Priyanka is searching the living room. She finds an envelope in a cabinet in the living room. As soon as she opens the envelope, she’s shocked to see the content that slipped out of it. She’s at a loss for words. Dushyant walks into the hall and finds his wife standing still at the moment. He pats her shoulder, her trance breaks, and she forwards the envelope towards him. He’s confused at the moment.

“Kya hai isme?” He asks her, to which she doesn’t reply, but empties the content of the envelope on the centre table placed in the living room.

“Ye toh —- ye toh wahi diamonds hai na jo vastu museum se chori ho gaye they?” Dushyant looks at Priyanka.

“Haan, mujhe bhi wahi lagta hai, Dushyant. In fact, mujhe lagta hai ki ye un heeron ka ek hissa hai.” Priyanka says.

“Kya hua? Kya mila?” Abhijeet asks, but before anyone can reply, his gaze falls on the diamonds.

The envelope contained a small pouch full of diamonds and some packets of drugs. Maybe the man was associated with the illegal smuggling of drugs and diamonds. Everyone is contemplating their thoughts when Ruhana enters the house.

“Sir, watchman ka kehna hai ki kal toh koi bhi iss ghar mein nahi aaya.” Ruhana informs.

“Nahi , nahi, koi toh tha yahan. Aise hi toh koi nahi marr sakta. Aur agar ye diamonds yahan hai, toh main sure hoon ki yahan koi aur bhi tha. Ruhana, aur kya bataya us watchman ne?” Abhijeet asks.

“Vo keh raha tha ki jo aadmi iss ghar mein rehta tha, wo toh Tuesday-Friday yahan tha hi nahi. Vo apne kisi kaam se Mumbai se bahar gaya tha. Han, usne ye zaroor kaha ki 2 log zaroor aaye they, jab wo yahan nahi tha. Watchman ne unhe rokna chaha par unhone kaha ki wo iss aadmi ke dost hai aur unke paas ghar ki chabi hai.” Ruhana informs.

“Matlab koi toh tha na yahan? Ache se dekho, koi suraag toh zaroor milega.” Abhijeet instructs and everyone disperses into the flat, looking for clues.

They didn’t find anything suspicious or any clue about the other two men who came up in the flat without the owner, Piyush Shukla. Priyanka puts that envelope in the clue bag, and they leave the house after locking it. As they step down, Abhijeet’s phone rings; it’s Dr. Salunkhe, who has got some news, maybe, about the dead man.

******

Everyone reaches the CID bureau and heads into the forensic lab. They find Dr. Salunkhe already waiting for them.

“Kya baat hai, Dr. Saab, itni jaldi mein kyun bulaya?” Daya is the first one to question.

“Jaise ki maine pehle bhi kaha tha, iss aadmi ki maut natural death nahi thi. Toh vohi batane ke liye bulaya hai. Iske khoon mein se mujhe drugs miley hai. Iski maut drugs ki overdose ki wajah se hui hai.” Dr. Salunkhe tells.

‘Aur vo drugs ye hai?” Priyanka asks, forwarding the packets of powder that she found in the house.

Dr. Salunkhe smells the powder and performs a few tests. He’s not surprised, but he confirms that the man is drugged with the same drug that’s found in his house. Everyone is thoughtful; now they need to find the men who came into the house in the absence of the owner. Abhijeet asks Ruhana to get the sketches made, and while the others get busy searching for the diamonds, they’re sure something big is about to happen in the city.

******
Two days pass by. The officers have caught the men who went into Piyush’s home in his absence. Their prediction came true when they learned that Piyush was involved in some heinous crimes, but they did want to arrest the culprits. They also gather the information that there’s a deal going to take place at Ace Club in the city. The officers made two teams; they had to stop the deal, so they headed towards the ACE club with a foolproof plan.

Daya and Abhijeet disguise themselves as businessmen, wanting to buy the diamonds. Dushyant and Freddy disguised themselves as their managers while the rest of the team took their space inside and outside the club. Ruhana and Priyanka are inside the club, keeping an eye on every movement in the club. They want to stop the deal and also arrest the gang members and they know that they’ll find them spread throughout the club.

*****
The team is all set to work. Daya and Abhijeet find the dealer sitting with a bunch of his men and laughing over something. They set out to meet him and headed towards the table. They know him well; his name is Rocky, and it’s said that he used to process diamonds but then turned into a diamond dealer. It’s rightly said that greed for money can change a person drastically. So is the case with Rocky.

Rocky looks at them from top to toe, trying to recognise them. The cops introduce themselves as Aditya and Abhimanyu, the infamous diamond sellers. The demand to buy the diamonds and Rocky is awestruck at his place. They keep on chatting and Rocky orders his men to bring the diamonds.

Daya, aka Abhimanyu,  demands to see the diamonds and opens the briefcase. He checked the diamonds and yes, their intuition was right; the diamonds they found at Piyush’s home were part of the ones Rocky was about to sell.

“Rocky bhaiya, ye diamond to kam hai!” Abhimanyu, aka Daya, says.

“Kuch kam nahi hai, itna hi hai, lena hai toh lo, nai toh jao.” Rocky glares at him.

“Arey, dekho toh sahi! Diamond kam toh paisa bhi kam, tum bolo.” Daya glances at him.

“Arey itna hi hai mere pas!” Rocky says.

“Acha tujhe chahiye 5 crore, aur tu kam maal dega hume, bevakuf samjha hai kya?” Abhijeet, aka Aditya, glares at Rocky.

"Han toh khud dhundh lo, mujhe nahi pata.” Rocky says it dejectedly.

“Matlab diamonds kam hai tum jaante ho! Ab ye batao, Piyush ko kyun maara?” Abhijeet says.

‘Piyush? Kaun hai?” Rocky asks, but his demeanour says that he knows about the man.

“Kaun ho tum log?” He asks, trying to escape.

“CID! Aaj tak koi nahi bacha CID ke haath se, toh tu kaise bachega?” Daya says this and grabs hithey his neck.

The other officers also come in action; even Ruhana and Priyanka head towards their seniors. The club turns messy in a second as Rocky’s men start firing, as does the CID team. Within no time, they’re able to catch Rocky and his men, but a painful cry takes up their attention. Priyanka turns around only to find her friend lying on the floor, whimpering in pain; she’s hurt on her arm and forehead, and her head is bruised.

Vineet panics upon seeing her like that, and so do the others. Vineet takes Ruhana to the hospital, accompanied by Priyanka, while others head to the bureau. The case is about to get finished.

To Be Continued..

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