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Acp: Daya abhijeet ki tabiyat kaisi hai ab??
Daya: Thek hai sir wo, doctor ne btaya bs chloroform ki wajah se behosh ho gaya tha.
Acp: chloroform? Pr tumne toh btaya uss waqt wahan purvi ke alawa koi nhi tha.
Daya: yes sir. Sirf Purvi aur Abhijeet hi the uss waqt bureau mai.
Acp: Tum logon ne uski car check ki kahin car freshener ya kisi mai ho.
Daya: Sir humne ki thi. Uski back seat pr hume chloroform thodi si giri hui mili.
Acp: purvi, pakka uss waqt tum dono ke alawa koi nhi tha?
Purvi: sir actually wahan ek mask pehne aadmi tha fir achank se gayab ho gaya, wo kal bhi mujhe dikha tha jab main sir ke saath thi mujhe lag raha tha wo humpr nazar rakhe hue hai.
Acp: Mask pehna hua aadmi?
Daya: Sir wo aadmi mujhe bhi dikha tha, uss din jab main abhijeet se baat karne gya wo aadmi humpr bhi nazar rakhe tha maine peecha kiya lekin pta nhi kahan gayab ho gaya.
Acp: Matlb wo abhijeet pe nazar rakhe hue hai.
Daya: Kon ho sakta hai wo sir?? Aur kyun abhijeet pr nazar rakhe hai?
Acp: Yeh toh ab wo mask pehna hua aadmi ya abhijeet hi bata sakte hain.
Just then, the door swung open. Abhijeet walked in, his gaze steady. He sat on his desk, composed. Acp approached him.
Acp: Abhijeet kaise ho tum ab?
Abhi: Fine sir.
Acp: Doctor ne kaha tha tum chloroform se behosh hue the aur hume tumhari car ki pichli seat pr bhi kuch chloroform giri hui mili hai.
Abhi's expression changed. A faint sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Abhi: Ch..chlo...ro.. forme..
Acp: Kya uss waqt tumhare saath koi tha?? Kisi pe shak hai tumhe??
Abhi's eyes darted around the room Before responding, his voice measured.
Abhi: N..nhi koi nhi tha, it was my mistake.
Purvi's eyes widened in shock.
Abhi: Wo darasal ek case ke liye maine khareedi thi aur gaadi se hatana bhul gaya, kal shayad accidently maine inhale kr li isiliye yeh sab ho gaya.
Daya: Aise kaise tumne galti se inhale krli wo bhi chloroforme??
Abhi: Keh raha hu na galti se ho gaya. My apologies.
ACP Pradhyuman studied Abhijeet's face.
Acp: Mujhe yakeen nhi, hume iss bare mai investigation karni hogi kyunki hume khabar mili hai bahut baar ek mask pehne aadmi ko tumhara peecha karte dekha gaya hai.
Abhi met his gaze, unwavering. He was sweating badly.
Abhi: Maine kaha na sir koi nhi hai aisa bss galatfehmi hui hai aur it was an accident.
The team exchanged skeptical glances. Purvi's eyes lingered on Abhi, sensing he hid something.
Acp: Dekho abhijeet agar kuch baat hai toh tum hume batao.
Daya: Haan, narazgi apni jaghe hai, tumhari life ka sawal hai batao kon tha wo aadmi. I'm sure tum kuch jaante ho.
Acp: Bolo abhijeet.
But Abhi's demeanor changed, His eyes flashed, and his jaw clenched.
Abhi: Enough !!
He snapped, his voice low and menacing. The team took a step back, surprised.
Purvi's eyes widened, recognizing the transformation. Abhi's gaze turned cold.
Abhi: ek baar keh diya samjh nhi aata? Hote kon ho tum log mujhse sawal karne wale??
Acp: ABHIJEET!! kya hua hai tumhe?
Abhi's voice suddenly dropped to a whisper.
Abhi: Sir main keh raha hun kuch bhi nhi hai wo bas ek accident tha jo meri galti ki wajah se hua tha aur main maafi maangta hu aap logon ko preshan hona pada meri wajah se.
The team exchanged uneasy glances. Purvi's concern deepened.
The room fell silent. ACP Pradhyuman's eyes narrowed.
Acp: Thek hai. Daya tum log wo case ki puch tach karne jaane wale the na.
Daya understood acp's meaning as it was not any case reported so apparently he is saying to go and find out about that masked man.
Daya: Yes sir. Hum jaate hain.
Purvi's eyes lingered on Abhi, Sensing the turmoil beneath his surface.
The team began to disperse. Purvi hesitated, concerned about Abhi.
Acp: Tum kal ki file complete krlo.
Abhi: Yes sir.
Acp went to his cabin, As the door closed, Abhi's mask slipped. His eyes reflected a hidden struggle.
ACP noticed Abhi's stranger behaviour, he is talking to himself, like arguing.
Meanwhile, Daya, Purvi, Shreya, and Freddy huddled inside the electronics shop.
Shreya: Sir baaki saari cctv footages dekh li kuch clips main wo aadmi dikh toh raha hai lekin uska chehra nhi dikh thek se.
Daya: Ek baar yahan dekhte hain.
Staff: Are daya sir, aap yahan kuch kaam tha kya??
Daya: Hume kal shaam 5 se 8 baje ki cctv footage dekhni hai.
Staff Memb.: Aaiye na.
He played CCTV Footage, Their eyes scanned the footage.
Suddenly, Purvi pointed.
Purvi: Sir yeh raha wo Aadmi.
The masked man appeared on screen. He stopped near a car, pulled off his mask, Revealing his face.
Daya: Freeze karo.
Freddy paused the footage. Shreya zoomed in on the face. Freddy enhanced the image.
