Black Squad – Episode 61: "Ashes and Fire"
(Post-Qazi Storyline Begins)
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[Opening Scene – Mumbai, Crime Branch HQ – 5 Days Later]
The Black Squad office is shrouded in silence. Qazi's chair remains untouched. His badge is encased in a glass box on the wall.
A slow montage rolls:
Arjun staring at Qazi's last note.
Imran rewinding footage from the final mission again and again.
Zoya lighting a candle near Qazi's photo.
Cut to:
A black car pulls into the compound. Out steps DGP Murshad — sharp suit, emotionless eyes, years of command in every step.
He enters the room, glances at the silent team.
DGP Murshad (firmly):
"Enough mourning. The city still breathes — and it's counting on you."
Silence.
Murshad (slightly softer):
"But I won't lie. Without Qazi, this unit is fractured. My job is to keep it alive."
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[Scene 2 – The First Briefing Without Qazi]
Murshad holds a new file: CASE 231 — The Copycat.
A body was found — same murder method as the one from Episode 6: The Ransom Chase.
Imran (confused):
"That's… impossible. That killer died in a shootout."
Murshad:
"Or someone is replicating him. Studying your old cases. Testing you."
The team realizes: someone is watching them… learning.
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[Scene 3 – Arjun's Inner Conflict]
Late night. Arjun sits alone in Qazi's office, unsure whether to take the chair.
Flashbacks roll in his head — Qazi guiding him, yelling at him, saving him.
He finally sits, hesitantly.
Arjun (quietly):
"I'm not you, sir… but I'll try."
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[Scene 4 – A Message from the Shadows]
The copycat killer is caught on CCTV — wearing a mask, walking past an old crime scene. He leaves a note:
"Every fire you doused… I will relight."
— The Architect
Murshad stares at it.
Murshad:
"This isn't just murder. It's a war on Qazi's memory. He's daring us to protect it."
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[Scene 5 – The Squad in Action Again]
Chasing leads, interrogations, a raid on a small gang linked to black-market intel trading.
Gunfight in a textile mill — gritty, claustrophobic. Arjun leads it. Imran covers the back.
Zoya almost gets caught — flashback of Qazi saving her once.
Zoya (whispers):
"Not this time…"
She shoots the attacker. The squad escapes with evidence — the Architect's map: all previous case locations marked in red.
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[Ending Scene – Murshad and Arjun]
Night. Rooftop of Crime Branch.
Murshad:
"Do you know why Qazi kept pushing you, Arjun?"
Arjun:
"To prepare me for this day…"
Murshad:
"You're not him. Don't try to be. But lead like he believed you would."
They look out over Mumbai's skyline — quiet, waiting.
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[Final Shot]
Zoom out on the map from the killer's den.
A single line scribbled below all the case marks:
"One hero down. Five more to go."
End of Episode 61
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