Which are the poisons
which can't be deducted into the blood?
Mary,
you will become well.
Our Almighty will save you.
Sweetheart, look towards me once at least.
Theresa, you know
what used to hurt me the most?
How many times do I listen that
Richard cheated you?
Wrong.
Absolutely wrong.
The thing that hurt me more than that was that
Jesus gave him money,
even height, but today
all my complaints have ended.
You know when I was offering flowers,
Richard wasn't even able to reach till my knees.
Grandpa was in the police, isn't it?
So, I was wondering how come you never joined the police?
Yes, I was very interested in joining the police
but no one ever took me seriously.
And then in this village ladies are not expected
to do anything out of the box.
But in the entire history of Margao,
you are the first and only female detective.
Thank you.
But even during investigations,
no one takes me seriously.
Thankfully, the snake was non-poisonous.
You got saved.
Thanks, Jesus.
Dr. Pedro,
don't tell Rachel about this.
She will get very upset.
You don't need to take tension.
Thanks to God that nothing happened.
Usually there are no large snakes in this area.
This is surprising.
You know what is more surprising?
That the snake was not poisonous.
Wake up, Theresa,
wake up.
I will prepare tea.
CHAPTER - 3. ONE LOCK MANY KEYS.
CYRIL'S FUNERAL. MONDAY 8 AM.
I took the eight o'clock train to Vasco Da Gama,
AFTER CYRIL'S FUNERAL MONDAY 12:30 PM
to take help from my cousin Margarita for the monthly expenses.
Margarita's husband Albert gave her
a lot of money in alimony.
What happened after you reached her house?
What can happen? Her house was locked.
I completely forgot that every Friday
she goes to the old age home for service.
Didn't you call before leaving?
Who has the time to talk nonsense?
I don't even keep a mobile.
Why spend money unnecessarily every month?
But this time my luck was bad.
I didn't get any help and I spent money unnecessarily on travelling.
Had I known earlier, then I would
never have left Cyril and gone.
Did Cyril have a fight with anyone? Any enmity?
Where did Cyril have the courage to shout at anyone?
He used to talk happily with even
the telemarketing calls we receive daily.
Richard took away half of our garden,
he kept good relations with him also.
I would get angry saying get angry sometimes at least, Cyril.
But no, he never got angry.
He would tell all the creditors also that
I will pay up all the money soon.
As per the autopsy report,
there was a cardiac arrest due to overdose of blood pressure pills.
Cyril can never leave me like this.
I am sure that someone fed him the blood pressure pills forcefully.
They were going to receive the money soon.
Thomas was going to buy their house.
Yes, Cyril was going to sell his house to me
and pay up the creditors and start a new business.
Now a person who had pre decided so much,
how can he commit suicide?
Right, sir.
Does anyone type a suicide letter?
My Cyril could do that.
He was obsessed with the typewriter since childhood.
His friends nicknamed him as typewriter.
He would typewrite the grocery list and love letters for me as well.
I hate typewriting, I hate reading also.
Unnecessary waste of time.
Shee, I don't like.
Did you meet anyone before going to Vasco Da Gama?
Or did anyone know that you were going to town?
Vasco Da Gama?
See, if you interrupt in between, I will forget everything.
- Now Vasco Da Gama-- - Sebastian,
please don't speak in between. Please.
Sorry.
Ma'am, please recollect,
before going to town did you meet anyone,
did you speak with anyone,
did you tell anyone that you were going to Vasco Da Gama?
Where do I have the time to talk nonsense, man?
Ever since Cyril passed away,
I haven't seen a single web series.
Not even one. Yes.
But yes, that day, during lunch at Richard's--
What is it?
Nick, you are going into town for German lessons, isn't it?
- Ya. - And so please give me a lift.
When you are returning, I will sit on the bike with you.
What, man?
Actually, I have no problem.
But I already have a friend riding with me,
so not possible. Sorry.
Alright, forget it.
Of course, if she sat on the bike with me,
all my friends would have laughed at me.
- So, I made an excuse. - Okay.
Madam?
It was Maria's call.
She wants to give some important information.
Maria?
I am working here, both of you go and get the information.
Ma'am, she insisted that she will give the information only to you.
And she also said that if we don't reach at the earliest,
she won't be at fault if she forgets anything.
Then do one thing. Let me speak with her on the phone.
Let's take the information over the phone.
Madam, she doesn't trust the phone lines.
Come on, you'll took so long to come.
I've been waiting for all of you since an hour now.
The thing is I was wondering since morning
what I had forgotten.
I forgot something.
Then what happens?
Sometimes I'd get a glimpse in the memory
and then it would vanish.
