My name is Mubeena Ali Khan.
I was working at NHM in South Block, Delhi, on contract basis.
Last month, I submitted a sexual harassment complaint against Minister J.P. Sundaram
to my supervisor.
And I was fired the very next day.
I have no idea how these UAPA charges were filed against me.
Other than organising rallies against Sundaram and his associates,
the allegation that I conspired to assassinate him
is entirely baseless.
They said I accepted money from the opposition party to file the complaint.
While gathering evidence,
the police discovered three messages in my mobile.
The first was a voice message.
in which someone from the opposition party
offered me ₹25 lakhs.
to make an allegation against JPS.
Last week, a case was registered at Vellarada police station,
where a fraudulent app scammed an expat of ₹1.5 crores.
He approached the cyber police,
but by then, the damage to his reputation was beyond repair.
When I saw that photo,
for a fraction of a second,
I went completely blank.
Normally, no one in government service would disclose something like this.
But since it's you, I'll tell you this.
Once we have a rough idea of the suspect,
we'll send a message to his phone through this Periscope software.
Doesn't matter if he clicks it or not…
In our terms, we call it a "Zero-Click."
We gain full control of the phone.
A click gives us better accuracy.
Basically, once this application is installed on the phone,
its data consumption will increase.
By then, the application would be running continuously
in the background of the consumer's phone.
The phone will start heating up unusually.
The police claim
they found a conspiracy email on my laptop.
At Brimstead Lab in London,
an investigation was conducted to uncover the truth.
That's when we realised
that both my husband's phone and mine
were infected with the Periscope spyware.
What do honest people have to hide anyway?
This so-called privacy… it's not worth more than a human life, my friend.
So many lives have been affected by Periscope.
Its misuse far outweighs its benefits.
Were you the one who initiated the purchase of this software?
I'm not asking this lightly.
I have seen documents.
No comments!
[soulful rendition of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram]
Gyan Chand Ji...
Thank you.
Namaste, Madam.
[in Hindi] How's your health?
[in Tamil] I'm fine, Sundaram.
The surgery can't be avoided.
I tried your office many times.
Why didn't you respond?
[in Tamil] Those are just allegations, Madam.
I've already proved that in court.
Please don't misunderstand me unnecessarily.
I am not here to discuss your personal stuff.
In South Block,
I too have ears, Sundaram.
Using the government defence system to ensure your safety...
I don't think that's right.
A software that was authorised during my term...
Do you think it's fair to use that in a civilian case like this?
You can always hide mentioning it as a classified document.
But for those running the government,
it is such a shame.
How long can you keep running from us, Sundaram?
A total of eleven numbers!
1.5 crore rupees for each number!
This isn't your family's money.
In the next cabinet meeting,
I want answers on this.
Otherwise,
I will not be silent as always!
What is this, Madam?
Are you threatening me now?
I've attended this function from this very spot
at least 15 times before you, right?
The time for threats is over.
Now, I need action.
Madam, please. Don't get stressed. Think about your health.
No.
I'm serious, Sundaram.
I need a response to my email,
the day I reach office after surgery!
Understood?
- Surgery date-- - Third. Next month.
I will wait for that reply.
Ma'am, your bag, please.
Okay. You may go.
- Ma'am! - Yes.
Oh, good!
- Thank you, my girl. - Ma'am.
Fix me an appointment with Dr. Daniel, DRW.
Okay, Madam.
[in Hindi] Check if he's available tomorrow.
Okay.
Oh... Yes!
Wow!
- Got you! - Good one!
- Namaste, sir. - I got that.
- Should I try again? - Yeah, sure.
Okay?
Ah!
Can you please wait in the next room for some time?
- Go on, son. - Come.
Come on.
This is too official, Danny.
Please sit!
[in Malayalam] I've turned this into my office for a few days.
How are you doing now?
I am fine. It's not that painful.
You know, I got him registered with the AIIMS list for transplant.
[in Tamil] Your liver is non-alcoholic.
Mine's severely alcoholic.
There is a difference, Madam.
See? He always has an excuse!
Do you recognise her?
- Mrinalini Saha. - Yes, sir.
PRO at NHM.
And of course,
your most trusted insider!
You're right.
Mom...
Mom, please understand.
I'm okay. I'm okay.
Danny,
I don't know what is happening with my phone.
It's new, but the battery just won't last.
It gets really hot too.
Do you have time to take a look?
It's my official phone.
Mom is using too many apps, Sir.
You should check her screen time.
You didn't call me all the way here just to fix a phone!
Enough with the suspense.
What's the matter?
It's an MOU.
An order from JPS.
To hand over control of Periscope
to his own son's IT company,
with immediate effect.
What does this mean?
I knew this was coming.
It's evident.
They are going to bring Social Score to people.
So,
how does this affect?
Just like the CIBIL score assigned by banks to each of us,
JPS and his team
will rate individuals based on their social media conduct.
To put it simply,
if a person dependent on government rations
posts a comment against JPS on social media,
his family will starve!
Hah!
This is supposed to be a military spyware.
How can they deploy this against civilians so casually?
This proves it, Madam.
At the institution where I worked, until yesterday,
this surveillance software required a three-layer security clearance.
If it goes to the private sector, who's going to give the clearance?
- Sugar? - No.
I'm going to oppose this in the next Cabinet meeting.
I'm forming a strong team against JPS...
with some powerful people.
Danny, I need you to get us
the list of phone numbers
cleared by DRW for Periscope, as per JPS's instructions,
up to this date.
We both are equally responsible for this.
And in my team,
you will be my biggest confidant.
In this fight...
I don't know how far you'll succeed.
But you can count me in.
Sir, please sign here.
Thank you, sir.
What is this?
It's Daniel sir's bottle.
[in Tamil] Why so late?
Sorry, sir. There was traffic.
You should've brought it faster.
My hands are shaking already.
Everything is encrypted.
You know the decryption pattern, right?
Take it!
This much?!
That's quite a lot, sir!
Shut the door on your way out.
[in Malayalam] I want this before your shift ends.
Sir… could you at least give your signature for clearance…
I'll leave a mark on your face!
Will that be enough clearance for you?
- Tell me! - Sir! What is this, sir?
Why do you think I put you on night shift?
So, infection could be confirmed with the latest Periscope Version 2.0.
The program has been reset three times in the past month.
The first reset happened on
January 30th, 3:20 PM IST.
Any possibility on the nature of the data taken?
Was it WhatsApp data or contacts?
No, Danny. That's not possible from our end.
For us, the phone is completely compromised.
Maybe, Ayesha can give you the date of it being self destructed.
Yeah, that's already here.
The second reset happened after two days by 8:00 PM
and the last reset...
was probably on the day it got uninstalled.
February 7th, 12:30 PM IST.
Danny,
what do you think of our teaching offer when you retire there?
We really think you should come over here and share your knowledge.
There's a lot you could do here.
The campus is really good as well.
Danny, are you listening?
Yes.
I'll have to think about it. Give me some time.
So, Danny...
how's the victim of this infected phone?
She was recovering well after the surgery, sir.
Even when you met her,
she seemed fine and cheerful, didn't she?
We took good care of her, didn't we?
I didn't expect this infection.
That's not the case.
She left only after fulfilling all her responsibilities.
But some things still remain unfinished.
She's entrusted those responsibilities to me.
You should be proud of your mother.
Yes, sir.
[Daniel] Was Madam's life meant to end like this?
A brave woman who led the nation as a Minister for two terms.
This house is where I first saw a minister's office
functioning 24 hours a day.
For the past ten years,
I had the privilege of serving as Madam's scientific advisor.
She led several major missions that safeguarded the country.
But in the end, within the same country's intelligence network,
if she couldn't even use her own phone securely...
imagine what awaits an ordinary civilian.
In a world fuelled by innovation,
few rise to truly leave a mark.
Mr. Shakti Sundaram is one such visionary.
Under his trailblazing leadership,
Shakti Solutions is now more than a company.
And at the helm of it all,
Mr. Shakti Sundaram.
Not just a founder,
not just a chairman,
- but a pioneer... - Thank you.
...shaping tomorrow, today.
Let's welcome the man of the hour, Mr. Shakti Sundaram!
Perfect crowd for a perfect day!
I... have always been called a nepokid.
Thanks to Acha, my father,
who gave me that name.
Surprisingly,
I did not get into his way of serving the nation.
[Daniel] The first time I saw him,
he was just a kid running around South Block with his father.
And then one day, when I was teaching at DTA,
he was there among the cadets, just another average student.
The next revolutionary service from Shakti Solutions...
Ladies and gentlemen,
"Samaj Seva"
The Social Evaluator!
[Daniel] But the most memorable encounter...
It's equally precious to both him... and me.
Sir! Control Officer Ankit Rahane.
So, what is the situation now?
Sir, the FO has taken the flight above 30,000 ft.
We are trying to bring him back to the base.
Were you the Controlling Officer?
No, sir. It was Michael Devassy.
A junior FC.
