Chapter 82: Catch Twenty-Two - 3
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“Ok that’s settled… now coming to Mr. Banerjee…your file proves that you have a strong case against him which can send him behind bars for at least 7 years or maybe more… is that right sir.”
“Yes…that’s correct… however there will be a lot of political pressures in this case… But I think I can handle it…”
“Ok… Tribeni Babu are you there…”
“Yes… Mrs. Christopher, we are here…”
“Nishi sir will require your help to put Mr. Banerjee behind bars… do you think your people can manage to intimidate all those higher-ups, including any politician who would try to intervene during the investigation…”
“Mr. Mazumdar it will be your duty to make sure Nishi sir should never be transferred under political pressure till Mr. Banerjee is sent behind bars… but you should also make sure that nobody takes notice of this working relationship between two of you.”
It felt like the people at Tribeni Dadu’s end were laughing.
“Did I say something funny Tribeni Sir…” Asked Mom
“It’s nothing Mrs. Christopher, this is something we always love to do, and we are pretty good at… you can always rely on us for that…”
“Finally, we will need to catch those mercenaries too…”
“You can leave that to us too… we will get you those contract killers and hand them over to Nishi Babu.”
“Mr. Mazumdar… sorry to interrupt… this is the brigadier here… Leave those mercenaries for us… Nishi Sir and I have a plan to trap the mercenaries and bring Lt. Col. Banerjee and his 8 men’s murderers to justice… they are involved in the murder of a commissioned officer while in active duty, this makes them a domestic terrorists and they deserve to be punished according to the army court of law.”
“Ok… sir… we will do that…” replied Tribeni Dadu.
“Major Annie, I want you to be in touch with Nishi sir and build a case against Mr. Banerjee and the doctor in accordance with the armed forced kinsman code…” he paused a little and continued “make sure the case is strong enough that if the duo manages to get bail in a civilian court, the Military police will make sure to put him behind bars…” the Brigadier asked.
“I can try sir… but we will need a good lawyer to make the case…” replied Major Annie.
“Don’t worry about that, I know a very good lawyer who can help you with that…” It was the brigadier who said that.
“Who is that sir?” asked Major Annie.
He smiled, more like a grin, a little and continued “It’s the same lady who just ensured that Mr. Tribeni doesn’t follow the same path he quit 24 years ago… It’s Major Akila. She can help you with that…”
I saw my Mom blush when Brigadier Shahi praised her, and she replied “I will give you all the help you want… I know I have not practiced law for some time now, but for the sake of these children you will get all the help you need.” She paused again and then started to speak once more.
“Sir there is one last thing I want to ask Major Annie and Nishi Sir?” she turned to look at them and asked, “is it possible to make sure that Abhinu will not be required to come to the court…”
“Of course, Mrs. Christopher… I am going to prepare the case in such a way that Abhinu’s name will never come in any of the charge sheets … as a matter of fact, even Aamaya Banerjee’s name will not be reflected in the charge sheets as well. Actually, Mr. Banerjee believes that Aamaya Banerjee is dead, let it be that way…”
Mom finally said “Very well then… what do you think Mr. Mazumdar… I guess now you don’t have to take the law into your hands… Everything is settled…”
Tribeni Dadu replied, “Of course Mrs. Christopher… for the sake of that child, we will do anything…nobody will be hurt…”
Brigadier Shahi stepped towards Nishi Jethu, touched his left shoulder, and spoke "Sir, I guess your dilemma is solved now… besides when we were commissioned in the defense forces a part of our oath stated that we swore to defend my country against all enemies, foreign and domestic… In this situation, this Banerjee guy, the doctor, and the mercenaries are part of a conspiracy to Murder a commissioned officer while being on active duty. This makes it a case of the military police too."
“You will get all the help you need from us so that Lt. Col. Banerjee’s murders could be brought to justice.”
“Very well then, since everything is settled… The Commander will be leaving in a while… We will meet as planned…”
“Sure… Brigadier… we will meet again… Nishi Babu, we will meet you later.”
Saying this the radio went silent, I saw Sagar sir disconnect the radio set as well.
Everyone started to leave the room when Dad looked at me and said “Honey… can you please sit on the chair for a while, I need to talk something important to your mother.”
Dad went towards Mom and asked "Aki, can I have a word with you please???"
"Yes…"
"In Private…" I saw mom and dad going to the corner of the room and discussing something.
By the looks of it, something appeared to be drastically wrong. I couldn't hear what they were discussing however looking at the way mom was flashing her hands at dad, it felt like a heated discussion. I am keeping my fingers crossed, hoping that it’s not some bad news.
Suddenly Mom caught hold of Dad's collar and shouted "HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME???... THINK ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER… SHE NEARLY DIED BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY…"
This was something I never expected to see ever.
Dad replied something to mom in a soft tone and I saw Mom letting go of the collar. She pointed her right index finger towards dad and said, "We are not done yet… we will talk once everything is settled."
She came towards me looking really mad, caught hold of my hands, and started to drag me towards the tent. I saw dad going towards Brigadier Shahi and got busy discussing something.
As we entered the tent, she looked at me and in an angry tone she replied "Get ready fast… we need to go somewhere…"
“Where are we going Maa???” I asked.
“You will know about it in the next seventeen hours…" Saying this she helped me get dressed. She took out a white frock from the briefcase and helped me put it on. This is the same frock I kept in my locker for the past 3 years, hoping for the day I get a chance to dance with Abhinu as promised 7 years back.
Are we going to meet Abhinu?
Does that mean they know where Abhinu and Joe Dada are and have been hiding it from me?
Naah… I have never told mom or anyone about this dress… I am thinking too much.
I thought of pestering mom for the truth however I knew it quite well she is not going to tell me anything.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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