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BLACK SQUAD — EPISODE 117: "The Hidden Truth"
Genre: Crime Investigation, Political Thriller
Format: Standalone Episode
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OPENING SCENE
EXT. GOVERNMENT RECORD OFFICE — NIGHT
A government archive building stands in flames. Fire engines scream as water hoses attempt to douse the raging fire. Civilians gather outside the barricades. Police secure the area.
We see a BLACK SQUAD SUV pull up. IMRAN WANI, ARJUN RATHORE, ZOYA FAROOQUI, and new team members INSPECTOR SACHIN and SUB-INSPECTOR SHREYA step out.
ARJUN (grimly):
Looks like someone wanted to burn their past.
IMRAN:
Or bury the truth.
They rush towards the crime scene.
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SCENE 2: DISCOVERING THE VAULT
INT. GOVERNMENT RECORD OFFICE — BASEMENT — LATER
Amidst smoldering debris, firemen uncover a partially intact steel vault beneath the ruins.
FIREMAN:
Sir… found something.
The squad approaches. The vault's door is pried open. Inside: old, scorched files, videotapes, and film reels.
SHREYA (reading a file cover):
'Operation Crimson Night'… what the hell is this?
IMRAN:
Arjun, get this stuff to Forensics, now.
ARJUN:
Already on it.
They pack up the material carefully.
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SCENE 3: FORENSIC EXAMINATION
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ — FORENSICS LAB — NIGHT
DR. R.P. GUPTA examines the tapes and documents with his assistant. The squad watches as old footage plays on a screen:
Grainy images of powerful politicians shaking hands with known crime lords.
DR. GUPTA:
These files… are over 20 years old. But the names on them… are still in office.
Zoya reads a file.
'CONFIDENTIAL: Allegations of collusion with organized crime.'
ZOYA (tense):
This isn't a case anymore. This is a war.
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SCENE 4: PLANNING NEXT MOVE
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ — WAR ROOM
ACP SULAIMAN QAZI's framed photo on the wall. The team assembles.
IMRAN:
We've uncovered proof of political-criminal nexus… but this can't go through regular channels. Someone on the inside is leaking.
ARJUN:
We use our safehouse. I'll handle the transport.
SHREYA:
What about the media?
IMRAN:
Not yet. We move quietly.
They agree.
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SCENE 5: THE AMBUSH
EXT. SAFEHOUSE — NIGHT
The squad transports evidence in two SUVs. As they unload at a secluded safehouse, masked attackers open fire.
A violent GUNFIGHT erupts.
IMRAN (ducking):
Take cover!
ARJUN fires back. ZOYA and SHREYA flank from the side. SACHIN takes down one attacker.
SACHIN (gritting his teeth):
Who the hell sent these guys!?
A stray attacker flees. IMRAN chases, tackles him, rips off his mask revealing a symbol on his chest — an old gang insignia.
IMRAN:
Recognize this? Crimson Serpent…
(to himself)
Still alive.
The attacker bites a poison capsule and dies.
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SCENE 6: LOST WITNESS
INT. WITNESS SAFEHOUSE — LATER NIGHT
The squad arrives at a modest apartment, hoping to question a key witness listed in the files.
ARJUN (checking):
Door's open.
They enter. The place is ransacked. Blood stains. No sign of the witness.
SHREYA (finding a phone):
Last call was 20 minutes ago. Number's private.
ZOYA (grim):
They got to him before us.
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SCENE 7: DISCOVERING THE MOLE
INT. BLACK SQUAD HQ — SURVEILLANCE ROOM
IMRAN and ARJUN scan internal comm logs. Evidence points to a senior officer leaking their plans.
IMRAN (quietly):
Can't be…
**They confirm. It's DEPUTY COMMANDER DESHPANDE.
ZOYA:
He's been feeding them info for months.
SCENE 8: FINAL SHOWDOWN
EXT. UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT — NIGHT
The squad corners DESHPANDE.
DESHPANDE (drawing a gun):
You think exposing me changes anything? You'll be dead before sunrise.
IMRAN:
We don't care about you. We care about the truth.
A fierce shootout. SACHIN gets hit in the shoulder. ARJUN and SHREYA flank, disabling DESHPANDE.
As they cuff him — a SNIPER shot hits DESHPANDE in the head. He collapses dead. Squad ducks for cover.
ARJUN:
They just killed their own man.
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SCENE 9: THE PRESS CONFERENCE
EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS — MORNING
Cameras flash. Reporters swarm as ZOYA steps up to the podium, files in hand.
ZOYA (firmly):
We've unearthed undeniable evidence linking several serving officials to organized crime over two decades. These individuals betrayed public trust. And today — we begin to set it right.
Reporters yell questions.
IMRAN (aside to ARJUN):
We won a battle, not the war.
ARJUN:
But it's a start.
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FINAL SCENE: HINT OF FUTURE TROUBLE
EXT. CITY SKYLINE — DUSK
The squad drives away from HQ. In a dimly lit room, a shadowy figure watches their footage on multiple monitors.
UNKNOWN VOICE (on phone):
They're getting too close. Prepare for Phase Two.
Cut to black.
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END OF EPISODE 117