Adarsh's car.
He's sitting inside the car.
Adarsh.
Adarsh, open the door.
Looks like something has happened to him.
We have to break open the door.
Move back.
- He's dead. - Huh?
What?
There is a similar mark on his neck too.
Just like the one on Lucky's neck.
Abhijeet, look here.
The key was here on the floor, under this box.
Could it have fallen during the scuffle with the killer?
How could he have had a scuffle?
The door was locked from inside. We broke it open now.
Yes, you're right.
How did the killer kill Adarsh from inside a locked car?
Abhijeet.
The mystery of the burning footsteps
is getting deeper by the minute.
Arohi.
Enough, my dear.
How many games will you play?
Look, it's 3:00 am. Go to sleep now.
Please, mom. Let me play some more. Tomorrow is a holiday.
I'm turning off the light right now. Go to sleep.
Okay, give me the correct answer to my riddle.
Then I will surely sleep.
Oh, God. You and your riddles.
Go on. Ask me.
I have a head but no brains.
I have wings, but I cannot fly.
If I go forward, I don't come back.
- Tell me, who am I? - Uh…
It has a head but no brains, right?
Your dad.
Come on, mom. Take me seriously.
Dad does not have wings.
What else can it be?
I don't know. I give up. You tell me.
I'm giving you time till tomorrow, mom.
- Think about it and answer me. - Okay.
I'll think about it till tomorrow and then give you the answer.
Go to sleep now. Mom is also exhausted.
Who is there?
Got you.
Raj… What kind of a joke was this?
I see… So, this is a joke?
While solving Arohi's riddle
what did you say for 'I have a head but no brains?
Who? Arohi's dad, huh?
- Did you hear that? - Yes.
By the way, this is the answer to Arohi's riddle.
There is a head but no brains.
It has wings but does not fly.
Right… It goes forward. It doesn't come back.
It's an arrow. Right.
Arohi…
- Arohi… - Arohi, what happened, dear?
What's the matter, child?
- What happened? - Why did you shout?
Did you have a bad dream?
Mom… Spirit.
Spirit? No, dear.
'There is smoke outside Lucky's house.'
There's nothing there. Don't be scared.
Dad is here. I'll be back soon.
I'll be back.
Mr Lucky.
Mr Lucky…
- Where is it? - There, sir.
Please wait here.
Avni, make sure you get a good picture
- of the burn marks near the wound. - Yes, sir.
Sir, I'm not able to comprehend.
A sharp object like a knife has been used for the murder.
How is a burn mark on the neck?
What exactly happened last night?
Sir, I heard my daughter scream.
'I went running to her room.'
'I saw that she was very scared.'
'She pointed to the room window. And when I checked,'
'I could see smoke outside Mr Lucky's room.'
I came running here and saw his dead body.
If there was smoke,
then there should have been a fire, too.
But sir, nothing in the house is burnt.
And there are no burn marks on the body, except this one point.
Did your daughter tell you
what exactly she saw outside the window?
No, sir. She did not say anything. She's terrified.
- Can we meet her? - Yes.
Arohi.
This uncle is from the CID.
Say hello.
Hello, Arohi.
Won't you say hello to uncle Abhijeet?
Sir, as I said, she's not saying anything.
She's very frightened.
Arohi is very sensitive.
She gets affected by even the small things.
Please don't worry. It will take some time, but it will all be fine.
Arohi, will you say hello to me?
Chocolate?
This…
What does Arohi like the most?
Sir, she likes solving riddles.
Solving riddles?
Sir, the night this incident happened
even at that time, Arohi was asking me a riddle.
Is it?
Okay, then. Let's do one thing.
I have such a cute riddle with me,
that no one can answer it.
32 thieves in a cave,
keep working all day long.
They all rest at night.
Tell me, who am I?
Oh, God, sir. This is a tough one.
32 thieves?
I don't know this one.
Don't you know?
- Then I win. - I know the answer.
- Tell me. - Teeth.
That's amazing.
Arohi, you've a very intelligent girl.
- Shall I ask you one now? - Sure, go ahead.
One man has 20 kilograms of flour,
how will he go to get it ground? Tell me.
This one is a very tough riddle.
Avni, you tell me.
- Shall I tell you? - Tell me.
Flour cannot be ground. Wheat has to be ground.
We are such fools, I tell you.
Let's solve a few more riddles, then.
Let's have a question answer session through riddles, okay?
Whatever you saw last night,
tell us in the form of a riddle.
Hmm. Good idea, sir. Go ahead, ask us.
Okay.
I feel hungry but never thirsty.
