Episode 152 - Barking Dog seldom bites

Urmila ma'am looked directly into Gautam's eyes so as to put a show that nothing he said affected her. But Gautam was not ready to give up either. From his coat pocket, Gautam took out a photo and showed it to her. Urmila ma'am took the photo in her hand, looked at it and then at Gautam, not sure what the photo meant,


G - It's a photo that our client gave us for their case. Issey coincidence maaney ya fate, but that's what brought me to you. Top left corner. That's you. Right?


Urmila ma'am looked into the photo again. Previously, she had only looked at the girls posing but now she concentrated on the background, in the left corner and there she was - looking at the waiter, sitting across a man whose face wasn't seen as he was facing towards her.


[Flash back]
As it starts to drizzle, Gautam is seen driving the car along with Sunaina by his side,


G - So how long does it take?


Gautam asked as Sunaina used Google maps to check the time and distance,


Su - Hotel sey jahaan Siyali mili, around 30 minutes, Wahan se Warrior High around 20 minutes... All without traffic, Normal speed mein I guess.
G - Okay.
Su (figuring out) - So we're going to check the time Urmila Rajput leaves the hotel with the time the attempt to murder took place?
G - Kind of.
Su - But what good is it?
G - Humara client ka jo party tha aur jiss time mainey Siyali ke saath ek sahsh, that is Urmila ma'am ko dekha, it's around the same time. So agar, Urmila ma'am happened to be at the hotel at the time when I found Siyali, that would mean that we were on the wrong track so far.


As he spoke, Sunaina noticed that Gautam himself looked very confused,


Su (concerned) - You're trying to find an alibi for her? (Shock) Do you think she's innocent?
G (immediately) - No.


Gautam put a sudden brake due to which both of them jerked front. Sunaina stared at Gautam who thought for a second and,


G - Not Exactly! But I think that something's wrong. It's just a gut feeling.


Gautam stared into the open space with an intense look which he continued to have as he watched the CCTV footage of the day. Meanwhile, Sunaina carefully looked at the time of arrival, time of departure and all other calculations to see if it's possible for Urmila ma'am to be in the location and at the time when Gautam found Siyali along with a person who Gautam assumed to be Urmila ma'am.


Su (teasing) - So much for your gut feeling. Beech mein almost 3 gantey ka difference hai. It's totally possible for her to be in the location. Gautam? Hello?


She tried to bring Gautam's attention as he continued to stare at the screen,


G (lost) - Something's still not right! I mean. Look Sunaina. Humara theory yeh tha ki Anwesha ma'am aur Urmila ma'am ka Siyali ko leykar bohat bada jagda ho gaya tha. Urmila ma'am gussey mein thi and when she saw Siyali on the road after she escaped from the poarchers or whoever, she tried to kill her in anger. Right? (surprised) Look right there, she's laughing. I don't think I've ever seen her laugh.


Gautam pointed out as Urmila ma'am was laughing as she spoke to the guy opposite to her. As the two of them get up to leave, Gautam's eyes widened and,


G - Stop! Stop! Stop right there. Thoda zoom keejiye. (Surprised) Is that who I think it is? (To the incharge) Aapki hotel ki guest lag rahe hai. Kya aap patha laga saktey hai ki kaun hai aur room kis naam pe book kiya hai?
Incharge - Ah! Patha nahi sir. Main manager se baath karkey dektha hoon.


As the incharge moves away to make a phone call,


Su - Kya hua?
G - I know who that is.
[Flash back ends]


Back in the prison,


G - I thought all this was about the Rajput family. And him, iss sab kuch mein inka kya leyna deyna hai?


Gautam asked with a lot of curiosity. He was dying to know the answer while Urmila ma'am continued to stay silent,


G (annoyed) - Seriously? I know you didn't try to kill Siyali. I can get you out of her, if you just help me catch the real culprit. (Angry) Aap kuch kehti kyun nahi? Don't you want to get out of jail?
UMaam - No. I don't.
G - What?


Gautam looked shocked as Urmila ma'am answered calmly,


UMaam - 14 years. (Pauses) The son I raised for 14 years all on my own, turned his back on me. Jo mainey kiya, Jo main kar raha hoon, I do it for them. Sid and Utkarsh. And even with me being in here, I'll make sure that I give them what they need. If not now, sometime in the near future. So I don't have a reason to get out of here.
G (shocked, angry) - Are you serious? So you're not going to answer any of my questions? I'm only trying to help you here!


Urmila ma'am turned her face away from Gautam which got him more frustrated.


G - Fine! If you won't answer my questions, I know someone who will.


Gautam turns to leave which makes Urmila ma'am tensed,


UMaam (tensed) - Are you going to ask mom?


As Gautam gets out of the cell, he turns to Urmila ma'am and nods his head. Urmila ma'am gets up and walks up to him hastily, and from behind the bars,


UMaam (desparate) - Gautam, Don't. Please. Mom can't know about Nikhil.
G - You give me no choice.
UMaam (desperate) - I'll pay you.
G - What?
UMaam - Kitna chahiye? I'll give you how much ever you need. But tum Nikhil ke baarey mein kisiko batha nahi saktey ho.


Gautam was taken back for a minute and then broke into laughs,


G (interested) - You're willing to pay me for this? Wow! Just for a name. Really? Wow. I did waste a lot of time and energy on this. I guess I need to be compensated.


Urmila ma'am took a deep breathe in relief,


G - But don't you think it would be more profitable for me to make a deal with Anwesha ma'am. After all, it's not like you can pay much from inside here.


Urmila ma'am straightened up and looked at Gautam with horror in her eyes as Gautam walked backwards thinking,


UMaam (shocked) - Gautam! No! No! Don't you dare! Gautam!! Gautam!!!


Holding the bars to her cell, Urmila shouted helplessly as Gautam walked away.


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Outside, Sunaina was sitting in the car, surfing the internet, when Gautam came. As soon as he entered, She diverted all her attention to Gautam and looked at him with curious eyes,


Su - So what happened?
G - Nothing.
Su - You don't look like nothing happened.


Gautam starts the car and,


G (villianish) - You know Sunaina. I always wonder, thodi sey paise ke liye log bick kaise saktey hai. (Smirk, laughs) I guess one should never underestimate the allure of money.


Sunaina looked surprised, shocked and suspicious as Gautam spoke. Something didn't seem alright. Gautam seemed to be acting out of charecter. She continued to look at him with suspicion as Gautam looked at her with a smile and raised his eye brows. She shook her dead in denail.


G - Sunaina! Main kal office nahi aa raha hoon. I'm going to Warrior High.
Su - I'll come along.


Gautam rolled his eyes in thought and noded his head as he started driving the car.


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