[upbeat music playing]
[man in Hindi] So...
How's it been working with the little cops in the village?
We're not so backwards, are we?
It's been enlightening.
Enlightening? [chuckles]
If you want to be enlightened, go to Gaya.
Sit under the Bodhi Tree and your soul will find peace.
-Right, Upinder? -[Upinder] Don't look at me, sir.
I'm not a Buddhist. I eat meat and drink.
Whatever you are, bring the food.
Yes.
Uh... he's vegetarian.
[in English] No problem.
[in Hindi] Just have a little then.
-Just try it. -No way, sir.
Come on. Another one's coming.
[Jairaj] Hey, hold it.
-You're going to kill him now? -Yeah, just out back.
We can't give old, stale food to our guests...
Our Delhi guests.
Come on, leave him.
I don't eat chicken. Let him go... for me.
[in English] I insist, sir.
[in Hindi] Give me a chance to be a good host.
Imagine that you have and that we're satisfied.
-Now please let him go. -Wait, brother.
We spent our own money on it.
We're going to kill it, cook it, and eat it.
-For my sake. -You just said that it was for us.
-We want him alive, let him go. -[in English] Hello!
[in Hindi] We paid good money for that chicken.
I won't let you kill it.
So what will you do, Delhi Police?
[chicken clucks]
-What will the Delhi Police do? -Don't do this. Please.
I just wanted to be a good host.
Then consider that my soul will be satisfied...
as a guest, if you let it go.
For the sake of your soul's peace.
[laughs]
Deal with the bloody chicken.
[crows]
[sighs]
Mm.
Any luck?
[in English] No, sir.
[in Hindi] Every fourth person knows a Sonu.
We've followed up with six so far.
But none of them fit our description.
[in English] Sir.
[in Hindi] Should we call it a day?
Not until we find Sonu.
Keep going.
[in English] You look good.
I was starting to forget what you looked like.
Very funny.
Any idea when you'll get a break?
A few affidavits crossed my desk today. Your name's on one of them.
The CM's name-dropping you too as a fall guy
and may try to prove your incompetence.
Why can't they just leave us alone and let us do our investigation?
You've been on this job long enough to realize
that the tasks of policing is just a small part of it.
Chandu's taking this very hard, no?
If you want to make her feel better, then nab these assholes.
You know, we are under such a microscopic lens.
Everyone assumes that we're going to catch these guys and convict them,
but there are so many factors which are completely out of my hands.
Let me ask you one thing.
If you weren't on this assignment,
is there anyone else in this city you'd have faith in to apprehend these guys?
Huh?
[woman speaking indistinctly on TV]
[in Hindi] They keep talking about her... and nothing about you.
You're the one who saved her, and they're calling her the hero.
[knock on door]
-[man in English] Room Service. -[in Hindi] Come in.
[woman on TV in English] ...is then brutally beaten up by them.
There is no way for the women to minimize the damage.
[man] Ma'am, you do realize this will not go away untraced.
[woman] I am absolutely not...
The bill.
[in Hindi] Ask him. He'll cover it.
Go, he'll sign.
[woman in English] ...point which I want to make is
the mother is crying, the father is crying, the boyfriend is crying.
But the thing is she would've at least survived physically, even if not--
-[in English] Baby, you okay? -Yeah.
What are you doing here?
I was just nearby.
Okay.
Do you wanna hang in my office?
Okay.
[man in recording in Hindi] We're going towards the house.
[in English] Going in now.
[in Hindi] Hey, where are you going?! Where's Alok?
-[man 2] I don't know, he's gone! -[man] Tell me!
-[man 2] He's not here! -[man] Bhupendra, Alok's not here.
Hey! When did he leave?
Bhupendra.
Where is this happening?
Naharpur, in Gurgaon.
[in English] Alok's relatives are there. We're getting close, sir.
Good.
Uh... I didn't realize you were coming here, sir.
[in Hindi] I came to tell you that
the charge sheet must be completed by January third.
-[in English] But that's too tight, sir. -I know.
[in Hindi] But you have to.
[in English] Am I missing something, sir?
