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π¬ EPISODE 169 β SCENE 1:
"THE AUDIT BEGINS" β HISTORY UNDER SURVEILLANCE
π BLACK SQUAD HQ β 6:02 AM
Tone: Cold, methodical, institutional pressure.
Visual Style: Fluorescent lighting, slow pans, ambient hum of surveillance feeds.
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π INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ β MAIN ENTRANCE
A convoy of black command vehicles halts at the gates.
Doors open. Boots hit the ground.
DGP PRATAAP steps out, flanked by his elite audit team β analysts, forensic officers, internal affairs.
No greetings. No warnings. Just entry.
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP (to his team):
> "We're not here to accuse.
We're here to uncover.
Every file. Every bullet. Every name."
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π SUB-SCENE 1A β THE HISTORY ROOM
INT. BLACK SQUAD ARCHIVES β MOMENTS LATER
Dust floats in shafts of light.
Steel cabinets line the walls.
A digital wall map shows every mission logged since inception.
DGP PRATAAP walks slowly, scanning the plaques:
β OPERATION NIGHTFALL
β MISSION ISTANBUL
β THE DONGRA INCIDENT
β THE MUMBAI LOCKDOWN
β ECHO PROTOCOL (CLASSIFIED)
He stops at a framed photo of ACP VIJAY KUMAR.
π₯ DGP PRATAAP (quietly):
> "He built this with blood.
Let's see what it cost."
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𧨠SUB-SCENE 1B β THE ARMORY AUDIT
INT. BLACK SQUAD ARMORY β SIMULTANEOUSLY
IB CHIEF RAVINDRA VERMA stands before a digital inventory wall.
His aide scrolls through the list:
β 9mm Berettas: 42
β Tactical Carbines: 18
β EMP Grenades: 6
β Unaccounted: 3
π¨οΈ IB AIDE:
> "Three weapons missing. Logged under Vijay's clearance."
π₯ RAVINDRA VERMA (cold):
> "Find out where they were last fired.
And who signed the silence."
He walks past lockers β each tagged with an officer's name.
He stops at Qazi's. Doesn't open it. Just stares.
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π§ SUB-SCENE 1C β THE FILES
INT. BLACK SQUAD INTEL ROOM β SIMULTANEOUSLY
R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH sits at a terminal.
Encrypted files flash across the screen.
She's reviewing psychological profiles, mission logs, and internal memos.
π¨οΈ R&AW ANALYST:
> "There's a pattern.
Every time Black Squad went off-gridβ¦
It was sanctioned by someone above Defense."
π₯ ANITA SINGH (focused):
> "Then we're not just auditing a squad.
We're auditing a doctrine."
She opens a file marked:
"BLACK SQUAD CHIEF β ACCESS LEVEL: RED"
She pauses.
Doesn't open it.
Yet.
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π¬ FINAL MOMENTS
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ β CENTRAL FLOOR
The three chiefs β Prataap, Verma, Singh β converge.
Their teams move like shadows behind them.
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP (to both):
> "We've seen their history.
Now let's see their truth."
πΆ A low hum builds.
The camera pans to the squad β watching from the shadows.
π€ FADE OUT.
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π¬ EPISODE 169 β SCENE 2:
"THE PHANTOM RETURNS" β ENTRY OF DCP ESHAAN
π BLACK SQUAD HQ β 6:17 AM
Tone: Operatic, reverent, electric.
Visual Style: Slow-motion, silhouette framing, orchestral swell.
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β‘ INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ β MAIN FLOOR
The audit continues.
Tension thickens.
Files open. Weapons counted. Eyes watching.
Suddenly β
The lights flicker.
A coded alert flashes on the central screen:
"ALPHA ENTRY PROTOCOL β DCP ESHAAN"
Everyone freezes.
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πͺ SUB-SCENE 2A β THE ENTRY
INT. HQ ENTRANCE β MOMENTS LATER
The reinforced doors slide open.
Smoke drifts in from the morning fog.
A lone figure walks through β backlit, slow, deliberate.
DCP ESHAAN.
Black trench coat. Tactical boots.
Eyes like a storm held in restraint.
πΆ Music builds β strings and low brass.
Every step echoes like a verdict.
He walks past stunned officers.
Past the audit team.
Past the ghosts of his own legacy.
π¨οΈ DCP ESHAAN (to no one, yet to everyone):
> "You want the truth?
Then stop reading files.
Start asking the ones who bled."
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π§ SUB-SCENE 2B β THE STAREDOWN
INT. HQ CENTRAL FLOOR β CONTINUOUS
DGP PRATAAP, IB CHIEF VERMA, and R&AW CHIEF SINGH turn.
They face him.
No words exchanged. Just silence and power.
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (to Prataap):
> "You audit history.
I command it."
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (to Verma):
> "You count bullets.
I count the ones who never came back."
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (to Anita Singh):
> "You read files.
I remember screams."
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πΆοΈ SUB-SCENE 2C β THE RECLAIMING
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ β COMMAND ROOM
Eshaan walks to the command console.
He places his palm on the biometric scanner.
ACCESS GRANTED β DCP ESHAAN
LEVEL: BLACK
The screens light up.
Mission logs. Surveillance feeds.
Encrypted files unlock.
He turns to the squad β watching from the shadows.
π¨οΈ DCP ESHAAN (to his team):
> "We don't explain ourselves.
We prove ourselves.
Suit up."
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π¬ FINAL MOMENTS
INT. HQ β WIDE SHOT
The camera pulls back.
Audit teams stunned.
Commanders silent.
Black Squad awakening.
πΆ Music peaks.
The myth has returned.
The doctrine has a voice again.
π€ FADE OUT.
