[From Shaurya's house Inspector Nadeem rushed to the coaching centre. Nadeem reaches there.]
Reception: Hello sir. May I help you?
Inspector Nadeem: Can I meet the manager?
Reception: Sir do you have any appointment?
Inspector Nadeem (flashes his I'd): Police! I am inspector Nadeem. I need to meet the manager for the investigation of a case.
Reception: Okay sir, please come with me.
[The receptionist takes Nadeem to the manager's office.]
Manager: Hello Inspector. I am Anvesh Grover. And I am the manager of this beautiful coaching centre.
Inspector Nadeem: Hello Mr. Grover. I came here to ask you about a boy named Amlan Kumar. I saw his photo in your posters, so I just came up here.
Grover (hesitantly): Ohh, okay inspector.
Inspector Nadeem: So can you please tell me what kind of boy he was?
Grover: He was?? Anything happened to him??
Inspector Nadeem: Why would I use WAS for no reason Mr. Grover. He's dead.
Grover: Oh my god!! Really?
Inspector Nadeem: Yes. You please continue to say what I asked.
Grover: Umm, he was a good boy. He was quite mischievous.
Inspector Nadeem: Ohh, so I guessed it right.
Grover: What sir?
Inspector Nadeem: That you are a fraud
Grover(stammering): Frau.... Fraud... what are you saying inspector... ho.. How can you call me a fraud...
Inspector Nadeem (Moves towards him and cocks his gun): You know I have 35, goddamn, unofficial encounters.
Grover: Are you trying to threaten me?
Inspector Nadeem (turns the gun to Grover): No no Mr. Grover. I am just sharing my dark side with you.
Grover (rapidly): He was never a student of ours. He was the topper of the college last time. I just paid his parents to use his photo in our advertisement.
Inspector Nadeem: Ohh, thank you Mr. Dumbass. You will be punished for this. (Chuckles)
[Nadeem calls Kamble and orders to come and arrest Grover. Nadeem leaves the coaching and goes to Amlan's house.]
Inspector Nadeem: Hello Mr. Kumar. I got to know something about you.
Mr. Kumar: What sir?
Inspector Nadeem: I got to know that you are a cheap person who sold his son to a cheap coaching centre for some money. Am I right?
Mr. Kumar: Sorry sir
Inspector Nadeem: Ohh, that's a pity, for god's sake!! So when did you do this?
Mr. Kumar: The day my son died.
Inspector Nadeem: Shit!!! But why, why Mr. Kumar
Mr. Kumar: I needed money.
Inspector Nadeem: How shameless are you. Remember,money, it's just some piece of paper.
Mr. Kumar: Piece of paper, huh. Inspector, can you work without your salary?
[Nadeem stays silent]
Mr. Kumar: No right, never. All you do is for that salary, that money. You have portrayed me as a demon, some cheap greedy-for-money demon, but, but do you know, i am not like that. The situation I live in makes me like that. Six months ago, I lost my job. My wife started working as a tailor. Amlan was unaware of it. (In tears) When you are a dad, it is like being ashamed of, if you are unemployed. My wife's salary was never enough. To give my son the best quality education, I took loans from some of my friends. And now I am trapped. When my son topped, Grover came to me. He offered me fifty thousand rupees, just to use my son's photo to advertise his coaching. I was flattered. I accepted his deal. I was left with no other option. I was helpless.
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The Castle Of Sand
Mystery / ThrillerIt is a play, revolving around the murder of a child. Going deep into the mystery, a policeman works tirelessly to find out who was the real culprit of the incident. With every penetration, antagonist was left with a new angle to suspect. Follow him...