[sighs]
Okay, let me put it this way.
When was the last time you saw a local police matter on CNN?
The Taj Hotel attacks.
That was an international act of terrorism.
But this... is a local crime, under our jurisdiction.
[in Hindi] So... the investigation and the charge sheet have to be flawless.
[in English] Sir, we will get it right, sir.
Good.
[in Hindi] Any idea when the victim will be ready to give a statement?
[in English] Not yet, sir. She's not in good shape.
Okay. So whenever she is ready have a magistrate take her statement.
That's not necessary. We will do it.
[Kumar] No.
We want her statement to hold as the gospel truth.
[in Hindi] In this climate, any statement given to the police...
[in English] ...is bound to be questioned in court.
And, if she dies, our case will rely on it.
Please.
[man in Hindi] That was the commissioner.
Big people working on this.
Now the whole world knows what you did.
Everyone wants you hanged.
Your families must be ashamed.
I wonder what your mothers are thinking.
[in Hindi] I don't know. It's a sensitive issue.
[man] If it's a matter of money, then...
It has to be right for Akash.
He wants to tell his story to the world.
Yes, of course.
The late reaction of the police, and the way they treated him...
These things need to get out.
Mm. Let me think about it.
Sir, we'll make it worth your while.
[woman in Hindi] Plaster of Paris. This'll work for dental impressions.
[in Hindi] They're here now and Alok's in-laws live here.
If they leave first thing in the morning...
[in English] Hmm, that's our best bet.
Okay.
[in Hindi] Is Sudhir still at the bus terminal?
[Bhupendra] Yes, he'll be there all night.
[in English] Any other leads?
[Bhupendra] Nothing yet, ma'am.
[in Hindi] The English here is terrible.
Show this to Rakesh when he comes back.
He'll type it out properly.
[in Hindi] Yes, Madam Sir.
Uh, may I go home now?
Why?
I haven't been home since Sunday.
So? None of us have.
And we're staying until we catch them all.
Take a nap if you need to.
Yes, Madam Sir.
Vimla... work on your English.
It's the language of the judiciary. [in English] You're gonna need it.
Maybe... actually Chandu can help you.
Mm.
[in Hindi] Have some carrot pudding. [in English] It's really nice.
I'm the one who brought it in. My husband got it.
-Oh... -[chuckles]
[in English] I'm sorry. It's very nice.
But at this point of time in the year, we prefer ice cream at India Gate.
Yeah.
-Ice cream in winter, Madam Sir? -[cell phone ringing]
[Bhupendra] Hello? Yes, speaking.
Yeah, my daughter's name is Rebha. She's 21.
Yes, she's fair and...
...educated, she cooks, does household chores. She does it all.
-[in English] You want more? -You wanna read this?
No.
[in Hindi] Motherfucker, open the gate!
[in English] So, is this like a normal day here?
Yeah, these days.
Once we get the last man, I'm out of this madhouse.
[in Hindi] Ma'am, something's happened.
[in English] Shit.
Bhupendra.
[in Hindi] Sir, they must have found this pin on the ground.
MA, FORGIVE ME
[cell phone ringing]
-[Vartika] Jairaj. -[in Hindi] Long live India, madam.
-Were you asleep? -No, madam.
Good.
Okay, go to Alok's in-laws' home in Palamu.
But that's in Jharkhand.
Yeah. Leave now.
Madam, that's even deeper into Naxalite territory.
Yeah, so?
Madam, I feel that this entire trip is a waste of time.
We could be following leads in Delhi.
My entire operations team is being wasted out here.
And we're miserable.
The people are weird. The food is terrible.
-The food is terrible? -Yes.
Last night the SHO tried to force me to eat chicken.
It almost led to a fight.
[in English] Have you completely fucking lost your mind?
[in Hindi] Why, madam?
[in Hindi] A prime suspect is missing
and you're complaining about the food?
I sent you to Naxal territory for professional reasons
not for a food review.
Go to Palamu, and if Alok's not there, set up an informant.
Is that understood?
Of course.
What happened, man?