A batch-mate with the FO at the Academy.
And where is he now?
This is no time to stay away and cry.
Brief me quickly. What happened?
Sir, I warned him multiple times.
He exceeded the limit repeatedly.
Soon, he reported a fire inside the cockpit.
Initially, I believed it was hypoxia.
He's had hallucinations before too, from low oxygen at high altitude.
[Man] Viper reporting cockpit fire!
I repeat, cockpit fire!
Requesting permission for emergency landing!
Who is the Flight Officer?
Mayday! Mayday!
Require permission for emergency landing!
Shakti... Dr. Daniel here,
from DRW.
- Are you listening? - [Shakti] Roger, sir.
Requesting permission for emergency landing!
Please confirm your oxygen status.
Are you able to breathe?
Sir, I have lost my HUD!
Zero visibility!
Losing my controls here, sir!
Shakti... Can you breathe? Answer that.
Yes, Sir. I can breathe.
Can you help me land, sir?
Shakti, listen to me.
I am not a pilot.
But I'm really familiar with the aircraft you're flying.
You will now fly strictly as I instruct.
For that, I need your fullest cooperation.
Do you trust me?
Shakti, come in.
Do you trust me?
Yes, sir! I trust you!
I need the exact calculation of the fuel consumed by the aircraft since takeoff.
- Immediately! - Sir.
Shakti, listen. Now I'm trying to bring you back home.
As per my indications here,
luckily there is no engine fire.
So don't panic.
Reduce your altitude and maintain low speed.
There's almost 2,800 litres of fuel left in the fuselage and wings.
Danny, it's impossible to land the craft!
Make him eject. There is no other option!
Kaushik...
For me, the MIG is also important!
And there is a refinery in between.
If he ejects now,
the MIG will crash exactly at that spot!
Will you take the responsibility?
Shakti, now we're going to dump the fuel.
That will make the aircraft lose its weight.
- Are you ready? - [Shakti] Yes, sir!
Towards your left, in the emergency control panel,
there is a Jettison lever.
Sir... Zero visibility, sir!
Can you guide me?
Shakti...
It's on the left side of your seat.
Move your fingers down.
You will find an L-shaped panel.
Can you see it?
The first round button on that panel.
It is the Jettison switch.
Yes, sir. I got it.
Press it.
Minister JPS on the line.
FO's father.
You better speak to him.
Hello, sir.
My only priority is to ensure Shakti lands safely, sir.
And he is responding well.
And I assure you, sir.
I am going to bring him back safe to the base.
Trust me on this, sir. Please.
Shakti, now take this as your training.
You are going to approach Mathura Refinery area.
That means... it's a two-kilometre no-fly zone.
When your altitude reaches 1000 feet,
I'm going to make you do a barrel roll, belly up.
But sir, I have never done that before!
Then, let's do it now.
Again... Do you trust me?
Yes, sir!
Now, push the throttle hard in the Z axis!
Now, lift up and raise the altitude.
Fast! Fast! Move! Move! Move!
- This way! - Fast!
- To the front! - Keep it here!
[Daniel] Normally, this would count as
a training violation by a junior flight officer.
But I chose not to report it that way.
Because deep down, I saw the grit in him to bring that flight back down
along with making it back alive.
But JPS stood against it.
He sacrificed his son for his political future.
He made him quit the force.
That was the end of Shakti's life in the force.
What should we do now, sir?
We'll have to shut down our office and hand the keys over to him, right?
Leave it, Danny.
Already...
We're already unable to deliver a lot of things on time.
Let them share the burden.
What's wrong with that?
Periscope is an important program.
A program that could easily be misused if it goes to the private sector.
I'll be forced to speak out.
You have turned into an old cynic, Danny.
You should know your limits.
Sir, with all due respect…
I was among the very few who met Madam Nalini after her surgery.
When it came to handing Periscope over to the Shakti Group,
she was the one who opposed it the most.
As per her request,
I procured the list of numbers JPS had ordered to be secretly spied on.
And I...
still hold it.
Nalini Ramakrishnan did not die a natural death, sir.
She was assassinated inside the hospital.
Stop it, Danny!
I've seen the medical report too.
The reason of her death was an infection post surgery!
I can prove it, sir.
Because...
that list included Nalini Madam's number as well!
What's happening in your constituency?
Huh?
We gave you development funds, didn't we?
Sir,
I need five minutes of your time.
Daniel.
Periscope.
What do you think?
Will he negotiate?
No, sir. Never.
But as a government servant,
he still comes under the Official Secrets Act.
Negotiation.
National security.
If you're finding it difficult to look after Rahim,
just inform the camp office and leave.
I can take care of him myself.
There's no need to bring your kids here and cry about it.
Sir, I'm not here to complain.
These boys keep getting into trouble, and I'm the one left worried.
My husband has been on night shift since last week.
So I bring them here at night.
At 9:30 PM, after Rahim sir falls asleep,
they somehow sneak into his room.
I only found out about this when I saw the videos they shot on my phone.
They used pictures from his room
and Rahim sir's medals to make videos
and uploaded them to YouTube.
You're my only hope, sir.
If this gets reported to the camp office,
I'll lose my job.
Are these boys so notorious?
Where did they post it?
We have our YouTube channel.
Sandy & The Twins!
Sandy?
It's a dog in our area, sir.
That's what they call it.
Which channel is it?
Let me have a look.
You have to subscribe, okay?
Okay.
If Rahim Sir finds out, I'm done for!
Your boys have put in a lot of effort.
Is this going to be a problem, sir?
I'll have my office staff remove the content.
But make sure they don't get hold of your phone again.
Okay.
[Daniel] 1923 Official Secrets Act.
The offence involving possession of state secrets by a government official.
From today,
I too am a dissident in their eyes.
Vimathan [Dissident]
- Gaurav... - Yes?
- [in Hindi] Pull the shutter down. - Okay, sir.
I don't have much time.
Transfer everything from this phone to this pen drive, fast.
Gaurav, give me your phone.
- Hello? - Ayesha, this is Daniel.
Morning, Danny!
Listen carefully to what I'm about to say.
I think my phone has been compromised
Danny, are you alright?
Where are you now?
I'm still in Delhi.
I need a favour from you.
You offered me a position in your university the other day, right?
To teach Cyber Forensics?
Is it still available?
Danny, I can't decide that alone.
I should check with Scott.
Then please check with him immediately!
I don't have much time!
If the position is available,
you should email me the offer letter at the earliest!
Right.
I'll see what I can do.
- Is it over? - Two minutes, sir.
Gaurav, go check.
Move!
Move aside!
Move!
Sir,
this drive is not recorded in the entry log.
Sorry, sir. Sorry.
Sir, Daniel's resignation has been confirmed.
It's already been emailed to the concerned authorities from his desk.
Sir, Daniel has received an offer letter
from Brimstead University, London, for a teaching job.
Check Daniel's UK visa validity.
Sir, the visa is valid till 2028.
Chances of Daniel exiting the country is imminent.
Issue a look-out notice for Dr. Daniel James
to all airports,
for violating the Official Secrets Act
and trying to flee from the country!
Excuse me, sir! One minute.
Sir, IB reports have confirmed...
Daniel is on the London flight out of Kathmandu.
We may have already lost him.
Vlog number 1.
My name is Daniel James.
I've been a Scientific Advisor at DRW for the past 15 years.
But from today,
I will be known as "Vimathan" to you.
I was inspired to make this video
by two eight-year-old boys.
After working honestly within this system for so long,
I now realise I'm not even as brave as those boys.
[Daniel] What I'm about to tell you
could lead to my arrest when this flight lands.
But I believe you'll watch this someday.
For a while now, I’ve been constantly faced with a single question.
"Is my office using Periscope spyware or not?"
For them, this is my answer.
When Nalini Ramakrishnan, who recently passed away, was my senior,
this spyware was sanctioned for this very organisation...
with my signature.
Back then, many of us, myself included, only looked at its positive aspects.
But after a while, I realised
Periscope had been installed on many phones,
including that of Nalini Madam, the very person who sanctioned the program.
The mastermind behind that move was a member of her own party,
cabinet minister JPS.
Is there a secure internet connection I can use instead of public Wi-Fi?
I need to upload a video urgently.
The list of numbers that have been monitored through Periscope to date
by JPS for his personal gain…
I'm releasing it now.
You can access them through the link below and examine them.
Many on that list are no longer alive,
including Nalini Ramakrishnan.
And the ones who are alive, you better stay alert.
You're all being watched.
You are all under surveillance!
I don't have to answer this.
This is nothing new.
Enemy states have long attempted to target our people.
Daniel is one such individual who fell into their trap.
Unfortunately,
he is a traitor to our country.
No matter which country he hides in, we will get him.
And we will bring him back and put him on trial.
- Thank you! - [reporters shouting questions]
Please move! Move back!
Vlog number 112.
Vimathan here!
Most of the requests in my inbox
were for my review of the X-7.
Like I always say,
this isn't a paid review.
