Saturday, January 29, 2011

Mystery of the Mistaken Identity


Before music in some place near some kind of harbour, 'villainous' men bring a sack with someone in it (alive, don't worry...person inside was moving) and take the sack to top in some kind of dingy, room-sort-of place and place the sack. The apparent head of the gang circles an ad in a newspaper and says,"Brijmohan Pandey. Ab aayega oot pahar ke neeche." After music, switch to Ishaan, Farhan, riding to school (or perhaps from school; they had uniforms on, anyway). Farhan:"You know, we are the only ones left." Ishaan:"Yes. Nikki gayee hai nani ke yahan, shaam tak wapas aa jayegi. Aur Suchi bhi out of town gayee hai, koi marriage event attend karne ke liye. Aur Rohit pichhle kuchh dinon se humare saath school hi nahi aa raha hai." Farhan:"Uske sarpe hai na aajkal boxing ka bhoot sawaar hai. Aajkal woh saara din boxing ka practice karta rehta hai."Ishaan:"Boxing? Bas yahi bach gaya tha!" And they ride away. Meanwhile the phone rings in someone's house. The master of the house calls his servants but receives no reply and is forced to pick the phone up himself, grumbling about lazy servants. He says hello and the person (the head villain, who was shown before music) at the other end of the phone says he has captured the master-of-the-house's son (the villain guy called the man Brijmohan Pandey), and if he wants to see his son safe, he must do what he (the villain) says. Mr. Pandey doesn't believe the villain guy and tells him to stop talking rubbish. The villain guy tells Mr. Pandey to check where his son is. Mr. Pandey immediately checks his son, Rajeev's room and not finding him there, gets scared and believes the villain (how does he know that Rajeev isn't in some other part of the house??). Just when they are speaking, Rajeev Pandey enters the room, eating something and saying,"Kya hua Dad? Aapne awaaz kyun diya?" Mr. Pandey rushes to him and asks him if he is OK. Rajeev is surprised with the question. Mr. Pandey returns to the phone and tells he villain to stop joking...his son is with him. Villain tells Mr. Pandey to speak to his son and we hear a boy's voice (and I recognised it...but wished I hadn't) saying,"Dad, pata nahin yeh log kaun hain aur kyun mujhe yahan le kar aaye hain. Leave me, you fools!" The villain then says in order to see his son alive, Mr. Pandey must stop fighting a certain case. Mr. Pandey tells the villain to shut up and not call again or he'll call the police. The villain gives Mr. Pandey more time and says he'll call later then cuts the line. Next we see Mr. Pandey driving Rajeev to school himself despite his son's protests. Mr. Pandey explains to him about the telephone call and refuses to take any risk. Rajeev tells his dad to stop the car a little before the gate and walks the few remaining steps.
Meanwhile Ishaan and Farhan, inside the school, spot Rajeev's dad dropping him and tease him about being a daddy's boy when he enters. Rajeev says it's nothing like that and tells them briefly about the telephone call. On hearing the villain's gonna call again. Ishaan says they must do something before the next call comes (isn't that jumping in too fast?). In the HQ, Ishaan is busy making some new gadget and Nikki asks what it is. Ishaan says it's a gadget that can record telephone calls for upto 180 hours (impressive, huh?). Ishaan is busy perfecting it, when Suchi and Farhan enter and Suchi asks what's going on. Ishaan asks where Rohit is (I know that quite well!!) and Farhan replies he SMSed him but got no reply. Ishaan is puzzled coz that's not at all like Rohit. Then Rajeev enters. He asks where Rohit is and Ishaan says they were wondering, too (I'm sure the viewers didn't!). He says Rohit's phone is coming unavailable and just then Suchi gets a call. It's Rohit's mom who is worried coz she is in Chandigarh with Rohit's dad and Rohit's phone is unavailable. Suchi says Rohit might be at some friend's place...she (Rohit's mom) must be knowing what he is like and tells her not to worry. Then she reports Rohit's mom's side of the conversation to the others. Rajeev says Rohit didn't go to his house in the morning...he used to come everyday to study Maths (boxing practice, indeed!). The five...sorry, four, Rohit is missing...start on some deductions. Ishaan:"Rohit aaj subah Rajeev ke ghar jaane wala tha, Maths padne..." Suchi:"Par Rohit nahin gaya." Farhan:"Aur aaj hi subah, Rajeev ke dad ke paas ek threat call...ke Rajeev kidnap hua hai."Suchi:"Par Rajeev kidnap nahin hua." Ishaan:"And Rohit is missing."Farhan:"Matlab...kahin aisa to nahin...!" Suchi:"Oh no!" Next scene shows one man bringing food to the prisoner in the hideout and the prisoner is indeed Rohit (any fan of CIA would know that since the telephone call...but why ROHIT?? Why not Farhan or Ishaan??). Back in HQ, deductions are on. Suchi:"Matlab...Rajeev ke jagah Rohit kidnap ho gaya?!" Farhan:"Kuchh aisa hi lagata hai." Rajeev:"Mujhe dad ko sab kuchh bata dena chahiye." Suchi:"No Rajeev. Agar tum apne dad ko bata doge na, then he'll inform the police." Farhan:"Aur agar DLK iss case mein involve ho gaya na, to humare problems kam hone ke bajaye double ho jayegi."Nikki:"Aur humare paas koi proof bhi nahin hai, ki Rohit bhaiya hi kidnap huye hain." Suchi:"We have to solve this case on our own, guys. Sabse pehle hume pata karna chahiye ke woh call aaya kahan se." Ishaan:"Rajeev, kitne baje phone kiya tha kidnapper ne?" Rajeev:"Subah saat baje." Ishaan:"Isse pehle ki woh kidnapper dubara phone kare, main abhi Rajeev ke ghar jaata hoon aur apna yeh telephone-bug install kar deta hoon." Farhan:"Tab tak main aur Suchi Shrini ke office jaate hain, aur check karte hain ke subah ka call kahan se aaya tha."Nikki:"Aur bhaiya main?" Suchi:"Nikki, tum yahi rehna, aur Rohit ka phone try karna. Agar connect hua, then inform us immediately."
