Avrodh the Siege Within (2020–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - A clean slate - full transcript

While Shailesh commends Pradeep and imtiaz on a job well done, Pradeep isn't entirely relieved and suspects that all the events so far are not indicative of how ISI normally functions. Shailesh advises Vaidya to follow the trail o...

Congratulations, officers,
on a job well done.

- Thank you, Sir.
- Thank you, Sir.

And thank you for giving
the go-ahead to cross the LOC, Sir.

Aah. Don't get used to it.

The bureaucratic channels
are still dealing..

...with the ripples
of that decision.

- Please sit.
- Thank you.

Any news?

Sir, I think this Zafar Hamidi
was after something.

[Vaidya] ‘We've found technical
manuals in his backpack.’

[Vaidya] ‘I think...’



‘..he was planning to detonate some
printers through mobile phones.’

- [Shailesh] ‘Captain Pradeep.’
- Sir.

- All okay?
- Yes, sir.

Sir.. First, RDX enters Gujarat.

Then, burner phones
are bought in Kashmir.

[Pradeep] ‘An attempt to infiltrate
an explosives expert into India.’

And now these technical manuals
of printers in his backpack.

Sir, from my experience,
I can say..

...that this is not the
normal functioning of the ISI.

There is another cunning mastermind
behind this entire plan.

[Pradeep] ‘Zafar was just
a hired technician, sir.’

I think you are right.

Sir.

Let's get some more
news about these people.



In the meantime, officers,
get some rest.

If we are looking at a long haul,

I need my best officers
to be ready.

- Sir!
- Sir!

[phone ringing]

I can't believe it.
Has the ISI completely lost it?

I know, it's a setback.

But feed your passion, not anger.

- But our effort..
- [Waziri] ‘Will pay off.’

Firstly, and most importantly,
deal with the RDX.

If they were able
to get to Zafar...

...they can surely
get to the RDX too.

You have 100 kgs of RDX.
Divide it into four parts.

25 kilograms
for each of our new friends.

[Wazirii] ‘But,’

this RDX
should not reach any of them...

...until all our money reaches
all these separatist organizations.

[Waziri] ‘The ISI must fulfil
its promise.’

‘Or else,’

they can forget
about any fireworks.

Okay.
I’ve got this, Professor.

Good luck.

ARRANGE FOR 100 KILOS OF SALT.
NOW.

[Title Montage]

Mandarji, let's start.

[Mandar] ‘Sir,’

we were focused
on looking into tax evasions.

I think we should have...

...a single sales-tax window
for all businesses.

From many years,
we've been talking about GST.

[Mandar] ‘Now is the time
to implement it.’

‘It will ensure compliance...’

...and transparency in tax filing.

What do the states have to say?

Actually, quite a few states...

...haven’t agreed
to come on board yet.

[Mandar] ‘They think their
rights will be diminished.’

And that it will make them
answerable to the Centre.

Is this a problem only in
those states...

...that are not governed by
our government or...

Both, Satishji.

I will speak to the opposition.

[PM] ‘Before me,’

an economist
held this position.

I am sure,

he will have no objection
to this proposal.

To strengthen the economy,

we must all work together.

Yes.

So, where are we
on the digitization move?

Sir, digitizing all transactions
country-wide, is a long process.

[Mandar] ‘Plus, there are people
do not even earn enough...’

‘...to feel the need
for a bank account.’

[Shailesh] ‘And even if they do
have bank accounts...’

...they can deal in cash
and save money.

[Mandar] ‘Right.’

‘We are prepared to set up...’

‘...the infrastructure
for digital payments.’

But at this point,
our biggest concern is inflation.

[Mandar] ‘All sectors
like manufacturing...’

‘...and real estate
are under-performing.’

But still, inflation does exist.

So, people seem to have a lot
of money in their hands.

The gaps have to be in black money
and counterfeit currency.

[Mandar] ‘Sir,
to seize counterfeit notes,’

machines have to be installed
in every corner of the country.