Nothing, Madam said we're not done here yet.
And I agree.
Oh, yeah?
Get up, come on.
Yup, getting up.
[in English] I can't believe these guys.
I pulled favours... [in Hindi] ...to authorize plane tickets
to get them there faster, to do their jobs.
And he tells me that the food sucks?
Deepika will never eat again.
[in English] This is exactly why these protests happen. This bloody ass--
Please, madam...
Your signature's already on the wall from your shoe.
-We don't need a duplicate. -[cell phone ringing]
[in English] Yeah?
-[Dipti] Hello, it's Dipti. -Yeah, I know.
Um, I just wanted to say sorry for our last conversation.
I was just doing what I was told.
As you can see we've not been very kind to the police.
Thank you very much for that.
Ma'am, I'm sorry.
But I have information that may be of help.
Apparently D-City TV has contacted the male victim
to do an interview about his experiences.
-You can't be serious. -I am, ma'am.
Thought you should know.
Okay. Thank you.
[knock on door]
[in Hindi] Ma'am, they'll be okay.
The doctor came. They didn't lose much blood.
The bandages will hold. [in English] They're fine.
Okay.
Ma'am, one more thing.
[in Hindi] I know everything that occurs in this station is my responsibility.
I thought about it all night, and...
[in English] I'm willing to take the fall for this.
What?
[in Hindi] When they come looking for us,
someone needs to be the scapegoat.
[in English] I'll take the blame.
[in Hindi] So you want to volunteer as a martyr?
[cell phone ringing]
[in English] Yes, sir.
[Kumar in Hindi] What happened last night?
[in English] Sir, two of the accused in custody, Vikas and Brajesh...
they tried to commit suicide.
Shit.
How are they now?
They'll be fine.
[in Hindi] And where was the SHO in all this?
[in English] Sir, it could not have been prevented.
They used a small pin they found in the cell.
Okay.
[in Hindi] Keep this under wraps, Vartika.
[in English] Sir.
[in Hindi] Asshole...
If you take the fall,
what does that say about me and our team's competence?
I know you don't want these prisoners harmed.
Just do one thing: keep everyone in this building safe.
[in English] Understood?
Or I will shoot you myself one day.
But I'll stand in between anyone else who tries to shoot you.
[in Hindi] Madam, we should talk about Akash.
I'll talk to him.
You think that'll work?
What else can we do? He's our key witness.
He must have a conscience. [in English] I'll appeal to that.
[in Hindi] I was thinking of a stronger tactic.
[in English] No, Bhupendra. He's a trauma victim.
[in Hindi] He's witnessed his friend getting gang raped.
[in English] And I'd like to believe that there must be a part of him
that wants to do the right thing.
-[in Hindi] And his uncle? -I'll send him out of the room.
[knock on door]
[in English] Come in.
[Vartika in Hindi] I'll talk to Akash in private.
[woman] Ma'am, the lawyer's here.
[in English] Oh, God.
-[in Hindi] Get me a cup of tea. -And the lawyer?
-Get him too. -[woman in English] Yes Ma'am.
-[in Hindi] Please come in, sir. -[man in English] Hello, madam.
Hello. Where's Brij?
He's my senior, madam. He had another case pending.
Oh, thank God. [chuckles]
Sit. Sit.
So, uh, we are due in court today.
May I have an update on the case, please?
It's good to know you're on top of things.
[man] Of course, ma'am.
[Vartika] Okay, so we have caught the four accused,
and we're close to catching the last two.
You'll have a report soon.
But I don't have the time to come to court right now.
Not when there are two criminals at large.
So I would request you to buy some time, please.
I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm not sure that's possible.
You see, the Magistrate is in a bit of hurry--
Sir. Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, your bag...
You can take this.
[in Hindi] Sir, it's possible. It's no big deal.
Use all the legal tricks you have.
Just give us some more time.
And talk to the SHO on your way out. He can help.
-SHO, sir? -[Vinod] Mm-hmm?
[in English] I'm Rajeev Chhabra, standing council for the Delhi Police.