I dance, but I don't have feet.
I need air, but I don't breathe.
I grow big, but I don't grow old.
Who am I?
Hmm.
I feel hungry but never thirsty.
I need air, but…
I don't breathe.
Fire.
Correct answer, uncle.
Did you see a fire?
Where? How?
It's always at the back, but never comes forward.
It dissolves in water, but blooms on ice.
If anyone is lost in the jungle, then it helps to find them.
Oh… Footprints. Right?
You answered correctly twice.
Here, this chocolate is for you.
I don't eat chocolates, Arohi.
Let's do one thing.
Let's leave the riddles for now.
Tell us properly
all that you saw yesterday. Tell us everything.
Burning footsteps?
No face or body, but did you see just feet?
Yes, uncle. I saw only burning feet.
Okay, did you see anything else? Was anyone else there?
Any uncle or aunt?
No, there was no one.
If you see these burning footsteps again,
call us right away.
We will come and scold them.
But you must not get scared. You are a fearless girl.
We'll solve more riddles the next time we come.
Okay.
Okay…
When was the last time you people saw Lucky?
Lucky was not in town for many days.
He came back just yesterday. And yes…
A lady had come to drop him home.
Who was that girl?
She may be his friend. I don't know her name.
But I've seen her with Lucky many times.
Hmm.
Did she come by car?
Yes.
Good. Avni.
Get the footage from the CCTV camera outside the bungalow.
We can use the vehicle number
and find out who Lucky's friend is.
Ms Pia,
were you the one who dropped Lucky home?
Sir, she's very frightened.
We had such a good time over the weekend.
I never imagined something like this will happen to Lucky.
By the way…
Where had you gone for your picnic?
You also must have gone along, right, Ankush?
No, sir. Only the other three people had gone.
- I did not go with them. - Oh, I see.
So?
There's a resort 150 kilometres
- away from the city. - Mm-hmm.
Lucky, Adarsh and I had opened a start-up.
We thought we could enjoy the day
and discuss our work too.
What kind of business do you have?
We deal with trekking equipment.
Trekking equipment? Meaning?
Sir, shoes for climbing mountains, ropes, etc.
All items related to trekking are available here.
Did you notice any difference in Lucky's behaviour during the trip?
No, sir. He was fine.
But I think now I understand
what the reason for this death could be.
Hold on…
- What did you just say? - Sir…
During the trip, we went to a place
- where we shouldn't have gone. - What do you mean?
If we hadn't gone there, then maybe
Lucky would have been with us.
Which place did you go to?
There was a cursed jungle
close to the place
where we had halted.
- 'It's quite deserted, right? - But it's very good.'
'Something is written here.'
'It's written that there is a vengeful spirit inside.'
'What is it vengeful about? Let's have a look.'
'Looks like this spirit will take revenge against us.'
'Both of you are crazy. We must not take such things lightly.'
'These things can be true.'
'Pia, you're a scaredy-cat.'
'Come, let's see how the vengeful spirit welcomes us.'
- 'Come on… - Come, Pia.'
- 'Come, let's go. - I don't want to go.'
'Come on…'
- 'Let's have a look. - Stop.'
'Did you three not read what is written there?'
'This place is cursed.'
'All three of you will die.'
'You've made a big mistake by stepping foot here.'
'All three of you will burn in the fire of his vengeance.'
'When the burning footsteps turn towards someone'
'their life is sure to burn to ashes.'
'What will happen in this already desolated place?'
Lucky insulted that spirit too much that night.
He made fun of it.
I'm sure that spirit has taken its revenge.
Madam, there are no such things as spirits, etc.
But I believe in all this.
Who else will kill him? Think about it.
Everyone loved him a lot. They valued him.
Yes, Salunkhe. Tell me.
What?
Okay, we will be there.
- What is his name? - Polo.
Very cute name.
Yes, Salunkhe.
Boss, Lucky has been killed with a burning arrow.
Burning arrow?
The burning arrow made a direct hit to Lucky's carotid artery.
Carotid artery?
Sir, this is the same artery that supplies oxygen to the brain.
You're right, Purvi.
This artery is very important to the human body.
It's on both sides of the neck.
And it supplies blood to the mouth,
nose, eyes, face and brain.
So, if this artery is cut, a person will die instantly.
Like it happened in Lucky's case.
It would have taken five to ten seconds for Lucky to faint.
And he would have died in under a minute.
That means, whoever has shot this arrow, aimed at the spot
which would ensure that Lucky died in an instant.
That's right.
Dr Salunkhe, why do you feel
that he died due to an arrow?
It's possible that some other sharp weapon was used.