Please don't decide to buy or not buy this phone based on what I say here.
So, let's begin.
This is my first impression.
If you buy this phone,
you'll be travelling around with the biggest spy in your pocket.
I say this because its camera
keeps tracking and reporting your location without you even knowing.
The main villain behind it is this connection.
If you want to take photos, buy a camera.
Why buy a phone?!
This one is the next villain.
Even if your phone is off, as long as the battery still has charge,
it will keep sharing your location.
This feature is more useful
to those tracking you, than to you.
Now, let's move to the microphone.
What you see here
is the most advanced military graded transmitter.
Whenever you discuss travel plans, bank loans,
or hotel bookings, with anyone,
this one will immediately notify the relevant parties.
Your next concern might be that the phone's resale value will drop
if you remove these components, right?
If possible, don't trade in your old phone for a new one.
Because you'll be selling your own life along with your phone.
No matter how many factory resets you do,
if there's something valuable to you on that phone,
someone who knows how to take it will definitely take it!
Now,
to those who think that they don't give a damn if they lose their privacy…
I'll share the story of a 16-year-old girl who lost her privacy, knowingly or not.
An 11th-grade student from Kadamakkudy Panchayat in Ernakulam district.
The crime she committed was that she sold nude pictures of herself
to a criminal network abroad for a very high price.
Unable to cope with the shame, her father took his own life.
Local police found evidence against her
from the laptop she was using.
She received this laptop on merit through a government scheme
for securing an A+ in 10th grade.
These free laptops come with several pre-installed apps.
There was one application that caught my attention among them.
I had seen that application before… at one of DRW's official summits.
There is another side to this which most people are unaware of.
At first, the girl's father had taken an online loan for her education.
And in the end… they sent him his own daughter's secret!
The parent company behind that loan app… is Shakti Solutions.
The very same company supplied those free laptops!
How did a defence application end up on a schoolgirl's laptop?
So, as far as I'm concerned, that girl is innocent.
This is for the police to investigate,
and Shakti Corporation must answer for it!
Aren't you Daniel?
I am a big fan of yours, sir.
My son studies at your college.
Mathew, third semester, Architecture.
Oh!
I don't know him.
Don't you have a police case back home?
Easy to sit here and talk crap about people back home, right?
Commit fraud there and come hide here like nothing happened, right?
What do you want now?
I was just saying, sir.
This is... that Pakistani girl, right?
Are you still with her, sir?
I married her!
Got a problem with that? Get lost!
Who was that?
A fan!
You've been invited to a YouTubers' summit
organised by a Malayali association in Faraha.
Take a look at the sponsors.
Are they really shameless enough to invite me to this?
People think deleting a file
makes it disappear.
Truth is...
nothing really goes away.
It just hides...
until someone looks for it.
See you on Monday.
And... don't hack my Wi-Fi again!
94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 99...
100!!!
Congrats, sir!
Even with 1 million or 100 million followers,
you're still going to pay for what you've done!
Run and hide in London all you want,
but say one more word against JPS
and I'll come there, butcher you,
sever your head and dump it right outside your Pakistani woman's door.
Aren't you ashamed to betray your motherland
and live with random women, you dog?
Hey, don't stop the party!
We are used to this.
I'll go refill this.
- Hello? - Is this Radhakrishnan?
Yes.
I am Daniel.
Who?
Daniel. Vimathan! Vimathan!
Haven't you had enough, you scumbag?
You work in the Electricity Board, right?
Is the strike finally over there?
Your wife still works at LIC, right?
Hey, don't try your nasty tricks!
Why do you care where I work?
You have two children, right?
Shalini, the elder one,
is a first-year engineering student in Kottayam.
Right?
Are you taking a census of my family?
That's your government's job, isn't it?
Shalini is having dinner at the CSI hostel right now.
My people are near the hostel.
You! You!
Should I ask them to walk into the hostel and meet her?
If you touch my daughter...
They won't touch her.
They'll just kill her.
I've got people in Pakistan too.
You know that, right?
Hello?
Radhakrishnan... Are you there?
Dear sir...
I am sorry!
Please don't hurt my daughter!
Okay.
Will you do as I say, Radhakrishnan?
I will! I'll do whatever you want!
Then delete the video you sent me today.
Sir, I didn't do it alone.
Others were involved. It's been sent to some groups too.
Okay… delete it from everywhere it's been sent… then call me.
I'll update you about your daughter then… okay?
Just messing around!
Dear sir,
the person who used this phone
is no longer alive.
The answer to the question in your last vlog...
is in this phone.
If you are convinced,
let's connect.
Used by Jyothi Kurian, 28 years,
Data Analyst, Shakti Solutions.
♪ Who gently came and opened my heart's closed door? ♪
♪ Was it a breeze I've never felt before? ♪
♪ Who crossed this lonely land of longing silently through? ♪
♪ Was it you? ♪
♪ O heart, your doors have opened their eyes ♪
♪ All on their own at the wind's soft sighs ♪
♪ You blossomed bright in joyful desire ♪
♪ From head to toe like glowing fire ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
Sir?
Jyothi, you handled the Students' Laptop Scheme allotment, right?
Yes, sir.
The family of one of those students is creating trouble at the reception.
Get here quickly.
Enough talking!
- What's the matter? - Who are you, girl?
- I'm Jyothi. I'm the Data-- - Are you in charge here or not?
Yes. I'm the Data Analyst here.
Whatever the issue is, we can talk it through.
- Please don't create a scene. - This is the girl's mom.
[Michael] Who are those people? You are okay, right?
My daughter got her laptop from here.
She studies really well and works really hard.
She's been in jail for 16 days now, dear.
The police are saying she sent something from her laptop she was not supposed to.
They're not even granting her bail.
You're the one who did everything for us, right?
Please help us.
I understand, Chechi.
I was only responsible for the laptop allotment. Beyond that--
Don't beat around the bush and waste our time.
It's our girl who's in jail.
We're not leaving until this is sorted out!
Chetta, what I'm saying is...
I can't say anything without checking that laptop.
It's with the police, dear.
Our lawyer filed petitions twice to get it back.
But they refused, saying we might destroy the evidence.
How can I say anything without checking the laptop?
Listen… Two other students from our ward have received the same laptops.
Can you at least check those?
I'm reaching there. Sheeba is with me.
Nothing to worry, okay?
Shall we go to the other student's place now?
Do you know anything about this program, Mike?
This is the only thing I found unusual.
At least tell me now.
What is this program?
Is this something I'm not meant to know?
If that's the case, I'll find another way.
What do you want to know?
I just want to know if that girl is in jail because of this program.
How many students are using laptops from our scheme?
Did any of them get into any sort of trouble?
Why are you so sure it's not her mistake?
Because I went to their house.
The photos they say she leaked are of her changing clothes!
In houses like theirs, if someone needs to change,
the others have to step out.
What else would be in the house at that time?
Just the laptop… sitting on a table or chair!
Is this program secretly watching them?
Jyothi, please!
Don't get too invested in this.
Ultimately, we are all working for a corporate firm!
Why do we need a job that ruins ordinary people's lives?
What if this is just the first case?
What if more students end up facing such a problem?
This issue isn't as serious as you think.
How do SOS emergency programs work on our phones?
This works the same way.
You know it's a government scheme, right?
These laptops are intended to benefit underprivileged students.
Unfortunately,
the areas these end users come from have high child abuse rates.
The demand for such a program came to our team from the official side…
for precautionary measures.
That means,
this application can remotely access the laptop's camera, right?
Don't just walk off. Explain, Mike!
I told you already, right?
Only under certain circumstances,
for public safety,
we can access that program. That's all!
Here you can see all the students' academic records
and their loan applications in detail.
Explain this, Jyothi.
What were you doing at Michael's cabin in the night?
You're not authorised to access this floor.
And if you say Michael asked you to come,
he wasn't even in the office then!
You care to explain?
You either explain or we'll have to terminate you.
Hey, bro!
Hi, Shakti.
Listen, Mike...
I don't care if you're sleeping with her or not.
But I need to know what information you've shared with her.
Shakti, I don't understand.
You know better than I do
why this program runs on those student laptops.
Yesterday, that girl used your ID to access the top floor.
So, how can I ignore?
You might have shared some information with her!
Jyothi was Shakti's point of contact for the free laptop scheme.
So when a student's family came here with a complaint, she followed it up. That's all.
Then why the hell did she meet their lawyer?
Listen, Mike. She has some sensitive information from your computer.
If that gets out,
you know the consequences, right?
What would Jyothi even get from my computer?
Just some data analytics and program information.
What can she even do with that?
Mike, Mike, Mike...
Hang on.
What if...
she turns against us?
She's figured out we do consumer profiling…
and that we're monitoring individual data.
Are you sure she won't go to court and speak about this program?
Shakti... Hey...
She won't do such a thing.
I'll talk to her and make her understand.
That's up to you, bro.
I don't want someone like that in Shakti Group anymore.
