The Day That Was Not To Be

SOON AFTERWARDS

The flash back of the contribution party, held earlier, is minutely showcased. Anjana"s food being spiked: It elaborately shows a man mixing some sedatives into Anjana’s food just before serving it to her. His face is progressively revealed. It"s none other than Shrikar! A cunning smile increasingly appears on his face.

Back to the present day

We are exposed to sequentially blurred images of a lovemaking session that erupts in to a climax. These images progressively acquire sharpness and we clearly start seeing Deepa and Shrikar in bed.

Shrikar (contentedly): After a long, long time, this was really good.

Deepa (also contentedly): Yes dear, it feels better when there is no baggage left out.

Shrikar (with a wicked smile): You mean, Anjana...

And their faces wrinkled in to a silent laughter, thinking about Anjana"s fate

Shrikar (looking for his cigarette packet): Isn’t she a total fool, telling that i***t Ravi to keep a watch on us?

Deepa: Yeah. It was pretty easy to make out what she was up to, after Vipul told us about her persistence to meet Ravi.

Shrikar (lighting a cigarette): Or else instead of making love, we would have been busy dumping that Ravi"s body, now.

Deepa (Yawning): All right. Now, as that is not the case, let us sleep tight.

Shrikar (jokingly): Hey, now the next turn is yours – to trap another prey worthy of it. Do you still remember Nakshoon, "the true lover"? Even our little Ayaan could have easily trapped him.

They both laugh maniacally and their previous targets, both men and women, are shown in a collage: howling... Wailing... Crying... Totally insane...

Deepa (interrupting): We need to get the mercy petition to make Anju ‘Darling’ inactive ASAP. Need to purchase that farmhouse with the big indoor swimming pool. You remember? Need money for it. I have already registered for its auction.

Shrikar (easing Deepa): Yeah, Vipul is taking care of that. I think it will be over within a week. Need to give Vipul his share too, after that. And don"t worry about the money Honey, I think we can manage it even without selling off Anju Darling’s properties. To celebrate this, let’s not sleep tonight. Let’s enjoy.

They are shown laughing away the whole episode of Anjana, drinking in merry.

The background is mixed with the remnants of their victims" crying... howling... wailing... and cursing...

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The Mental Hospital

Anjana tries to help herself out of her cell and escape from the asylum. But to her dismay, she is unable to do so as a fleet of marshals, has been appointed to keep a watch on her. Now she can hope to escape only while Vipul takes her out for examination.

Next noon at Ravi"s real estate office

Dr Rao (with a sigh): Thank God, at last you are here. By the way, Good afternoon!

Ravi: Good afternoon, Sir. For the last two-three days I got caught up with attending to an unavoidable medical emergency of a close relative of mine. Sorry Sir, for all the inconvenience my absence must have caused to you. During this time, did we crack anything?

Dr Rao (with a wise smile): Yeah, almost. The client is offering more than the current market value. Gayathri will provide you with the details of the financial aspect.

Ravi (confidently): That"s great, Sir. I think I can independently handle this project from now onwards.

Dr Rao (with a hand gesture): That’s fine. Do that. Now, I have got to go for an important meeting which will have great implications for us. I mean, for our company. So, See you later.

Ravi: Best of luck, Sir.

(Dr Rao leaves the place).

Ravi: So Gayathri, what do we have here?

Gayathri: Yeah. Rao Sir was right. The client is prepared to pay more than the market value. She is saying that she will pay half the price in cash, and the rest in surety bonds.

Ravi (digging in): She? So it"s a lady. The payment procedure is OK. Has she given any detail regarding the bonds?

Gayathri: Yeah. The surety bonds are in the name of one Shrikar.

Ravi (probing): And what"s her name?

Gayathri (normal): It"s Deepa.

Ravi (getting a spark of suspicion): And what is Shrikar"s full name? Isn’t it Shrikar Prasad?

Gayathri (puzzled): Bingo! And she is Deepa Shrikar Prasad.

Ravi (appealing): Can you please take over my place for this deal, my dear Gayathri? Please... I have some constraints.

Gayathri (suspiciously): Why, what happened?

Ravi (calmly): Will tell you later. And please do me a favour. Kindly procure as many of their personal details as possible: like copies of their Marriage Certificate and their child"s Birth Certificate, etc. And do get the half payment as promised by her in cash, as an advance payment.

Gayathri (easing): I will try my best, but I don"t know how far I can go.

Ravi (encouraging): Just recite some made-up legalities. You know how to do that.

Gayathri (with a confident smile): OK. Will do so.

*****

As requested, Gayathri provides Ravi with all the required details on Shrikar and Deepa. Ravi carefully examines them.

Ravi (repenting): Oh my God! Anjana is really innocent. She is not a bit crazy. Gayathri, can you please put on your espionage suit a little longer. Need more information on them as well as on Dr. Vipul, who is Anjana"s psychiatrist and Shrikar"s intimate friend.

Gayathri (with a pinch of doubt): Do you think I can do it?

Ravi (inducing confidence): Of course, you can. Weren’t you known as the Sherlock Holmes in college? Just brush up your skills a bit, and you would be an ace detective, my dear.

Gayathri signs of with a shy smile saying "For your sake, I will do anything."

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