Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One Page #4

Synopsis: An urban contemporary film about adultery, murder and betrayal in the film noir style. A simple story to which the director imparts a feeling of unrest and disquiet, catching the city in its various moods. The film breaks generic conventions, notably in the presentation of the private detective through his deglamourised life and his process of discovery of 'who did it'. It is not constructed through his point of view at all. In fact the policeman and the detective, the fact finders, are in the dark about the crime, to the very end.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Year:
1997
130 min
94 Views


Come on out

"This is no time to

lose courage, Raj"

The killer will surely be caught.

Be brave

He's somewhere around!

- Who carried the body away?

Idiot! Don't you know? A monster

drags his prey to his den?

And the car?

- The key was lying in her purse

What difference does that make?

How will I live

without a reason?

I can't be wrong

I always knew it.

And now she's dead

She's dead...

but she's still somewhere around

Why did you?

I couldn't even have imagined

Why've you stopped the car?

- Didn't you say it?

I was very scared

I didn't even touch her.

- Where've you stopped the car?

How can I forget it? Why didn't

I think of it earlier?

You were the one who

took her away in the car

Didn't you feel scared?

- What rubbish are you talking?

Meghna... I ought

to have told you

"It's true that Amrita and I,

between us... "

You carried the body away.

Why didn't you tell me?

What would I have said?

Would you listen quietly?

I wouldn't have fallen in love!

Have you forgiven me then?

Take me in your arms!

I don't understand it.

This is where I had kept it

"About three months ago,

I pulled it out to clean it"

It was in this very box

Here's the license.

- But no gun?

Must be somewhere around.

Where will it go?

Did you meet her

on the day of her death?

I did. She was pretty upset

about her personal life

She wasn't being able

to take a decision

"I didn't talk about it earlier,

because Raj didn't know... "

and I didn't want...

- Why was she going to Calcutta?

I don't know

You'll have to go with us

to the police station

What...? Now look!

You're making a mistake!

"What have I done, Inspector?

Meghna... "

Where are you going?

- Are you blind? Can't you see?

Let's go

Where's the need for this?

- You can't do that!

You are making a mistake!

"Don't be afraid, Harish.

They can't do a thing"

"Step aside, madam.

C'mon, move"

"I'm going with you, all right.

But please don't create a scene"

You can't touch him!

You have no right!

He's accused of murder.

We have to handcuff him

"Nothing's happening to you, Harish!

- Come on, move it"

Let him go! He hasn't done anything.

You're misunderstanding it

"If it was his pistol, it doesn't mean

he's the one who fired a shot"

"Take a look at the finger-prints.

- Oh yes, we will"

He hasn't committed the murder!

He just can't do it!

"Say that in the police station.

- It's true, he was hiding something"

He had a guilty conscience.

But he can't commit a murder

He just wasn't born to kill!

I'll find him for you.

- All right. You come with us

"Just you see! I'll find the wolf!

- Don't scream, Meghna"

They aren't hanging me.

- I'll find him from anywhere!

You don't understand! The punishment

is being held up because of me!

"Don't be afraid, Harish!"

Raj...? They've taken Harish away!

In handcuffs!

"Oh yes, I know whose

doing this is"

There was this scoundrel

who was harassing Amrita

He was threatening her.

Blackmail

He must be the one

How long could she ask you for money?

How long would she keep paying him?

She must have turned him down.

What else could she do?

She used to be very scared

of getting a bad name

He's the one who took her life.

He must've killed her

He has killed her!

And we must catch him

Why Harish...?

Harish hasn't done it!

No photos!

- I'm from the press

Which newspaper?

- Mid-day

They used to come in the afternoon.

The afternoon

It was never in the night.

It was always in the afternoon

I want to adorn my hair

with flowers

I ought to have known

Amrita... come...

come out

Come

Leave her alone

I love her very much

A night... so lost

"Wherever she is,

she must be drenched"

It asks for the warmth

of your body

This is a good thing you've done

"I'm told, they've locked up

your husband"

Who are you?

The poor man is innocent

"I know he's innocent, too"

"And I know, who the

real murderer is"

Who is it?

- I can't tell you that right now

Tomorrow. At Gaylord's.

At eleven

Will you be there?

Who are you?

- See you tomorrow

And yes. Do please carry

a gift for me

What?

- The price to discover the secret

All right.

- And beware

Come all alone

I knew it all along.

But what could I do?

I could only pray that everything

would one day be all right

That he would return to me

But all that doesn't happen

"I was dying slowly,

waiting for it to happen"

"And when I could take it no more,

I took her life"

There was no other way. With someone

else...? I couldn't even imagine

I'd die without Harish!

Please have him released

"It's I who committed the murder,

not him"

"I was mad out of jealousy.

- You will have your Harish, I promise"

I have...

nothing against him

I couldn't take it! Harish is innocent.

I'm the one who committed the murder

Have your juice

What would Harish get

out of killing Amrita anyway?

I wanted Harish for myself

I couldn't share him with anyone.

It was my selfishness

"I'm the one who killed her,

not him"

When have I said that he did?

- So who did...?

Who could it be?

Would you have a match?

"No, I wanted just a matchstick... "

Was it the man who threatened

to tarnish her image?

Could it be the blackmailer

who was tormenting her?

You just said you did it.

- I'm mad!

You're just the one

I had yet to meet

That wish is fulfilled too

Each one is worse than the other

I'm sure the killer is the man

who was blackmailing her

This girl is talking any nonsense

What a farce he's enacting!

Hats off to him

"Whatever happens,

I'll find him"

Don't do anything without

giving it proper thought

"Get a hold on yourself, Meghna.

Everything will be all right"

Let's go. I'll drop you home

Looks like your informant

isn't showing up

"So tell me, what am I to do?"

I wonder how Harish is sleeping

on the floor and what he's eating

"For all you know, they might beat him

up and get him to admit to the crime"

What will I do then?

- Let's get out of this place

"I can't sit idly like this!

I'm sure, he will phone again"

I will meet him and save Harish

It's dangerous for you

to roam around freely

What will you take

to get lost?

Harish's release.

What else?

What reason for the sympathy?

- I can't bear to see...

"the poor woman being widowed. In any

case, I don't quit halfway through"

So why don't you turn yourself

over to the law?

You've had a part to play

in this episode too

"In fact, your share

is far bigger than mine"

I can't betray you.

- Have you gone mad?

Meghna's looking out for you. A deal

with her could be expensive for you

To save an innocent is part

of my profession too

What are you going

to tell Meghna?

Why? Scared already?

Have trust in me

Don't interfere in my work

You have your Amrita.

So go home to bed

"So you took money from her too?

- Yes, she paid a good price"

And punctually too.

Not like you

A good price she paid!

Where did she get the money?

It was my money! Mine!

I trusted you and

you show dishonesty?

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Rajat Kapoor

Rajat Kapoor (Hindi: रजत कपूर) is an Indian actor, writer and director born in 1961. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. As a teenager he would watch films with his family and decided to become a filmmaker at the age of 14. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). more…

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