The Next Big Thing
The day was a bit harsh and hot. But the heat was more in the people due to the date of the case, another big date which was going to have a lot of new things to be opened up for all the associated ones with the case.
At 9 in the morning, everyone was present in the courtroom waiting for the judge to sit. She also sat and there was the announcement of the number of the most awaited case’s number and short details.
With the announcement, the proceedings began slowly.
Albert- Your highness, there’s not much left to be discussed in this case now. I don’t think that there is much that A.K. here, can do or say to save Vivaan from getting imprisoned.
A.K. smiled, got up and said, “Your honor, I have something to show the court” pointing to a CD he was holding then.
It was a CD but it only had audio. Audio of Rajveer’s meeting with the two girls, Manya and Kriti.
It surprised everyone in a bad way and Manya and Kriti both were stunned for two seconds. Later they realized goosebumps all over.
The audio had clearly displayed how the two girls chose to be on the side opposite to Vivaan’s and played their blame game on being convinced by Jay, Hardy and the rest.
“Sir, it was the four of them who told us to go against Vivaan and be on their side. We also went on to that side as everyone was on that side thinking that maybe Vivaan is the only one who killed Samar” the audio said.
Sharma started again, “Your honor, not only this, at one place Manya agrees to the marks on Vivaan’s back were of something else and not resistance by me”
This was proved right by the next part of the CD.
Albert was allowed to speak up following his objection request.
“It seems doctored!”
He was furious. “How can someone revert back so easily when the same person was confident in the court a few dates back?”
“Mr. d Souza, but she is reverting! She is herself denying it! Can’t you see it?” shouted Sharma.
“Exactly, Mr. Sharma, I can surely hear but can’t see and this leads to the CD been doctored”
Everyone was quiet. Judge spoke up later.
“We’ll see if it’s doctored or not but this is taken as an important evidence for now”
A.K. was pissed as hell. It was the first time in a few dates of this case that he had got something to shut Albert’s mouth but here also, he didn’t quite win completely over him. And Albert quite succeeded in making the CD look like doctored.
But Sharma had yet not played his main cards. He was waiting, actually, for a nod from someone round the corner. Rajveer therefore nodded. And A.K. started.
“Your honor, I want to draw your attention towards something serious now. If he is done with playing with words” he said pointing towards Albert.
Albert was furious. He wanted to smash a whole speech at him for his behavior but he stayed calm and didn’t say anything. Maybe he knew what he was about to say, maybe he was already expecting him in such a way, all angry. All confident. All ready to face whatsoever answer Albert has. Whatever he will say, Arun was all prepared and was about to give him on his face come what may.
“Proceed”
“Irfaan Qamil, your honor, is playing a double-sided thing in this case” he looked at Albert all this while, giving him a reminder of what he said about Vivaan in an earlier hearing when he was talking about him wiping off the finger prints.
The look which was on A.K. that day, similar look was on Albert’s face today. He was also shivering from inside but didn’t let it come on his always-confident face.
Everyone, including the judge herself, was not expecting a bad name as Irfaan Qamil. He had been on search everywhere, and no one ever had found him. But it was our Rajveer, the kind of hero here, found him and involved him in this case. Media was in a state of shock. No one, literally no one, was in a state of accepting such an involvement. Everyone was curious to know what comes next.
“He had been observed by Mr. Rajveer since a long time and he was seen meeting both the sides. Earlier, he met Jay, Hardy, Shivansh and Adi and later he was seen meeting Vivaan the same day. Now it’s he who has to tell all of us what he has been up to when he met both of them separately. Is he aware of something nobody here knows?” Sharma said.
Or is he trying to save and help some one of the two sides? We were sure to find out.
Albert wiped off a drop from his forehead. He was now relieved. He guessed it right. And got the answer correct. It was nothing to worry. Nothing to make a mountain of a molehill.
He smartly got up from his seat on being asked by the judge to speak up. Strange this was. The judge did not ask Rajveer to bring Irfaan to the witness box and say something for himself. But instead asked Albert about what was going on.
Maybe she knew Albert’s conscious. Maybe she also realized a change in Albert’s behavior. She had realized his sudden calmness and seen the frown on his face suddenly disappear.
“Forget his presence. Forget his meetings. Forget everything!” Albert d Souza started with his exceptionally smart flow of words from his extremely red lips.
“Forget everything, and start at something new. Something never explored from the actual angle. The angle which should have been the most important aspect apart from this ongoing case. Rajveer had been observing Irfaan since long. So what was his intention all this while? If he was suspecting him to be involved in the case then why didn’t he tell this to the court? What was his motive for observing him for this long? His doubtful observation, I am not quite getting this, your highness.”
Arun began, “Because without any big proof he didn’t want to waste the court’s time by talking about Irfaan. And this would have made him cautious and he would have eventually stopped. What else could have been the reason behind him not telling all this to the court?”
It was the judge’s turn now. “Mr. Arun, Rajveer could have told someone, who is related to the court, secretly. Maybe, if the news was disclosed to me, then I could have helped him in enforcing the police officials involved in this. He could have told you, so that you also could have helped him in increasing the number of people involved in this. Did he tell you all this? Were you aware of his so close observation about Irfaan? What was the reason behind you not telling it to the court? Why did you hide it from the other police officers Mr. Rajveer?”
This was getting on his nerves. A.K. Sharma, standing there with all his control over himself was no longer able to control. Was no longer able to force himself to be quiet at all these accusations on him and his long time friend Rajveer.
“Maybe it’s a well thought about plan of Mr. Sharma and Mr. Rajveer since they are friends since long?” the last nail in the coffin was pushed deeper by Albert here.
This was it and then someone shouted. It was A.K. for obvious reasons.
“He didn’t tell anyone because everyone is bribed. He did not tell anyone because that piece of news, that important piece of news could get circulated. Maybe in the media, maybe in the court only and it could have gone back to Irfaan only and he could have become more aware of his further moves and not go according to the way he had earlier planned to go. He did not tell anyone because everyone is bribed by Albert and Irfaan himself not to go against them in whatsoever situation. Whatever be the crisis, whoever may die, these two should never be at the losing side. And the truth of the matter, as now everything is exposed, is that these two are really scared to face the reality, they actually like to run away from the reality. They don’t want to be losing at all. And in this case also, everyone here present, knows that the killer is some man of Irfaan only but no one is accepting the truth including you, your highness because you too are scared of these two over here or maybe you are also bribed by them!”
This was all said by Arun. And he was gradually gaining speed and momentum. His voice getting louder with each line he spoke.
Moment of silence was there in the court for a few minutes. Albert was sweating like hell. He was sweating profusely. He was not expecting such a truthful statement in his name.
Even the judge, she was also not at all aware of her perception in Sharma’s mind. She wanted to adjourn at that very moment but she didn’t lose her calm.
This sixth date was much hurtful. Going by the accusations and the false allegations which seemed to be true, Vivaan is guilty but going by the words of A.K., Vivaan is not guilty.
So it was more confusing now. Nobody is the killer, nobody is the victim. Arun and Albert have played their cards well but yet, there was no clear vision on either Vivaan or his friends on the other side.
Rajveer had to meet A.K. sometime soon. And A.K. had decided to meet Vivaan as soon as possible for him. So the three decide to meet.
A meeting necessary for the further planning. For further steps. Stepping stones of success.