Episode 63: “The Floodgates”
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Black Squad – Episode 63: "The Floodgates"
(A deadly throwback to Episode 30)
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[Opening Scene – Mumbai Dockyards, 4:30 AM]
Fog covers the shipping containers. Security patrols walk between crates. A laser dot appears on one of their chests.
Crack.
A sniper shot echoes. A man falls. Then another.
CCTV catches a hooded figure walking away from a container labeled:
"EP-30" — a direct reference to the original sniper case.
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[Scene 2 – Crime Branch HQ]
The team watches the footage.
Imran (furious):
"He's using our own cases like blueprints for murder. One by one."
Zoya:
"He's not just copying crimes… he's evolving them."
Murshad (calm but cold):
"Then we stop playing chess. We burn the board."
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[Scene 3 – Flashback: Episode 30]
A haunting montage shows a younger Black Squad trying to stop an illegal arms deal at the dockyard.
Multiple snipers. A civilian casualty. Qazi injured.
It was the case that made headlines but scarred the team deeply.
Qazi (flashback voice):
"Sometimes we win the war… and still lose a part of ourselves."
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[Scene 4 – Present Day Investigation]
Imran pulls out the old blueprint of the docks.
Imran:
"The same spot. The same watchtower. Same timing. This guy knows our old moves… even better than we do."
Murshad:
"No... not better. Just hungrier."
They discover a new element: industrial water tanks rigged with C4.
Zoya:
"If those flood, the docks go under — hundreds could die."
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[Scene 5 – Countdown Begins]
The Architect hacks the city's emergency channels. A chilling broadcast begins.
The Architect (distorted voice):
"Your sins were buried at Dock 17. I'm just... washing them ashore."
He gives the squad 40 minutes.
Arjun:
"We split. Imran and I handle snipers. Zoya, cut power. Murshad, find the bombs."
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[Scene 6 – Tactical Action Montage]
Imran climbs a container crane. A sniper duel begins. Wind, fog, pressure.
Arjun breaches the watchtower alone — brutal hand-to-hand fight.
Zoya sneaks into the control room, disables part of the city's power grid, cutting comms.
Murshad finds a small boy trapped near the rigged tanks — it's bait.
As the countdown hits 5 minutes, the Architect calls again.
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[Scene 7 – The Confrontation Call]
Architect:
"You saved the hostage this time… but you still don't know me. Qazi never looked back. But you… you will."
Murshad (calm):
"Your games won't bring peace. Just ash."
Architect:
"That's all I want. Ashes of your legacy."
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[Scene 8 – Final Seconds]
Murshad throws a flashbang into the control unit and disables the detonators.
Zoya drags the boy out, coughing.
Imran and Arjun regroup.
Everything's silent.
Arjun:
"No casualties?"
Murshad (quietly):
"Not this time."
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[Closing Scene – Late Night, Crime Branch HQ]
The team's bruised but safe. They sit silently.
Zoya:
"How does he know so much?"
Murshad opens an old photo album — Black Squad's first recruits.
He stops at a name: "Aaryan Kale."
Murshad:
"Because he wasn't just watching us… he was one of us once."
Cut to black.
End of Episode 63
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