Even after she's fired,
it's your responsibility to make sure
she keeps her mouth shut.
I've been calling you since this morning.
You haven't been answering my calls!
Why don't you just stay out of this issue, Jyothi?
For that, you need to think from my perspective, Michael.
You're not an activist.
A company has its own policies on how to run its business.
We have to understand that and work within that!
I can't do that, Mike!
They're just 15 or 16-year-old school kids!
What do they even know?
How many more parents do I have to face?
What am I supposed to tell them?
That we'll give your kids free laptops for their studies,
but your lives will be under our company's control?
Jyothi, please try to understand what I'm saying.
Do you think what you did was right?
You breached into my system!
Do you think they'll just let this go?
They will ruin your career!
I know...
you are one of them.
Aren't you?
So that's why you didn't answer my calls.
- Right? - See!
You've also started behaving like them, Michael.
I never expected anything from this relationship.
So, don't expect anything from me either!
And I didn't answer your calls...
because my phone's battery doesn't last.
They...
They're monitoring your phone.
A microwave can cancel the radio frequency.
Get a new phone.
You should be safe.
That's all I want.
What do I even have to hide?
Am I supposed to stop living, fearing a phone?
Let them take whatever they want!
How can I run away from this?
Come with me.
Hello sir...
This is Michael.
I know you didn't send me this phone just to show me your life with Jyothi.
You wanted me to know what she knew.
In that case,
I need to know what happened to her after that as well.
Nothing much happened in her life after that, sir.
The next day,
she came to the office as usual.
Since she was on her notice period,
she had a lot of pending work.
Even then,
she took sick leave
and left early.
Around 4 PM
her room-mate called me…
saying Jyothi had collapsed in the bathroom.
By the time they got her to the hospital, she had passed away.
When you last saw Jyothi,
did you notice anything unusual about her?
I didn't want to see her like that, sir.
We didn't part on good terms.
A video of her was shared in the office WhatsApp group.
I never...
even opened it.
Can I see those videos?
We got an invite for that YouTubers' summit in Faraha, right?
Did you respond to them?
No.
It's happening next week.
Shall we go for it?
Why the sudden change of mind?
Shakti Group is giving me a space to speak at their own event!
Why should I miss this chance?
That's up to you.
I also think you should go, Danny.
How long are you going to stay cooped up indoors?
But strictly no controversies in your speech!
No controversy at all.
Just simple talk.
Reply to them and confirm my acceptance.
Let's go.
Okay.
Right now, some of the world's top vloggers are here,
showcasing their skills.
I'm so thrilled to be part of this...
♪ O, alien oasis ♪
Next!
I have 14K followers. I'm into lifestyle content--
Do you like pranks?
Oh, I love them! It's so exciting!
♪ O, alien oasis ♪
Yo! Vimathan!
He speaks from a room that has forgotten its own walls.
Every surface, they say, Has become an ear
Every silence, they say, Is being collected
He invented windows to look at the world
♪ O, alien oasis ♪
But now, it seems, the windows are watching him
It seems the wind that gushes in through those windows,
absorbs his secrets along with his sweat
His name is "Human"
Been a while since I got into a government vehicle.
- You won't rat me out, right? - Come on, sir.
This is a different country.
Who's going to mess with you here, sir?
Don't worry.
Contrary to what the media back home claims, she's not Pakistani.
She's from Chavakkad. A pure Malayali!
She just has UK citizenship. That's all.
- Ayesha. - Raghu.
You shouldn't be afraid to go back home.
They can't do squat to you, sir.
Easy for you to say that sitting here!
Ever since I moved away from our country,
my health got better.
I don't drink like I used to. I'm not stressed anymore.
None of this is our country's fault.
It's the fault of certain people who control it.
I'm so sorry, sir.
All the sea-view rooms are already occupied.
Just a room to sleep in. Can we get one?
I'll get back to you.
Laughter in one room, becomes entertainment for another house
A wail in one room, Becomes news in another
Your mind, and all it holds,
is nothing but an open file on someone's desk.
Were shadows kept on sale all this while?
Were thoughts being measured?
Were gadgets always strategies?
♪ O, Alien Oasis... O, garden of illusions and secrets ♪
♪ Have the butterflies arrived in soft delusions ♪
♪ Unaware of the fire, drawn by desire ♪
- Oh! Vimathan! - Hey!
♪ Only to be consumed by that fire ♪
The room was never a room,
but a stall in a farm.
For someone to milk dry, and when yield fails, to be slaughtered
Not a dystopian animal farm.
But where he, his kind,
you, and I all reside:
A real Human Farm.
We don't build companies.
We build wars, disguised as business.
Productivity is not in the excel sheets.
It's about how many battles we win before breakfast!
Sir, Daniel has started with his presentation.
Okay, guys. Let's pick it up tomorrow.
Make sure I have the reports tonight.
Aparna, I want the feed here.
But he's not someone any of us can ignore.
Let's welcome the brutally honest Vimathan!
It's been a long time
since I've seen my fellow countrymen like this in person.
You might say, “We're expats too!”
Yes, that's true.
But there's a difference between us.
All of you are expats who came here to work,
still upholding your allegiance to our country.
But what about me?
I'm an expat who had to flee that country
after forsaking the same allegiance.
Most of you may not know my real name, Daniel James.
I was given the name "Vimathan" or Dissident,
by Shakti Corporation.
So, at an event hosted by them,
if I don't speak at least a few words about them,
that wouldn't be fair.
When Shakti Group was founded as an IT consultancy back in 2017,
their balance sheet stood at a mere ₹20,000.
By 2021–22,
that figure had grown to ₹80 crores.
And the company's current assets are valued at…
₹1,600 crores!
There's no magic behind this success.
Just a clear vision with a futuristic approach.
Yes, just one click.
A single click on your phone!
This is the secret behind that single click.
Signed in 2021 between the government and Shakti…
The Periscope agreement.
It's an open contract that allows them
to use that program in any way they choose, for the next 10 years.
- Let me explain how it is possible. - Sir?
Cut his mic and get him off the stage!
- From 2021... - Sure, sir.
the company has been--
Hey!
Really sorry, sir.
You can't present this here.
What are you talking about?
I am an invited guest here!
I decide what I'm going to talk about.
You have no right to interrupt my speech!
- Please, sir... - Hey! Leave me!
Are you trying to manhandle me?
Hey, leave me!
I really regret it now.
I was the one who pushed you to come to this event.
It's not on you.
It was my decision to come here and speak.
And look what happened!
You had promised me, you wouldn't create any controversy!
Shut up!
You have no right
to dictate what I should say!
- We just need two minutes of his time, please.
- Hello? Hello?
- Hello? - Yeah.
- Hello? - Yeah, Ma'am.
This is for a response. Daniel sir's response.
- We just need two minutes. - This is for you.
- Not me. - Is it possible?
- Hello?
Two passengers.
- Hey, see that guy over there? - Yeah.
- Show me your hands. - Okay.
- There you go! - Okay.
Let's try.
- This is your last prank. - Okay.
- Rush, rush! - Let's try. Come.
Hey, come, come!
Be quick!
- Excuse me! - Excuse me!
- Way, please! - Excuse me!
- Hey! - Hey! Who is this?!
What! What are you doing?!
What's going on here?
Come, come!
Who were those people? What's the problem?
They just came from behind and they attacked him.
It's okay. It's okay.
- Sorry, Ma'am! - Are you all right?
- It's just a prank for YouTube! - Fine.
Your face will be our next thumbnail, sir.
Sorry!
Here.
You alright?
Just a bit dizzy.
I think my sugar's low.
Give me my medicine.
Why did you drink so much yesterday?
You are not allowed to drink, Danny.
- Do you want some water? - No
I'll just go to the washroom.
I'll be fine.
Your attention, please.
This is the final boarding call for the flight to London.
We are now inviting all remaining passengers--
Your attention, please.
This is the final boarding call for the flight to London Heathrow.
This is the final boarding call...
Gate doors will close in approximately five minutes.
I need your help.
My husband is inside and it's final call for boarding.
Could you please check on him?
In the bathroom? Come, let's check.
So, the passenger has taken the opposite exit...
and he's going to the next terminal.
Sir, that's not Daniel!
That's not how Daniel walks.
There's something wrong here.
How is that possible?
He was supposed to board a flight to London!
It is possible, sir.
Passenger is travelling to his home country.
We have his web check-in details for that flight.
No luggage.
Put the boarding pass.
He has already boarded the flight.
Sir, something's wrong here.
Daniel will never go to his home country!
His life is under threat there!
It's not Danny who travelled.
Sir… one second.
How exactly is this woman related to him?
Abdul, she is Daniel's wife.
I don't think they're legally married, sir.
Check his passport, sir.
His spouse's name is listed as Lathika.
Sir, I think he must've travelled without telling her.
Sir, what's going on here?
I want to report this to the police.
I want to know where Daniel is!
Why doesn't anyone understand this?
Don't panic like this, Ayesha.
This is not under my authority.
