A
jump cut takes us from the office over to Shivani's house. She walks down a hall
towards us and freezes in her tracks when she hears an all-too-familiar voice
coming from her living room. She looks to find Vijay sitting on a couch with
Pinky, and he's promising her lots of new toys every day. He also asks that she
not call him "uncle," but instead she is to call him "papa." Pinky points out
that Vijay isn't her dad, but Vijay corrects her and says that from now on, he
is. Shivani decides that this has gone far enough and orders Pinky to come to
her side at once. Pinky complies, while Vijay casts the most disgusting, evil
smile a person can make at Shivani.
Shivani takes Pinky off to someplace safe, then returns to deal with Vijay.
She asks how dare he come into her house after what he's done. He just smiles
and tells her that he has something for her. He produces a small jar of
vermilion powder, and says that he knows she always wanted it. He offers to put
in on her forehead but she slaps it out of his hand, getting it all over his own
face in the process. He tells her that he thought this was priceless to her, and
says that she should marry again. He says that her white sari doesn't look good
on her.
Shivani
tells him that this isn't just a white sari. It is a symbol of the purity of the
bond between spouses. Vijay repeats his timeless request to marry him, saying
that it's tough going through life alone. She tells him that she has her
husband's memory and their children, and that will be enough to get through this
life. Vijay says that he can't bear to see her in these widow's garments, and
tells her that he loves her very much.
Shivani tells him that he's not in love, he's just overcome with lust. This
comment really pushes a button on Vijay, and he becomes quite offended. He looks
like he could do something rash, but then he regains his composure. He says that
his love is pure, and asks that she not insult it. He asks her to say that she
loves him just once, but instead she tells him she hates him, and orders him to
go. He stubbornly refuses to do so, and repeats his request. She counters every
request with hurtful remark to get him to leave, but this eventually backfires.
I'm not going to go into detail about what happens next. The short
version is this - Vijay is incredibly cruel and physically abusive to Shivani. Some
might say that I'm not doing the story justice by not describing the carnage
(and I am sorry to report, there is actual carnage) but I won't do
it.
Vijay
stops his onslaught for a moment. He goes to pick up the phone, and dials while
keeping an eye on Shivani. He speaks to the police, and gives them the current
address. He says that someone is going to be killed, and fingers a large knife.
He hangs up the phone and walks back over to Shivani, who cringes away from the
knife. However, he isn't planning what she thinks he is. After some odd
shuffling of hands, Vijay has worked the handle of the knife into Shivani's
grip. He forces her hands to cut him in the face, from the forehead down to the
middle of his right cheek. Just then, the police arrive. When they ask Vijay
what happened, he says that Shivani Chopra tried to kill him, despite her
protests that she's done nothing.
We
have a merciful jump cut out of that scene, and find ourselves in the police
station. Mohanlal is asking the desk clerk when and where Shivani's hearing is.
He gets the info and turns to leave when he bumps into Champa who has just been
tried. He was sentenced to two years for his thieving, and proceeds to torture
us all with his performance for a few minutes. Admittedly, after that scene in
the house, we needed something to blast that horrible imagery out of our heads.
I can't think of a more fitting mental ipecac than Johnny Lever in a dress.
After a few slightly humorous conversations with the
other two transvestite
thieves, Champa is led away by the constable.
Well it's time to get serious again. We join Shivani's trial, already in
progress.
