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BLACK SQUAD – EPISODE 59: "MURDER ON MARINE DRIVE"
COLD OPEN
EXT. MARINE DRIVE, MUMBAI – NIGHT – 1:37 AM
The waves crash gently against the promenade wall. The city lights shimmer on the dark water. A jogger, wearing earphones, runs under the orange streetlights.
He stops abruptly.
Something lies on the bench ahead.
CLOSE-UP: A woman's body, slumped unnaturally, her hand hanging off the side of the bench, fingers stained with blood. Her face is bruised. A torn ID card dangles from her neck: Anjali Deshmukh – Government School Teacher.
The jogger screams.
CUT TO BLACK.
TITLE SEQUENCE: BLACK SQUAD
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SCENE 1: THE DISCOVERY
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ – EARLY MORNING
A.C.P. Sulaiman Qazi is already at his desk. Coffee in one hand, crime scene photos in the other.
> Qazi (low voice): "Marine Drive. No signs of struggle. No weapon. No blood trail. This was clean."
Inspector Arjun Rathore and Imran Wani walk in.
> Imran: "Name's Anjali Deshmukh. 34. Schoolteacher. No known enemies. No CCTV footage nearby. Someone knew the blind spots."
> Qazi: "This wasn't random. This was surgical."
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SCENE 2: DIGGING INTO HER LIFE
INT. ANJALI'S APARTMENT – AFTERNOON
The team combs through her belongings.
A modest flat. Books, lesson plans, a framed photo of her with school children. But inside a locked drawer—hidden beneath clothes—they find a file.
> Arjun (reading): "A list of students… records of abuse... by a principal? She was collecting evidence."
> Imran: "This wasn't about her. It was about what she knew."
They also find threatening letters—typed and unsigned.
> Qazi (reading aloud): "Stay silent, or you'll regret it."
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SCENE 3: SCHOOL VISIT
EXT. SHIVANAND PUBLIC SCHOOL – DAY
The squad arrives, speaking with staff.
> Principal Dinesh Kaul is defensive.
> Kaul (arrogant): "She was emotional. Made false accusations. She was about to be fired."
But a nervous janitor pulls Arjun aside.
> Janitor (whispers): "She caught something big… something involving the school trustee. She recorded it... said she'd go to the media."
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SCENE 4: THE AUDIO RECORDING
INT. FORENSIC TECH LAB – NIGHT
Neha decrypts a corrupted audio file from Anjali's laptop.
> Trustee (voice recording): "Get rid of her before she opens her mouth. We can't afford exposure before elections."
Everyone freezes.
> Qazi: "This goes higher than we thought."
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SCENE 5: SETTING THE TRAP
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ – WAR ROOM
The team decides to trap the trustee by planting a leak—a false story that another copy of the recording exists.
> Imran: "Let's see who panics first."
Within 24 hours, someone tries to break into Anjali's sealed apartment.
CCTV catches him: a private investigator hired by the trustee.
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FINAL SCENE: ARREST
EXT. ELECTION RALLY – NIGHT
The trustee, Samarjeet Vaidya, is giving a speech when police cars pull up. Qazi steps out.
> Qazi (to the crowd): "He murdered a teacher to protect his seat."
The crowd gasps. Samarjeet is arrested, screaming he's being framed.
But the audio is irrefutable.
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CLOSING SCENE
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ – NIGHT
The team sits silently. A case closed, but a woman still gone.
> Qazi (softly): "She tried to do the right thing. That's all she wanted."
Fade out to a photo of Anjali smiling.
FADE TO BLACK
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