Then what happened is that in the afternoon
I saw TV and then that
Sylvia had sent chicken kafreal.
It was very spicy, man.
Shee! I don't like.
Then what happened?
In the evening I had some Fenny.
After drinking I thought and just an hour ago I remembered.
Since the railway station is an hour away from here,
I thought why go by rickshaw.
The rickshaw drivers increase the rate every year.
I thought I'd go walking.
Walking is good for health also.
Then what happened is that when I was walking
10th MARCH 2022. THURSDAY 6:45 AM.
I saw that outside my house Estella Cardoz
and Xavier Da Carvalho were talking.
Estella, listen.
That old woman saw us. Now leave from here.
Take this.
- Phone me. - Estella?
Yes, I will call you.
16th MARCH 2022. WEDNESDAY 4:30 PM.
- My sister Henrietta is having an affair - You saw everything at that time, right?
with my husband Joseph.
I am Henrietta's cook.
That's why I called him to meet me far away from Henrietta's house.
But why did you ignore Maria?
She annoys me wherever she meets me.
Philomeena, is there any law for people who annoy?
Maria?
She should be directly shot.
Someday I will surely put her behind bars.
She annoys me.
Madam,
someone named Rose Briganza wants to meet you.
Tapioca cutlets from Kolwekar.
The chutney is tasty, it's the main thing.
How are you, Philomeena?
Excellent.
Varsha, since when did you become vegetarian?
My family was vegetarian only.
My college friends made me eat non vegetarian food.
By the way, I don't eat on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Monday is for Lord Shiva, Tuesday for Lord Ganesh
and Friday for Goddess Santoshi Mata.
Right, right.
Madam asked me to call you
but you came automatically. Very good.
I wanted to discuss about Cyril's death.
I heard he committed suicide.
I met him a day before he died at Sylvia's house.
He was laughing and drinking so merrily.
No one could have even thought that he would commit suicide the next day.
Madam, people say that
the one who smiles a lot on the outside,
is the one filled with maximum pain within.
She got a beating from her husband today.
Don't become so senti.
Ms. Briganza, Cyril didn't commit suicide.
It's a murder.
Really?
You will get paid for your help also. Say then.
Wonderful!
Do you know that I came here to lodge a complaint.
But I am getting money. How wonderful!
Whenever I wear this dress, my day becomes lucky.
She wears this dress daily.
Complaint? What complaint?
Three days ago, I was bitten by a snake on my bed.
It was non-poisonous,
but Varsha, can you find out for me if within the last eight days
in Margao has any snake charmer removed the poison
from a snake and sold it?
Foolish woman, eat the cutlet and leave.
Is this any case?
Snake?
I know, I know, but you know I feel that
this is connected to a case of mine.
Sorry, I cannot tell you about the case.
It's confidential.
I know you are collecting evidence against Samantha.
Don't ask me how I know about it,
I won't even tell you.
I might be out of line saying this,
but I feel the old man's pneumonia case seems genuine.
The old man means Richard.
Last year he got a severe bout of Corona,
so the old man's lungs must have got affected.
I also think so.
I know that
it is very difficult to eradicate a woman's suspicion especially if it is
on her daughter-in-law.
You are right, madam.
Till date, my mother-in-law thinks that
I have performed black magic on her son and brought him under my control.
Now who will explain to her that
to perform black magic, was my husband the only one available?
Varsha,
why do you feel that Cyril didn't commit suicide?
Cup and plate.
15th MARCH 2022. TUESDAY 8:15 PM.
Sorry, man, the kitchen is very messy.
You see I clean the kitchen only once in a week,
it's because of the web series.
You see, barely one episode ends and
another starts in five seconds.
I feel how can I get up without seeing that episode.
I am surprised that, you know, they are not showing the--
Ma'am, you were going to tell us something important.
Since you speak in between, so I forgot.
Yes, if you do this, I will forget the important things.
You were telling us something about the cup and saucer.
Yes, cup saucer.
But, Varsha, you must tell this man not to keep interrupting.
Speak less like I do.
Sebastian, you better understand.
Speak less like ma'am does.
You were telling us about the cup and saucer.
Yes, cup and saucer.
You see, we have a set of six cups and saucers.
I keep four cup saucers here on the platform.
From that, two cups and saucers used to be kept near the sink.
That's because Cyril and I loved drinking tea.
I insisted chance by chance, Cyril you wash,
one day I will wash.
So we had a good system.
But that day someone had kept one cup and saucer on the table outside.
And my cup and saucer, which I had washed
and kept in the morning,
was kept here instead of near the sink with the other cups and saucers.
That means someone else had kept the cup and plate here?
