir! Let go of him!
(dramatic, poignant music)
Sir! Stop it!
Move away!
Sir, if he dies, I’ll lose my job too!
If he dies, won’t I lose my job too?
Isn’t that what you’ve been saying all along?
(dramatic, poignant music fades out)
(man coughs)
Don't you dare touch the child again!
(man coughs)
(poignant, emotional music)
Don't hit the child again.
(poignant, emotional music)
(music fades out)
(jeep engine starts)
♪ ♪
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2, Control.
Answering, sir. Over.
- (wireless) Neighbours have informed that work is going on at a quarry in Kolathattu.
- (wireless) Reach there immediately and report to us.
Will check and let you know, sir. Over.
(dramatic, emotional music slowly rises)
(dramatic, emotional music)
(dramatic, emotional music fades out)
(jeep engine stops)
(indistinct wireless messages)
Check whether the vehicle's engine is still hot.
(tense tone)
(dramatic music swells)
(music fades out)
(a tired sigh)
You know what other cops call me?
Sissy Yonichan!
♪ ♪
The guy who’s scared of his wife.
(sorrowful music slowly rises)
What they don’t get is; it’s not fear, it’s love.
She’s a psychiatric patient, who tried ending her life twice.
My Salomi.
She was fine before. No issues.
A year into our marriage,
she got pregnant.
Just two days before her due date,
I was told that our baby was stillborn.
(sorrowful music)
They said future pregnancies could be risky
if she didn’t deliver normally.
So she gave birth.
When she found out the baby was stillborn, she was shattered.
We never had kids after that.
♪ ♪
With that, she started worrying I’d leave her...
And over time,
she became suspicious.
If I don’t understand her... who will?
(sorrowful music)
And then...
when I see these scumbags hurting their own kids... I feel...
I understand, sir.
(gentle music)
I just lost it when I saw that woman hanging.
And in front of her own child, no less.
(gentle music)
Please sit, sir.
Let's rest for a while and then go.
(dramatic, heart-wrenching music)
(music fades out)
(morning birds calling)
- (wireless) All Mobiles, Control answering.
- (wireless) All Mobiles, please note.
- (wireless) Night patrolling details, beat book, strangers checking.
- (wireless) Report these details to Control room, immediately.
(waking-up groan)
(jeep engine starts)
Sir...
Shall we go?
Let's go.
Beat books - 28, Vehicle check - 30, MO criminal - 1,
- (wireless) Strangers check - 5...
- (wireless) P12 Mobile 2 Control.
Beat books - 28, Vehicle check - 31, Strangers check - 3.
MO criminal - 1.
(indistinct wireless messages)
Hello?
Where are you? Didn't you say that you'll bring the boys here?
Sir, Naveen escaped from our car.
Arun is with us.
Pass the phone to Arun.
- Hello, sir. - Where are you now?
We're at the bus stand, sir.
Naveen ran out of the vehicle.
They couldn't find him.
Your father is here. I'll hand him the phone.
It's Arun.
Son...
Are you okay?
Yes, dad. I am okay.
Okay.
Pass the phone to Jinu.
Phone...
Send him out.
- Hello? - I'll give you half an hour.
You must bring them here by then.
Or else you'll be done for. Understood?
Sir.
(indistinct wireless messages)
(sound of approaching vehicle)
(indistinct chatter)
(unsettling tone)
We have come to take her with us.
- Which her? - My sister.
Didn't you say that your sister is at home?
Then how will she be at the station?
Sir, please.
Her wedding has been fixed for next week.
If people come to know, our family will be disgraced.
My dear sister, when we came there, you said that she is at home,
you're not going to show her, and that we must believe you.
So, now I'm saying that she's not here.
- If I say so, she's not here. - Let me see if I can take her.
Trespassing into the station? How dare you?
- Hey! - Will you touch me?
Stop it!
If you do this nonsense at the police station,
you'll regret it!
Got what you wanted, right?
Get going!
She'll be presented in court at 11 AM.
Do whatever you want after that.
Get lost!
Start the car!
(car engine starts)
(tense tone)
No issues, right? Are you guys okay?
We're okay.
Yohannan sir and I are done with our duty.
The other officers will take you to court.
When you go there, tell them about your issue without any stress.
Got it?
- Shall I leave? - Sir!
You haven't informed my family, right?
Your family doesn't know yet.
- Bye. - Okay, sir.
- Sir, I'm leaving. - Okay.