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π¬ EPISODE 169 β SCENE 3:
"THE BURIAL FILE" β INTERROGATION OF DCP ESHAAN
π BLACK SQUAD HQ β INTERROGATION CHAMBER β 6:58 AM
Tone: Explosive, psychological, tragic.
Visual Style: Harsh lighting, flashback overlays, ambient silence broken by accusation.
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π¦ INT. INTERROGATION ROOM β SOUNDPROOFED
Steel walls.
One table. Two chairs.
Surveillance feeds active. Audio routed to South Block.
DCP ESHAAN sits across from:
β DGP PRATAAP β cold, surgical
β IB CHIEF RAVINDRA VERMA β calculating
β R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH β sharp, unforgiving
No squad. No legal counsel. Just the system.
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𧨠SUB-SCENE 3A β THE QUESTIONS BEGIN
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP (leaning forward):
> "Where were you for the last 11 months?"
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (calm):
> "Off-grid. By necessity."
π¨οΈ IB CHIEF VERMA (cutting in):
> "No report filed with Mumbai Police Department.
No trace. No clearance. No accountability."
π¨οΈ R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH (cold):
> "No daily situation report of Black Squad submitted to the Defense Ministry.
Not one."
Silence.
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π₯ SUB-SCENE 3B β THE FLASHBACK REVEAL
DGP PRATAAP opens a classified file.
Slides it across the table.
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP:
> "Operation BOING35.
Hijack protocol.
Civilian aircraft.
349 dead."
π₯ FLASHBACK BEGINS β OVERLAYED VISUALS
β Screams inside the plane
β Tactical team scrambling
β Eshaan on comms, distracted
β A woman's voice: "Sir, we need you now!"
β Explosion.
β Black smoke.
β Silence.
π₯ FLASHBACK ENDS
π¨οΈ R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH:
> "You got distracted.
Your distraction cost lives.
349 of them."
π¨οΈ IB CHIEF VERMA:
> "No report filed.
No debrief.
No accountability."
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π± SUB-SCENE 3C β THE SQUAD REACTS
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ β COMMAND FLOOR β SIMULTANEOUSLY
The squad watches the interrogation feed.
β IMRAN drops his pen.
β SHREYA covers her mouth.
β ARJUN stares at the screen, frozen.
β SACHIN whispers: "349?"
β DR. GUPTA lowers his head.
β DR. AVNI backs away from the monitor.
β VIVEK clenches his fists.
Only ACP SULAIMAN QAZI remains still.
Eyes locked. No shock. Just understanding.
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π¬ FINAL MOMENTS
INT. INTERROGATION ROOM β STILLNESS
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP (quietly):
> "You buried it.
You buried them."
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (low, steady):
> "I buried what the system couldn't carry."
Silence.
π¨οΈ RAVINDRA VERMA (to Prataap):
> "He's not just a commander.
He's a gravekeeper."
πΆ Score fades in β low strings, distant echoes.
π€ FADE OUT.
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π¬ EPISODE 169 β SCENE 4:
"THE TRUTH UNLEASHED" β FINAL INTERROGATION COLLAPSE
π BLACK SQUAD HQ β INTERROGATION CHAMBER β 7:18 AM
Tone: Volcanic, psychological, operatic
Visual Style: Rapid cuts, overlapping shouts, sweat, silence, and a final scream
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π¦ INT. INTERROGATION ROOM β FULL SQUAD PRESENT
The room is packed.
Not just the chiefs β but the entire Black Squad.
β ACP SULAIMAN QAZI
β SR. INSPECTOR IMRAN
β SR. INSPECTOR ARJUN
β INSPECTOR SHREYA
β INSPECTOR SACHIN
β DR. R.P. GUPTA
β DR. AVNI
β INSPECTOR VIVEK
They stand behind the glass β watching. Listening.
At the table:
β DCP ESHAAN, seated, silent
β DGP PRATAAP, towering
β IB CHIEF RAVINDRA VERMA, furious
β R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH, relentless
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π―οΈ SUB-SCENE 4A β THE SHOUTING BEGINS
π¨οΈ DGP PRATAAP (slamming the table):
> "Where were you for 11 months?! You vanished!"
π¨οΈ IB CHIEF VERMA (furious):
> "No report in Mumbai Police! No clearance! No trace!"
π¨οΈ R&AW CHIEF ANITA SINGH (cutting):
> "No daily situation report to the Defense Ministry!
You ghosted the Republic!"
Their voices overlap.
The room shakes with accusation.
πΆ Score builds β low strings, rising tension.
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π₯ SUB-SCENE 4B β THE BREAKDOWN
DCP ESHAAN grips the edge of the table.
His knuckles whiten.
His breathing sharpens.
Thenβ
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (exploding):
> "DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?!"
Silence.
He stands.
Eyes wild. Voice cracking.
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (shouting):
> "THEN LISTEN!"
Everyone freezes.
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π§ SUB-SCENE 4C β THE CONFESSION
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (voice shaking, shouting):
> "I disappeared because I was transferred to J&K Police.
Demoted from SSP to DCP.
Stripped of access to Black Squad after Istanbul.
No clearance. No command. No voice."
He steps forward.
π₯ DCP ESHAAN (tears in his voice):
> "And the plane hijackβ¦
BOING35β¦
I wasn't distracted.
I was silenced."
The squad behind the glass reacts:
β IMRAN stumbles back
β SHREYA gasps
β ARJUN lowers his head
β QAZI closes his eyes
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π¬ FINAL MOMENTS
DCP ESHAAN stands alone.
Sweat. Silence. Truth.
The chiefs say nothing.
The squad says nothing.
πΆ Score fades to a single heartbeat.
π¨οΈ ONSCREEN TEXT:
> "TO BE CONTINUEDβ¦"
π€ FADE OUT.
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