The Great Father Page #5

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that someone has

thulped me so badly.

l won't forget it , Sir.

May your memory protect you.

My fists can bring good fortune!

You'll get used to this!

You better find out;

How this Anto is,

and how l operate;

everyone knows it!

But even l don't know

how l am right now!

l have heard that girls tend to

be more fond of their father.

My child was scared of me.

She never told me

what she wanted.

Only after we lost

her, my wife told me;

that my daughter wanted to

tell me about so many things!

Now,

Do you suspect anyone?

Why are you asking such questions?

What do you have to

do with all this?

Didn't l tell you?

l'm a writer as well.

l want to do a feature on these children

who're confined only to newspapers.

'The world will not be destroyed

by those who do evil,

but by those who watch them

without doing anything';

l have read this somewhere.

What are you trying to say?

Wazim,

Aren't you a builder?

Who is he?

What is he asking?

Why are you telling

him everything?

Let me send him out.

This city's sunrise and sunset

happens on David's land.

The CCTV's hard disk went missing when he

sent the guard outside to buy cigarettes.

And he doesn't smoke!

Until you sent Narayanan

to buy cigarettes,

the CCTV camera was connected.

Now there's no connection,

and no hard disk as well!

He behaved very rudely to me

when l went to his apartment.

What?

He had called the control room on that day.

He must've tried to report

something related to the robbery;

and then he must have changed

his mind for some reason.

And ya, l had seen him in the

DCP's office recently.

There?

- He was at the writer's cabin.

Why did he come?

He has collected details about POCSO

cases & the murder of Samuel Sir,

using the right to

information act.

He has a beautiful

daughter, right?

Who is it?

Andrews.

From the police.

CBClD.

What's on your face, Narayanan?

l fell down, Sir.

Looks like someone punched you!

What actually happened?

l'm asking you!

l am Andrews.

From the police!

l was just asking

some questions to Sara.

Go to your room.

Sara will not go anywhere!

She will sit there!

You should leave from here!

Did you see him, Sara?

Listen,

if you don't tell me, l will

have to take you to the station.

Dad!

Sara will leave only after

answering my question.

What is this?

Andrews Eapen.

Crime Branch.

Go inside.

Come.

Come, dear.

How dare you barge into our

house & do such nonsense?

See Mister..

- Colonel Ninan Francis.

l have to interrogate Sara.

Ask your son to come to my office

with her, tomorrow morning.

lf you're good to me,

l'll also be good to you.

lt was okay if you

came tomorrow.

l'm used to being early.

lf you could've reached

early everywhere,

certain unfortunates things

wouldn't have happened.

She hasn't come.

She won't come.

There's a law and

the police here.

My daughter has herfather.

The tea is really hot.

But after some time,

it will go cold.

Don'tjudge me by my looks.

l'm a cop!

A cop, indeed.

Who gave you the license to

attack all the perverts in town?

Or,

do you think that you're the King

David from the old testament,

who saved the people from the

attacks of bears & lions?

Even if it's a bear or a lion;

the nature has its own law.

And there are many animals who've taken the

form of humans without understanding that.

To enforce the law here,

to enforce justice here,

if this David has to assume a king's role,

considerthat l am entitled to it.

You can call me,

King

David!

She is the only child who

survived this series of killings.

lf we have to go forward,

we have to get her statement.

l won't give you a court order.

You want to interrogate a child who

is in shock & create more problems?

The law provides a protective

Armour to children.

Probably, more than what's

given to legislative members.

Don't ask me to join

you on your ego trip!

lf you do that,

l'll get you out of

yourjob, Andrews!

l just thought that if it happens

in a straight way, let it happen!

l know how to reach the kid

without losing my job.

So Sir,

my salute to you!

l'm from the

maintenance section.

l thought you left, Sir.

Everyone else has left.

The routes you're taking to

find me, are thrilling me!

What's your name?

We are here to help you.

The sorrows, troubles and secrets which

you can't even tell your parents;

you can say all that to us.

You can say anything

to us, openly!

Has anyone misbehaved

with you, Sara?

You don't have to fear anyone.

Whatever it is, tell us openly.

The government has appointed us

forthe protection of children.

Didn't you understand

what l asked you?

Look at me!

Don't worry!

Tell me.

When there was no one at home,

did someone..

l mean..

did someone touch or

hold your private parts?

Don't cry unnecessarily!

Nothing happened to me.

What did he do to you?

Nothing happened to me.

Your dad must have taught

you to say all this, right?

You have reached the age where

you can understand all that. Tell me!

What did he do to you?

What all did he do?

- Stop this nonsense!

What's going on?

This is counselling.

l won't allow anyone to

trouble my students!

lf l see you even near

the shadow of my child,

l will slice you into pieces.

Chechi!

(Sister)

Ya! l'm bringing it.

These are the CCTV visuals of

that night, from 12 AM to 2 AM.

Pause it.

That sticker on that vehicle.

Zoom in on that.

lt can't be zoomed, Sir.

And l have cut this portion

into a separate clip.

Another Sir came earlier

& took it from me.

l still have a copy of

that on the system.

You can take it and try it in some

other software, if you want to.

When did that Sir come?

That was really early.

That's true.

That Sir is never late.

Look, it's him!

l want to meet Dr.Susan.

She is on the first floor.

Under the 'Protection of Children

from Sexual Offense act;

what you're doing is a crime that can send

you to jail without bail for 5 years.

Are you threatening me?

lf you think so!

You're avoiding the justice

that a child deserves.

A bigger cruelty

than what she lost.

What did she lose?

All of you have this assumption,

that a woman is a being with something

precious to lose between her belly & thighs.

lf something happens to a woman, you

don't even consider her as a human.

Sympathy, disdain, denial.

And a farce called

investigation.

Everything is celebrated!

So you're not willing

to co-operate?

Definitely not!

Loss, it seems!

lf your interrogation

is over, please leave.

l have work to do.

'Foreign Liquor Store'

Move!

What are you doing?

What?

- We're also here to buy this stuff.

Go stand at the back!

- No!

How is that fair?

Go back!

Get lost!

lf you have a

problem, file a case!

You're trying to show off?

No! l'm planning to show much more!

What will you do?

Hey fatso! You don't know me!

Get out of here!

Get lost!

This isn't fair, Sir.

Didn't l ask you to file a case?

You're lucky that l don't

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