Oh, yes. Hi. Please--
[in Hindi] Sir, I'm representing the police in the high court inquiry.
[in English] Sir, I'd, uh, like to meet...
[in Hindi] Yeah, PCR Ram Pratap.
I believe he was the first constable
to respond to the call and encounter the victims.
Yes, indeed, one minute.
Hello, is Ram Pratap here?
[in English] Good, send him in.
[in Hindi] Today's your lucky day.
These guys are hard to track down.
[in English] Actually, sir, it's your lucky day.
He's a good man.
He might not be very educated or bright, but... he knows his job.
And he did it well.
[in Hindi] Ram Pratap, this is our lawyer
representing the Delhi Police in this case.
There's a High Court inquiry on our conduct.
He wants to ask you some questions. Come, sit.
Come.
Ram, can you tell me in detail what happened that night
when you found the victims?
I got a call at 10:24, sir...
[Hindi music playing over speakers]
-[Sudhir in Hindi] What are you drawing? -Nothing.
-[Sudhir] Can you read and write? -Yeah.
[Sudhir] I have a friend named Sonu.
Young guy.
He cleans buses around here.
-Do you know him? -Nope.
If you did, there'd be something in it for you.
What do you mean?
If you can help, there's more where that came from.
I don't know any Sonu.
But I'll ask around.
Who wants to know?
Just a guy
who wants to get his money back.
We're all looking for that guy, brother.
[laughs]
I'll see you around.
[in English] We have a lead, sir.
[in Hindi] This guy knows a Sonu who's a bit crazy.
He thinks it's our man.
-Where is he now? -Noida.
-And you can ID him? -Yes, sir.
[Hindi music playing over radio]
-[Jairaj] Shukla... -Hmm?
[in Hindi] Did you know there's a village in Bihar called "Asshole"?
[laughs] No way! The slang must come from there.
Change the radio station.
No, I like this song.
Did I ask for your opinion? Just change it.
What do you have against old songs?
They make me sombre.
Let's vote then.
Are we having an election?
Change it. I'm still in charge.
So what? Ashok's the one driving.
We need to keep him alert and happy.
What do you think?
-So tell us, what do you think? -I'm fine either way, sir.
What the hell? A man has to choose. What do you think of this song?
-I like it. -Hear that? What do you say?
-Bought your vote? -[Prakash] That's how it works.
Where are we?
I don't see this road on the map.
-What? -Yeah.
-Stop the car. -Ask someone.
-Pull over. -Stop.
Ask this villager.
Ask him.
[Prakash] Hey, brother!
Listen.
We're trying to get to Palamu.
-Palamu? -Yeah.
I think you're going the wrong way.
But the last guy we saw said it was this way.
-Where did you meet him? -Thirty minutes ago on this road.
Yeah, he must be from Pandu village. They would say that.
Pandu rhymes with gandu... Turn around.
Make a U-turn. Careful.
How do we even know this guy's telling us the truth?
It's a narrow road.
[sighs]
[in Hindi] How are you guys? All good?
You're alive?
Tell me why you did such a stupid thing?
We're trying to save you from angry mobs and you go and do this?
[crying]
What happened?
Will you talk? What's wrong?
Madam...
he thinks his mother's committed suicide.
When? What are you talking about?
Because she must have heard the news by now.
She won't be able to live with what I've done. I know it.
She must've heard about it and killed herself. I know it.
[Vimla] What's your Ma's number?
Give me her number.
900-12-22-300.
-[woman] Hello? -Is this Brajesh's mother?
-Yeah. -Ma! I'm here Ma...
Yeah, everything's okay. Brajesh is fine. I'll call you back later, okay?
Blessings.
-Your mother's alive. -I want to talk to her.
[Vimla] Mm-hmm.
Not now.
First get better, then we'll see.
Okay?
Ma...
[sobs] Ma.
Hello.
[in Hindi] Uncle, can you to step out for a minute. I need to speak to him.
[in English] Thank you.
[in Hindi] You're going to talk to D-City TV? Sit down.
[in English] Sit. Sit. It's okay.
[in Hindi] Why?
What do you hope to achieve?
