Byomkesh Pawrbo Page #4

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The horses are worked

in the mills.

They are there in Nafar's mill

and Badrinath's tea estate.

There is Sadananda.

There he is.

Sadananda.

Yes, say.

Sadananda, Amrit is dead.

A-Amra..

- Two days back

he was shot

at a place behind your house.

What was he doing there

behind my house?

He told us he has seen a ghost

rider in the forest.

He said he isn't scared.

We are cowards.

We challenged him to make a mark

on the tree there.

He agreed.

Then..

Have you seen the ghost rider,

Mr. Sadananda?

What?

N-No..

I didn't see anything.

Amra..

Potol.

- Yes.

I'll leave today.

Don't worry.

I'll look into this matter.

Okay.

- Keep an eye on everything.

If need be, let me know

immediately.

Okay.

- I'll leave, Mr. Balaram.

Did you observe Sadananda?

What is it?

- Where's his trunk?

Sadananda..

- Sadananda..

Sadananda..

- Sadananda..

Sadananda..

- Slow down. Don't touch him.

Potol, call for Sukumar Samantha,

immediately.

It's a hand grenade.

Be careful, Ajit.

You all don't come in.

Be very careful, Ajit.

It might be dangerous inside.

These are herbs.

Have a look at these,

Ajit.

Be careful.

The door is locked from inside.

The trap was set at the entrance.

This implies..

They got into the courtyard

via the branches of this tree.

They crossed the courtyard

and reached the entrance.

The grenade has been so planted

that it would've

gone off

on opening the door.

This is a booby trap.

The horse was outside!

- Yes.

He entered the house on a horse

by jumping over the wall.

Then he sets up a booby trap

at the entrance.

Is anything fishy!

- It seems so.

Illegal arms,

hand grenade, bullet

two murders

and a ghost rider.

There's a trunk too.

Didn't Sadananda have

any relatives?

He has a sister.

She doesn't visit him.

She stays out of town.

- Does she stay in Kolkata?

I don't know.

What did Sadananda

do for a living?

He dealt in herbal

medicines.

He used to work for Nafar Kundu

previously.

He lost his job after a legal

case against him.

Why a legal case all of a sudden!

We don't know that, sir.

Do you know if Sadananda

frequented the racing fields?

Race!

The books at his house

says he did visit the racing field.

How did he have so much money

to visit racing fields!

Take a left, sir.

- Yes.

Ajit, we have to visit

Nafar Kundu tomorrow. - Yes.

Baramali.

- Yes, sir.

Where are you?

- The goods are ready, sir.

Why have you got this here!

Go and hide it in the sacks

of rice. Go.

It will be exported by the train

in the evening. Go..- I'm going.

Are you doing good?

- Yes.

Did you know Sadananda Sur?

Yes, how won't I not know him!

He used to work in my mill

and steal my money.

Sir, you are falsely accusing me.

I didn't steal your money.

You didn't take it?

You didn't take it?

Did the money vanish in thin air?

Go away from here.

- Hey! I despise your money.

You'll suffer for this sin

of yours.

There's no use, threatening me.

- You don't know me.

I'll avenge this.

- I'll hit you with my shoes now.

You idiot.

Don't pay heed to Sadananda.

What did he say against me?

He might've told I'm a wicked

man. I am a horrible person.

Pay heed to me, he is the one

to write those letters.

Is it so?

- Yes.

However, Sadananda died

yesterday. - Oh!

What?

He has been killed

by a hand grenade.

Therefore it doesn't seem that

he wrote those letters.

Oh no.!

Are your goods carried to the

station via horses?

Yes.

- Isn't it a black horse?

The horses are white.

There are two of them.

White horses!

- Yes.

Let's go.

- Okay.

The man who owns white horses

might borrow a

black horse as well. - Yes.

It reminds me of knights

on black horses.

It reminds me of Scotland

and Sir William Wales.

Yes, you are right.

We know someone here

who owns a black horse.

Sukumar Samanta.

- Yes.

What motive might he have

to kill Sadananda?

He is a cop.

A cop's role is vital

when it comes to illegal arms.

It won't work this way.

We need to free our minds.

Let's review the case from the

beginning. - Okay.

First Amrit is murdered.

He wouldn't have died had he

not gone to the forests. - Yes.

His murder wasn't planned.

Then Sadananda was

murdered. It was pre planned.

Yes, but he wasn't home.

Therefore, his murder was planned.

You are talking in riddles.

- Okay, I'll put it simply.

Assume the man got to know

Sadananda isn't home.

He rode a horse and then entered

the house over the wall.

He set up the grenade at the

entrance. It's a booby trap.

Sadananda will return home, open

the door and then die. - Fine.

I believe Amrit caught

sight of the assailant

while he was leaving. Therefore..

- Why would anyone kill Sadananda?

Come to the point.

What if I say Sadananda

dealt in illegal arms? - How?

The trunk that went missing

might contain illegal arms.

One man visits racing fields

in Kolkata.

What might be his

source of income?

He earned by dealing in

illegal arms! - Yes, maybe.

It's complex. Damn!

Will we get a ride back home?

Byomkesh. - Let's go.

- H-Hey..

Hello..

I hope we don't get malaria.

Oh no! Rain would be troublesome!

You do weird things!

- Quiet!

Ajit.

I know you are daunting.

Why did you drag him along?

What if something fatal

had happened?

Hey, everything will be fine.

What do you mean by everything

will be fine!

There's grenade, bullets

and ghosts all around.

We would've been better off

at the house at Harrison Road.

I had asked you not to come.

You were adamant.

Had I not been so, you would've

to seek the truth, being hungry.

What's wrong with you?

Two days back I saw it clearly

at night, without glasses.

The ghost's kids were alive

were playing in moonlight.

I saw that too. Who

might be this person?

Sadananda knew him.

Do you realize how Sadananda

is gaining importance

in the matter? - Yes.

The books from racing fields,

shoe shop in a Chinese market

and perfume has been

found. Where is the trunk?

It might be somewhere around

Santhalgola.

It might be somewhere else too.

Who knows if he returned

with the trunk or not?

Oh! - Yes, that one.

Keep it here.

Oh, what luck! - Good morning.

- Good morning.

I am Monotosh

Bhattacharya. - Yes, I know you.

What is going on! Sadananda

died in all of your presence.

I mean the grenade exploded

while you all were there?

No we didn't witness it.

We did hear it.

- Oh! - You knew him, right?

Yes, why won't I not know him?

He got off here, from the train

in the afternoon.

I enquired how his visit

to Kolkata was!

He was a witty man.

He replied people don't visit

Kolkata. They just go.

The same man will die some time

later.. - Yes..

Do you remember what he carried

while he went to Kolkata?

Yes, I do. He had a steel trunk,

bedding and bag.

He always carried these things

while travelling.

What did he carry on

returning? - Returning..

No, he didn't have the steel trunk

while returning. Why do you ask so?

Do you know what his trunk

contained?

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