Abhijeet ke Ateet ka Asli Raaz

Abhijeet Ke Ateet Ka Asli Raaz

Abhijeet ke ateet ka (asli) Raaz

Note:

Like many other episodes, the series promised a lot but in the end I am really dissatisfied with how they ended it. There was no real raaz there and the whole build-up given ended in one 2 minute scene with one Dilip who was Abhijeet's ex-colleague who appears and tells Abhijeet that he's alive. Plus we had a whole load of nonsense with Maya and the hostage crisis and some unwanted crap like the electric shock. I may change a few things here.

I had expected to see a real mystery. This story may not have any big mystery but I am hoping to really go into Abhijeet's ateet and build my story around what they showed.

I am using different colours for what they showed on TV and my own content.

Lastly, lots of thanks to Deba, Suhaani and  Ravi for their suggestions, tips and clarifications.

 

December 2010

Scene : Abhijeet's house

Daya accompanies Abhijeet to his house.

Abhijeet: Pichli baar jab chot lagi toh yaaddasth chali gayi. Iss bar chot lagi toh lagta hai sab kuch yaad aa jaayega.

Daya(smiles): Tumhe yeh sab mazaak lag raha hai? Yeh sab sirf filmon mein hota hai. Tum aaraam karo. Main chalta hoon.

Daya leaves.

Abhijeet dozes off on his sofa when he has a weird dream where he sees himself dressed as a goon. A man is sitting tied to a chair.

Abhijeet: CID ka aadmi hai tu? BOL!

Man: Main tumhari dhamikiyon se nahi darta.

Abhijeet: Sach bataya toh aur kuch din zinda rehne ka mauka milega.

Man : Nahi chayiye mujhe tumhara mauka.

Abhijeet: Toh ye le!!

..Abhijeet shoots several bullets into the man's body. The bullets go thru the body and shatter a mirror located behind him. The mirror is splattered with blood. Abhijeet wipes the blood with his sleeve and orders the guy standing nearby... Uthake phenk de ise'.

Abhijeet woke up with a start, sweating. He wondered if it was a dream or had it really happened. He tried to tell himself that it was a dream, but something told him it was real and that he knew the person sitting in the chair. He couldn't get proper sleep that night and by morning his injured head was throbbing even more.

Within a week his wound had healed externally but the dream kept playing on his mind all the time. If it were a dream it would be different each time, but here it was the same. And whenever he tried to strain his mind and remember who the dead man was, his head would ache badly and he would feel dizzy. He visited a doctor, who scanned his brain, found nothing seriously wrong with it, just a few remnants  of the old head injury which had destroyed his memory 13 years back. The doctor told him not to stress himself out, get some proper sleep and prescribed some high dose sedatives along with the regular medicines.

The sedatives weren't helping much. Abhijeet continued to have the same horrible dream and got very less sleep. He would often have severe headaches and was unable to concentrate while at work. ACP, Vivek, Daya - all seemed to be noticing this.

 

Scene: A bungalow late at night

Abhijeet and Daya were hiding in the kitchen to see who was coming into the bungalow at night and killing the family members one after the other. It was night and it was time for Abhijeet to take his medicines.

Daya: Abhijeet, mujhe tumse kuch baat karni hai.Main dekh raha hoon ki kuch dino se tumhari tabiyat theek nahi hai. Kaam ke samay tumhara dhyan kahin aur chala jaata hai. Aur yeh sab davayiyan kiske liye?

Abhijeet: Yeh sar..sardard ki goliyan hai.

Daya: Abhijeet, dost hoon main tumhara. Mujhse mat chupaao.

Abhijeet: Kuch nahi yaar, yeh sirf sar dard ki goliyan hai.

Daya: Yeh sar dard ki goliyan nahi hai Abhijeet. Sar dard ke liye koi pachaas goliyan nahi khaata.

Abhijeet(annoyed): Ab bola na yaar, kuch nahi hai. Ab hume is case par dhyaan dena chahiye.

Daya wondered what Abhijeet was trying to hide.

2 weeks later:

Daya had no time to talk to Abhijeet as both of them were busy solving different cases.

Abhijeet continued to have the same dreams and he was getting too stressed about getting to the truth of the matter. Having worked as a cop for 13 years, his instinct told him that the guy sitting on the chair was a real guy and this was real memory and not a dream. The lack of proper sleep and rest was taking its toll on him. One day he was about to doze off while driving and almost crashed the CID Qualis onto a lady. Abhijeet was lucky that nothing happened to the lady, but he decided that he had to do something about the whole matter.

Scene : Psychiatrist's centre

Abhijeet: Doctor, may I come in?

Doc: Hello Abhijeet, aao. Kitne saal ho gaye tumse milkar. Baitho.
Abhijeet sits down

Doc: Batao...  phir se koi aadmi gaana sunke khoon kar raha hai kya?

Abhijeet: Nahi doctor, aisi koi baat nahi hai. Mujhe aaj aapki madad chahiye.

Doc: Kaisi madad?

Abhijeet: Aap mujhse wada kijiye ki aapko jo bhi pata chalega - won confidential rakhenge.

Doc:  Baat kya hai?

Abhijeet explains his weird dreams to him.

Doc: Lekin iske liye tumhe hypnotise karne ki kya zaroorat hai?

Abhijeet: Kyonki 12 saal pehle maine apni yaadasht kho di thi. Isliye mujhe kuch yaad nahi aa raha hai. Kya aap meri madad kar sakte hain?

Doc: Yeh toh bohot mushkil hai. normally logon ko apne ateet ki baatein yaad rehte hain. Un memories ko sirf jagaana padta hai. Lekin tumhare case mein tumhe apne ateet ki baatein kuch bhi yaad nahi hai, isliye yeh bohot mushkil hai.

Abhijeet: Yeh yaad aana bohot zaroori hai doctor, kuch bhi kijiye. Electric shock???

Doc: Tum paagal nahi ho Abhijeet. Itne saalon se khushi se jee rahe ho. Ek sapne ko lekar itna stress mat lo. Main aisa kuch bhi nahi karoonga jisse tumhare shareer ya dimaag ko khatra ho. Sorry.

Abhijeet: Lekin aap meri baat nahi samajh rahe hain. Mujhe jaanna hai ki woh aadmi kaun hai.
Doc: Tum kuch din chutti le lo. Vacation par jaao. Meditation karo. Uske baad bhi agar problem solve nahi hua toh tab dekhege.

Abhijeet leaves, disappointed, upset.

The dreams continued to torment Abhijeet. Paying no heed to the doctor, he increased the dosage of anti-depressant and as a result, started suffering from dizziness and blackouts.
Scene: Qualis

Abhijeet's phone rings, but he doesn't seem to hear.

Vivek: Sir aapka mobile baj raha hai.

Daya stops the Qualis, takes the phone out of Abhijeet's coat and talks to Sachin.