[Mandar] ‘That’s
a big expenditure.’

Besides, we need manpower
to apprehend black money.

Mandarji, frankly..

Your suggestions come
with their own set of problems.

Sir, I'm just presenting the facts.

It's not that our tax officers
are not at work.

[Mandar] ‘But the thief...’

has historically stayed
one step ahead of the law.

Well, then we must stop playing
this game of cops and robbers.

Why not begin afresh?

Instead of trying to scour out
a blemish...

...how about starting
on a clean slate?

[door opens]
[Sukhdev] Good morning, sir.

Good morning.

You’re in quite
early today, sir.

Oh, I get.

You are working hard
to please Gulati sir.

What to do?

Gulati sir is such
an inspirational boss after all.

[Sukhdev] ‘Wow, sir.’

This is like shopping online
while sitting in a movie theatre.

You are a very dedicated
employee, sir.

- Just like...
- You.

Well.

Oh, sir. Good morning.

Please sit.

So, is the country secure now?

Uh.. Sir.

Pradeep, we collect tax
on behalf the government, right?

Yes.

And that tax goes into
the security of the country, right?

So, in a way...

...we are all protecting
the country, isn’t it?

Right, sir.

Well then. There are many pending
cases, pick any of them.

For the security of the nation?

Yes, sir.
I understand.

I'm on it.

Sometimes I feel like
you are my boss.

Sir, please...

[Gulati] ‘Oh no. Carry on.’

Further, further.
Back it up further. Stop.

Unload it.

Take it inside.

[phone ringing]

- Hello.
- [Suleiman] ‘Parveena ma’am,’

the salt is here.

Hurry up.

[Parveena] ‘Get moving fast.
And remember.’

20 boxes of 10 kilos each.

[Suleiman] ‘Okay.’

Yes, Mr. Ramlogan, tell me.

You will have to fund
my next vacation too.

- Is it?
- You remember I had told you...

...that Green Clan corporation
has closed its account in our bank?

Yes, I remember.

It was not a simple transfer
to another account.

[Pradeep] ‘Then?’

The transfers are distributed
in eight accounts.

Really?

[Ramlogan] ‘Wait, wait.’

‘I'm asking for a double vacation
for a reason.’

The eight accounts are
in eight different countries.

It was a multinational transfer.

Wow.

And, from these eight accounts?

Well...

[phone pings]

Buddy,

[Pradeep] ‘France is right
next to Switzerland.’

‘Spend some
of your vacation there too.’

[Ramlogan laughs]

Just send me the details
of these eight accounts,

[Pradeep] ‘as soon as possible.’

- Cheers.
- ‘Cheers.’

[Imtiaz] ‘Sir, the records of
Masashi Printers. Last six months.’

‘There is one shipment
of 50 Masashi printers.’

This one.

[Imtiaz] ‘It's been imported
directly by the client,’

‘not the distributor.’

And the client
is a fake company, sir.

[Shailesh] ‘If these 50 printers..’

...have already reached India...

...then Pradeep was right.

There is something and someone
bigger at play here.

RDX, mobiles, printers,
explosives expert...

What were they trying
to blow up?

This is crazy, General.

Has the RDX trail gone cold?

All agencies are at work.

[Vaidya] ‘We will find it.’

Let's do one thing.

Let's follow the trail
of these printers.

[Shailesh] ‘They may
have been ordered...’

...by a bogus company.

But if they have arrived,

I’m sure they are somewhere.

Let's look for them.

They might lead us to the RDX.

Right, sir.

And General..

Sir.

Get Bhattacharya on to this
along with your team.

Right, sir.

[Suleiman] ‘Make sure the salt
and RDX packets look identical.’

- Got it?
- Yes, bhai.

It’s one kilo.

- Hurry up. We have 2 hours.
- Okay, bhai.

[phone pings]

INCOME TAX OFFICE

- Sir.
- Take this.

- Deepa has sent for you.
- Really?

Sir, will you have paratha?

