All for One

Setting the stage

The FCC team was setting up a tent in front of the Rose Hotel in Andheri for the protest. When Raghu and Safina arrived, there were people seated whom had trickled in to support the survivors of the fire. There were placards asking the government for faster action against the perpetrators, for Judicial Investigation, and bringing down the Kamath Builders, but most prominent was Justice for Aysha. She has become the face for the people fighting.

News crew was present and wanted to interview Safina, but she refused to do any. Mr Shyam was handling the queries put forth by them. Ms Julie was maintaining a low profile, so her team could handle everything.

Raghu got to Julie and with Safina translating, got to know of her plans.

"We will continue to protest here. And you know what we should do, we must create maximum disruption on the day of his daughter's wedding. The guy has the audacity to go ahead with it after everything that he has done."

"Do you see how the wedding planner lady is going on about how wonderful the venue is going to be. They are talking of importing Tulips and Peonies for the function. And god knows what all are being served for food. The kind of money he is splurging on the wedding, if he had spent half of that for the people in the slums, they would have moved. No, he had to kill them all.", Swetha showed her frustration.

"The way to disrupt the function is to get in. Find if they need extra help, maybe we could sneak someone in, and at the right moment of them tying the knots we can hoist a placard in front of the cameras. That will teach them, that all is not hunky dory with the world.", Julie was in full planning mode.

"No, ma'am. The food is prepared and served by the hotel staff itself. And valet services are also done by the hotel. We have no access. They have completely tightened the security after the fire, and it will only be more on the days leading to the function."

"It would have been a PR nightmare for them, if it was possible"

Once they realised they would not be able to enter the premises, they settled for creating issues with the comings and goings of the guests to the hotel and the employees.

The protest was being live fed in the news, on hearing this Saddique decided to crash the party. Realising his imminent arrival, Safina thought it prudent to be on her way.