Meanwhile Abhijeet recovers and walks towards Daya.

Daya: Abhijeet tum theek toh ho?

Abhijeet: Haan, bilkul theek hoon, mujhe kya hua? I am alright. Chalo dhoondte hain unko.

Daya: Maine tumhare pocket se mobile nikalkar Sachin se baat ki aur tumhe pata nahi chala?

Abhijeet: Woh..maine dekha tha tumhe baat karte hus, , socha tumhe disturb kyon karoon.

...

...
A few hours later ACP, Daya and Abhijeet managed to find the murderer. As Daya was wrestling with the culprit, Abhijeet was suddenly seized by a fit of rage. He rushed forward and tried to strangle the guy. Daya pulled him away and ACP reprimanded him.

Scene: Abhijeet's house a few hours later 

Daya dropped in at Abhijeet's house after the case.

Daya: Abhijeet, kya ho gaya hai tumhe? Achanak itna gussa kyon aa gaya?

Abhijeet: Woh...usne tumhe attack kiya...

Daya: Haan toh? Tumhe laga main use control nahi kar sakta?

Abhijeet: Nahi, woh baat nahi hai...

Daya; Pata hai ACP sir bohot naraaz hai tumse. Woh toh keh rahe the ki...

Abhijeet: kya  keh rahe the?

Daya: Kuch nahi...chodo.

Abhijeet(anger rising): Koi baat nahi...bol do jo bhi kaha ACP sir ne.

Daya(shocked at the sudden rage): Boss, mujhe lagta hai tumhari tabiyat theek nahi hai. Please, meri baat mano...main tumhare saath chala hoon doctor ke paas.

Abhijeet(trying to control himself): Agar koi madad chahiye toh main tumse maang loonga. Is waqt mujhe akele chod do.

Daya: Theek hai boss...main chalta hoon.

Scene :Bureau

Abhijeet enters.

ACP: Tum Bureau mein kya kar rahe ho?

Abhijeet: Sir, mujhe laga ki...

ACP: Nahi Abhijeet. Tumhe kaha tha maine...aaram karne ke liye.

Abhijeet: Theek hai sir.

Abhijeet was hurt at how his team was isolating him. But he knew they were right. He had lost control and this was not the kind of behaviour expected from a CID officer and Abhijeet was ashamed of it.

As he walked out of the bureau he saw the sketch artist, Raju coming out of the parking lot on his bike. Abhijeet hit upon an idea. He rushed towards Raju.

Abhijeet: Raju, mujhe tumhari madad chahiye.

Raju: Koi sketch banvana hai kya sir?

Abhijeet: Haan, lekin yahan nahi. Tum mere ghar chalo.
Raju: Ghar mein kyon sir?

Abhijeet: Main batata hoon. Lekin yeh thoda mushkil hai. Maine ek aadmi ko sapne mein dekha hai. Main theek se bata paaonga ya nahi mujhe nahi pata. Aur woh aadmi bhi asli hai ya sirf mera vehem hai, mujhe yeh bhi nahi pata.

Raju: Main samjha nahi sir.

Abhijeet: Tum bas sketch banane ki koshish karo.

Abhijeet took Raju to his home and described the man's face from whatever he remembered from his dream. since he had the same dream several times, the face of the unknown man was now etched in Abhijeet's memory.

Now Abhijeet had the sketch of the man who was haunting his dreams. The next step was to find out if this man really existed. Normally he would have just gone to the bureau and checked the criminal records himself. But here it was not possible, as ACP had forbidden him to visit the bureau. He had to get someone else to check the records without arousing suspicion and had to be a trustworthy person. He picked up his phone and dialled his old friend Asha who was now working with the CBI  and was in Delhi. They all were too busy with work and it was 2 years since he had talked to Asha. Abhijeet was sure she wouldn't phone ACP and tell him that Abhijeet was searching through the records.

Asha: Hello Abhijeet sir.

Abhijeet: Itna formal mat bano Asha. Daya mujhe ab sir nahi kehta. Tum bhi chod do.

Asha: Aadat ho gayi thi. Theek hai Abhijeet. Kaise ho?

Abhijeet: Main...theek hoon.

Asha: 2 saal ho gaye baat karke. ACP sir, Daya aur Fredricks kaise hain?

Abhijeet: Sab theek hain.

Asha: Kya hua? Tumhari tabiyat toh theek hai? bohot dull lag rahe ho.

Abhijeet: Kuch nahi Asha, bas thoda thaka hua hoon...bohot saare cases hain.

Asha: Woh toh honge hi, humara kaam hi kuch aisa hai, lekin tum kabhi kaam se thakte nahi the.

Abhijeet: Hmm...actually mujhe ek case ke silsile mein tumhari madad chahiye.

Asha: Sure, bataao.

Abhijeet: Main tumhe ek sketch email kar raha hoon. Kya tum criminal records scan karke mujhe bata sakte ho ki yeh aadmi tumhare records mein hai kya. (he had to sound as if he wanted to check CBI records otherwise Asha would wonder why Abhijeet couldn't check the CID records himself. CBI officer would have access to a wider range of records)

Asha: Sure, main online hoon.

Abhijeet: Sent.

Asha(after a few seconds): Aa gaya tumhara email.

Asha opens the attachment and says Yeh??'

Abhijeet: Haan, kya hua?

Asha: Abhijeet, tum is aadmi ko nahi jaante?

Abhijeet: Nahi. Kyon?

Asha: Abhijeet, yeh police force mein tumhare saath kaam karta tha. Iska naam Dilip hai. Vashi police station mein kaam karta tha. Tum bhi wahin the.

Abhijeet: Oh.!!! Police force mein? Woh toh meri yaaddasth khone ke pehle wali baat hai.

Asha: Haan. Yeh tab se gaayab hai. Kuch saalon tak CID team ne bhi ise dhoondne ki koshish ki thi, lekin woh nahi mila. Phir is file ko band kiya gaya tha.

Abhijeet: Hmm...thanks Asha. Main tumhe baad mein phone karta hoon.

Asha: Woh toh humesha kehte ho. Lekin kabhi karte nahi. Anyways, bye. Take care.

Abhijeet: Bye.

Abhijeet nervously dialled Vashi police station.

Insp Sunil: Hello! Vashi police station
Abhijeet(trying to sound normal): Main Sr Inspector Abhijeet bo raha hoon CID se

Sunil: Ji sir, kahiye?

Abhijeet: Actually kuch saal pehle main aur Insp Dilip aap hi ke police station mein kaam karte the. Kya aap records check karke bata sakte hain ki Dilip ka permanent address kya tha?

Sunil: Mujhe 10 minute dijiye sir. Main check karke aapko phone karta hoon.

(10 minutes later)
Sunil: Sir unka address tha ...

Abhijeet: Thank you.

