Over at the film set, the production seems to be wrapping up. Renu looks worried as she hasn't seen Jai in a couple of days. Her director tells her that fretting over him isn't going to bring him by, so she might as well get moving. They've got a five hour drive to the city and they need to get going. Renu says she hasn't felt this way before, and really wishes that Jai were there. The director laughs and reassures her that she will see him again one day.
Back
at the police station we see that Jai has been released. He heads out the door
when Karan calls out to him with some friendly advice. He suggests that Jai not
go playing with the law anymore. Jai pauses and gets a trilly little cue out of
the orchestra. He turns back to Karan and tells him that it's the law that is
forcing people out of their homes these days.
Karan tells him that he can sense someone has hurt Jai in the past, and that's why he's a bit of a rebel now. Jai tells him that who the rebel is comes down to a matter of perspective. In Karan's eyes, Jai is a rebel, and vice versa. Jai sees it this way - anyone who opposes injustice is a rebel. He has been opposing injustice in his village, thus he is a rebel. Up until now, he has never met an honest policeman. Now that he knows Karan is the first, he believes Karan is a rebel for standing up to the corruption in the system.
Karan
gets a far-away look in his eyes and says that if two such rebels were to become
friends, they could eradicate crime in the world. Perhaps that's a bit lofty of
a goal, but it's a nice idea. Jai finds the idea of a cop and a wrongdoer being
friends humorous, but he's up for it.
Karan wants to know what happened in Jai's past that has caused him to become a rebel. Jai looks mildly pained, and gets another trilly cue from the soundtrack. He tells Karan that since he is now a friend, he will tell him what happened oh so long ago.
Jai turns away and looks dramatically out of the window and begins the tale of woe that has brought him to this state today. His father was a patriot and fought for freedom. He brought Jai up with teachings to do the same whenever he could.
At
this point we cut to a flashback with a young Jai and his father. Papa Singh
tells Little Jai that even though they won their freedom in 1947, they still
live as slaves. In one of those amazing tricks of acoustics, the man we know as
Bhujang hears him say this about 40 feet away and tells them they are his
personal slaves. Papa Singh identifies him as Bhairav Singh instead of Bhujang,
but perhaps we'll get an explanation for that later.
Bhairav tells Papa Singh that he knows the police will not search his home, since he is a decorated war hero. He tells Papa Singh that he will stash a supply of illegal goods in his home for him, so they will be safe. Bhairav says he'll be by tomorrow to get them.
Papa Singh goes to the police to tell them what's going on, and we see our good friend Commissioner Mathur is the head cop at this time. He says that there's not much evidence to put Bhairav away for any major length of time, and he'll be back out in just a few months. But, he'll get the cops together and capture Bhairav when he comes to get his hidden goods. As these plans are being made, we can see someone we don't know eavesdropping on them. This spy gets a goofy smile on his face and runs off.
That night at midnight we see Bhairav tapping Papa Singh on the shoulder as he sleeps. As the clock strikes midnight, one of Bhairav's associates picks up Little Jai as Bhairav fiddles with a knife in front of Papa. He tells Papa that he doesn't kill traitors in their sleep, so that's why he woke him up. Papa defiantly tells Bhairav that he doesn't scare him, but Bhairav stabs him in the gut for going to the cops. Little Jai starts screaming for his father, but it's too late. The guy we saw smiling at the police station comes over to give the goods that were stashed in the house to Bhairav. In return, Bhairav tells him that he'll have to take the blame for Papa's murder. I can see why one would want to work in this gang! No benefits, and scapegoat duty! Nice!
Over
at the police station, someone reports that the smiling guy has killed Papa, and
they rush over to the scene. There they find Smiley holding the knife and
apologizing. The cops cart him off as Little Jai tells Mathur that it was
Bhairav Singh who killed his father. Mathur just says, "Yes child," then walks
out, leaving Little Jai home alone. Bhairav was still in the house, and he comes
in from another room. He looks at Little Jai and starts laughing maniacally. We
fade back to the present where Jai is finishing up his story.
He tells Karan that he went to the police and told them everything he saw but they did nothing to catch Bhairav. From that day on, Jai realized justice was deaf as well as blind, and he would have to do things his own way. He carries with him the medals of his father, and says they represent the dreams of a free India - one without crime or sin. With that, he ends his tale.