Next scene, Rajeev's house. Ishaan is installing the tele-bug and Rajeev is constantly telling him to hurry up. Ishaan tells him to relax. Then Mr. Pandey comes home. Hearing his car outside, Rajeev warns Ishaan. Ishaan tells Rajeev to hold him at the door, somehow. Rajeev delays opening the door at first and DLK, who is with Mr. Pandey asks Mr. Pandey to open the door with his own key. Just as Mr. Pandey is about to do so, Rajeev opens the door. Mr. Pandey asks what kept him, but without waiting for an answer, takes DLK inside. Before they can go into the drawing room, where the phone is, Rajeev asks his dad what DLK is doing there. Mr. Pandey says he is Inspector D. L. Kulkarni who will be investigating the phone case, and leads DLK to where the phone is. Rajeev, thinking of Ishaan, follows immediately. Mr. Pandey takes DLK to where the phone is, with Rajeev following closely. Thankfully Ishaan has finished the job by then, and is out of sight. However, DLK spots Ishaan's bag and asks whose it is. Rajeev is thinking of an answer, when Ishaan enters the room. Ishaan:"Thanks Rajeev." (holds up a notebook) DLK:"Arre! Arre tum! (to Mr. Pandey) Yeh yahan kya kar raha hai, haan?" Mr. Pandey:"Aap Ishaan ko jaante hain?" DLK:"Ha ha! Main? Isse bahut achchhi tarah se jaanta hoon. Itni achchhi tarah se jaanta hoon, jitana main apani patani ko bhi nahin jaanta, ha ha ha!" Ishaan:"Anyway, I think mujhe ab chalna chahiye. Waise thanks, Rajeev, for the notes. Main tujhe kal class mein wapas kar doonga. (picks up his bag) Bye uncle." Mr. Pandey:"Bye bye." DLK:"Arre arre arre, ruk jao! Itni bhi kya jaldi hai? Mera investigation dekh ke chale jao. Tumhare...(pokes Ishaan with his stick)...kaam aayega." Ishaan smiles politely (to hide his laughter, I guess...well, I couldn't hide mine! Not that I needed to, thankfully)DLK:"Waise, phone call kitne bajey aaya tha?" Mr.Pandey:"Savere saat bajey." DLK:"Of course, of course, I know it. Ye kaunse phone pe aaya tha?" Mr. Pandey:"Inspector, humare ghar mein sirf ek hi phone hai." DLK:"Aaha. Of course, of course I know. Main toh bas investigation kar raha tha...(DLK goes to the phone)...yeh phone hai...(picks it up)...dial tone toh theek hai...(Ishaan rolls his eyes. DLK then spots the tele-bug sticking out and pulls at it, Ishaan and Rajeev are tensed)...yeh kuchh bahar nikal aaya hai. Theek karwa lena, ha ha ha." Ishaan and Rajeev are relieved. DLK continues questioning Mr. Pandey.DLK:"Waise, aapke ghar mein kitne corridors hain?" Rajeev:"Teen." DLK:"Teen. Teen ka matlab...chhai. Mujhe chhai constables employ karne honge. Ek corridor ke uss taraf, ek iss taraf, aur chaar beech mein. (to Mr. Pandey) Waise aapko darne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai. Kanoon ke...(picks up his stick and touches Mr. Pandey with it)...kanoon ke haath bahut lambey hote hain...(to Ishaan)...idhar aa jao...(takes him a little away)...agar kuchh pata chale, toh sabse pehle mujhe batana." Ishaan:"Of course, Inspector (turns his face and rolls his eyes)."