Sunil: You're welcome sir.
Abhijeet decided to check out at Dilip's house. He wasn't sure if Dilip's family would be still there, but he decided to try. He didn't know how Dilip's family members would react if they recognised him, so he decided to go in disguise. He wore an imported T-shirt, goggles and dressed up as a guy who had just returned from abroad.

Scene :Dilip's house Abhijeet rang the bell. An old man rang opened the door.
Old man: Kaun? Aapko kisse milna hai?
Abhijeet: mera naam Arvind hai. Main 10 saal se US mein hoon. Main Dilip ke saath college mein padhta tha.
Old man: Oh, tum Dilip ke dost ho? Aao beta.
Abhijeet: Uncle, Dilip yahin hai?
Old man: Nahi beta. (tears in his eyes) Dilip ne police force join kiya. Woh ek undercover mission mein gaya tha. Uske baad woh waapas nahi aaya. Mujhe toh yeh bhi pata nahi ki woh zinda hai bhi ya nahi. (breaks down)

Abhijeet: Uncle, aap yahan akele rehte hain?
Old man: Haan beta...itne bade ghar mein main akele rehta hoon. Meri beti kehti hai ki ghar bechkar mere saath Bangalore mein aakar raho. Par main sochta hoon agar kabhi Dilip waapas aa gaya toh mujhe kahan dhoondega. Isliye aakhri dum tak main yahin rahoonga.
Abhijeet: Uncle aapko koi madad chahiye toh mujhe contact kijiye.
Old man: Khush raho beta, lekin tum toh US chale jaaoge.
Abhijeet suddenly remembered that he was in disguise. Main aapse touch mein rahoonga uncle, main chalta hoon'.

Scene: Abhijeet's house

Abhijeet reached home, reality hitting him. He knew what had happened. He and Dilip went on an undercover mission and he had shot Dilip dead! But why??? He had no answer to this.

Abhijeet fell down on his sofa, exhausted, shocked and disgusted with himself.

ACP and Daya walked in. Abhijeet was on his sofa. Daya walked in and shook his shoulder.
Abhijeet woke up and saw Daya's face. For a second he thought of confessing everything to Daya, but the next moment he saw ACP. Abhijeet wasn't ready to tell everything to ACP yet. He decided to get rid of both of them for now.
ACP: Abhijeet hum tumse milne aaye hain aur tum humse muh pher kar khade ho?
Abhijeet: (silent)
Daya: Agar koi pareshani hai toh hume bataao, milkar door karenge.
Abhijeet: (silent)
ACP: Humne tumhara kya bigaada hai jo tumne muh pe taala lagaaya hai?
Abhijeet: Yeh baat aap khud jaante hain ACP saab.
Aapke dil mein Abhijeet ke liye pyar khatam ho gaya hai
ACP: Maine tumhe humesha apne bete se badhkar pyar kiya hai.
Abhijeet: Yeh sab kehne ki baatein hai sir. agar aisa hota toh mujhe bureau se nikaalkar ghar mein nahi bithate aap.
Daya: Tumhe ghar pe isliye bithaya taki tum aaram kar sako. hum log tumhara bhala chahte hain yaar.
Daya's tone was too touching and it hurt Abhijeet to say harsh words to Daya and ACP. he turned away and wiped his tears.
Abhijeet: Mujhe kisi ki meherbaani nahi chahiye. Aap log mujhe akela chod dijiye. Aap log chale jayiye yahan se.
Daya(in a choking voice): Theek hai Abhijeet, hum log jaate hain. Apna khayal rakhna.
Daya leaves.
ACP: Agar humari zaroorat pade toh yaad karna. Hum tumhare aas paas hi rahenge.
Abhijeet: Uski zaroorat nahi padegi sir.

ACP leaves.

Abhijeet felt awful about hurting the two of them and collapsed on his sofa. Abhijeet didn't deserve to be a CID officer. He had committed murder. He had 2 options - to confess what he had done and go to jail or leave CID, leave the city and go to an unknown place forever. Abhijeet thought of Dilip's dad who still hoped that his son would one day come back. He would be heartbroken to know that his son was dead. Therefore Abhijeet decided to leave the place for good. For him it was a worse punishment than going to jail and getting a phaansi.

Scene : Bureau

Abhijeet: Sir aapka kuch saman reh gaya mere paas.

..and places his badge and gun on the table.

ACP: Yeh kya kar rahe ho Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: Ghut ghut ke jeene se achcha hai main CID chod doon.

ACP: Tum CID chod rahe ho?

Abhijeet: Ji sir.

ACP: Zaraa ghar jaao aur thande dimaag se socho.

Abhijeet: Ab mujhe kuch nahi sochna hai

Daya: Abhijeet, 13 saal ho gaye tumhare saath kaam karte hue. Maine aaj tak tumse kuch nahi maanga. Aaj maang raha hoon. Aisa mat kar mere bhai.

Abhijeet: Tum aur ACP saab nahi chahte ki main CID mein  kaam karoon.

Daya: Humne kab kaha ki tum yahan kaam mat karo?

Abhijeet: Aur nahi toh kya? Ghar mein jaake baitho, ghar mein iska kya matlab nikaaloon SIR?

ACP: Mainchahta tha ki tum aaram karo. Kyonki  tumhari tabiyat theek nahi hai

Abhijeet: Main baar baar yahi keh raha hoon ki main theek hoon theek hoon SIR!

ACP: Nahi Abhijeet, tum theek nahi ho, tumhe aaraam aur ilaaj ki zaroorat hai.

Abhijeet: Beemar toh aap logon ne mujhe kar diya hai. Main theek hoon sir!

Abhijeet turned and walked out of the bureau with a heavy heart and teary eyes..

ACP, Daya and Freddie were shocked.

ACP: Daya, iski tabiyat theek nahi hai...Abhijeet zaroor humse kuch chupa raha hai.

Daya: Sir, main Abhijeet ke  ghar jaa raha hoon. Agar do chaar gaalyian suna diya toh bhi theek hai. Main sach jaane bina waapas nahi aaonga sir.

Scene : Abhijeet's house

Abhijeet was packing up his stuff to leave Mumbai for good. He had no idea where to go or what to do. He decided to take a cab, because his team would find out if he took a train, bus or flight.  Even for this he had to wear a disguise and book the cab under a different name. He would also have to go to another area of the city, because he knew his team would know if the took a cab from a place near his house.

Abhijeet had one last look at all the medals and awards he had received. He thought he never deserved it, because he was a murderer from day 1 in CID. He remembered the number of times he had arrested murderers and brought them to justice. He too was one of them and deserved the same treatment, he thought. He wondered if he was trying to run away and escape punishment or was it genuinely out of concern for Dilip's father. His inner voice said the answer was the former. Abhijeet sat down and decided to sort out his confusion when the bell rang. From the style of ringing he knew it was Daya. (he would always ring the bell twice)
Abhijeet knew that he couldn't fake any more anger at Daya. The bell rang again. Abhijeet went to the door and opened it.