Let the flight land in Kochi.
I have sources there.
Alright?
XV524 FRA to Kochi...
Arrival is scheduled at 5:30 PM.
The flight is on time, sir. Any issue?
The former scientific advisor of NHM, Daniel,
is arriving on that flight.
Once the flight lands,
send me his immigration photo and entry stamp.
Sure, sir.
Thank you, Sreeni.
These were the kids who pulled that prank on him.
It was after this that Danny started feeling weak.
That's why I'm saying this with certainty,
Danny's life is in danger!
Why didn't you complain immediately?
Those kids ran out immediately.
The guy who shot the video said it was a prank
and apologised to Danny.
But they've sprayed something on him.
I'm sure about it!
Send this jacket to the lab immediately and get a forensic report on it.
It's urgent.
Ayesha, your phone?
This is a photo of two people who seemed suspicious at the airport today.
Get their details from the Malayali association.
Sure, sir.
Question them through the consulate, without involving the local police.
- Alright? - Alright.
Come, Ayesha.
Ayesha, just be seated here. I'll be right back.
Sir, Daniel didn't tweet anything
during the last three days of the event.
This is all fabricated!
This is JPS's official tweet.
Do you think they'd repost it if it wasn't verified?
As far as I know, Daniel's health was normal until we arrived here.
I can show you his last medical reports.
Didn't he mention that to you, sir?
Sreeni...
A Shakti Group ambulance is waiting here, sir.
There's a medical emergency reported
under the same passenger name, Daniel James.
He'll be taken straight from the flight to the ambulance.
Sreeni... I told you, right?
At any risk,
I need a picture of Daniel when he clears immigration!
They were two guys, Vicky and Yusuf.
Neither of you knew these guys before?
No, sir.
We just went there to be volunteers.
And the videos were uploaded?
They said all the videos would be uploaded together.
Who asked you to do such a prank inside the airport?
It was Vicky's suggestion.
And that sir was also at the event, right?
So we didn't think it would be a problem.
Like always,
we took the moisturising lotion from them.
But the lotion they gave that time…
It seemed a bit different.
A while after I applied it on my hands,
I felt a burning sensation.
Extremely sorry, sir.
It was a direct order from the ministry.
Immigration clearance was bypassed,
and Daniel has been moved to Shakti Institute of Medical Science.
I couldn't verify his passport, sir.
Let's head to the airport.
Your luggage must've been offloaded there.
By the time you collect it, I'll find Danny.
Could you please tell me where this group of men are heading?
Hey, what's in that letter?
Since they have a performance the next day,
it's a permission letter exempting the musical instruments from X-ray scanning.
But how is that even possible?
Fine-tuned musical instruments are exempt from scanning.
That's the arriving country's headache.
We already screened them when they arrived here.
Such equipment is exempted during departure.
They should have travelled from terminal C.
Why did they take this entry?
Abdul, who was that flight chartered for?
It was scheduled by Shakti Corporation.
Departure time was 7:15 in the evening.
Destination?
Kochi Marine Base Airport.
Sir, it's confirmed in the report.
A chemical called VX nerve agent was used.
The symptoms match the girls' statements.
Ayesha, what was the last medicine Daniel took?
Err...
Ayesha, Danny was poisoned.
As per my assumption, he has been kidnapped in a private carrier.
But he won't die
because he sensed the poisoning beforehand!
Sir, this is the team.
The team leader is Vignesh, alias Vicky.
SP, STF. 2014 batch.
Ahmed Yusuf alias Yusuf,
DySP, STF.
Expert in counter-surveillance and interrogation, 2011 batch.
VX, also known as Novichok, was developed
at the DRW lab in Avadi.
Sai was in charge of monitoring its levels.
They must have run trials there to test
if it could be used in moisturising lotion packets.
Tie his legs!
Sir! Sir! Sir!
Sir, Daniel has retrieved his Twitter account.
VIMATHAN [Dissident]
The post thanking you was taken down five minutes ago.
If he is alive right now,
he will respond soon!
[VIMATHAN HAS ENDED HIS EXILE]
I don't want any speculations.
Daniel James has been working as a lecturer in the U.K. all this time.
But ever since he left,
his health has been continuously deteriorating.
So...
it's the government's responsibility
to ensure he receives the medical treatment he deserves.
So I'm just facilitating that.
Hello, doc...
If the patient isn't brought to the hospital soon,
things could get complicated.
I understand.
I understand your concern.
My team will get Daniel here as quickly as possible.
- So, you be prepared... - Okay.
- And let's hope for the best. - Alright.
Where are they?
They are in the board room, sir.
How many times have I told you
not to underestimate him!
He is a trained...
Sir, our execution hasn't slipped anywhere.
The amount of chemical we used was perfect.
- Even then-- - Did I ask for an explanation?
Wherever he is,
find me Daniel right now!
Or else, this leave period of yours...
I will turn it into a dismissal order!
Is that clear?
Daniel doesn't have the strength to survive that fall.
There's no way he's still alive.
- Then find me his body! - Sir...
Daniel's wife is causing a scene, insisting on seeing him.
You need to come speak to her,
or she won't stop.
Why won't you let me see my husband?
Daniel, who's inside... I'm his partner.
I have every right to see him.
Ma'am, strictly no visitors.
Those are the doctor's orders.
- Hey, stop it! - Sir, my name is Ayesha Iqbal.
I am Daniel's wife.
He was supposed to return with me,
but you had him kidnapped and brought here!
I need to see him!
Listen, Madam. I've just come from checking on Daniel's condition.
Visitors will only be allowed once the doctors give permission.
This is a hospital.
We have to follow the rules.
I'm not just any visitor.
I'm his wife!
Sorry, I don't understand.
How exactly is Daniel your husband?
Are you legally married to him?
To prove what you're saying...
Is there any legal relationship between you and Daniel?
We've been living together for a while now.
- Isn't that proof enough? - That might work in your country!
The Daniel I know has only been married once.
It might have been a failed marriage,
but that woman...
is right here.
Why are you more concerned than she is?
So, as far as I and this hospital management are concerned,
you're nothing more than an ordinary visitor.
Is that clear?
Ayesha, get into the car.
Madam, I'm glad I could meet you here,
but you don't know the situation Daniel is in.
At least, can you take this seriously?
Daniel has been poisoned.
Our priority should be to get him out of here immediately.
Ayesha...
Get in.
If we leave, they'll kill Daniel!
I'm certain of it!
But who told you Danny is even in there?
The hospital only has his name on the register.
He's not inside.
There's no point shouting here.
Just get in, Ayesha.
Danny is safe.
Nothing's going to happen to him.
How do you know that?
I can't tell you that right now.
Wear your seat belt.
Come. I want you to meet somebody.
Give me your ID.
How is she now, Chechi?
She's started eating again.
She's undergoing a scan now.
Chechi, can you please come inside?
We've got a date for next Thursday.
Are you scared to appear in court, dear?
[Lathika] Do you recognise that girl, Ayesha?
- [Ayesha] No. - [Lathika] She is Athira,
a 11th standard student.
A victim of Shakti's free laptop scheme.
It was at my request, for her sake,
that Daniel shot that vlog.
Making sure she didn't make it to court
was vital for the Shakti Group.
Luckily, she survived.
For the next hearing, we need her in court to give her statement.
That's what Daniel needs.
Only a victim's testimony...
can win us this case.
If your office can't even handle a single document safely,
I think you should shut this company down!
That's my problem, Dad.
That's not why I got the summons, is it?
Hey, I've got so many cases against me.
Do I show up for every hearing?
I told you, son...
let's shift the dates!
I'm not like you, Dad.
I don't play dirty games like switching judges the moment I get a summons!
If Daniel is the reason this reached court,
you should've dealt with him!
I should've dealt with him!
Hey, he is a...
popular figure!
No matter what we do to him,
people will blame me!
How many people am I answerable to?
And look where we are now.
I told you again and again this foolish plan would never work!
But you still wanted to bring him back and prove he'd joined your side!
Fake treatment, transplant, killing.
It's all fallen apart now, hasn't it?
Dad...
you should understand one thing!
Throughout your life,
you've never had a clean image in politics!
Hey, you're using my money to run this company!
But I'm running the damn show here!
No one's going to build statues for you or name roads after you.
No matter how much money you burn on it,
you're not going to earn it!
Can you please tell me where Danny is right now?
Didn't I tell you? He is safe.
That's all I know.
There's somebody who's helping him.
I came to the hospital
just to avoid any suspicion.
They are ruthless criminals.
This used to be Daniel's study.
When we separated,
I got this house.
You can freshen up here.
Take some rest.
Nothing's going to happen...
to the Daniel I know.
I'll get an update soon.
Listen, you guys!
We're really running out of time!
Go get me the phone.
Everything Daniel did at the summit, everyone he met,
the video he played at the event, each and everything!
I want it on the screen... now!
I don't want a damn vlogger to be the end of Shakti!
What's happening? Get to work!