Daya: Iski photo copy's karvao aur sabse puch tach Shuru krdo.
Shreya nodded. The team observed the footage further. The masked man took a bus and disappeared.
Daya: bus number note karo.
Freddy noted the details.
The team fanned out, armed with printed photos of the unmasked man.
Sachin approached a street vendor.
Sachin: Suniye bhai sahab?
Vendor: Ji kahiye?
Sachin: Kya aapne iss aadmi ko kahin dekha hai?
The vendor scrutinized the image.
Vendor: Iss aadmi ko.. haan yaad aaya dekha hai maine ise.
Daya's eyes lit up.
Daya: Kahan? Kahan dekha hai?
The vendor pointed down the street.
Vendor: wo samne jo café hai na yeh iske maalik ke pas aksar aata jaata rehta hai.
Sachin: Shukriya bhai sahab.
The team hastened to the coffee shop.
Inside, they found the owner, Rohan. Daya showed him the photo.
Daya: Yeh photo dekho, jaante ho ise??
Rohan: Sir yeh toh doctor ritik hai.
Purvi: A doctor?
Rohan nodded.
Rohan: Yeh aksar mujhse milne aate hain yahan, mere doctor hone ke saath saath bahut ache dost bhi hain.
Daya: acha ab dobara kab aayenge milne aapse?
Rohan: pta nhi sir kabhi bhi aajate hain, lekin aap log kyu puch rhe hain? Treatment karvan hai kisi ka?
Daya: Haan treatment hi toh karna hai.
Purvi: Address mil jayga inka?
Rohan: Um.. sure!
Rohan hesitated, then shared. The team noted the address.
_Meanwhile, at the CID Office_
ACP Pradhyuman sat in his cabin. Abhi worked on files nearby. ACP's phone rang. He answered, listening intently.
After a brief conversation. ACP emerged from his cabin.
Acp: Abhijeet.
Abhi looked up.
Abhi: yes sir.?
Acp: Mujhe Salunke ne bulaya hai, main wahan ja raha hun koi case report ho toh hume inform kar dena.
Abhi nodded. ACP departed leaving Abhi alone.
Dr. Ritik's doorbell rang.
He hastily removed his gloves and kept the mask on the table.
Opening the door, he froze. The entire CID team stood before him.
Daya swiftly grabbed Dr. Ritik's neck and dragged him inside.
Daya: kitna chhup chhup kar dekhenge Doctor shaab kabhi samne se bhi mil lijiye.
Ritik: aa..aap log aise kaise kisi ke ghar par ghus sakte hain.
Sachin: Tum aise hi kisi pe nazar rakh sakte ho hum tumhare ghar bhi nhi aa sakte?
ACP's eyes locked onto the table. A mask and cap lay beside a newspaper.
ACP's voice dripped with sarcasm.
Acp: ohoo, abhijeet pe nazar rakhne jaane ki taiyaari ho rahi hai.
Dr. Ritik stuttered.
Ritik: N..nh..nhi aisa kuch bhi nhi hai.
ACP's gaze intensified.
Acp: Toh yeh sab kya hai?
Dr. Ritik trembled.
Ritik: Main toh bas..--
Daya forced him into a chair. ACP continued.
Acp: Bolo? Kyun peecha karte ho abhijeet ka aur kal use kyun behosh kiya? Maarna chahte the use?
Dr. Ritik's eyes darted wildly.
Ritik: Main abhijeet ko maarna nahi chahta, main toh bas uski madat karna chahata hun sir.
Purvi: unhe chloroforme sungha ke? Yeh konsi help hoti hai??
Ritik: Darasal, abhijeet ko mental health problem hai, use DID hai.
Acp: KYA?!?
Daya: Jhooth, Sir Jhooth bol raha hai yeh. Agar abhijeet ko DID hota toh wo itne sare case kaise solve kar leta??
Dr. Ritik's eyes locked onto Daya.
Ritik: Shayad aapko yaad ho ki abhijeet ko yaddasht jaane ki bhi problem thi lekin fir bhi usne haazaro case solve kiye the.
Ritik: Memory problem hote hue bhi wo sharp minded person tha yeh DID use effect krega??
Purvi: Sir mujhe lagta hai yeh sahi keh raha hai.
Daya: haan, uss din abhijeet khud ko sameer bula raha tha.
Ritik: Sameer aur jeet uski alternative personalities hain.
Acp: Tum sach main uski help krna chahte ho?
Ritik: Haan sir, main bas uska ilaaj karna chahta hun, logon ke liye toh nahi lekin wo khud ko liye khatarnak saabit ho sakta hai. 3 baar hospital aur asylum se bhaag chuka hai ab bas yahi tareeka tha mere pas.
Acp: Ek baat batao doctor. Chalo main maanta hu doctor hone ke naate pateint ki fikar hai tumhe lekin itni bhi kya fikar ki tum sirf apne ek pateint ke liye Bengal se Mumbai aagaye??
Ritik: dekhiye abhijeet sirf pateint nhi hai mere liye, use main bachpan se jaanta hu hum dono ke dad bahut ache dost rhe hain, wo mere liye mere chhote bhai jaisa hai.
Acp: Oh!
Ritik: aap chahen toh mera background check kraa sakte hain maine jo bhi khaha hai wo ek dum sahi hai.
Acp: Wo toh hum karenge hi doctor sahab.
Ritik: bilkul aur jab tasalli ho jaaye toh please meri help kariye. Abhijeet ko ilaaj ki sakht Zaroorat hai.
Acp: Theek hai.
The CID team exchanged uncertain glances.
Daya: lekin achank se aisa kaise ho sakta hai. 5 saal pehle tk toh abhijeet bilkul thek tha.
Ritik: Shayad iska kaarn aap log hain.--
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Meera !!