(Christian devotional song plays in car)
(phone rings)
Hello, sir. I just got here.
It's at Kalathurkadavu.
(sound of flowing river)
Women who came here to wash clothes in the morning saw it.
Looks like a boy aged 25 years.
Yeah.
It won't flow away. He's stuck in between rocks.
Okay.
Okay, sir.
(sound of flowing river)
What the hell did you do to that boy?
We didn't do anything. He acted like he was dead and then ran away.
How did you land up in front of Yohannan?
He caught us during patrolling.
He dropped us at Edoor.
He called us after that.
Do as I say for the time being.
I will send officers to arrest you.
and you must go with them without uttering a word. Got it?
Or else, you'll be behind bars for life.
(tense tone swells)
(Christian devotional song playing)
We have very little sheep.
All of them are broken I guess.
We need to buy new ones?
Yes. Let's buy a couple of shepherds as well.
I'll set up the crib today.
And tomorrow, the Christmas tree.
Why can't you set up the Christmas tree today?
I'm feeling really sleepy. Let me sleep for some time today.
You're always sleepy! You need to set it up today itself.
My dear, it's not that.
We've run out of decorations for the Christmas tree, like the balls.
I'll buy some more tomorrow, and decorate it splendidly.
Stop checking the phone and eat those mangoes.
They're really good, right?
(phone rings)
Phew!
My leg is frozen.
Arthritis is getting worse.
(phone ringing)
Yes, Valli?
(tense tone)
Huh?
(tense tone)
Okay.
(tense music)
In the case of Dalit youth Biju’s murder in November,
police officers Praveen C. Michael and Sunitha are currently in remand.
Now, within a month, police officers are once again accused
in the murder of another Dalit youth.
The body of the murdered youth, Naveen, was found today.
Visual and audio evidence
of illegal police involvement in aiding the accused
to escape has now come to light.
The officers on night patrol
were seen directing the suspects away from the scene.
(music swells with tension)
(pensive music)
(nervous breaths)
(pleasant music, with a sad undertone)
- Salomi? - Yes?
- Get up. We need to get ready. - Where are we going?
Let's go meet the Priest.
We met him recently, right?
No, no. He has to go somewhere.
So, he asked us to go and meet him quickly.
- He didn't ask us to go today, right? - He just called.
Get ready quickly, okay?
Shall we tell the monkey
that baby has now eaten bread like a good girl...
and will go back home soon?
Are you done eating?
- Dinnath!
Please come.
- What happened, sir? - DySp wants to see you.
Any problem, Chetta?
In the morning, I lost it and slapped a guy.
They are a family of big shots. Must be that.
I'll go and come back soon.
Dad will be right back!
The monkey is over there. Watch him!
Please feed the rest.
- Why do you look pale, sir? - Nothing, man!
It's nothing. Come.
Why is everyone here?
Well, I came to take you along since sir wants to see you.
You could have called me on the phone, right?
Ah! Well, I thought I'll come anyway.
Come, let's go.
- What's the matter, sir? Tell me. - It's nothing, man!
- Dinnath, a police officer from Dharmashala station,
- is suspected of aiding the accused in the Naveen murder case.
- You are now seeing footage of him being taken into custody.
It's not me, sir!
- Sir, I haven't done anything. - I know!
- I don't know about this! - I know that.
- Sir! Sir! What are they saying? - I know!
- Don't worry, dear. - No! Don't take him!
Sir, I haven't even seen that boy. Please call Yohannan sir.
I've called Yohannan sir.
Listen to me. You go inside with the kid.
- Please ask Yohannan sir. - I have called him.
- I'm scared, sir. I'm not coming. - Go inside with the kid, dear.
- Clear the media. - Sir, please listen to me.
Sir, my child is sick. Please listen to me!
- Move them! - Sir, please. I don't know.
Son! Son!
- Sir, please don't take my son!
(indistinct arguments)
Get in!
Oh no! Mom! Mom! Mom!
Mom! Mom! Let me go, sir!
Let me go! Mom! Mom!
Mom!
(tense music builds to a crescendo and stops)
Let go of me, you...
Couldn't you have informed me before coming?
Was all this necessary?
Would this happen to my mom otherwise?
Calm down, man!
I'll handle things at the hospital.
The media came to know and broke the news.
People got violent.
That's why we had to arrest you.
Aren't we all policemen? Sir will handle this.
Stay strong. All of us are with you!