Listen, Dibakar... Don't panic.
Let's work from reverse. You have his video, right?
Get me that first!
Yeah.
This is the secret behind that single click.
Freeze there!
Zoom the document.
This is the original document with my signature!
Highly classified!
A legal agreement known only to Shakti Group and the Government.
How did he get it?
How the hell did Daniel get it??
It's gone from here.
Throw the names of everyone with access to this document up on the screen.
Throw it!
On your screen, sir.
Scroll down.
Stop.
Did Michael have access to it?
Yes, sir. Michael was handling the program alterations.
So where is Michael now?
Where is he?
Michael hasn't been to the office for the past two weeks.
After Jyothi died, his colleagues say...
that he's moved back to his wife's place in Bangalore.
Dibakar, just think about it.
Even after getting hold of such an exclusive document,
why hasn't Daniel made a vlog about it yet?
Why wait for our summit to reveal it?
And if it was Michael who gave it to Daniel,
Micheal would never send it by email.
He's not that stupid!
Hello sir, This is Ayesha.
Danny has booked a ticket to Faraha for somebody named Michael.
Send that ticket to me. I'll check.
Michael met Daniel in person.
And it happened during our event.
Shortlist Bangalore-Faraha flight timings.
Get all the visual data from our arrival kiosks
on the screen now, please.
Sir...
Yes. Play.
Not this, not this. Forward.
Forward, forward.
Move!
Apply face match using Michael's facial attributes.
When did he get there?
Sir, final day of the event.
Morning 2:35 AM arrival time.
He crossed the arrival gate at 5:10 AM.
The same day Daniel gave his presentation, right?
Yes, sir.
Do you know this Michael, Ayesha?
No way, sir!
Danny usually tells me everything,
but he has never mentioned anyone by that name.
Michael arrived the same day Daniel gave his talk.
Moreover, he returned the same day.
That means Michael spent only about 6 hours in Faraha.
Ayesha, could you recollect
anything unusual from Danny that day?
Sir, he went out for a walk early in the morning.
Let me step out for a walk.
It's suffocating in here.
Daniel doesn't usually go for walks.
Let me check.
Vignesh! You were there, right?
And yet, none of you noticed him leave?
You should've just followed him!
We were sticking to our plan.
We didn't have instructions to follow Daniel.
Is it, Vignesh?
Are you incapable of making your own decisions?
All grown up now,
aren't you?
Yeah, the passenger took a cab from the airport.
It then crossed Highway 38,
entered Omar Syed avenue,
and then finally it stopped at The Paul, 3rd street.
Could you please let me know
if a person wearing a cap has entered the location further?
Yeah, that's true.
As per my assumption,
Daniel met Michael somewhere outside the resort.
20 minutes...
Daniel spent 20 minutes with Michael.
Michael must have handed over our document to Daniel
within that time.
This is an agreement signed by DRW and Shakti Group in 2021.
It is the only document that proves
they have been using Periscope to spy on civilians.
Where did you get it from?
When Periscope was handed over to Shakti,
I was the person responsible.
Every year, when the program is updated,
I'm required to verify this document.
I need you to present this at the summit for me, Danny sir.
Why should I trust you?
Sir, I told you, right?
I need redemption.
Sympathy for your dead girlfriend!
And yet you don't have the nerve to expose any of this yourself!
I pity you, Michael.
You should be the one disclosing this, not me.
Jyothi wanted to be an approver in court against Shakti Group.
It's difficult for me, sir.
With the non-disclosure agreements I've already signed...
the contracts...
my family, my child...
Wasn't Jyothi your family as well?
Even if I'm the one who exposes this,
you'll still be in danger.
But I'll know it
before you do.
You will get a call from this number.
Follow those instructions.
I'm not saying this to provoke you.
But you deserve to know.
Jyothi didn't just die of natural causes.
To silence her once and for all,
they murdered her!
[Raghu] Michael got here on the day of Daniel's talk.
And he went back the same day.
That...!
That is the lead we're looking for!
Michael Devassy.
Find out where he is.
You find Michael, you get Daniel!
That's it!
- Dibakar. - Sir?
How long did it take me to crack this?
Sir, almost 23 minutes.
23 minutes...
The time I took to track and find someone.
That's more than enough.
These are the possible location coordinates
where Daniel might've landed, judging by his fall.
It's close to Mangalore coastline.
Unbelievable!
So he waited precisely until he crossed the border?
Sir, we were almost 30 minutes away from landing.
He must have calculated the airspace.
But that fall...
he'd never survive that.
Hey, go on.
Dad!
Vimathan's... Err...
Which IP address was Daniel's tweet posted from?
That's what struck me as strange.
The tweet was posted from Delhi.
From Daniel's old apartment in Defence Colony.
He jumps into Mangalore and tweets from Delhi?
Sir, it could be an automated reply.
How else is that possible, sir?
Someone is helping him!
Give me your hand!
English?
Hindi?
Marathi?
Kannada, Kannada!
[in Kannada] Which place is this?
Mangalore.
Who are you, sir?
Sir... Who are you, sir?
What are you doing?
Who are you?
Sir... Are you a terrorist or with the police?
Soldier!
Give me the radio.
What if someone Daniel deeply trusts
tweeted on his behalf?
- Yusuf. - Sir?
Who maintains Daniel's Delhi apartment?
A colonel who was with Daniel at the DTA,
Colonel Rahim Nayik.
Retired.
He's been bedridden for the past few years.
Rahim Sahib.
Rahim Sir once taught me signal communication.
We checked the colonel's call records.
There's no suspicious behaviour.
No new calls apart from his regular contacts in the past few days.
You guys! That's because they're not using the modern way of communication!
Both of them are old Signal Corps officers.
Long before today's internet or social media even existed,
these officers used to communicate using encrypted messages
in ways we can't even imagine today!
I've heard my father say...
there was a time when these two held this nation together.
Even then, Daniel's mind didn't need supercomputers!
And Rahim Sahib didn't need weapons to win a war!
All these years, they weren't gathering followers,
but faith!
Trust!
Do you realise what will happen if they join forces again?
Blast!
I want to make my mark in that moment.
I don't want to die! Find them!
During a Naga insurgency operation he led in 2008,
Colonel Rahim lost a leg.
Twelve soldiers were killed in that mission.
Why would Daniel trust someone like him?
Because it was not his mistake! Damn it!
That operation was never on records.
So, the Colonel took responsibility for those deaths.
Even Rahim Sahib's posting to the academy
was a form of punishment.
In front of teachers far junior to him,
he worked as a mere instructor.
But everyone was against him.
That was the media narrative.
But he really fought for their justice.
Finally, Rahim Sir proved to the government that it wasn't his mistake.
Unfortunately, no one reported it.
But Daniel...
given his current situation,
it's unlikely anyone other than Rahim Sahib would help him.
There's another reason for that.
A secret...
that very few know about.
Sir, Daniel has reached the location. Shall we go in?
Make sure he is inside...
and not armed.
Copy that, sir!
Anju...
for this one day, I need you to take care of Sir
more than you've ever taken care of me.
It's not a request.
It's an order!
Rahim, you'll have to handle this on your own.
We've got far bigger storms to weather.
These kids are just amateurs.
Until you cross Kathmandu,
no one will intercept this ambulance.
Have a safe flight!
Sir, there's no response. Shall we break in?
Go ahead.
Keep it low.
Rahim Sahib...
Why are you helping Danny?
He's turned out to be a traitor.
Sreedharan Sir...
From the day our friendship began,
Danny has never once asked me for a favour.
But when trouble strikes,
having his back without being asked...
Isn't that a soldier's code, sir?
Since he needs to stay off the radar for a while,
I decided to take charge of this house and everything here.
And this gun...
Because of the death threats from Maoists,
your department issued me this pistol for self-defence.
But this gun can't tell...
if the attackers are Maoists
or men from our own department.
Hey! You're wasting your time looking around, brother.
You're not going to find anything.
Get your boys and clear out, sir.
You take care.
If it was Rahim Sahib who helped Daniel leave the country,
even to bring him back,
he will be the key.
Sir, our team is at Daniel's Delhi apartment.
Shall we go in?
Still the same old shit, man!
Sure, go in and check.
You won't find squat!
Hello?
What happened?
Why aren't you at school, dear?
Dad said I can take leave today!
Why didn't you drop her off at school?
Uma, I don't have time. I need to leave.
What's your problem, Michael?
We were just trying to start over.
If you're here, at least take responsibility for our daughter!
If you can't do that, this won't work.
Look, I don't think I can live an ordinary life anymore!
I'm answerable to too many people.
If I don't leave from here now,
your life won't be normal either.
How long will you live in fear of these people?
You're not willing to work anymore!
Let's just go back to the way things were.
Wouldn't that be better?
I'll never have the life I once had.
I want you and our daughter with me.
But for that, you need to give me some time.
I have to sort out a few things.
If possible,
can you please drop me off?
Please...
- Can I get this car? - Yes, sir.