Daya: Abhijeet, mujhe tumse baat karni hai.

Abhijeet: Maine tumhe yahan aane se mana kiya tha na?

Daya: Haan, lekin main aa gaya. Kya karoge tum?

Abhijeet: (silent)

Daya walks into the house.

Daya: Yeh kya? Packing kar rahe ho? Kahan jaa rahe ho?

Abhijeet tried to appear angry but couldn't do it any more. He was touched by Daya's concern. In spite of having been very rude to him over the last few days Daya was still reaching out to him.
Daya noticed that Abhijeet was not as angry as he was in the last few days. He realised this was the right time to get the truth out.

Daya: Abhijeet main jaanta hoon tumhara woh gussa, resign karna sab ek dikhava hai. Asli baat kuch aur hai.

Abhijeet: (silent)

Daya : Tum saaf saaf bataao kya baat hai? Kuch dino sel humse theek se baat nahi kar rahe ho, cases par bhi dhyan nahi de rahe ho.

Aur woh sketch artist Raju tumhare ghar mein kya kar raha tha?

Abhijeet: Tumhe kaise pata chala ki Raju yahan aaya tha?

Daya: Tum bhool rahe ho ki main bhi ek CID officer hoon.

Abhijeet: Yun samajh lo main kisi aur case par kaam kar raha hoon.

Daya: Lekin ACP sir ne mujhe bataaya ki unhone tumhe koi case nahi diya hai.


Abhijeet: (Silent)

Daya: Main nahi manta. Tumhare haath mein kya hai?

Abhijeet: Kuch nahi, bas ek sketch hai.


Daya: Kiska sketch?

Abhijeet: Main tumhe baad mein bataoonga. Is waqt mujhe akela chod do.

Daya: Nahi, tum woh sketch mujhe dikhao.


Abhijeet tries to crush it and throw it into the dustbin. Daya wrestles with Abhijeet and pulls the paper from his hand.

Daya: Yeh???   Tum ise jaante ho? Mera matlab - tum ise pehchahte ho?

(Daya was surprised that Abhijeet recognized Dilip who was part of his pre-memory loss days)

Abhijeet: Haan. Yeh Dilip hai.

Daya: Kahan mila ye tumhe? Pata hai CID team ise kitne saalon se dhoond rahi hai?


Abhijeet(unable to take it any more):  Yeh ab nahi milega. Maine iska khoon kar diya hai!


Daya:  Yeh kya keh rahe ho Abhijeet! Tumne iska khoon kar diya? Lein kab?

Abhijeet: 14 saal pehle.

Daya: Lekin tumhari yaadhasth toh chali gayi thi. Phir tumhe kaise yaad aaya ki tumne iska khoon kar diya?

Abhijeet: Mere sar mein chot lagne ke baad...
..explains everything.

Daya: Abhijeet mujhe yakeen nahi hota ki tum ek sapne ko sach manne lage.

Abhijeet: Sach nahi toh yeh sketch main kaise bana paaya? Aadmi asli hai toh sapna bhi asli hona chahiye na?

Daya: Hmmm. Lekin Abhijeet, tumne yeh sab mujhse chupaaya kyon? Mujhe  bataate toh hum dono milkar iss case ko suljhate.

Abhijeet: Tum kaise suljha sakte ho Daya?

Daya: Shaayad tumhe yaad nahi...ki Vashi police station mein main bhi tumhare saath kaam karta tha. Mujhe is case ke baare bohot kuch pata hai. Tab main junior tha...isliye jab tum undercover jaa rahe the...tab tumne mujhe nahi, balki Dilip ko apne saath le gaye.

Daya starts explaining.

Flashback: (January 1997)

Author's note: Please remember that mobile phones were not common in 1997.
Scene : Vashi police station

ACP Shailendra walked into his cabin and rang his bell. Constable Madan entered.

Shailendra: Police station itna khali-khali kyon hai? Abhijeet nahi aaya?

Madan: sir, Abhijeet sir kal raat ko yahin the. Ghar nahi gaye. Kuch hi der pehle fresh hone ke liye ghar gaye.

Shailendra: Achcha? Aur Dilip?

At that moment Dilip walks in, says 'good morning sir' and salutes.

Shailendra:  Woh arms wale case ka kuch pata chala?

Dilip: Sir main aur Abhijeet kal raat bhar boat jetty ke paas chupkar baithe the, lekin shayad jo khabar hume mili woh jhooti thi. Koi aaya hi nahi.

Shailendra: Lekin Abhijeet toh keh raha tha ki khabar pakki hai.

Abhijeet knocks the door saying 'may I come in Sir?'

Shailendra: come in. Kya hua Abhijeet? Tumhare khabri aajkal dhoka de rahe hain.
Abhijeet: Main usi se milkar aa raha hoon sir. Woh keh raha hai ki smugglers ne aakhri waqt apna plan badal diya.

Shailendra: hmm, koi baat nahi. Tum log lage raho. You may leave.

Outside:

Insp Abhijeet and Insp Dilip sat down at their tables.

Dilip: itne dinon  ke baad hume laga ki arms smugglers humare pakad mein aayenge. Sab bekar ho gaya. Ab kuch dino ke liye woh log underground chale jaayenge.
Abhijeet: mujhe lagta hai koi aur plan sochna chahiye hume. Teen baar hume khabar mili aur teeno baar hum dhoka kha gaye.

After some time, a bullet bike arrived at the police station and a tall cop walked in and went straight to Abhijeet's table and saluted, saying 'good morning sir'.

Abhijeet looked up from his files and read the badge on the guy's chest. It said 'S Dayanand'.

Abhijeet: Good morning.

Daya: sir mera posting isi police station mein hua hai.

(shows his appointment letter)

Abhijeet checks the letter gets up and gives a handshake saying Welcome, main Insp Abhijeet, aur woh hain Insp Dilip. Dilip, yeh Sub Insp Dayanand hai'.

Daya: Sir, aap mujhe Daya keh sakte hain.

Abhijeet: Daya'. Theek hai. Tum andar jaao aur ACP Shailendra se mil lo.

Daya: Ok sir.

Daya settled down in Vashi police station along with Abhijeet and Dilip.

A few days later...

ACP Shailendra walked in with ACP Pradyuman into the police station

Shailendra: Dekho Pradyuman, main apne team se kisi ko bhi nahi de sakta.

Pradyuman: DCP Dipankar ne mujhse kaha hai ki humare police force se jise bhi main chahoon use apne team mein shaamil kar sakta hoon.

Shailendra: main bhi unse baat karoonga. Poore sheher mein se meri hi team mili tumhe?

