A missing man. A hidden conspiracy. A murder mystery that could bring everything crashing down.
Inspector Shankar Sen suspects a mole in his department. Before he can take action, his attention is drawn to the case of a night watchman who has gone missing. As he follows the trail, what seems like a missing person case spirals into something far more dangerous.
It’s 1980, and Mahesh Pal has just a couple of weeks before he flies out to start a new life in London for his doctoral studies. It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing: His parents are unhappy that he hasn’t taken charge of the family business and settled down with a wife and kids. They are even more disappointed in his desire to move abroad.
A box goes missing in the state archives, and no one is entirely sure of its contents. The police aren’t interested in investigating the case. A young journalist looking into its disappearance is struggling to recover from his last article, which caused a scandal at his newspaper. He is paired up with a senior journalist who is not well-liked in the organization. As they start investigating the disappearance of the box, they quickly realize that it is connected to other incidents—one with deadly consequences. As they start getting closer to the truth, they find that no one wants the contents to be made public. They are unsure of whom to trust, and the story has the makings of a deep-rooted conspiracy. Help and resistance both come from unlikely sources. Any action they take will have profound personal consequences for the people involved and create a nationwide uproar. In the midst of an election, there are too many powerful forces working against them. They must decide how far they want to go and whether solving the mystery of the missing papers is worth the price and the risks.
In 1978, a horrific murder takes place in the small idyllic town of Callipur, India. The murder and a string of robberies have the town on edge. The mystery baffles the police department and the young officer who is desperately searching for the truth. In Shankar Sen's first case, each turn and clue seems to lead to a dead end. The young man who was killed is well-liked and has no enemies. Is it a robbery gone wrong? Or is there something sinister going on that someone is trying to hide? As the young detective steadfastly investigates the mystery, he finds that he cannot always rely on his own department. But he gets help from an unlikely source. As the investigation heads towards its conclusion, more secrets are revealed, and uncovering the truth may not necessarily mean getting justice.
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