Sachin, I've mapped this wound.
The is a clear triangular shape
which tells us that it was an arrow.
What about the burn mark near the wound?
I will tell you about that. Come this way.
This can happen only when the arrow is burning, Pankaj.
Sachin sir,
I think all this is connected to the cursed jungle
that Pia had gone to.
- There you go again. - I'm telling the truth.
One thing is certain.
Lucky's death
is connected to that cursed jungle.
There is some connection for sure.
Do one thing, Pankaj. Go to that jungle.
And check if you find anything.
See if you find someone. Go and check.
Sir, I? Alone?
- Should I come too? - No, sir. Sorry. I'll go.
Sachin, Avni and you,
go along with him.
A burning arrow?
Avni, which route have you brought us on?
Neither is there a network here nor the navigation is working.
Let's ask him.
Excuse me, sir.
Is there a cursed jungle here?
I cannot commit the sin of sending you people into the trap of death.
Strange. Everyone here is superstitious.
One minute, sir.
What is this, Pankaj?
Sir, this is an evil eye. It wards off all evil.
Where do you get all this from?
Welcome, sir. I was waiting for you.
My name is Prakash. I'm overjoyed to meet you.
People don't like us visiting their door, but you're happy to meet us.
Not happy, overjoyed. Let's sit inside and talk.
- Listen to us. - Please come in. We'll talk here.
Think of this as your office. Don't be shy.
The entire office is empty.
Please come, sir.
Hey… Hold on.
Please wait.
Sir, Mr Adarsh told me that the investors are coming and we have to welcome them.
Sir, how much are you going to invest in our start-up?
- We are not investors. - Sir?
We are investigators. We are from the CID.
CI… CID?
That's right.
One of the three owners of your company, Lucky, was killed last night.
Please think properly
and tell us if you suspect anyone.
Suspicion…
Sir, we don't suspect anyone.
Did Lucky have any enemies or fights with anyone?
No, sir. No enemies. But yes, he did fight.
- With whom? - With Mr Adarsh.
Regarding?
They argued about the profit share in the company.
There was a fight between the three of them.
Then?
After that, Ms Pia took Mr Lucky
and Mr Adarsh on that picnic, to resolve the issue.
Oh.
It's been just one day since Lucky died, but this
Pia and Adarsh were looking for investors?
Give us Adarsh's phone number, Aadhar number, PAN number,
house number, car number and all other numbers
- registered in his name. - Yes, sir.
Lucky's game is over.
What fun it will be if Pia's game is also over.
Then, this company will become mine.
And yes, don't worry about the CID.
This case is way beyond their IQ level.
They will need seven lives to solve this case.
'Warning.'
'Vengeful spirit buried inside. Do not enter.'
Oh!
- Pankaj, what are you doing? - Coming, sir.
Hey… Hey…
Did you come here despite my stopping you?
No one will survive.
If you have any last wishes, go and fulfil them.
Our last wish is
that you spill out the truth about this place.
Whose spirit is this, that you're using to scare everyone?
Before you know the name of that spirit,
you must know
why that spirit does what it does.
I see, he wants to tell the motive of the murder beforehand. Go ahead.
Many years ago,
this land was deserted and barren.
There was nothing here.
Then one day, a man came who turned his land
green and fertile.
This place became rich and green.
He was the king and guardian of this place.
If any outsider came
and tried to harm any animals or trees
then he would kill him with his arrows.
But one day, there was such a fierce fire in the forest
that everything burned down.
He also died in the same fire.
But he did not leave the forest.
Even today, his spirit guards this barren land.
If any outsider sets foot in this jungle
then his burning feet follow that outsider.
To send them to their afterlife.
Look at this picture. Did he also come here?
Yes.
Did he kill him, too?
Sir, I think it's all the spirit's doing.
Flaming footprints, arrow,
all of it matches with this case.
No, no, Mr Pankaj, a spirit didn't do this.
Instead, someone used this story to their advantage and did this.
Right, Avni.
Whoever it is,
they can't hide from us for long.
Adarsh's car.
Is he in the car?
Adarsh?
- Adarsh. - Adarsh, open the door.
Hey, he's dead.
Abhijeet, look at this.
This key was under this box, near his feet.
Sir, this car uses a smart key.
If the car doesn't get a signal to unlock,
it may get blocked at any time.
But the key was inside the car,
so how did the car get blocked?
I think the killer tampered with it
so that even if the key was inside the car,
the car's sensor wouldn't read the key's signals.
We found the key
under this box of sunglasses.
What if this box has something to do with it?
Sir, this is a metal case.