(apprehensive music)
(apprehensive music fades out)
- Salomi! - Yes!
- Come quickly. - Why are you in such a hurry?
Go, get into the car.
- Father has to leave quickly. - Okay.
We’re breaking news right now on a shocking case of honour killing.
The victim, a Dalit youth, murdered for love.
CCTV footage shows police assisting the killers in their escape.
You can now see that footage on your screens.
What’s shocking is that
it was the police who helped the killers carry out the murder.
We’re now broadcasting an audio recording...
...of the officer speaking with the accused.
- (Yohannan) I can understand your situation.
- (Yohannan) I'll help you in every way I can.
- (Yohannan) You just need your sister back, right?
- (Yohannan) I'll do whatever is necessary for that.
Sister Mary...
Please make Salomi sit inside.
Salomi, come.
(prayer in progress)
(heartbreaking music)
What happened?
It's a major news on the TV.
Father, I haven't done anything wrong.
But...
they will arrest me.
I'll be remanded for sure.
(heartbreaking music)
Father, you know, right?
Salomi can't survive without me.
I don’t have anywhere else I trust to leave her.
You don't worry. We'll take care of her.
(sound of approaching jeep)
(jeep engine stops)
Father, if they take me in front of her now,
she won't be able to bear it.
Can you make her sleep somehow?
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music swells)
Sir, please give me five minutes.
I need to deal with my wife.
- Please. - Make it quick.
(sharp cymbal)
- What happened, Yonachaya? - Nothing. Come.
Huh?
Nothing. Father said you have to take a small injection.
- Injection? - It's nothing!
It will be over soon. Listen to Father.
Come on!
- Here she is. - Hi, Salomi.
You're looking smart!
It's just a small injection.
No, it's nothing.
Father wants you to take it.
- Injection? - It won't hurt.
Why are you so scared?
It won't hurt you.
Father won't hurt you.
- No, it's a small injection. - That's all.
It's nothing.
(mournful lullaby)
Relax, it will be done now.
Relax!
Lie down here.
- Don't go. - No!
I'll be here.
Relax.
Go to sleep.
(sorrowful melody)
(soft lullaby weaves through a sorrowful melody)
(music fades out)
(sorrowful melody)
(music fades out)
Sir, I had a body bandobast duty last night.
So, I don't know about this, sir.
(latch clicks, door swings open)
(footsteps)
All of you, please step out.
Okay, sir.
(unsettling tone)
Did you booze while on duty last night?
♪ ♪
No, sir.
- No? - No...
Did you take a bribe last night?
I haven't taken a bribe, sir.
Then how was ₹10,000 found from the vehicle you were in?
(unsettling tone)
Do you know him?
Recognize him?
No, sir.
You don't know him!
You haven't seen him either?
I had seen him during patrolling last night.
You saw him during patrolling?
- When I checked the vehicle. - You checked his vehicle?
It's been reported in the media that you checked the vehicle.
Sir...
They have been caught!
They have testified about your involvement.
I don't know them, sir.
When they said that they didn't know the route, we just guided them, sir.
Hey! Did you see him drinking while on duty last night?
Last night?
Huh?
Did you see it?
- I made a mistake, sir. - Huh?
- I made a mistake, sir. - Mistake?
I haven't done it till date.
What did he say earlier?
- Didn't he say that he didn't drink? - Sir, I...
You’re such a liar!
Charge them both as accused in the murder case and remand them.
Sir, please. Don't do it.
- Sir, my mother is sick! - Go!
- Sir, I swear! - Go!
Sir, I haven't done it.
- Sir, please. - Sir, he has a little baby.
His child is in the hospital. His mother is sick as well.
- Sir, please! - He has only his mother, sir.
- Sir, my mother is sick. - He's an innocent chap, sir.
Hey!
Yohannan must have done it, sir. He might not know about it.
Just spare him alone.
It's my request, sir. Just this once.
Don't defend him, man!
People like him are a disgrace to the police.
Sir, just exempt him alone.
Do you want me to let him go, and get arrested for that?
I swear on God! I haven't done it, sir.
Shall we make him testify against Yohannan?
- What? - Let's make him testify against Yohannan.
- Will he do it? - I'll make him do it, sir.
Try that.
Yohannan sir hasn't done anything, sir.
See!
Sir, the two of us know nothing about this.
Charge them both as accused and remand them.
- Sir! Sir! Please! - Go! Take him away!