No.

- Today, I'll have mutton biryani.
- Sir?

Babu, one mutton biryani.

[Babu] ‘I'll get it right away,
sir.’

Your parathas are oily today.

Yes, sir. That’s true.

To digest them, I'll have to eat
ice cream later.

- Shall I order some for you too?
- No...

[phone rings]
One moment.

Yes, Captain.
Finally, you thought of me.

[Imtiaz] ‘Pradeep.
We've got something.’

‘I've been looking for
this truck for two days.’

‘The driver's number is invalid.’

‘Vehicle registration forms
are fake.’

‘It left Kandla on 7th of August.’

Finally, Rajasthan highway
patrol really came through.

On 14th August,
seven days after it left Kandla,

It was tracked near Jaipur.

So, he was driving for seven days
to circumvent a trail.

Exactly.

[Imtiaz] ‘This is the last
toll booth this truck crossed.’

‘The next toll booth is here,
at the city’s entrance.’

‘And he didn't cross that toll.’

That means, the drop was made
between these two tolls.

Somewhere in this area.

[Imtiaz] ‘Maharaja Complex.
And check this out.’

Two and a half hours later,
he comes back.

Buildings, sheds, factories..
..it’s got everything.

Seems to be an ideal place
to weaponize the printers, right?

Yes.

But...

If it returned
in two and a half hours,

the truck couldn’t have
gone too far.

At the most,

five...
Maybe, a ten kilometre radius?

You are right.

Let’s set up a perimeter?

Yes.

Take this.

Remember...

-...to paste the stickers, alright?
- Yes, sir.

Every box must hold
five packets of the RDX...

...and five of salt packets.

- Yes, bhai.
- Don't forget.

- Yes, bhai.
- Hurry.

[Suleiman] ‘Parveena ma’am,
the boxes will be ready tonight.’

Good.
A van will come to you tomorrow.

Load the boxes in it.

[Parveena] ‘I'll handle
it from there.’

Alright. And the printers?

[Parveena] ‘Leave them there.’

They are of no use now.

Sir.

As you already know,
this truck left here the same day.

But it made a drop somewhere
and we need to know where.

Imtiaz sir,
what was the truck carrying?

- 50 printers.
- 50 printers?

But we suspect that wherever
these printers were unloaded,

hundred kilos of RDX
is also kept there.

I'm sorry, sir. One more question.

This drop was made 12 days ago.

How can we be sure
that those printers and...

The RDX are still there?

We can't be sure about that.

But we are sure it was there
four to five days back.

- Waiting for someone.
- Sanjay.

[Sanjay] Sir.

Check all CCTVs.

[Imtiaz] ‘Ask around.’

If you get any information
on this truck...

...inform us immediately.

Highway patrol,
you take the south-east.

ACP Ranawat, south-west.

- ACP Gorakh, north-east.
- Okay, sir.

- Sanjay.
- Sir.

Take the right side
of the highway.

- Okay, sir.
- Pradeep and I will take...

- ..the left side of the highway.
- Right.

Come on, quickly.

- Is the van arriving?
-[Worker] ‘Yes.’

Is it on the way?

[Worker] ‘It'll be
here in some time.’

- Pack everything, alright?
- [Worker] ‘Yes.’

Get moving, fast.

Rana, shall we begin there?

[Radio] ‘Picture sent
to the south-west patrolling team.’

Have you seen this car?

No, Sir. I haven’t.

Call my cell if you
get any information.

Okay, sir.

[Sanjay on radio] ‘Sir,
we found something.’

Check.

Repeat that, where?

[Sanjay on radio]
‘Rajvardhan Ice Factory.’

‘I’m sending you the
location pin.’

Copy that.

Sir.

Please sign here.

Hurry up.

Push it in.

- [Sanjay] ‘Good afternoon, sir.’
- [Imtiaz] Good afternoon.

Sir, this side.

[Imtiaz] ‘Sir, are you sure
it was this same truck?’

