Episode 1: The Silent Betrayal
[Opening Scene]
A cold, eerie night blankets Mumbai in a suffocating silence. The city's neon lights flicker against the monsoon-washed streets, but high above in a luxurious high-rise apartment, fear grips the air.
A young woman, Rhea Sharma, sits alone in her dimly lit living room. Her fingers tremble as she types a message on her phone. Her breath is ragged, her pulse frantic.
"I know the truth. Meet me at 11 PM."
Her thumb hovers over the send button… but before she presses it—
CREEAAAK—The door slowly opens behind her.
Rhea gasps, spinning around. A shadow moves. Too fast. Too sudden.
CRASH! A lamp shatters. THUD! A struggle. Heavy breathing. A muffled scream.
Then… silence.
The only sound left is the slow drip of blood seeping onto the polished marble floor…
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[Scene 2: Crime Scene – 7 AM]
The sun barely rises, but the crime scene is already alive with flashing police sirens. Officers secure the area. Neighbors whisper, reporters swarm.
A black SUV pulls up. The door swings open. A tall, commanding figure steps out—A.C.P. SULAIMAN QAZI. His sharp gaze sweeps the building before he walks in, his presence demanding attention.
Inside, Inspector Imran Wani crouches beside the lifeless body of Rhea Sharma, now covered with a white sheet. Blood stains the floor. The crime scene is eerily clean. Too clean.
Qazi steps forward, his voice calm but firm.
"Imran, what do we have?"
Imran removes his gloves, his expression grim.
"Rhea Sharma, 26. Investigative journalist. No forced entry. No struggle—except the broken lamp. She knew her killer."
Sub-Inspector Meera Joshi enters, her fingers swiftly scrolling through Rhea's phone. Suddenly, she freezes.
"Her last message… it was sent to someone named 'R'… but it's been deleted."
Qazi's jaw tightens. His instincts scream cover-up.
"Someone erased it remotely. This wasn't just a murder. This was an execution."
A tense silence falls over the room. They're not dealing with a simple homicide. This is something bigger.
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[Scene 3: Black Squad Headquarters – 10 AM]
Inside the high-tech briefing room, a giant screen lights up with Rhea Sharma's profile.
Imran leans forward, his voice serious.
"She was onto something. She wasn't just a journalist—she was a threat to someone."
Meera's fingers dance across her keyboard.
"I accessed her emails. She was working on an exposé… illegal pharmaceutical drug trials… and one common name keeps appearing: Rajesh Malhotra, CEO of Nexus Labs."
Qazi exhales.
"Motive detected."
A shadowy billionaire with secrets. A journalist silenced. The pieces start falling into place.
"If she had proof, she was a walking death sentence," Imran mutters.
The chase begins.
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[Scene 4: Nexus Labs – 8 PM]
Glass doors slide open as Meera and Aditya walk into the gleaming corporate headquarters. The receptionist smiles, unaware that trouble has arrived.
Meera flashes her badge.
"We need to speak to someone who worked with Rhea Sharma."
A nervous employee, hands shaking, steps forward. He glances around before whispering.
"She had proof. Everything. Audio recordings, documents… everything. But she said someone was watching her."
Meera leans in.
"Where is the proof now?"
The employee swallows hard.
"I don't know… but Rajesh Malhotra does."
A storm brews in Meera's eyes.
"Then we pay him a visit."
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[Scene 5: The Showdown – Rajesh Malhotra's Office]
A lavish penthouse. A glass of whiskey swirls in Rajesh Malhotra's hand as he stares out over Mumbai's skyline.
A loud knock. Then—BAM! The doors burst open.
Qazi, Imran, and the team storm in. Malhotra barely flinches.
"Ah, the famous Black Squad. To what do I owe the pleasure?" he smirks, sipping his drink.
Qazi's voice is like steel.
"Rhea Sharma. You remember her?"
Malhotra exhales.
"Vaguely. A tragic accident, wasn't it?"
Meera plays an audio clip.
"Take care of her. Make it clean. No loose ends."
Malhotra's face drains of color. It's his voice.
The air shifts. His smirk vanishes. He reaches under his desk. A gun. Too slow.
THUD! Imran flips the desk, knocking Malhotra off balance.
Guards rush in. CHAOS ERUPTS. Fists fly. A gunshot barely misses Qazi as he tackles a guard. Aditya swings a chair into another, sending him crashing into a glass cabinet.
Malhotra lunges for the door—but Qazi is faster.
A brutal punch sends Malhotra sprawling onto the floor. Blood drips from his lip as he gasps for breath.
"You're under arrest."
Case closed.
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[Final Scene: Black Squad Headquarters – Midnight]
The news blares on TV:
"BREAKING NEWS: Business Tycoon Rajesh Malhotra Arrested in Journalist's Murder Scandal."
Meera leans back, arms crossed.
"We took down one monster. How many more are out there?"
Imran sips his chai.
"Too many. But we'll take them down. One by one."
Qazi looks at his team. The fight isn't over. Mumbai's underworld is vast, and justice never sleeps.
"Rest up. Tomorrow, we start again."
The camera pans out. The city lights twinkle. Another case awaits. Another mystery unfolds.
[FADE TO BLACK.]
End of Episode 1.