Pradyuman: kya karen, sabse acche officers tumhare paas hain. Abhijeet ya Dilip - dono me se ek ko to main apne team mein lekar hi rahoonga.

Daya walks in towards them and addresses Shailendra Good morning sir'.

Shailendra: Haan Daya, Abhijeet aur Dilip se koi khabar mili?

Daya: Haan sir unka khabri bata raha tha ki Abhijeet sir aur Dilip sir dono arms smugglers ke gang mein ghus gaye hain. usne bataya ki agle hafte ek naya consignment aane wala hai aur koi auction hone wali hai.

Shailendra: Auction? Pata chala yeh kahan hone wali hai?

Daya: Nahi sir, jab bhi pata chalega, humara khabri aakar hume bataayega.

Shailendra: Ek baar us auction ke location ka pata chal jaaye...poore force ke saath raid karenge aur sabko andar ka denge.

Daya: Sir Abhijeet sir ne ek list bheja hai...un hotels aur bars ka jahan in logon ka aana jaana rehta hai. Main un sab hotels ke phones ko tap kar raha hoon.

Shailendra; Good job.

Daya: Thank you sir. (leaves)

Pradyuman: Ladka hoshiyaar lagta hai

Shailendra: Dekho, ek officer ko bade mushkil se de raha hoon. Ab ise bhi mat cheen lo mere team se.

Scene: Dingy Bar

Abhijeet and Dilip dressed as thugs wander around looking for any clues.

Dilip: Kuch pata chala yeh auction kab aur kahan hone wali hai?

Abhijeet: Nahi...Jagan bhi usi auction ka intezaar kar raha hai. Contract killers ka leader hai woh.

Supplies chahiye use.

Use aisa azaad ghoomte nahi dekh paa raha hoon. Ek baar yeh case khatam ho jaaye...use aur uske shooters ko bhi andar kar doonga.

Dilip; Lekin woh log communicate kaise karenge?

Abhijeet: hume apne aankh aur kaan khule rakhne padenge.

Dilip: Main nikalta hoon. hum dono ko kisi ne baat karte hue dekh liya toh shak ho jaayega.

Abhijeet: kal isi time...doosri jagah...ok?

Dilip: ok, bye

As Abhijeet left the bar and walked onto the street, a drunkard came staggering and banged onto Abhijeet.

Abhijeet(annoyed,catches his collar): Abey dekhke nahi chal sakta?

Drunkard: mujhpar Daya karo saab...kal ke akhbaar mein aapka photo chapega.

Abhijeet: Chalo, Tumpar Daya karta hoon.

Abhijeet understood what it meant. Daya had intercepted a call which said that there would be some information in the next day's newspaper. He went towards the place where Dilip was staying along with some other thugs and created a scene on the road with a bottle of alcohol. He shouted kal ke paper mein mera photo chapega!!!' when he was sure that Dilip was hearing.  Dilip got the message.

The next day morning Abhijeet, Dilip, Daya and all other guys interested in buying the brand new imported guns were scanning the papers for any cryptic message. Abhijeet found one For Diwali decorations, call 2345678'. This seemed weird as it was January and Diwali was in November. Abhijeet went to a PCO and called the number. A lady answered the call.

Abhijeet: Ma'am maine aapka Diwali decorations ka ad dekha.

Lady: Sir, woh by mistake chap gaya hai. hum shaadi ke decorations karte hain. Agar aap interested hain toh hume aapka naam, contact number aur address dijiye.

Abhijeet: Woh...main...

Then it struck him. A normal person would just look at the ad and move on. Someone who wanted wedding decorations would probably look at the many other wedding decorators ads posted in the same paper. This ad was specifically targetted at the people interested in the arms auction. The people on the other end probably had a knack of knowing who was a genuine caller.

Abhijeet continued, 'Sorry. mere paas koi phone nahi hai'.

Lady: koi baat nahi, apna address dijiye, humara executive aapse personally milega.

Abhijeet gave the address of the lodge where he was staying in disguise.

Lady: Aur aapka naam?

Exactly at that time, Abhijeet saw a car go past the PCO and he was startled to see Dilip sitting inside. His attention was diverted from the call.

Lady: hello sir...aap line mein hain? Aapka naam?

Abhijeet(absent mindedly): Abhijeet

Lady: Ok, sir. Maine aapka naam aur address note kar liya hai. Humara executive 48 ghante mein aapse milne aayega.

Abhijeet: Thanks you ma'am.

Abhijeet regretted having revealed his real name. But nothing could be done now. He was still wondering what was happening with  Dilip. He couldn't leave his lodge at this moment because the call centre lady  was probably sending a message related to the arms auction.

A few hours later Abhijeet was in his room wondering where was Dilip when someone knocked his door.

Abhijeet(opens the door): Kaun?

A guy: Aap hi Abhijeet hain? Aapne Diwali decorations ke liye enquiry kiya tha.

Abhijeet: Haan...lekin...

Guy: Main andar aa jaaon?

Abhijeet: Haan...aao.

Guy: Tumhe humare saath isi waqt chalna padega.

Abhijeet: Lekin kahan?

Guy: Jahan tumhe jaana hai...main tumhe le jaane aaya hoon.

Abhijeet: Yeh...achanak? Mujhe apne doston aur rishtedaron ko bataana padega...warna woh...

Guy: Uska intezaam ho jayega. Apne kisi ek dost ya rishtedaar ka address mujhe de do. Main message pohoncha doonga. Kaam poora hone tak tum kisi se baat nahi kar sakte. Jo bhi samaan lena hai, le lo. Aur chalo mere saath.

Abhijeet couldn't give any of his friends or relatives address as they would find out who he is.  Therefore he gave the address of one of his informers, hoping that the informer would have the good sense to tell Shailendra or Daya about it.

The guy watched as Abhijeet packed his clothes. Unseen by the guy Abhijeet managed to slip his gun into the bag, hidden in the folds of his jeans. Abhijeet walked out, where a car was waiting for him. He sat in the car and the other guy drove off the car to an unknown location. Abhijeet now understood where Dilip had gone in the morning. (Dilip managed to call them earlier than him.)

Soon the packing was complete.

Abhijeet: Chalen?

Guy: Haan, chalo. Baahar koi mila toh nahi bataana ki kahan jaa rahe ho.

Abhijeet: Theek hai.

Abhijeet and the guy came down the stairs, sat in a car and drove off.

Soon the car reached the outskirts of Mumbai. The guy stopped the car.

Abhijeet: Yahan kyon rok diya?

Guy: Yahan se tumhare aankhon par patti baandh doonga. Taaki tumhe pata na chale ki hum kahan jaa rahe hain.

Abhijeet: Baaki logon ke saath bhi yahi kiya jaata hai kya?

Guy: Haan.

The guy blindfolded Abhijeet and started the car. Abhijeet sensed that he had taken a U-turn and had no idea where he was going. He knew he was on the Nagpur highway till now but now they could be going back to Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad or anywhere.

