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Story Outline for Black Squad

Black Squad follows an elite investigative team led by ACP Sulaiman Qazi, operating in Mumbai. The team consists of Inspector Imran Wani, Arjun Rathore, and other skilled officers, solving high-profile cases involving murder, kidnappings, and organized crime.

After facing government-imposed restrictions, they regain full autonomy through a hard-fought investigation, proving their innocence. With DCP Shamsher Singh promoted to DIG and SSP Ishan transferred as J&K’s police head, Black Squad continues its mission with renewed authority.

Each episode presents a self-contained crime case, filled with suspense, action, and mind games as the squad unravels the truth while facing powerful adversaries. The team operates under strict legal frameworks but often bends the rules to deliver justice.

As they progress, they uncover deeper conspiracies involving corrupt officials, secret criminal syndicates, and hidden betrayals, making every case more dangerous. With Mumbai’s safety in their hands, Black Squad stands as the last line of defense against crime.

BLACK SQUAD

(Standalone episode – Tech-thriller meets psychological crime)

[COLD OPEN – INT. LUXURY APARTMENT – NIGHT]

In a posh high-rise in South Mumbai, a young woman—journalist Kritika Rao—pours wine in her kitchen. The lights flicker. Her phone rings.

"You have 24 hours to tell the truth. Or you'll die just like them."

She drops the phone. The line goes dead. She checks her door — it's locked. Camera pans to her laptop: an open draft titled "Corporate Corruption & Military Leaks".

Next morning, Kritika is found dead in her flat. Apparent suicide. But something's off — no fingerprints on the phone.

The media calls it suicide. But Black Squad, now officially recognized, is called in discreetly by Central Intelligence. The death is too precise. Kritika was on the radar for exposing leaked defense procurement details.

Imran Wani leads the case, skeptical of the suicide angle.

Arjun Rathore smells a setup — says the crime scene feels "clean. Too clean."

Reet Kaur finds anomalies in Kritika's phone logs — a call from a non-existent number.

Danish discovers a hidden camera in the hallway outside Kritika's apartment — shows a masked figure entering without leaving prints.

Two more people are killed in similar style over the next 48 hours:

1. A mid-level employee of an arms manufacturer.

2. A former bureaucrat who retired suspiciously early.

Each one received a call from a 'ghost number', and each was involved in a sensitive corruption report linked to a major private military company — the same one involved in the Episode 71 hijack.

Imran connects the dots: someone is silencing whistleblowers before a scandal erupts.

Reet builds an AI-powered phone trace — finds the call was routed via military-grade spoofing software. Only one person in India had that access: a missing cybercriminal named Viraj Rana, known as "Phantom."

The squad tracks down Phantom to an abandoned internet café in Thane. But it's rigged with traps. The entire system is remotely operated. Phantom is mocking them.

"This isn't about truth. It's about control. Every story dies when fear calls first."

"Give me one hour with a keyboard and a gun. I'll find this coward."

But Imran knows this is mental warfare. He plays Phantom's ego — challenges him to a chess-like digital trace. It works.

Phantom lures his final target — a retired general with data on unauthorized weapon contracts. Black Squad rushes to the general's farmhouse in Lonavala.

They arrive moments before the hit. Phantom's mercenary hitmen are already there.

Reet disables the planted EMP meant to cut all power.

Arjun goes head-on against two armed assassins. Brutal close combat.

Imran saves the general just before a sniper shot goes off.

They trace Phantom's actual location: a moving van disguised as a telecom repair unit in Mumbai.

Arjun and Reet intercept it. A short chase ensues. Phantom is caught alive — masked, wired, and delusional.

Phantom is taken into custody, but before leaving HQ, he smirks:

"You stopped this story. But you haven't met the publisher."

He hints at someone bigger — an insider leaking defense info.

The Black Squad has won this round, but a shadow looms.

Imran pins the victims' photos to the HQ board under a label: "Silenced."

The lights flicker — Reet looks up. Glitch in the system. Just like before.

Episode 72: “Phantom Caller”