Sir, we need your Aadhaar card too.
Won't my driving licence do?
I'm afraid not, sir.
Sir, Michael's Aadhaar card has been scanned at Tevis Car Rentals, Bangalore!
Shall we go?
That's it, guys.
They're on their way to Daniel.
Will you take it on from here, Vignesh?
Did I ask you to take this road?
- It's a straight highway. - No, no. Take this round.
And exit.
Three rules!
No highways,
no tolls, and strictly...
no Google Maps!
Sir.
Danny...
Danny!
Danny!!
Rahim...
Death...
I can see it staring right back at me.
- I'm running out of time, man! - Hey...
I'm here, right?
Don't give up yet. Hang in there for me.
I'm not going to let you die like this!
We need to shift Daniel immediately!
He needs a blood transfusion.
Sir...
Sir, the car is currently stationed near St. Antony's Church,
in the Mangalore New Port area.
If the car moves,
you can see it in this tracker.
It's been ages...
since we hit the road like this together, Danny.
Back in the day,
we didn't need anyone's help to get around, did we?
Man, the things we've done!
If I kick the bucket along the way,
don't bother with a funeral.
Just dump me in a river
or toss me off a cliff.
Ever since last night,
all you've been doing is harping on about dying.
Shut up about death and say something else, man!
What's there to talk about living anyway?
I'm more worried about this guy.
Right?
In the end, you might be the last one standing.
Do you think joining us was a mistake?
No, sir.
What Jyothi couldn't finish…
shouldn't I see it through?
I get these spasms every now and then.
Guess I've been idle too long, huh?
How did this happen, sir?
War!
What else would it be?
But... only to end up as a warrior this country didn't want.
Two bullets!
When there was no other option, they had to amputate it.
I really should've just died on that field, right?
At least the others would've received what they deserved.
Hey! Drop it, man!
That was years ago!
You hate it when I talk about dying,
but you can go on all you want, huh?
Go faster! Closer!
Hey!
Eyes on the road!
Michael, whose car is this?
- I rented it, sir. - Hey!
I'm avoiding Google Maps and toll booths
so we leave no digital trail…
and you pull a stupid stunt like this?
Hey, take left!
Hey! Careful!
Shit!
Don't slow!
Danny...
pass me my bag!
Hey, it's them! Be careful!
Yes.
- Fast! Fast! - Yeah!
Find the gun! Goddammit!
- Danny! - Yes!
- I'm still too weak for this! - Hey!
I'm not what I used to be. I need backup!
Come on!
Come on! Jump!
Go now!
Sir! Sir!
Go, go, go!
Shit!
Danny, this is Captain Haridas.
He was part of my team.
We've sourced O+ blood for you from a blood bank
in advance.
We've briefed your lead doctor and the nursing staff
on the gravity of the situation.
At Lathika's request...
the prison ward where they're holding that student
is being monitored by Haridas's men.
Rahim...
I'm going to be stuck here for a while.
There's no point in you staying here.
Nothing must happen to that girl at the Kochi hospital.
You have to be there.
Sir...
Hello, Michael.
Where are you now?
Daniel's condition is quite serious.
There was an attempt on his life.
Luckily, he escaped.
We have to retrieve him.
What do you want me to do, sir?
[Rahim] All the military facilities
are connected to a common server.
A full blood transfusion
takes about 3.5 to 4 hours.
That means you'll get four hours
to breach into their system and do the job!
I've got the list of the latest phone numbers.
What next?
Vlog No. 113.
Vimathan here!
For getting me back to my country without it costing me a penny,
I owe a huge thanks to my friend JPS.
But guys,
I'm in bad shape.
I'm poisoned.
So, by the time this video ends,
I might end up with facial palsy.
To prevent that, the doctors recommend
immediate dialysis.
Up until now,
I haven't had the opportunity to give you
a proper demonstration of Periscope.
Today, I finally have the chance.
And it's not just anyone's phone…
Let's try hijacking the phone of the very same JPS
who did this to me.
What you're seeing here
is the list of phone numbers being sent to DRW's Periscope cell.
As you can see,
it's a bundle of ten individual phone numbers.
I'm removing one at random
and replacing it with JPS's phone number.
The numbers are encrypted there.
Then, they're fed into the Periscope program.
What we need now
is the kind of bait JPS can't help but click.
- Sir? - Any update?
Sir, there are other people helping him.
We're trying to track that car.
Is there any leak from our end?
No, sir. Never!
Is there any chance
one of your team members spoke to the media?
No, sir. You can trust my team.
Anybody from our lab?
No, sir. Everything was through proper channel.
No one suspects a thing.
Then where did we fail, Vignesh?
Sir, we personally monitored the chemical levels.
It was exactly the same that was used in Jyothi's case.
It's very hard to detect.
Daniel must have somehow managed to take the antidote.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived, sir.
The chemical they're referring to...
is a nerve agent.
If the antidote isn't taken
within five minutes of it getting into your body,
death is certain.
What kind of fools are you guys?
- Then find the-- - Sir, drink?
Errr, no.
Sir, please switch off your phone.
We're about to take off.
Thank you!
Sir, his phone has just switched to aeroplane mode.
- What next? - Now...
get into his frickin' life!
Every message he's sent,
every call he's made, every photo he's taken,
his bank transactions, videos, chats, emails...
Every file in there is a story written in blood.
So...
beware, Michael.
Jyothi will be in there too.
It's time for your redemption!
Sir...
He posted it half an hour ago.
He's claiming he got it from your phone.
[JPS] Ask her to compromise the case for 2.5.
Or else, let's negotiate with her husband again.
Listen to our "honourable" minister proposing a payoff...
to bury the sexual assault complaint against him for two and a half crores.
And if she doesn't budge,
his plan is to negotiate with her husband instead.
Call our IT Cell!
Make sure this video doesn't get out!
This letter, signed by JPS,
is the release order for the chemical.
The chemical reaction will be instantaneous.
No chemical traces will be found in the autopsy.
Cause of death: infection post surgery.
[news] Protests erupt at the airport...
[faint sounds of news playing on TV]
Call the media and stop this bloody broadcast!
Impossible, sir. It's everywhere!
[reporters shouting]
Sir, the media is making a huge scene outside.
Shall we wait or exit through the departure gate?
Why should I do that? I'm not scared of any media trial.
I will use the main exit!
Sir.
Go back! Go back! JPS, go back!
[sloganeering continues]
Visiting hours are over.
The ward gates will close at 8 PM.
Except for the bystanders with cards, everyone else must leave now.
Sir, it's Satheeshan.
My shift is up,
but Binu is late again.
He's not answering his phone.
What am I supposed to do, sir?
Your shift must be ending now, right?
It ended ages ago! I'm just worried the replacement hasn't arrived.
I take it he's not answering his phone?
There are people here,
just biding their time until you're gone
so they can enter the ward.
I can see them.
Can you, sir?
There are three of them.
Do you see that "bystander" over there?
He doesn't have a patient in this ward.
And that male nurse coming this way...
you wouldn't have seen him on shift earlier.
He's wearing an ID,
but the photo doesn't match.
As for that doctor who just started his shift...
Are you sure he's even a doctor, sir?
One of them will slip in
and kill that girl.
Will you be able to stop him?
Binu, the one you called? He isn't coming.
And your chief won't be answering any more calls today.
If you open this door for me now,
I'll shift that girl.
Who are you?
Colonel Rahim Nayik.
'93 Maratha Regiment.
Do we have a deal?
Please!
Hey!
Who are you?
Move aside!
[Nurse] Who is it?
Who are you?
Security!
Didn't you hear me?
Security!
Doctor!
- Who let you in here? - Shush!
This is an ICU ward!
What are you doing?
Security!
Doctor, please call someone!
- Hey! - Who are you people?
Move aside!
Sir, it was a stabbing.
He was stabbed multiple times.
The cause of death is a wound to the neck.
The ASI has given a statement
that the Colonel was helping him.
So there are no issues with the formalities.
You're free to take the body whenever you like.
To keep our motherland from being torn apart,
he gave up his own leg in the line of duty.
Show him respect!
Sorry, sir. A funeral without a guard of honour--
Who did this to Rahim?
I want to know that!
He had warned me… that they'd make their way in.
Everything just… happened so fast.
The ones who left…
scattered in different directions.
Did they kidnap the girl…
or kill her?
I don't know… anything.
Rahim is communicating!
Rewind and play.
A prisoner of war...
in North Vietnam,
Commander Jeremiah Denton.
He blinked his eyes
to the news cameras in a pattern.
That pattern was later decoded as "Torture".
'T' 'O' 'R'...
'T' 'U' 'R' 'E'.
Alphabet 'O',
Alphabet 'L',
Alphabet 'I',
'V',
'E',
Numeric '1',
'2',
Alphabet 'C'.
OLIVE 12C.
Olive...
That's...
That's the apartment where Jyothi used to stay.
Vlog number 114.
Vimathan here.
Today,
I'm not the one who'll be doing the talking.