Please believe me, sir.
- Go! Go! - I haven't done it, sir. Please, sir!
Sir, please think about my child. My life will be ruined, sir.
Sir! Sir! Please, sir!
Sir, don't you know me?
What's the point in crying over here? Just come.
At least you believe me. I don't know about this.
We'll sort this. This is how it is here.
- Stop crying! - Please exempt us from this, sir.
I know. I know everything. Just come.
- Stop crying. - Sir, please.
(unsettling tense music)
There's no point in shouting or crying here.
They've testified that the two of you accepted bribes.
Sir...
Police will charge a murder case to save face.
So, I tried requesting him to save you at least.
You will lose your job,
and be in jail for 10 years!
Think about it peacefully.
You've spent so many years in service, right?
Why do you get involved in such horrible acts?
Now you're an accused in a murder case!
Sir, I've not been involved in any horrible act.
So, don't think that you can make me the culprit in this murder case.
If you can... If you can, please exempt me from this.
The cop who was on duty with you has testified...
that you got involved in this, after taking a bribe.
Sir, I’ve done this kind of interrogation plenty of times myself.
So, don't try it on me.
The CCTV footage of you guiding their car,
and the phone call where you made a deal; how did that end up on TV?
Or are you saying they orchestrated that as well?
Sir, within such a short time span after the incident occurred,
if they've got that CCTV footage and the edited version of my phone call,
it’s clear that this was planned and executed carefully.
And I’m certain you were in on it.
What can I gain by making you a culprit in a false case?
Is there any issue between us? You tell me.
You got the information
that the boy was in his friend's house from me, right?
And right after that, they went and grabbed him!
When this case reaches the court, I will be the prime witness.
So, my statement shouldn't have any credibility in court.
Then the culprits can easily escape.
That might be beneficial for you.
Then you go to the court and prove it.
Sir, I will prove this in court, and get out of this easily.
But I'm asking you because of my current circumstance,
if you can, will you exempt me from this?
I will exempt you.
Do one thing.
Write a statement that the officer who was with you on duty
was involved in this.
Not possible, sir.
I've been doing this job for 25 years now.
Even if I give a statement against him,
I'll still be trapped in this mess.
These many years of service are more than enough to realize that!
Okay then. You can go.
- Go out. - I'll see you in court then!
Okay.
You've been asked to write your statement, sir.
(sobbing)
(approaching footsteps)
(sinister, plotting tune)
Call your family, if you want to.
You won't be able to do it later.
(phone rings)
Hello?
Anu, it's me.
(warm, hopeful music)
Where are you, Chetta?
Mom is in the ICU.
Is there any problem? What did the Doctor say?
I don't know anything.
I'm getting really stressed.
Please don't be stressed.
I'll come there before night.
Okay?
Just handle things there until then.
There's no problem here.
Don't worry hearing the news.
Okay.
Anil sir and Sadanandan sir are here. It's all okay.
Our baby didn't have any trouble after that, right?
She is alright.
(comforting music)
I'll call you later.
(hopeful music)
Come here.
(hopeful music fades out)
See!
(tense music)
Do you now realize that he’s not as honest as you are?
One of you will be an accused in the case anyway.
You must decide if it should be you or him.
(music builds up)
(intense music builds to a fever pitch)
(turbulent music)
(music fades out)
How is your child?
♪ ♪
Did you sign a statement and hand it over to them?
♪ ♪
You thought you could pin it all on me and walk away?
How could you be so damn naive?
(tense music)
You're a police officer only in name.
You haven't understood what policing is!
(intense music swells)
(music builds to a crescendo and fades out)
(aching theme of understanding begins)
(painful realization music)
(music fades out)
Naveen's murder is an honour killing.
All the culprits have been arrested.
Police officer Dinnath has confessed to his complicity in the murder.
Dinnath and Yohannan
have been named as the 5th and 6th accused in the case.
What do you have to say now?
You destroyed my life too!
Isn't this proof that criminal elements
within the police force are on the rise?
What action is the government taking
against such recurring police failures?
(panting heavily)
(truck honks)
(sudden, violent crash)
(soulful lament)
(unsettling music)
- (wireless) Camp, please note.
- (wireless) While presenting the accused in court as part of a case,
- (wireless) there's a possibility of a clash breaking out.
(indistinct wireless messages)
(high-pitched, sorrowful music)
(coarse broom scratching against wet road)
(mournful melody plays)