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Chapter 62 - Episode 62: "The First Flame"

Black Squad – Episode 62: "The First Flame"

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[Opening Scene – Rainy Night, Mumbai – Abandoned Police Outpost]

Lightning cracks as a fire erupts inside an old, defunct police outpost. A security guard runs out, screaming. Inside, a mannequin dressed in police uniform burns — badge number 0115.

The same number once belonged to Sub-Inspector Shamsher Singh, who died protecting a hostage from a sniper.

Murshad (voiceover, looking at the CCTV footage):

"It's a message. A mockery. He's reliving our deepest wounds."

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[Scene 2 – Squad Meeting, Crime Branch]

The team gathers again, tense. The Architect has now made it clear — every new crime will be modeled on their past.

Imran opens an old case file of Episode 15 — the hostage rescue gone wrong.

Imran:

"Sniper, rooftop, deadline, a politician's daughter... and a cop who gave his life."

Zoya (angrily):

"Why dig up this? Shamsher was a brother to us!"

Murshad (coldly):

"Because this Architect believes trauma weakens you. Let's prove him wrong."

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[Scene 3 – Flashback: Episode 15]

Short cinematic flashback — Shamsher Singh shouting to Qazi on comms, then pushing a hostage away as the bullet hits him.

We see young Arjun screaming, helpless.

Murshad (watching old footage):

"This is how fanatics are born. Not killers. Obsessives."

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[Scene 4 – Present Day: A New Hostage Situation]

An identical situation is unfolding — a city commissioner's son is kidnapped. Same rooftop setup. Same sniper threat.

The Architect has re-staged Episode 15.

He left a note:

"Let's see who dies this time."

The team rushes to the site — an unfinished skyscraper.

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[Scene 5 – Rooftop Tension]

Imran scans with a thermal scope.

Imran:

"Two bodies. One is the kid. One is moving... it's him."

Arjun (commanding):

"We do this by the book — no hero deaths today."

Zoya climbs up stealthily from the opposite side. Murshad coordinates air surveillance.

Suddenly — a sniper shot. But this time — it hits a mirror. The Architect faked the setup.

Zoya (on comms):

"He's not even here. It's a decoy."

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[Scene 6 – Real Trap Unveiled]

At the exact same moment — a car bomb explodes near the commissioner's house — targeting his wife and daughter.

The team realizes: the real hostage was never the boy.

Murshad gets the call — they're safe, thanks to a patrolling unit he placed earlier.

Murshad (into comms):

"Check. Mate."

But— they find a phone at the fake crime scene. It rings.

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[Scene 7 – The Call from the Architect]

Distorted voice.

The Architect:

"Impressive, Murshad. I expected grief to blind you. But I'll get under your skin too… soon."

Arjun (gritting his teeth):

"Who are you?! Why Shamsher?!"

The Architect:

"You forgot me. But I remember everything. Episode 15 wasn't just the death of a cop. It was the birth… of a shadow."

Call cuts.

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[Scene 8 – The Revelation]

Imran scans faces from Episode 15's suspect list. One name stands out — Aaryan Kale, a radical who escaped before trial, blamed Qazi and the system for losing his brother in the crossfire.

Zoya:

"So it's personal. For him, we're all murderers."

Murshad (serious):

"Then we stop him before he rewrites our entire past."

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[Final Scene – Murshad Alone at Night]

Murshad looks at Qazi's badge under glass.

He whispers:

Murshad:

"You were the shield. I'll be the sword."

As he turns off the light, the screen fades to black.

End of Episode 62

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