Yes, why do you ask?
Metal could block the signal.
Oh.
So the killer's plan was to make sure that the door was locked
even if the key was inside the car.
His flaming footprints will lead us to him.
Tell me, Salunkhe.
My God!
- Forensics is on fire? - No, no, Pankaj.
This fire has some purpose.
Adarsh has been killed
the same way Lucky was, with a flaming arrow.
And we've found something else on the wound.
- What did you find, sir? - Salt.
- Salt? - Yes, Purvi, salt.
Boss, after killing Adarsh, the killer sprinkled salt on his wounds.
The killer will definitely come for us.
We went to the cursed jungle, didn't we?
Before the killer tries to kill Pia,
we have to unravel the mystery behind this fire.
That spirit ruined everything.
First, Lucky.
Then, Adarsh.
And now, it'll come for me.
It will kill me.
No, it won't. Everything will be fine.
Ms Pia.
We won't let anything happen to you.
Sir, she's in a pitiful state.
She's developed a phobia of spirits.
There's nothing like spirits, understood?
There's someone behind this.
Whoever it is, we will surely catch them.
Uh!
- Tell me, Salunkhe. - Boss.
All the places where you found footprints of those flaming feet,
send me samples of soil and ash from there.
I think I might be able to solve this mystery.
I'll talk to you later.
What's wrong? It seems disturbed.
It might be in distress because of the state Pia is in, sir.
Anyway, animals have a strong sixth sense.
No, no, it's not that.
No. No.
Flaming footprints?
It's coming towards us, how is this even possible?
It's coming! It's coming!
It's coming to kill me!
Calm down, I won't let any harm come to you, Pia.
Pia. Look. How did the fire catch?
- Sir. - How did she catch fire?
Please help.
Oh, my God!
Are you all right?
I can't understand…
Why was that dog barking? I'm sure it saw someone,
but there's no one here,
and he's saying that no one came here.
How is that even possible?
Look at this, how is this even possible?
Abhijeet, make necessary arrangements to collect soil samples.
Yes, sir.
Let me call Salunkhe.
- Yes, boss? - 'Listen to me.'
We spoke on call a while back,
and it must've been recorded as per procedure.
Yes.
Now, listen to me carefully.
Thoroughly analyse the soundtrack.
Okay, boss. Bye.
The soil samples from the places where we found flaming footprints
have no hints of flammable fuel,
but we did find some soda particles.
Soda particles?
And what about the call recording? Any updates?
Boss, I came across high-frequency sounds in that recording
that are inaudible to humans.
But yes, dogs can hear them.
That's why Pia's dog kept barking continuously.
And maybe that's why the glass and water jug on the table
- were vibrating, sir. - Boss.
Metallic sodium can ignite,
but when metallic sodium
comes in contact with water, it burns vigorously.
And some soda particles are left behind as residues.
When Pia's jacket caught fire
and Ankush put water on it, the fire intensified.
Sir, this video has gone viral.
Someone went into that jungle and filmed this video.
'That's it! Enough is enough!'
'You can fool everyone else, but not me.'
'I'm here in your area.'
'Wait and watch, I'll put out your flaming footprints.'
'I'll put it out forever and ever!'
Who's making these videos?
And what's his motive behind making this video?
What's wrong, sir?
He is a very good friend of mine, he won't ever do anything wrong.
Sir, please trust…
Prithvi.
Why did you do it?
Sir.
I just wanted to make Pia realise that there's nothing like spirits.
I wanted to remove that fear from her heart.
Are you an idiot or something?
Don't you know that two people have already been killed,
and that Pia was attacked? Even then?
Sir, do you think that a spirit is behind all this?
Enough!
What we think is none of your business.
But keep one thing in mind,
don't you ever dare to meddle in our investigation.
we couldn't save two people
even though the investigation was ongoing.
And if the killer comes now, we can catch them in the act, right, sir?
Is that so?
Did you hear that, Abhijeet?
Prithvi will help us
catch the killer in the act.
Have we met before?
I think I've seen you before.
As they say, sir, 'It's a small world.'
- So you might've seen me somewhere. - No, no, no.
The night Adarsh was killed,
were you in Ajaynagar?
Ajaynagar, sir?
What's wrong? You're fumbling after hearing Ajaynagar's name.
Correct, correct, I did see you there.
What were you doing there?
Yes, sir… I was in Ajaynagar.
There's a mall there, so I do go there often.
This is just amazing, sir!
Instead of catching the killer, you're suspecting me.
Sir, no matter what, he will never harm Pia.
Enough!
Stop repeating the same thing.
