The next day a disturbing headline appears in the local newspaper. A story was given to the press that Murli's orphanage was being used as a prep school for boys to join RJ's gang. It also goes on to say that the town government had decided to give the land that the orphanage was built on to Baweja for development, so Murli had RJ assassinate him. Murli goes before the committee that provides the funding for his orphanage to defend himself against the false accusations. He declares that Chewte is behind all this.
The
committee tells him that they have heard complaints about the kids from the
school before, and have decided that this was the last straw. They cut off the
funds to the orphanage. Murli pleads with them to consider the children, but
they've made their decision.
The next morning the kids are filing down for breakfast. Unfortunately, all Murli can give them is bread and water. The kids are a little put off by this, and ask why they aren't having milk and other food they're accustomed to. Murli can't answer them, and casts a resigned look at them.
That
night as he is giving them dinner, the kids continue griping about the quality
of the food. Murli looks even more upset than he did at breakfast.
Not to spoil a trend, that night as Murli sits out on the front steps looking very worried and stressed out, the World's Bravest Little Boy comes outside. Murli asks him why he's not sleeping. WBLB tells him that he can't sleep unless he has a glass of milk. As Murli helplessly stares at him, another youngster comes running over with a package. He hands it to Murli and tells him that a man gave it to him to take to Murli. When he opens it, he discovers that it is filled with cash. He makes a realization and looks a little mad.
Over
at RJ's place, he's making a very subtle play for Bela's affections. She manages
to push him off of her and tries to get away from him. However, RJ has developed
a severe case of Grabby Hands, and catches her arm to pull her back into his
lap. She tells him enough is enough, but he isn't really worried about crossing
any boundaries. She tells him that he'll never see her again if he doesn't stop
it.
RJ says that he has proposed to her, and that he can't wait around forever. She tells him that as soon as he quits all of his illegal activities she will go along with his wishes. He gets angry at this, and gets up to have a drink. He takes a phone call, then suddenly he seems to be okay with her idea. He brings her in close and starts manhandling her again.
The door opens behind them and Murli enters the room looking mad. He's got a large sum of money in his hands. When Bela sees him, she flinches away from RJ. He asks why she pulls away when she sees Murli. She doesn't answer, but Murli breaks the ice. He tells him that he doesn't want RJ's money. RJ tries to deny it was he that gave it, but Murli knows better. He tells RJ that if people knew he was giving money to the orphanage then they could honestly claim that he was running it.
RJ wants to know what is wrong with the money. Murli tells him it's the way
it was earned. He wants to know how he is supposed to teach the children that
honesty is the best policy when the school is funded by cash made by illegal
means. They argue for a while about how the rich take advantage of the poor, and
how RJ thinks that Murli is not as brave as he claims. Murli threatens to expose
the conspiracy that is building against him, but RJ tells him that acting
against those forces will only get him killed.
Murli heads out. RJ tells Bela that he tried to stop him, but there was nothing he could do to talk him out of it. He begins to make a big speech about how Murli envies him. That everywhere he goes, fifty people salute him. He has money, notoriety, and a nice place to live. Murli still lives close to the streets and "has nothing." He closes his argument by saying that he also has a beauty like Bela, and when Murli saw them together, he turned green with envy.