Madam...
people should hear my side of the story.
Yeah, but at the right time, in court.
You have your whole life to go on TV afterwards.
You can even write a book.
[in English] But after the verdict is out.
[in Hindi] If there are any discrepancies in your facts...
[in English] ...the defence is going to use it against you.
[in Hindi] It could jeopardize the entire case.
[in English] And those guys will walk free.
And just for your information...
[in Hindi] ...this station you're speaking to has a vendetta against us...
[in English] ...because we have a case against their CEO.
They're just using you.
-You get what I'm saying, right? -Yes, I understand, ma'am.
Hmm.
[door opens]
[in Hindi] Shukla, ask him.
-Greetings, old man. -Greetings.
[Prakash] Where does Pallavi Kumar live?
The third house from the corner. But the place is empty.
[Jairaj] Go, check. I'll stay here.
-Greetings, old man. -Greetings.
We're from Delhi. We're looking for Pallavi Kumar's family.
Has something happened?
Yeah. I'll tell you.
[Prakash] It's empty.
Do you know where they might be?
I don't know. They've been gone for a while.
The thing is...
Pallavi's husband committed a crime in Delhi and fled.
-Really? -He robbed and tried to kill two people.
So we're looking for him. We thought he might have come here.
No, he didn't.
-[in HIndi] Do you know where Sonu lives? -Sonu?
This way.
-There? -Yeah, down that alley.
Madam, do you know a Sonu around here?
Sir, do you know anyone named Sonu around here?
Yeah, I'm Sonu. Who are you?
It's him.
This is the crazy criminal?
Yeah, why not?
You knew that the guy we're looking for is young, in his 20's?
This Sonu can't even stand on his own, much less commit a crime.
What did he do to you? Tell me!
He was always making fun of me, embarrassing me in front of others.
He once embarrassed me in front of a woman I liked.
Yeah, I remember. You're that goofy guy.
You liked that cleaner girl.
Taking revenge now? You want to send me to prison?
Shut up! After that day, I couldn't even look at her, because of you.
She was saved. You did good, old man.
-That's right. -You're lucky I don't break your bones.
Where the fuck is Sonu...
[Jairaj in Hindi] They've committed a heinous crime.
That's why it's so important to find them. And we need to protect them, too.
If the public finds him, what will they do?
We can't have that.
-When did this happen? -Last week.
-How many others were there? -Five or six.
Does this have to do with the gang rape in Delhi? The one on TV?
I can't say. That's also a sensitive issue.
Why else would Delhi cops come here?
-You are cops, right? -We're just helping the courts.
You're overthinking this.
Just imagine if this happened to your sister or daughter. How would you feel?
Wouldn't you want justice?
Yeah, those bastards should be punished.
We agree. That's why we need your help.
We really don't want to get involved.
Where are you going? Listen...
Just wait.
Hey, listen.
If you hear anything about Alok, let us know.
You'll even get a reward.
[man] Sir, we'd do it for free.
-This kind of thing can't go unpunished. -[man 2] Absolutely.
[man] But we'll take the reward, too.
-[Jairaj] Shukla, we should go. -Okay.
Take my number.
We're off. Our rubbish hotel food awaits.
I'd ask you to stay, but it's better you leave now.
-Understood. -Goodbye.
Goodbye.
[in Hindi] Where's that bus going?
Gurgaon, I think.
I'll be back.
[Sudhir] We got there and found this old man.
And he says he insulted me in front of a woman I liked.
[chuckles]
-Asshole didn't even apologize after. -[all laugh]
Sir, are you still looking for Sonu?
For Sonu and for peace.
Peace who?
I think I just saw him leave on a bus to Gurgaon.
You think?
I can't be sure.
A young bus conductor?
Yeah, exactly.
You're sure it was heading to Gurgaon?
Someone just told me it was going there.
[in Hindi] So, we don't know exactly where the bus went or if it's actually him.
Well done, give him a prize.
[Sudhir] No, but most buses leaving in the afternoon
return first thing the next morning.
Fine.
Let's see if he comes back or not.