I have a terrible headache,
and if you're done with your interrogation,
can I please go and rest for a while?
Sir, he might be tired, that's why
A little!
Pia,
did you take your medicines?
Why do you do this, Pia?
Sir, I'll give her the tablets and come soon.
Please sit till then, sir.
Why do you do this? Take your tablets on time.
- Sir? - Yes?
Prithvi seems strange.
- He isn't trustworthy. - Hmm.
The burning footprints last night
could be his scheme, sir.
Are you sure
Prithvi was at the location where Adarsh died?
My eyes can't betray me in such things, sir.
Sir, what if Prithvi created the scene yesterday
to distract us from Pia
and kill her at the right time.
Pia's life is in danger, for sure.
But letting Prithvi
stay here is not safe.
Sir, Prithvi…
Prithvi? What did Prithvi do?
We shouldn't have!
We shouldn't have messed with the spirit.
Pia, what happened?
The spirit won't spare anyone!
It won't spare anyone!
But what happened? Huh?
- Pia? - Pia!
Pia!
Be careful. Hold her firmly.
Prithvi?
He's no more, sir.
Prithvi!
It's the same scar, sir.
Ankush?
How did this take place?
I told you all
he would never harm us. But no!
Prithvi!
Take a deep breath. Easy.
Pia?
What happened inside? Hmm?
Pia, I believe it now.
That spirit did everything.
I didn't trust you back then.
I'm sorry, Pia.
That arrow was made of ice.
Those footprints were also ice.
The arrow melts before we reach the spot,
and the footprints disappear.
We found salt on Adarsh's injury.
It was used to speed up the melting of the frozen arrow.
Prithvi was already present there.
The killer lit those footprints
on fire when he signalled.
This criminal lights up the fire when a spectator is around.
In Lucky's case, he screamed deliberately.
Owing to that scream, Arohi went to the window.
She saw those burning footprints, sir.
It means Prithvi was helping the killer.
The killer didn't need Prithvi's help any more.
That's why he got rid of Prithvi.
But who is this killer?
Who wants to kill Pia, Adarsh and Lucky?
Who is it?
Prakash,
we want to see your company's
crucial documents, such as balance sheets, accounts, etc.
But, sir, what happened?
Two co-owners of your company have died, and Pia's life is in danger.
Show your accounts. Hurry up!
But, sir, Pia madam doesn't own this company anymore.
What?
Pia doesn't own it? What do you mean?
Sir, Pia madam sold the company and is leaving the country.
Leaving the country?
It means Pia is behind everything.
- What time does her flight depart? - I think it's at 2 o'clock.
Hello.
What?
A constable was guarding Pia's house.
She rendered him unconscious and eloped with Ankush.
Ankush, why have we come here?
That is Pia's car.
Nobody is here.
Did you think
you could leave without a scratch after killing in front of CID?
But what made you suspect me?
I created a picture
that both our lives were in danger.
No matter the picture, Ankush,
the curtain has to drop.
Pia led us to you.
Our investigation revealed
that an arrow of ice was used to kill.
You used Pia's phone to call the ice vendor,
so Pia is suspected.
The blood I wiped off Pia's hands
turned out to be fake. That's when we suspected
- that you're behind all of it. - I see.
You found out that, too.
Yes. If the blood on Pia's hands was fake,
how could his death be real?
Prithvi!
Come on.
Tell me, how was my acting?
Your acting was superb!
You deserve the Oscars.
But how did you know that Adarsh, Pia and Lucky
planned to visit that cursed forest?
I told Lucky about that place.
I also made a bet with him
to take Pia there.
Lucky won the bet, which favoured your plan.
You used that cursed forest
to execute your crime.
I loved you.
But I loved Aisha, not you.
Aisha?
- Yes. - Who is Aisha?
Our mutual friend.
Ask her
how she killed her to marry me.
- She died of a heart attack. - You knew her heart was weak.
You knew scaring her could lead to her heart failure.
I scared her as a joke.
I didn't know she would die.
Why did you marry me if you hated me so much?
To exact revenge for Aisha's death,
I wanted to scare you till death,
like you killed Aisha.
You wanted to scare her till death?
I didn't intend to kill her by cutting her in this machine.
I know
her heart is also weak.
I wanted to kill her the way she killed Aisha,
by scaring her.
You killed two innocent people to exact revenge on Pia.
You made up a story of ghosts.
You used the cursed forest. But what was the use?
You forgot that no matter how perfect a criminal's plan is,
CID can foil all of them.
Now, wait for your death sentence in jail.
And yes!
No burning footprints will come to save you this time.