[Tea stall owner] Yes, it was.

I don't forget anything
once I see it.

[Tea stall owner]The driver had
tea here too.

[Tea stall owner] ‘Poor guy.’

‘He had been
driving for seven days.’

They didn't even offer
him water.

Where did he go?

[Tea stall owner] There, into
that factory.

- Bring the car in.
- Come.

Make it quick.
I’m going to get caught in traffic.

There is a blockade.
The police have shut off all roads.

I haven't seen
such patrolling in a while.

[siren sounds]

Move that way.
Take the back gate.

[Engine revs]
Push.

[Man] ‘Take it forward.’

What the...

Four of you.
Get the van out of here.

Move. Fast.

Come quickly.

[Suleiman] Get that van moving.
I’ll hold these guys off.

Quick. Come on.

[Engine revs]

[Suleiman] ‘Hurry with that van.’

- And update me on the phone.
- Yes, bhai.

[Pradeep] Block the gate.

Park this car.

Has the van left?

One, Two, Three.

Not yet, bhai.

Just a bit more.

[Suleiman] Get that van moving.
They are on their way there.

[Man on phone] ‘Yes, bhai.’

[Pradeep] ‘Take your positions.’

Come on...

It left.

- [gunshot]
- [metal clanging]

Gunshot!

[Pradeep] ‘Take cover!’

Sanjay.

Check inside, again.

[gunshot]

[phone pings]

Rajendra. Welcome, my friend.
Welcome.

Come here.

Welcome, brother.

The old days are long gone,
Rajendra.

I'm starting a new army.

New weapons, new soldiers,
all hi-tech.

This is like,

a new revolution.

What do you need, George?

One thousand grenades,

one thousand kevlar suits.

Hundred LMG, hundred Uzi.

And, bullets for those.

1000 grenades, 1000 kevlar suits?
What about the money for it?

Don't worry about that, Rajendra.

The money will come in.

Brother, I am worried
about the money.

I don't deny that you are
like an elder brother to me.

You've saved my life
and I'm indebted to you for that.

[Rajendra] ‘But this
is my business.’

I have salaries to pay.

And smuggling guns
is not cheap anymore.

I'm not interested in risking
my life without the money, George.

Please.

[Rajendra] ‘1000 grenades,
1000 kevlar suits, 100 LMGs...’

You have my guarantee on this.

But I need something like
a 25 percent advance.

Think of it as a security deposit.

The money will come soon, Rajendra.

And once I get my money,
you will get your revolution.

Until then.

[Rajendra] Let’s go.
Take the crates.

[Ranawat] Do you know
what he was doing in your factory?

- Sir.
- No, sir.

What do you know?

Sir, the lab report.

[Pradeep] I knew it. RDX.

- Matches the Alang sample.
- [Pradeep] Yes.

Without the RDX, these
printers are useless to them.

But irrespective
of the printers,

the RDX can still be
used in many ways.

Even the dead speak.

What does Suleiman's identification
report say?

Please come.

Suleiman Quadri.

In the 2006 Vadodara riots,
he burned down two buses.

He has a family business
of dry snacks, in Bhavnagar.

Bhavnagar. Again.

It's all adding up, Pradeep.

They know that we were
this close to catching them.

And when in panic,
one often tends to misstep.

We may not have them. Yet...

But we've definitely put
the fear of God in them.

[Mobile announcement] ’The number
you are trying to call,’

‘is currently not reachable.
Please try again later.’

[phone pings]

[Aziz] ‘Your counterfeits
have entered India.’

Politics and money are have been
historically intertwined, Aziz.

Wars have been fought
for these pieces of paper.

As you said, I'm a true banker.
I look for value.

And I saw value in you...

...and your connections
with the separatist groups.

Focus on them.
Focus on your promise.

Don't waste your time thinking
about stage one and the RDX.

I'm handling it.
Cheers.

[glasses clink]

[Waziri] ‘Soon,
India will be on its knees.’

[Theme Music Playing]