If he was working on that bus, he surely will.
Go there first thing in the morning.
Take the investigating officer with you.
[in English] Yes, sir.
[in English] See, I believe that if she hadn't resisted the assault,
she wouldn't be in such a bad way now.
[woman 2] And how can you say that? As if her fighting back was a bad thing.
[woman] Please, don't get me wrong. I'm not blaming her for anything.
It's just that it happens in our city whereby an innocent woman
is being assault--
[in Hindi] Do you need anything, uncle?
I don't understand what all of this is about.
I just want my child back...
but I'm losing faith.
My mother used to tell me a story...
about a girl who was terminally ill.
There was a tree outside her room which shed its leaves.
She tells her father that the day the last leaf falls, she'll die.
So one day, her father glues
the last leaf to the tree
ensuring it would never fall.
Every day she'd look at the tree... and see that solitary leaf.
And because of that single leaf, she built the confidence to survive.
[sobbing]
Some water?
I'll bring it.
[in English] Is she ready to give a statement yet?
Well, Neeti knows this as well as I do.
She has been in and out of consciousness,
and when she's awake, it's only for a brief moment.
Do you have a better idea on her prognosis?
The cosmetic injuries are the 15 bite marks on her face.
I can even repair the wounds around her vagina.
But the potentially fatal damage is in the middle of small intestines.
This means the iron rod was thrust in completely
through her vaginal and anal openings,
that have cut both the intestines at several places vertically.
The worst part about this is
the damage to the organs indicate
the act of insertion and retraction of rod
was committed repeatedly.
A hook at the end of the rod, along with the serrations,
has only aggravated the tearing.
It wasn't just the rod, but the fact
that they literally pulled the pieces of intestines
out from the vaginal opening.
We have performed a second surgery,
but it may be irreparable.
Let me know when she's ready for a statement.
I will.
And I have to tell you this.
I believe with all my heart in rehabilitation. I do.
But I really hope that these people...
literally hang for this.
Thank you.
[man on TV speaking Hindi]
[in Hindi] Anybody here?
[man on TV in English] Excellent. Right answer.
[in English] Kitchen's closed.
They left us something.
Come on.
[in Hindi] I've spent my whole life serving our nation.
This is my reward.
[Prakash] Isn't it like this everywhere?
No, brother.
Look at America.
Cops own homes, cars...
They work one shift a day and get weekends off.
They have a union that fights for them.
And they don't need to take gifts. Their fucking salary is enough.
They're even given time to work out.
They eat well, exercise, perfect life.
Amazing.
And their lady officers, you can't mess with them.
One of them could take the three of us down.
Not like here. They have martial arts training.
Not like ours, who come straight from the kitchen to the station.
They all own cars?
[Jairaj] With roads paved in gold.
You're screwed in this life.
Pray you get a better one next time.
[in English] Ma'am, so... we have a lead on Sonu.
[in Hindi] Sudhir and Vimla will try to intercept him
at Anand Vihar Terminal tomorrow morning.
Call Subhash as well...
[in English] ...in case we need more authority.
[in Hindi] Yes, madam.
[cell phone beeps]
[in English] Excuse me, ma'am. [in Hindi] Can I make a personal call?
Is it the same guy you spoke to yesterday?
Yes.
Can I ask you something?
[in English] Yeah, of course.
I overheard your conversation yesterday.
[in Hindi] Why were you so hesitant to tell him what work you did?
Ma'am, whoever I speak to about my daughter's marriage,
when they learn I'm a police officer, they refuse the proposal.
Nobody wants to be associated with the police.
I'm proud of my job and my department.
But my job gets in the way of my daughter's future.
This really hurts me.
If someone didn't respect me, I wouldn't want to associate with them...
[in English] Definitely wouldn't want them as in-laws.
Ma'am... my world is different than yours.
But we're trying to protect our daughters.
[cell phone ringing]
Yeah, Dipti, isn't it kind of late?
[Dipti] I'm sorry, ma'am, but it's important.
I just heard that your male victim has closed a deal with D-City TV.
They're going to do an on-air interview.
Fuck!