Abhijeet: Mere saath aur kitne log hain?

Guy: Tumhara yeh jaanna zaroori nahi hai.

Abhijeet: Aur maal kitna hai?

Guy: Woh sab wahan pohonchne ke baad pata chalega.

Abhijeet: Arey mujhe paison ka bhi bandobast karna padega na?

Guy: Auction mein jeetne wale ko ek hafte ka samay diya jaayega.

Abhijeet: Tumhare boss ka naam kya hai?

Guy: Tum sawaal bohot karte ho. Ab aage se chup raho warna...

...and places a cylindrical object on Abhijeet's forehead. Abhijeet understands what it is and decides to keep quiet and estimate the direction he was taking. He could feel the sunshine coming in from the left side, so he assumed they were going towards the south...and so on.

They drove on till late evening and finally the guy stopped the car.

Abhijeet: Pohonch gaye?

Guy: Haan.

Abhijeet: Toh...yeh patti kholne ka permission hai?

Guy: Nahi...pehle apne kamre mein pohoncho. Uske baad tumhe permission milega.

The guy held Abhijeet by his arm and led him to a room. Once inside, Abhijeet was allowed to open his eyes.

Guy: Yehi hai tumhara kamra. Shaam ko dinner party hai, boss ke saath. Theek 7 baje neeche hall mein pohonch jaao.

Abhijeet: Yeh kaunsi jagah hai?

Guy: Yeh jaanna zaroori nahi hai. Kaam hone ke baad tum sabko ghar pohoncha diya jayega.

Abhijeet: Lekin...

Guy: Dekho, mera kaam tumhare har sawaal ka jawaab dena nahi  hai.

Aaraam karo, kuch khane ke liye chahiye toh intercom par order karo. Is resort se baahar nikalna mana hai.

Abhijeet: Ek minute.

Guy: ab kya hai?

Abhijeet: Itna waqt saath mein guzaara hai humne...apna naam toh bataao.

Guy: Yahan sab log mujhe Ronnie kehte hain.

 Ronnie left leaving Abhijeet alone.

Abhijeet peeped out of the room and found that there was a guy sitting at the end of the corridor watching the movements of everyone, therefore he couldn't explore the place. Abhijeet confined himself to his room till 7PM wondering what was coming up and whether Dilip was there in any of the neighbouring rooms.

Scene : Evening 7PM at the hall

Abhijeet reached the hall sharp and 7PM and was relieved to see Dilip there. Abhijeet asked Dilip which was his room by his expressions. Dilip showed 1 and 5 with his fingers and Abhijeet showed 1 and 8 with his fingers.

There were about 15 people who were there to participate in  the illegal arms auction. There were girls for 'entertainment'. There was alcohol served and there was music.

Abhijeet sat at a table pretending to have a drink with another guy, trying to get information from him about where the arms consignment was coming from etc.

Dilip sat at another table trying to find out who's the mastermind.

Soon the boss' arrived. The cheerleaders were asked to leave and the music stopped.

Boss: Good evening gentlemen. Hum sab jaante hain ki hum yahan kis liye aaye hain. (Points to someone) Aap batayiye, aap yahan kis liye aaye hain?

The guy: Naya maal khareedne.

Boss: Humare is imported masterpieces ko maal' mat kahiye. Yeh China se imported sniper rifles hain, jinme special telescopes fit kiye gaye hain. Inke alag alag ranges hain 1000 metres se lekar 1800 metres tak.

Iske alava humare paas mini pistols ka collection hai, inhe dismantle kiye jaa sakte hain. Inhe aap kisi bhi airport ke security se baahar nikaal sakte hain. Yeh dekhiye...and shows a  slide which explains how the gun can be dismantled to look like a collection of tooth brush, comb and perfume bottle.

Abhijeet  and Dilip exchanged looks.

Suddenly an assistant came towards the boss and whispered something in his ears. The boss frowned and continued to speak Main aap logon ko khabar dena chahta hoon ki yahan iss samay aapke beech mein koi ek police wala hai'

Everyone exclaimed and looked at one another.

Boss: Main agar chahta toh aap sabko yahin goli maar sakta hoon. Lekin main aapko ek mauka dena chahta hoon. Ek police wale ki wajah se main mere baaki customers ko nuksaan nahi pohonchana chahta.

Isliye main aapko 1 ghante ka waqt deta hoon. Aap 15 log aapas mein baat kijiye aur pata lagayiye ki woh chuha kaun hai.

Ek ghante ke andar agar aap log pata nahi kar paaye, toh main aap sabko goli maar doonga. Ronnie, inpar nazar rakho!

The boss walked off, locking the door. Only the 15 guys and Ronnie with his gun were left in the hall.

Everyone looked at each other with shocked expressions.

Abhijeet knew that if the Boss discovered the truth, he and Dilip would be dead. If he didn't, within one hour all the 15 guys would be dead. Either way he and Dilip would be dead. He decided to play a trick. He moved towards the drinks counter and removed his gun which was hidden in his sock. replaced his bullets with dummies (which would also squirt red water to resemble blood)

Abhijeet walked towards the rest of the guys and said Mujhe pata hai woh police wala kaun hai'.

One guy : Kya?!!!

Second guy: Tum kaise jaante ho?

Abhijeet: Maine ise dekhte hi pehchan liya tha.

Third guy: Kise????

Abhijeet: ISE!!!

...and pointed the gun towards Dilip.

Fourth guy: Yeh!!! Maro saale ko...baandh do!!!

3-4 of them landed a few blows on Dilip's head and tied him to a chair.

(Abhijeet was worried and gave a silent apology to Dilip with his eyes. Dilip understood that Abhijeet had worked out a plan to escape alive from there)

First guy: Chalo boss ko bulate hain.

Abhijeet: Is kaam ke liye boss kyon...yeh shubh kaam main khud kar deta hoon.

Second guy: Tumhe yakeen hai yehi woh police wala hai?

Abhijeet: Haan. Iska photo maine paper mein dekha tha. Iska naam Dilip hai. Hai na???

...and lands a slap on Dilip's face ensuring it doesn't hurt much but Dilip shouts in pain

Abhijeet: Police ka aadmi hai? CID ka aadmi hai tu? BOL!

Dilip: Main tumhari dhamikiyon se nahi darta.

Abhijeet: Sach bataya toh aur kuch din zinda rehne ka mauka milega.

Dilip : Nahi chayiye mujhe tumhara mauka.

Abhijeet: Toh ye le!!

Abhijeet shot bullets one after the other - some aimed at Dilip's body and misaimed some. The rubber bullets flew all around the room shattering nearby glasses and mirrors. The onlookers thought the bullets had gone through Dilip's body.