In Shrini's office, Shrini finds the number from which the call came (he spoke to someone in some language...a Marathi or something of that sort, I think). The number is 425140 (don't try calling it, please...but then it's not valid anyway, I guess)Farhan says it's a Cambala number and Suchi traces it to C/102, Joseph Road, Cambala 35, on Net using Shrini's laptop. Next we see Ishaan and Farhan biking to the address, but it's a public booth. The man in charge of it can't help, either. Both boys are disappointed as they've hit a dead end, but just then Ishaan gets a call from Rajeev who says the kidnapper called again and he is going to the HQ with the tele-bug. The two boys leave for the HQ, too. In the HQ, the recording is heard, with teh villain threatening Mr. Pandey again. The boy's voice is also heard and the five (4 from CIA+Rajeev) recognise it as Rohit's voice and their suspicion that Rohit has been kidnapped is confirmed. Ishaan tells Suchi to rewind and play the recording again. On hearing a certain part again (twice, he told Suchi to replay it again) Ishaan points out sounds of a ship and that of welding, too. Farhan says ship means Cambala Harbour Port and there's only one place there from where sounds of welding can be heard, and he says the name of the place (didn't catch it properly, sorry!). Ishaan decides that must be the place where Rohit is and tells Farhan and Suchi to go. Nikki calls,"Bhaiya main?" Ishaan tells her to go with Rajeev and inform them if the kidnapper calls again. Next we see Ishaan, Suchi and Farhan in the place that Farhan mentioned. Suchi wonders how they'll find Rohit in such a huge place. Ishaan listens to the sounds around and says that Rohit is somewhere there for the sounds are the same. Ishaan hands the other two digital-watch-like things, which he says are like walkie-talkies...when a certain button is pressed, you can get through to the other pieces through them. Then the three enter the building and split up. They find Rohit's backpack and wristband. Then Suchi finds water in a jug, some rope and Rohit's shoe in one place and summons the others there. They decide Rohit must have been there but the people have now changed hideouts. They search for clues that Rohit might have left, with that special blue light (I dunno what it's called, but, it's attached at the end of a pen and unless seen with that light, writings with that pen are invisible). They find a rough drawing on the wall and Ishaan snaps a pic.
Short Summary of the Remaining Part:
Back where Rohit is prisoner, he asks for some water which the goons splash on his face (typical baddies!) and go away, leaving the glass there. Rohit manages to jerk the glass off the table (he was tied and sitting on the floor) and break it. He cuts his ropes with the broken glass and goes outside, where he is caught (so much for being smart!). On the other hand, the rest of the CIA decipher the drawing to be of Stone House, a place in Cambala Hills. Ishaan gives Nikki the Tracker Screen and hides the transmitter in his shoe, and leaves for Stone House with Farhan and Suchi, telling Nikki to get DLK in case there is danger. The trio reach the place...the road slopes down to the entrance to Stone House. Suchi falls down but is okay. She sees a sign saying 'Stone House' and reports this, using the walkie-talkies. Ishaan comes down, too, but Farhan twists his foot and remains up (he was to come down slowly, later). Ishaan and Suchi enter Stone House and find Rohit and untie him. But the goons arrive and they are caught (second time for Rohit!). Meanwhile, Farhan has come down. Rohit manages to shift himself to a position behind Ishaan...atleast, close enough to use the walkie-talkie on his hand to speak to Farhan. He tells him the situation and also that there are guards all over. Farhan is, therefore, a little more careful and manages to get past the first guards he sees. Back in their room, Ishaan manages to fall down in a position behind Rohit's hands and unties them with his teeth. Rohit undoes his legs and then Ishaan and they both undo Suchi. They arce to the exit but hear someone coming so the move sideways, Rohit holding a stick. It's Farhan who has come and he tries to tell them something by signalling but they don't understand and move out...to be caught(Again! What fine detectives!). The goons, seeing so many people have found the place decide to leave, taking the four with them.

Now it's Nikki and DLK to the rescue (as usual). They reach the correct area. Next we see the CIA (minus Nikki) being loaded into the back of a truck and the head sits next to the driver and tells him to drive fast. After sometime, seeing the truck is on the completely wrong road, the head asks the driver where he is going and gets the reply..."Tumhare Sasuraal." It was DLK in the truck, dressed as the driver (since when did DLK become so smart?) and when he shows himself, the head takes out a gun and pointing it at him, gets him out and takes him to the back of the truck, DLK blabbering his usual way. The head opens the back and his men are thrown ot one by one. More police come and catch everyone, including the head. The CIA come out of the back of the truck and the goons are taken away...and some usual chatter between CIA and DLK follows. DLK tells the CIA to get a picture of him printed in Cambala Times and Ishaan says the front page is only for the CIA and DLK is not pleased. Next scene: in the HQ, Rohit says that fortunately he was kidnapped...had it been Farhan, he wouldn't have been able to deal wih the kidnappers. Then he says he has to go for boxing practice and is about to leave when Nikki tells him to take his boxing gloves and hands him his Maths copy. Everyone except Rohit laughs.
END OF MYSTERY

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