Black Squad – Episode 110: "The Shadowed Past"
Genre: Emotional thriller, investigation, betrayal
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INT. BLACK SQUAD HEADQUARTERS – MORNING
The usual energy inside the Black Squad HQ feels off today. Officers move around with nervous urgency. Imran Wani, now a Senior Inspector, walks in with a cup of coffee, nodding casually to the new forensic chief, Dr. R.P. Gupta.
ACP SULAIMAN QAZI
(enters from his cabin)
Wani. We've got a situation near the Bandra Expressway. Let's move.
As Imran grabs his jacket, several uniformed officers enter the HQ. The lead officer holds out an arrest warrant.
POLICE OFFICER
Senior Inspector Imran Wani... you are under arrest for the murder of Advocate Haider Rizvi in 2013.
Silence.
Everyone freezes. Imran stares, confused.
IMRAN
What? Who?
OFFICER
You were identified from forensic records and fingerprints. Please come with us.
Imran looks at Qazi, lost. No one speaks. As the cuffs lock on his wrist, his eyes reflect disbelief.
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INT. MUMBAI CITY JAIL – INTERROGATION ROOM – LATER
Qazi visits Imran, who's now in prison uniform.
IMRAN
Sir... is this true? Did I kill someone?
QAZI
There's no way. I knew you before you became a cop. You've been through hell... but this? No. We're getting you out.
Imran breaks down.
IMRAN
What if I did it? What if I really was a criminal?
Flashback – 2013, a bloodied man (Imran) lies on a street, near-death. Qazi, younger and sharp, arrives on scene with a constable.
QAZI (V.O.)
You had no ID. No family. You didn't even know your name. But I saw something in you. You were more than your past.
Back in the present:
QAZI
And I will prove it.
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INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ – WAR ROOM
Zoya, Arjun, Sachin, and Shreya gather with Qazi.
Zoya
Haider Rizvi's case went cold in 2013. But now suddenly they're pinning it on Imran?
Arjun
Smells like a setup. And a powerful one.
Dr. R.P. GUPTA
I ran Imran's DNA and forensic samples. It matches a partial print found at the old crime scene—but it's inconclusive. I think someone switched data.
Zoya
Then we dig. Old court records, police files, everything.
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INT. ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT – NIGHT
Shreya and Sachin dig through dusty files. They find a report from 2013 with "MISSING WITNESS" stamped.
SHREYA
Found something. The witness who saw the killer back then went missing two days later.
They open the statement. A sketch of the killer... it vaguely resembles Imran.
But then—Sachin finds something else.
SACHIN
Look. This sketch was drawn after the witness vanished. That means... someone forged it.
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INT. POLICE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE – DAY
Qazi storms in, slams a file on the desk.
QAZI
You tried to destroy an innocent man's life. Who gave you the order to reopen this case?
COMMISSIONER
Higher authority. Ministry received an anonymous tip. I had no choice.
QAZI
And this anonymous tip—came from a man named Azhar Khan, didn't it?
The commissioner hesitates.
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FLASHBACK – INT. UNDERWORLD DEN – 2013
A young Imran (with a different identity) works for a gang. He plans to leave, knowing it's wrong. One night, he rescues a woman from being killed by Azhar Khan's men.
Azhar, furious, has him hunted.
AZHAR
If I ever see you again, you die.
Later that night, Imran is stabbed and dumped.
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INT. COURTROOM – TRIAL DAY
Imran is brought in under heavy security.
As prosecution builds their case, the Black Squad arrives with witnesses and forensic proof.
Zoya
This is a lie. Advocate Rizvi was killed by Azhar Khan to silence him from testifying. Imran was framed.
Dr. R.P. GUPTA
The fingerprint report was doctored. These are the real forensics.
Final witness: a blind old woman.
WOMAN
He saved me that night. I never saw his face... but I remember his voice. It was this man... Imran.
Gasps.
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INT. COURTHOUSE – LATER
Judge delivers verdict.
JUDGE
Due to lack of evidence, and strong contradictions in the prosecution's claims... Senior Inspector Imran Wani is acquitted of all charges.
Tears roll down Imran's face. Qazi holds his shoulder.
IMRAN
Thank you... for believing in me when I didn't even believe in myself.
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EXT. MUMBAI MARINE DRIVE – NIGHT
Black Squad stands watching the skyline.
ARJUN
They tried to break us. Again.
QAZI
And we rose. Again.
Zoya hands Imran a small gift. It's a photo of him with the team—smiling.
ZOYA
Now you know who you are, Imran. A cop. A hero. A brother.
Imran wipes a tear, nods.
Fade out.
[EPISODE ENDS]
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