Cyril could have mistakenly kept the other cup and plate here.
Generally, no person subconsciously
forgets any habit that he has.
There has to be a reason for him to change.
Sebastian, take a list from ma'am of the people who visited
the house in the last month.
Madam?
Now you guys know my nature.
I don't speak too much. It is not my habit to speak too much.
As it is I stay so busy that I do not
even invite any guests over.
But yes, Samantha's son Nick used to come
daily morning and evening to meet us.
I really love and respect my elders.
16th MARCH 2022. WEDNESDAY 10:30 AM.
And they had no children, so courtesy sake
I used to go and meet them daily.
Morning and evening?
Twice?
Ya.
The more you get blessings from your elders, the better it is.
Wow!
So noble of you.
Such a cultured child in this era.
But fortunately, the day Cyril died,
you didn't go to his house?
No, that day I was studying.
Exams, you know.
I understand.
You look exhausted.
Have a drink.
Thank you.
We found finger prints and foot marks of four people in Maria's house.
One of them was Nick.
16th MARCH 2022. WEDNESDAY 12:30 PM.
This is unnecessary harassment.
How would I know why uncle Cyril committed suicide?
Didn't you go every week to meet him?
I used to go.
Sorry, you used to go.
Smoking here is not allowed.
He was my relative,
hence I used to visit him as a courtesy call every week.
As a suspect,
I can arrest you for murder.
Threaten someone else with the arrest.
I don't know how many on-going cases of drug peddling,
prostitution I have going on.
You will arrest me and I will take bail and come out.
Even I know that much law.
Hey, Philomeena, you are here since many years.
Explain to sir.
What shall I do? Shall I dance?
Now just cooperate.
Ma'am.
Look, Samy
you know very well that I have
a soft corner for you hence I tolerate all your attitudes.
I have saved you from so many troubles.
I know you are very sweet.
I can be just.
You will get released on bail,
but this stick, if it falls on your beautiful face,
then what will happen?
You know that no one talks to us without reason.
Uncle used to buy drugs from me every week,
and that day also I left at nine in the morning
after selling him drugs.
Think and speak.
We didn't find a single trace
of narcotics in your uncle Cyril's blood.
What nonsense!
Uncle wasn't taking drugs,
but since the past eight months every week he used to supply drugs.
I feel uncle's client is some youngster
because crack, snow, meow-meow
are very famous drugs amongst youngsters.
What? Meow-meow?
Then how about bow-wow?
From where do they find such names?
I may be out of line saying this,
but first tell me who names the different types of Corona?
It is even difficult for one to pronounce it.
Delta, Delta Plus, Omicoron.
How do we say it?
I am just saying that, nothing.
She is right.
Even the client is scared to touch the body.
Life just about gets normal and
another lock down gets announced.
Due to the mask even the make-up gets hidden.
Oh God, I spoke again.
Come, now tell me how is your old man?
is dying to marry me.
It's good. Pay heed to what I'm saying.
Settle down. Get out of these issues.
It's hard to find true lovers.
Marjorie used to come a few times in a week.
They are such stupid people,
they have absolutely no common sense.
They didn't know that that was my time to watch the web series.
Then what?
Poor Cyril used to take them in another room and talk.
16th MARCH 2022. WEDNESDAY 2:30 PM.
It's always so lovely to meet you, Varsha.
Thank you, Marjorie ma'am.
Actually, Cyril was your neighbor,
so I wanted to know something about him.
Hence, I called you here for coffee.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
No, not at all. In fact, even I got some change.
I feel very lonely in such a big house.
I feel suffocated.
But you have a big family.
Yes.
How does it matter whether you have a big or small family?
The hearts should connect.
And I connected with uncle Cyril.
Do you know that when I fled with Bosco,
my family did not even bother to check whether I was dead or alive.
Thank you.
Welcome, ma'am.
It was only uncle Cyril.
He sent me a letter every Christmas
and asked how I was.
And on that fateful day,
oh my God,
you know I was also going to go to his house
but before that only--
Has there been any progress in the case?
I had spoken to a friend of mine. ACP Lloyd Fonseca.
Yes, sir had called me yesterday to
take updates on the case.
The findings so far signal towards suicide.
Suicide
or murder.
There is a thin line between the two
and the catch is how you visualize death.
And the eternal truth is that all of us
are slowly heading towards death.
Isn't death beautiful?
But no,
uncle Cyril can't commit suicide.
The ones who take their own life are completely different.
And you have to find his murderer.
And if you need any help of mine, please don't hesitate.
And thank you so much for this lovely coffee.
'As expected, third finger prints matched with Marjorie's finger prints.'