Episode 145 - Get out of jail free card

On Sunday evening, Siyali was seen sitting in the medical room with a sleeveless shirt and jeans; getting her wound treated by the doctor,


Doc - So, done with exams?
Si - Haan.
Doc - Life does seem unfair doesnt it?
Si - Kyun? Iss halat mein exam deyney ke liye.
Doc - Nahi. I appreciate your determination. Par Mera mathlab ta giving exams continuously without study holidays in between.
Si - Woh unfair...
Doc - Haan. Tum toh topper ho, manage karliya hoga. Bicharey Sid aur Utkarsh.
Si (thinking) - Haan..... Sid aur... Utkarsh?


She spotted Utkarsh standing by the door and looking awkward,


U (awkward) - Main baad mein aata hoon.
Doc - No. No. I'm done.


Siyali smiles at Utkarsh who gives an awkward look as he sat on the bed opposite to her.


------------------------------------------------------------------


Meanwhile, in Delhi, Gautam was seen inside an empty office seriously staring at his laptop. As soon as he hears knocking, he fastly closes his laptop and looks by the door to see Sunaina standing by the door with a smile,


G - Sunaina?
Su (suspicious) - Why did you just close the laptop?
G - Nothing.


Gautam said with a sheepish look as Sunaina walked towards him with a suspicious look. As she tries to open the laptop, Gautam doesn't take his palm of the laptop. This lead to a small fight between the two after which Gautam gave up and let Sunaina open the laptop.


Sunaina looks at the laptop screen and then at Gautam who stood was avoiding eye contact looking embarrassed.


Su - You know if Papa gets to know, you'll be in trouble.
G (acting childish) - Who's going to tell him?


Gautam takes the laptop and brings it back to his desk,


G - Tum yahan kya kar rahi ho?
Su (sarcastic) - Me? I thought my buddy was working so hard on an important case on Sunday evening and use some snacks. But I guess not.


Sunaina gave a sarcastic smile as she held up a cover with snacks.


G (excited) - Kya laye ho?


Seeing Gautam's foody expression, Sunaina smirks. And moments later, the two of them sat in another empty table having momos together,


Su (hesitating) - Soo...... About what you were doing before...


Sunaina looked at Gautam with a sheepish look while Gautam who had a mouthful started laughing,


G (mouthful) - See, even you are curious.


Sunaina nods her head as she dips the Momos into the sauce,


Su - So what's going on with Urmila Rajput?
G - Tumharey aaney sey pehley main charge sheet padraha tha and the way I see it, I toh think a lawyer with a little twisted brain can aasani sey bring her out of the jail.
Su (teasing) - You mean to say someone like you?
G (offended) - Someone more money minded and with no conscience.


Sunaina gives a sarcastic expression and shakes her head hearing this,


G - But seriously, I don't understand why she's still in jail. Agar main unki lawyer hota toh she would be out on bail by now. Are lawyers just being super dumb that they can't find a way to get her out?
Su (disbelief) - Wow? You're getting worked up that she's still in jail when you put her in jail?
G - First of all, I didn't put her in jail. She landed herself in there. Secondly, I'm just stating my observation.
Su - So tum yeh kehna chahtey ho ki unki release honey ha chance hai?
G - Yes. She is in jail because she tried to attack Siyali. But when she did, she was under influence of drugs. She was not of sound mind. So unhon ney jaan bochkey nahi kiya hai. Which means no mens rea. Which in turn means she either gets a reduced sentence or pronounced "not guilty" based on the kind of lawyer in this case.
Su (thinking) - That's a problem. Right?
G - It is. Intention, Knowingly and sound mind ko establish karna hai toh we need to bring in the kidnapping incident. But again, itney mahinon ki search ke baad bhi, ek bhi evidence nahi mila tha she was the one. How can someone leave no trace is something that I don't understand. No evidence, no trace, no nothing.
Su (cogent) - Except for the victim who is also the witness.


Gautam looks at Sunaina who gave an intense look with a smirk,


Su - Which means that Siyali needs to remember.


Sunaina directly looks into Gautam's eyes and the two of them intensely stare at each other accepting that Siyali's memory was the only way.


The screen now zooms out to Siyali's face as she sat in the medical room bed.


------------------------------------------------------------------


In the medical room, Siyali looked at Utkarsh who sat in the opposite bed and continued to look down with bowed head,


U (maturely) - Sab keh rahey hai ki tumhari yeh haal Meri maa ke wajase hai. Sab yeh bhi kehrahe hai ki tumney khud unkey kilaaf gawai di. (Pauses) Jis kisikey wajasey meri maa jail main hai aur Jo koi meri maa ko gunegaar maanta hai, main un sab ko nafrat karna chahta hoon. But uss list mein tu bhi hai, aur tujse toh kabhi nafrat nahi kar paa'onga.


Siyali looks at Utkarsh sadly as he continues to look down at the floor,


U - Agar main tumhari baath ko sach maan'oonga toh uska matlab hai ki main Maa ko gunegaar maana padega. Aur agar unko beguna maanta hoon, toh tumhari baath ko jhoot maana padega.


Utkarsh lifts his head and looks at a sorrowful Siyali,


U - Mujhe kisika side toh leyna padega (Pauses, emotional) Par ley nahi paa raha hoon. Jitna yakeen sey main yeh kehsakta hoon ki tumney joot nahi bola hoga, Utna yakeen sey main yeh bhi kehsakta hoon ki meri maa ney tumhe maarney ki koshish nahi ki hogi.


Utkarsh who was until now sounded like a mature adult with his feelings sorted out started getting emotional,


U (emotional) - Main jaanta hoon ki tumhari koi galti nahi hai. Main jaanta hoon ki tumney bhi bohat suffer kiya. Mujhse aise tumhe avoid nahi karna chahiye. Par aisa lagta hai ki agar main tumhara dost raha, toh main apni Maa ki beta nahi rahoonga. (Crying) Main toh dhono hi rehna chahta hoon.


As Utkarsh starts to cry, Siyali's eyes start brimming with tears,


U (crying) - Bachpan sey jo mera sab kuch thi, Jisney uss best friend ki yeh halat ki hai, main ab bhi unki side ley raha hoon. Main bura hoon kya, Siyali? Main galat hoon kya, Siyali?


Siyali, trying to hold her her running tears, shakes her head in denial after which Utkarsh gets off the bed and kneels down in front of Siyali in such a way that he puts his head on her lap. Siyali cries along with Utkarsh and pats him. Utkarsh lifts his head off Siyali's lap,


U (emotional) - Bachpan see aaj tak, Jab bhi hum problem mein hotey hai, tu hi toh solution nikaalti hai. Aisa bhi bada problem mein phasey hai Siyali. Aur humesha ki jaise, mujhe nahi patha hai ki iss situation sey kaise nikaltey. Tu hi batha, Siyali. Mujhe kya karna chahiye?
Si (emotional) - Mujhe nahi patha hai, Utkarsh.


As she cried, Siyali hugged Utkarsh by his neck and,


Si (emotional) - Mujhe bhi nahi patha hai, Utkarsh.


Siyali held Utkarsh tight as he wailed his heart out and cried while Siyali couldn't hold her tears either as somewhere it did seem like she was the cause of all these problems.


------------------------------------------------------------------


Disclaimer - The conversation between Gautam and Sunaina regarding the legal implications and outcome of the case isn't authentic. The above scene is used just for entertainment and any resemblance to real life isn't intentional.


------------------------------------------------------------------


Next update:
A. One episode on Monday, uploaded as I write.
B. Five on Friday


Please comment. And I shall do the same :)

Comment