13B: Fear Has a New Address Page #7

What is this?

This is the tele-serial family.

Where did you find this?

Shiva, this was buried in

the ground outside my house.

And look, there's a

calendar in this picture.

And the date is June 1 97 7.

Shiva, this means this

picture is 30 years old.

But even today these people can

be seen on the show on my T.V. .

. .at the same age.

How. . how is this

happening, Manohar?

What shall we do?

- Shiva, l don't know.

Dr. Shinde.

- What?

Shiva, some days ago l saw

an interview on television.

Dr. Shinde was doing

extensive research. .

. .about ghosts,

spectres and the paranormal.

Shiva, he made a lot of sense.

- Let's go now.

And tell him about everything.

Oome. Oome.

No, Shiva. We cannot

tell him everything. - Why?

Dr. Shinde is also my family doctor.

He operated on mom's

leg some years ago.

lf l tell Dr. Shinde everything,

he will instantly call home.

And tell mom everything. And

there will be a huge confusion.

Shiva. Do you have normal clothes,

other than this uniform?

Dr. Shinde.

- Manohar. Oome in.

How is Priya?

- She's absolutely fine.

And Shushma?

- Mom is fine as well.

Are you feeling sick?

- lt's nothing like that.

l needed a small favour.

That's why l troubled you.

Please come. Oome. - Sorry l came

without an appointment.

lt's alright.

This is my friend, Shiva.

Hello, Doctor.

- Hi.

He's a writer. And he's

writing something about ghosts. .

. .and paranormal activities.

He was stuck on something,

and l thought about you.

So, what do you want to ask?

Actually Doctor, when l

was writing my story. .

. . l read a story on the lnternet. .

- l am sorry.

What will you have? Tea, coffee?

- Tea.

Tea will be fine.

- Okay.

l get it now.

There's a family in Delhi.

They watch a T.V. programme, . .

. .which is a replica of themselves.

l completely get it now.

Tell me one thing, Shiva.

Do you believe in the paranormal?

l mean, is there a possibility

that lost souls, ghosts could exist?

Well. . One can't clearly

say that they don't exist.

But l personally don't. .

- Fair enough.

Tell me one thing, which is the most

complicated machine in the world?

There are so many of them, Doctor.

The rocket, the satellite, the

computer. . - No. it's the human body.

There's nothing more

complicated than the human body.

And a doctor will

know that the best.

l mean, if we say that a

lost soul has entered. .

. .something

complicated like the human body. .

. .everyone will agree to it.

But it has entered a

machine like the television.

No one is ready to believe that.

Forget that. Let us try to find out

why the souls would try to do that.

Shiva, the lost souls need a

medium to contact the real world.

The wandering souls need a

medium to contact the real world.

So, why not the television?

Get one thing straight, Shiva.

Humans are not the only

ones who change. Souls do too.

Doctor, let us assume

that the ghosts and souls. .

. .can contact us through television.

But the question is why are

they trying to contact us?

They have a motive. There's

a goal they want to achieve.

Something that's left unfinished.

And they want to return to

this world to finish it.

lf anyone can achieve their goal. .

. .their souls will find solace.

And the programme

won't be telecast anymore.

You can say, the house

where it's telecasted. .

. . must be related to that place.

Shiva, listen to me.

All the people l saw on that T.V.

show are all dead. That's clear.

And like Dr. Shinde is saying,

they want to say something. .

. .through the show.

And maybe that's why we

have found that album.

Shiva, l feel there's something in

the album that we're missing.

We should check the album again.

Where's the album?

- ln the car.

Just a minute.

- What?

Just a minute.

- Turn it back.

What is it?

- Hold on.

l think we missed a photograph.

Look. There's something below. .

- Just a minute.

Oarefully.

Shiva, do you see this man?

- What?

Until now, l have seen everyone on

the T.V. show ex cept for this one.

Mannu.

- Yes.

The calendar in the

photograph shows the year 1 97 7.

This means they were

alive until June '7 7.

That means they must

have died after that.

So we have to check the papers

after that month. Remember that.

'7 5! '7 7!

Shiva.

Shiva. Oheck this out.

The younger sister in the

television show. . - Yes.

She was a news reporter.

She and her eight family

members were massacred with a hammer.

The children were not spared either.

And their address, 1 3B,

Ohabra Village. . Kailash Nagar.

What's wrong, Mannu?

Shiva.

- What?

The address of their house

and my address are the same.

The number of their house is 1 3,

and l am on the 1 3th floor.

That means my apartment was built

after demolishing their bungalow.

Gayatri, bring the

vermillion and sandalwood.

Let me anoint it.

- Yes.

Why just anoint it?

Why not hold prayers? - Yes.

Do you know how

expensive this television is?

Let me get one thing clear.

Only one person will

touch this television.

l will show everyone how

to switch it on and off.

And the children will not touch it.

This will look nice.

- What are you doing?

Let it be. lt will look good.

- Mother. .

We don't need your

approval for everything.

Please.

- Keep it there. - Fine.

Why are you still standing there?

Switch it on, so we

can see something.

Be patient,

Mother. Patience. l will.

Mohan. Mohan. ls it done?

- Yes, brother. l finished.

Switch on the booster. l

will turn the antenna.

Let me know when you get a signal.

Oan you see anything?

Oan you see anything?

- No.

No, keep turning it.

Now.

- Now.

There's nothing.

- Nothing can be seen.

Wait! Wait! l can see it.

No, we lost it. Ask

him to turn it back.

Mohan.

- Yes.

Turn it back.

- Okay.

l got it. Okay, very good!

- That's it.

We've got a signal.

- ls it clear?

lt's clear, absolutely clear.

Tightly tie the antenna over there.

- Okay, brother.

What are you two doing there?

- Nothing.

Go inside. The television is on.

Yes, Uncle.

Quickly hide it here.

Their sister, Ohitra. That

reads news on television.

The brothers have brought a

new television to see her.

Today's programme.

At 7:
30, the yoga programme,

Yogmala. At 8 o'clock. .

Wow. Mother, the

television is so clear. - Yes.

Just a minute.

- What are you doing?

Just a minute. l am cleaning it.

Go and call Ashok.

- Yes.

He would like to see

his brother as well.

My sister is looking so nice.

- You move from there.

Just a minute. l am going.

Today in Rajasthan. . - Look.

- ls the signal clear? - Yes.

Ganesh, call the neighbours. They

can see your sister as well. - Fine.

Oall them.

Laxmi, Gayatri. Spread a mat

here for the neighbours to sit. Go.

Oarefully, Ashok. Oarefully.

We have brought a gift for you.

Do you know what the gift is?

Oareful.

You will be very happy to see it.

Do you know what it is?

Look, we have arrived.

- News.

Look, brother. The television.

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