Vineet reaches his office and makes his way into his cabin. He settles his things and switches on his laptop. His manager enters the room and informs him that a client wants to meet, so he asks him to schedule a meeting in the latter half of the day. The manager agrees and leaves the place to do the tasks he directed.

Vineet opens the laptop, and his picture with Abhilasha pops up on the screen. A slight pain reflects in his eyes when he looks at the picture. He smears the picture with his thumb, and something clicks in his mind.

"Yeah, I have decided. We'd be doing this."

"I am sure about it. A little drama is essential."

"I'd do anything to catch the culprit. It's my promise."

"Jo karna padega wo karunga main."

Vineet comes out of his trance. Yeah, he's guilty.

He's not supposed to do what he's doing, but he's not left with any options other than the one he's following. He can't admit it aloud, but he's heartily guilty.

His trance breaks when the phone rings. He picks it up, and his wife's voice falls into his ears. She's asking if he's okay and if he can talk for a while.

"Abhi, I'm fine. I am sorry, I got busy with the manager and couldn't ping you." He says it calmly.

"That's okay! But would you be able to come home early today? I want to talk to you about something." Abhilasha asks from the other end.

"What's it? I guess we talked about it earlier." Vineet replies, letting out a deep sigh.

"Please, Vineet. I've found something. You know, you crave it." She replies.

"No, Abhilasha. I already told you that I am content with you. Jisse tumhe takleef ho, waisi koi khushi mujhe nahi chahiye, and you know it." He says his tone is a little stern.

Abhilasha begins to convince him, but he disconnects the call. He sighs deeply. He doesn't want to get into something he'll regret later on. Vineet is lost in the moment when someone knocks on the door, and he gets busy with work. He's got a lot of business to do.

******

Police Headquarters, Mumbai

The police headquarters are more calm than the usual chaotic environment. The office is empty as everyone is in the conference room. A team of 12 members is inside the cabin, and the one who seems to be the boss is looking at his team. Everyone seems calm and composed, but they're worried too.

Sanjeev Roy, the DSP of Police, looks at his team, and he can notice that they are very worried about the case. He takes a deep sigh and begins to ease them.

"Any updates, team?" He asks.

"No, Sir." The senior inspector, Dushyant Singh replies.

"And did they call?" Sanjeev asks, he knows that Dushyant is upset about the decision they made.

"They're not in contact. But, yeah, I got a mail today. An hour ago. It has come clues." Dushyant responds to his boss.

"What are they? And any details?" He asks.

"No, they're gonna meet today, so maybe, after that." Another girl, Priyanka pops up from her chair and responds to her superiors.

Priyanka places her hand on Dushyant's shoulder to comfort him, while she's holding a file in her other hand. She gives it to Sanjeev, telling him that the file contains some cases similar to the case they're working on. Sanjeev takes a look at the file and then dismisses the meeting. As the team begins to leave the conference room, Sanjeev asks Dushyant to stay back. Priyanka wanted to stay back, but she leaves the room.

*****
Dushyant stares at Sanjeev who asks him to sit and the former obeys his superior. A moment of silence prevails between the two of them.

"Dushyant, I know you are worried. You know that this is their decision to go on his mission." Sanjeev says it softly.

"I know, Sir. Yet I am worried. There's no news of them at all. Yeah, she called, but he didn't. It's been such a long time." Dushyant says, sounding disappointed.

"This is quite tricky, Dushyant. That's why it's taking years to get resolved. Don't worry; they will call you. Trust me! Everything would get better." Sanjeev says.

Dushyant nods affirmatively. There was nothing he could do. He can't call his friends at any time and disturb them. He can just wait for them to call.

The two men head out of the conference room, and Dushyant makes his way towards his desk. Priyanka stands by his side and asks him for coffee. He agrees; after all, he needs someone to share his heartfelt feelings. They make their way into the cafeteria, which is quite empty as everyone is working. Priyanka ordered two cappuccinos for them and took her seat opposite him.

"Dushyant, what's bugging you? You know you can share!" She says.

"I know! It's just that I am unable to express my feelings." He looks at her.

"Dushyant, you can't fall low. If you go low, how will I manage? You know, you'd be there for me. You promised him, right?" She asks; her eyes are glistening with tears.

"Yeah, but he's taking ages to return." He says it dejectedly.

"I know, Dushyant. Neither did she call me. But we must be positive, and we must pray that they accomplish their mission. Aaj email aaya hain, maybe they could call and connect next time." She tries to convince him.

Dushyant says nothing. He knows that Priyannka is right at the moment. They can just pray for their well-being and help them in any way that they can. Meanwhile, their coffee is served, and the two have their coffee in silence.

Priyanka and Dushyant are worried for their respective best buddies. They'd been together since childhood, and after joining the Police force, they formed a small group of four.

Right now, these two have no clue about the other two. And they can just pray for them.

*****
It's evening-almost 4 p.m. Abhilasha prepares tea and makes her way into Mrinal's room. The lady is making her hair, and she smiles at her daughter-in-law.

Abhilasha places the tray on the side table and makes the bed. Mrinal sits on the bed and picks up her mug. Meanwhile, the doorbell rings. Abhilasha and Mrinal glance at each other, as it's an odd hour for someone to visit them. Abhilasha smiles, thinking that it could be Vineet.

She rushes to open the door but finds no one around. She gets confused but spots some kids nearby. She smiles. Maybe they rang the bell and ran away. She closes the door and finds Mrinal behind her. As the two begin to settle on the couch, the doorbell rings again. Abhilasha gets irritated; she opens the door and moves out, looking for the person who's disturbing them. As she pretentiously scolds, someone hugs her, locking their arms around her neck.

"Surprise!"

Abhilasha is shocked at the moment, and as she turns around, she finds her sister smiling before her. She's Ruhana Gupta, Abhilasha's younger sister. Ruhana pulls her into a bone-crushing hug.

"Shocked? Haha, I got you! I missed you, Di!" Ruhana says this and hugs her again.

Abhilasha is astonished, trying to process the little surprise. She pulls Ruhana inside and makes her sit on the couch. Ruhana meets Mrinal and takes her blessings. Aftermath: Ruhana says something that leaves Abhilasha touched.

To Be Continued.

About whom are Priyanka and Dushyant worried?

What did Ruhana say?

Stay tuned.