Dilip screamed in pain, thrashed on the ground for some time and finally became still. The onlookers are shocked. Abhijeet thought he acted very well.

Abhijeet wiped the blood with his sleeve and and said 'Abhijeet se panga'???

He looked at Ronnie who was watching the scene and said , Uthake phenk de ise'.

Ronnie lifted Dilip's body onto his shoulder and left. Abhijeet assumed that Dilip could tackle Ronnie alone once he's out.

Within an hour the boss returned and said achcha kiya aap logon ne khud pata kiya ki woh police wala kaun hai'

One guy: Toh ab auction shuru karen?

Boss: Itne bade haadse ke baad? Nahi. Hume yahan se isi waqt nikalna hoga. Agli tareekh aapko paper se pata chalega.

The moment he said that the doors were broken open and cops rushed in. Abhijeet's informer had managed to follow Ronnie's car and inform ACP Shailendra about the secret location. The boss and his 13 prospective customers were arrested. Several huge boxes of guns of various designs and sizes were found in the basement of the resort.

Daya came towards Abhijeet: Sir aap theek hain?

Abhijeet Haan, main theek hoon, Dilip mila?

Daya: Dilip sir? Nahi toh...woh toh aapke saath hi the...

Abhijeet: Haan Daya...lekin maine uspar nakli goli chalayi aur usne marne ka naatak kiya. Ek aadmi hai Ronnie...maine usse kaha ki laash ko baahar phek do. Ab woh Ronnie bhi dikhayi nahi de raha hai!

Daya: Sir, yahin kahin honge...hum dhoondte hain.

After 2 days of searching, neither Dilip was found, nor was Ronnie.

Scene : Vashi police station

ACP Pradyuman was present while Abhijeet gave Shailendra a complete report of the arms found and the mastermind behind it, plus details of how the arms were smuggled into the country.

The media praised Abhijeet for having cracked the case but there was no mention in the media about Dilip.

Pradyuman and Shailendra were alone in Shailendra's cabin.

Pradyuman: Main Abhijeet ko apne team mein lena chahta tha.

Shailendra: Tha' matlab? Ab nahi loge?

Pradyuman: Darasal Abhijeet ke khud mere team mein aane se inkaar kar diya. Woh kehta hai ki jab tak Dilip nahi milta, woh nahi aayega.

Shailendra: Pata nahi Dilip kahan ga'ayab ho gaya...

3 months later: (April 1997)

Abhijeet was in the police station late in the evening with Daya when the phone rang.

Abhijeet: Hello? Main Insp Abhijeet

Voice: Tumhare liye khaas information hai.

Abhijeet: Kaisi information?

Voice: Tum Dilip ko dhoond rahe ho na?

Abhijeet: Haan.Lekin tum kaun ho?

Voice: Main kaun hoon, yeh jaanna zaroori nahi hai. Dilip ke baare mein janna chahte ho toh Sagar bar mein aake milo. Lekin akele.

Abhijeet: Theek hai. Main akele aata hoon.

(Cuts the call. )

Daya, main zara baahar jaa raha hoon.

Daya: Kahan sir?

Abhijeet: Sagar bar.  Ek aadmi keh raha hai ki woh Dilip ke baare mein information dena chahta hai.

Daya: Sir, woh log khatarnaak ho sakte hain, main bhi aata hoon.

Abhijeet: Nahi. Aar unhe pata chala ki main akela nahi hoon toh Dilip ko nuksaan pohoncha sakte hain. Isliye tum yahin raho.

Daya: Lekin sir...

Abhijeet: Main jaldi waapas aaoonga.

Daya waited till Abhijeet was out of sight, thought for some time and then decided to follow him to Sagar bar.

Abhijeet was annoyed to see that Daya was there, yet he felt safer with Daya around. Somoene sent a message to Abhijeet and asked him to come out. Abhijeet went out and was kidnapped by the goons. Daya tried to follow but his bike's tyre was punctured.

Abhijeet was found in the boot of a car 5 days later, with no memory of his past.

Back to Jan 2011.

Daya: Uske baad tumhe Dilip ke baare mein kuch yaad nahi tha, hume bhi Dilip ke baare mein kuch pata nahi chala. Tum aur Dilip - dono nahi the, isliye ACP sir ne mujhe CID team mein le liya.

Abhijeet: Toh maine uspar nakli goli chalayi thi?

Daya: Haan, tumne toh hume yahi bataaya. Tum chaho toh woh file firse nikaalen?

Abhijeet: Haan Daya. Main woh file dekhna chahta hoon.

Abhijeet and Daya went to the old files department. (the files before 2000 were not computerised)

Daya found the file related to Vashi guns case. Abhijeet went through the file and his own account of what had happened at the auction. On flipping through a few pages, he found the sketch of Ronnie which he had made in January 1997. He stared at it for a few minutes.

Daya: Abhijeet, kya hua...ise aise kyon dekh rahe ho?

Abhijeet: Maine iss aadmi ko shaayad dekha hai.

Daya: Kahan?

Abhijeet: Uss din jab mere sar par chot lagi thi...tum mujhe hospital le gaye the.

Daya: Haan...

Abhijeet: Doctor mere sar par stitches lagaane  ke liye mujhe andar le gaye. Tum shaayad bahar khade the.

Daya: Haan...phir

Abhijeet: Mere paas wale bed par yeh aadmi tha! Main bas ek pal ke liye use dekha, phir doctor stitches lagaana shuru kiya isliye maine aakhen band kar li. Jab main utha toh woh aadmi wahan nahi

tha.

(Author's note: They gave him local anaesthesia...he was conscious)

Daya: Main wahin tha, nurses ek aadmi ko stretcher par le jaa rahe the, lekin maine uspar zyada dhyaan nahi diya. Waise maine toh us Ronnie ko directly dekha nahi...isliye pehchaan nahi paya.

Abhijeet: Daya hospital chalte hain. Uss din jo aadmi mere paas wale bed par tha - uska record toh hoga na?

Daya: Haan chalo.

Scene : Hospital

Abhijeet(to receptionist): December 24 raat ke 9 baje main yahan admit hua tha. Mere sar par chot lagi thi. Usi din usi waqt mere paas wale bed mein jo aadmi tha, mujhe uske details chahiye.

Receptionist(checks): Sir uska naam Ranvijay hai. Uska appendicitis operation hua tha. Teen din baad woh discharge ho gaya.

Daya: Ranvijay?

Abhijeet: Apna naam badal liya hai usne! (to the receptionist) Mujhe uska address aur phone number chahiye.

Scene: Ranvijay's house

Daya rang the bell, Abhijeet knocked. A lady opened the door.

Abhijeet: Ronnie andar hai?

Lady: Ronnie? Yahan koi Ronnie nahi rehta. Lagta hai aap galat address par aaye hain.

Abhijeet: Jhoot mat bolo!

...and barges in.