It'll be two other people.
The Victim...
and The Predator!
Think of this as your chance to speak up.
To everyone who pointed fingers at you...
To everyone who cast you aside...
It's time to stand your ground and respond with courage.
In 10th grade,
I got an A+.
I was given the laptop...
midway through 11th grade.
At first,
I used it only for my studies.
But eventually,
we started using it to watch movies and the news.
My dad didn't even know what entrance exams were,
yet he still signed me up for NEET coaching.
During the laptop distribution phase itself,
a surveillance system...
was already pre-installed on them.
The company used it to track the specific struggles of every household.
And in this case,
it was Athira's coaching fees.
Forcing people into a new loan just to pay off
the interest on the previous one.
Shakti's major revenue
comes from these call centres.
Since there's minimal documentation required,
people are easily drawn in.
An amount like that is just peanuts for a company like Shakti, right?
That's exactly where
everyone gets it wrong.
10.2% of the total population is Below the Poverty Line (BPL).
And they are all eligible
for this laptop scheme.
Whenever I have to change my clothes at home,
my father and brother have to step outside.
At that point,
that someone might be watching me through the laptop...
how was I to know?
Shame...
is greater than guilt.
Shame is exactly what Shakti targets.
The fear of being shamed
drives people to repay whatever the company demands.
And as for those who can't pay...
My mother spoke out...
about the online loan my dad had taken,
and the threats he had been receiving.
The police said they were taking me for counselling.
But instead, they blamed me for my father's death!
Had I known this then,
I too would have followed my father.
Come on!
Sir, Shakti's Kochi office is about to be raided!
- It's better to inform him. - Then do something!
Delay it!
Everyone, cut your calls!
Remove the CPUs!
Take out the hard disks, thrash it!
Don't just stand there gaping like morons!
Take this out! Take this out now!
Now! Fast!
And break it!
Do it!
Dad, if its about the raid,
I already know about it.
Don't discuss anything over the phone!
Do you hear me?
Hey... when are you going to realise the situation?
I am out!
They've already launched an internal inquiry against me.
And till then,
I've been "advised" to leave the country.
When I return, I won't be a minister anymore!
Please, just listen to me, Dad!
We'll talk later. Not over the phone!
If not now, when will you ever stand by me?
Dad, just shut your mouth and listen to me!
Don't you get it, even after everything that's happened in your life today?
Your friend is listening!
Daniel Sir...
You can hear everything, right?
[sloganeering]
I'm sorry, sir.
I underestimated you.
Michael is with you, isn't he?
He knows that
I recruit programmers with a specific age.
Below 40s... for a sharper brain!
But you...
you've proven all my calculations wrong.
JPS's life...
To destroy my father's life...
all you needed was four hours.
I admire you, sir!
Shakti... Just... Just stop it!
Dad... Please!
It's the same old scenario.
Daniel Sir and Michael are together...
And I am alone...
struggling to survive.
You made me survive that day, sir.
But you don't know what my father did, do you?
Minister JPS is on the line.
FO's father.
Daniel sir...
You don't have to save him just because he's my son.
He has violated his training protocol.
If his fate is to die,
let him die.
Viper reporting cockpit fire!
Requesting permission for emergency landing!
That cockpit fire was no accident.
My father created it.
Do you know why?
Elections were coming.
The party wasn't confirming JPS's ticket.
But if his son died...
especially during military training...
his seat would be assured based on that sentiment.
Right, Dad?
Shakti, stop it!
Stop it! You're crossing the limit!
That's what really happened, sir.
You can check with Michael.
The HUD was tampered with.
That's why the cockpit caught fire.
I reported it, but nobody listened.
This is the only reason Michael stood by me for so long.
Isn't that right?
No, no! All those are just your assumptions!
You made a mistake, and I brought you back!
That is what happened!
Stop it, Dad!
Do you want to know anything more now?
Just like you decided my fate back then...
today, I'll do the talking and you will listen!
Salvaging this won't be easy, Dad.
So, for my sake...
so that I can stay alive today...
I'm demanding this in return!
Just think about it, Dad.
If you want a statue raised in your honour...
or a road named after you,
I want you to die.
You can't afford to lose, Dad.
Where are you now, Dad?
Son... I am in our library.
There's that famous photograph of ours, right?
Can you walk towards it?
Once you're there...
open the rack.
[Daniel] Towards your left, in the emergency control panel,
there is a Jettison lever.
It's your personal pistol.
Browning 9mm.
It's loaded, Dad.
But sir, I've never done that before!
Do you trust me?
Do you trust me, Dad?
Push the throttle hard in the Z axis!
Pull the trigger.
Daniel sir...
Didn't you hear that gun shot?
Thank you for the motivation!
It was my father who'd been holding me back all this time.
If I can get rid of him with a single phone call...
what harm could a girl's statement possibly bring me?
Huh?
Delete all files leading to Micheal, Jyothi,
Daniel and Rahim right now!
Sir...
Micheal is here!
His user ID just logged in.
Mike!
I know you are here!
Why did you do it?
I thought we were a team, bro!
We started all this together, didn't we?
We only started it together.
But I'm ending this...
on my own!
I told you to silence Jyothi!
You didn't listen, right?
I begged you to give her a chance!
You didn't listen, Shakti!
Shakti!
You still have got a chance.
Admit your mistakes!
Daniel sir,
mistake is yours!
You should've let me die that day!
Right, dude?
I wanted you back...
as a fighter, as a human being!
But you have no right to kill people!
I still fight alone, Danny sir.
I still fight alone, Danny sir!
The last parcel Jyothi received was a bottle of perfume.
Is it still here somewhere?
I have an approver.
Presenting the evidence he has gathered as Exhibit 23 here.
This program in the student laptop scheme...
Is that similar to Periscope?
Objection to her question!
Answer me, Michael!
Is that similar to Periscope?
Objection!
- Michael, you don't have to-- - This is my time!
And Micheal will answer that!
Michael, we have signed an NDA.
You read it thoroughly before signing, right?
- We will have to sue you for-- - Shut your mouth!
Do you own this court?
Athira is my client and Micheal will speak!
[Judge] Overruled!
Now answer me, Michael.
They're both the same program.
I recoded it for Shakti.
[Daniel] The battle that Nalini Madam began,
has finally been won through Athira.
Only age divides them.
One succumbed to death,
while the other resisted and fought her way to victory.
The court praised Athira for her courage to speak out...
even at the risk of losing her dignity.
The court ruled that her future studies
are now the government's responsibility.
The order mandated a total recall
of every laptop issued by Shakti Group to date,
replacing them with new systems that ensure the safety of our children.
Trust you got the passport, Danny.
I never asked for it, sir.
Government wants you back, Danny.
Sir!
Should we seal this off now?
Rahim must be given the respect he deserves.
Make that happen first, sir.
What do you mean?
Colonel Rahim is a martyr!
I want to see his name
on the National War Memorial!
I reckon it will be difficult for you.
But I'll only step into that office once I see it there.
Let it stay there, man.
Having it there...
makes me believe he's still around!
It gives me strength.
♪ Searing memories of our yesterdays, within my heart will always stay ♪
♪ O my fellow traveller, who vanishes into the distance today ♪
♪ On the paths we traversed throughout the years ♪
♪ Through all of the days, the joys, and the fears ♪
♪ My feet never stumbled, never did I fall ♪
♪ For I know your steady hand was the reason for it all ♪
♪ As the golden sun takes his leave of the sky ♪
♪ O great ocean... do not let your waters run dry ♪
♪ O great ocean ♪
♪ Like a synonym for a smile's gentle grace ♪
♪ Is your ever-familiar and timeless face ♪
♪ My beloved friend's face ♪
It's because of you
we got the program back in the system, Danny.
They have accepted all your demands.
The chief wants you back, Danny.
He said you are a great Indian!
Great Indian what?
Well, he didn't say that.
Sir, do you remember
when we first installed CCTV cameras here in Delhi?
We filed an affidavit in court that day...
stating that under no circumstances would that footage be misused,
and the common man's privacy would be protected at all costs.
Does that still hold true?
So what should I tell the chief?
Tell him to complete the sentence.
Who am I?
The great Indian traitor...
or...
Patriot?
♪ O, alien oasis ♪
He speaks from a room that has forgotten its own walls.
Every surface, they say, Has become an ear
Every silence, they say, Is being collected
He invented windows to look at the world
♪ O, alien oasis ♪
But now, it seems, the windows are watching him
It seems the wind that gushes in through those windows,
absorbs his secrets along with his sweat
His name is "Human"
♪ O, Alien Oasis... O, garden of illusions and secrets ♪
♪ Have the butterflies arrived in soft delusions ♪
♪ Unaware of the fire, drawn by desire ♪
♪ Only to be consumed by that fire ♪
The room was never a room,
but a stall in a farm.
For someone to milk dry, and when yield fails, to be slaughtered
Not a dystopian animal farm.
But where he, his kind,
you, and I all reside:
A real Human Farm.