Lady: Dekhiye...aap is tarah andar nahi aa sakte. Main police ko bulaoongi.

Daya: Iski koi zaroorat nahi. Hum CID se hain.

Lady: CID? Lekin yahan koi Ronnie nahi rehta.

Abhijeet(looks around and finds a pic): Main iss aadmi ke baare mein baat kar raha hoon.

Lady: Yeh mere pati hain. Inka naam Ronnie nahi Ranvijay hai.

Abhijeet: Achcha? Zara bulao apne pati ko.

Lady: Woh toh office gaye hain.

Abhijeet: Theek hai...hum yahin uska intezaar karte hain. Aap bhi yahin baithiye...use contact karne ki koshish mat karna.

Abhijeet and Daya waited for about 2 hours. Finally the doorbell rang. The lady opened the door and Ronnie walked in.

Daya who was hidden behind the door caught him from behind and Abhijeet placed his gun on Ronnie's temple.

Abhijeet: Ronnie...itne saal CID se bachkar bhaag rahe ho! Aakhir mein pakad hi liya tumhe!

Lady: Ranvijay? Yeh log tumhe Ronnie kyon keh rahe hain?

Ronnie: Sach keh rahe hain yeh log.

Lady: Kya??? Tumne pichle 10 saal se mujhse jhoot bola?

Ronnie: Nahi...mera asli naam Ranvijay hi hai. Lekin yeh mujhe Ronnie ke naam se jaante hain.

(looks at Daya)

Main kahin nahi bhaagoonga. Mera haath chod dijiye.

Daya loosened his grip.

Abhijeet: Ab bataao...Dilip ke saath kya kiya tumne?

Ranvijay(since that's his real name now): Aap aaraam se baithiye. Main aapko poori kahaani batata hoon. Reema, inke liye chai laao.

Abhijeet : Hum yahan tumhare saath baithkar chai peene nahin aaye hain!

Ranvijay: Main samajh sakta hoon. Pehle aap mera ID dekhiye.

...and shows his ID which says  Assistant Central Intelligence officer'

Abhijeet(shocked): Toh tum 14 saal pehle bhi ek intelligence officer the?

Ranvijay: Haan. Main ek junior officer tha...main bhi us waqt tumhari tarah undercover operation mein tha.

Abhijeet Tumhe pata tha ki main ek police wala hoon?

Ranvijay: Nahi. Jab us boss ne kaha ki humare beech mein ek police ka aadmi hai toh actually main bhi darr gaya...ki kahin unhe mere baare pata na chal gaya ho.

Jab tumne Dilip par nakli goli chalayi...tab mujhe pata chala ki tum dono police wale ho.

Abhijeet: Toh Dilip kahan hai?

Ranvijay: Sorry, woh mar chuka hai.

Abhijeet  Kya!!! Lekin maine toh us par nakli goliyan chalayi thi! Phir woh kaise mar sakta hai?

Ranvijay: Tumne mujhse Dilip ke laash' ko uthake fekne ko kaha tha. Main Dilip ko apne kandhe par uthakar baahar le gaya...socha ki resort se door jaakar main use sach bata doonga. Lekin Dilip achanak mera gun cheen liya aur mujhpar goli maarne ki koshish ki...maine use apne baare mein bataana chahta tha par woh kuch bhi sunne ko tayyar nahi tha. Koi aur rasta nahi tha isliye maine uske  haath se gun cheenne ki koshish ki. Humare beech hathapayi hui aur achanak goli chal gayi.

Silence for a few seconds. Abhijeet visualised the scene.

Ranvijay:  Main darr gaya...mere haath ek police officer ka khoon ho gaya tha. Agar mere seniors ko pata chala toh mera career barbaad ho jaata. Isliye maine laash ko samundar mein fenk diya aur wahan se faraar ho gaya.

Daya: Lekin humne us poore area ko chaan mara tha. Hume wahan goli chalne ka koi nishaan nahi mila. Aur na hi Dilip ka khoon.

Ranvijay: Main ek intelligence officer hoon. Mujhe saboot mitaana aata hai,officer.

Maine apne seniors ko bata diya ki Mumbai police ne yeh case solve kiya hai...aur unhone mujhe doosre undercover operation ke liye Delhi bhej diya. Kisi ko pata nahi chala ki mere hathon ek khoon hua hai.

Mujhe pata hai...maine jo kiya galat tha. (breaks down) Yehi baat dinn raat mujhe khaye jaa rahi thi. Isliye 3 mahine baad...April 1997 mein...main ek baar Mumbai aaya. Socha ki Abhijeet ko sach bata doonga.

Daya: Toh tumhi ne Abhijeet ko phone kiya...Sagar Bar mein milne ke liye?

Ranvijay: Haan...lekin mere pohonchne se pehle wahan koi gunde aa gaye aur Abhijeet ko uthakar le gaye. Uske baad Abhijeet ki yaadaasth chali gayi. Tab main socha ki kisi ko kuch pata nahi chalega. 14 saal aaaram se zindagi guzaari maine.

 Phir uss din maine Abhijeet ko hospital mein dekh liya aur pata nahi kaise...use uss shooting ki baat yaad aa gayi.

Abhijeet: Tumne ek police officer ka khoon kiya, lekin woh galti se hua. Lekin tum ek intelligence officer ho...apne naukri ke saath beimaani ki tumne...Dilip ki laash ko samundar mein fenkkar bhaag gaye...iske liye tumhe zaroor sazaa milegi. You are under arrest.

Ranvijay surrenders to CID.

Scene : Bureau, next day

Abhijeet walks in.

ACP: Aa gaye waapas?

Abhijeet(smiling in an embarrassed way): Haan sir.

ACP: Abhijeet...tumne humse yeh sab kyon chupayi? Ek baar humse khulkar baat karte toh main aur Daya tumhari madad nahi karte? Yeh resignation ka drama karne ki kya zaroorat thi?

Abhijeet: Sorry sir...mujhe laga ki main khooni hoon aur CID mein rehne ke layak nahi hoon.

ACP: Aur ek baar resign karne ka drama kiya toh...

Abhijeet: Toh kya sir?

ACP: Main resignation accept kar loonga!!!

Everyone laughs

Epilogue: Abhijeet visited Dilip's dad and told him the truth. Dilip's dad was heartbroken. Finally he decided to go and stay with his daughter in Bangalore...as there was no point waiting for Dilip any more.

*** THE END ***

Note: In Stolen Dynamite ACP clearly mentions that the memory loss happened in April 1997

I am assuming that ACP was not Abhijeet's boss at that time, but since ACP mentions that Daya was working with him, I have made him Abhijeet's junior.

On screen we have seen Dilip alive, but I have taken the creative liberty to kill him off.

Any doubts and questions - please ask.

Any loopholes, please forgive...writing a story around what FW has shown on TV isn't easy at all.