EPISODE 91: “The Perfect Witness”
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BLACK SQUAD – EPISODE 91
Title: "The Perfect Witness"
Genre: Crime / Mystery / Suspense
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COLD OPEN – 1:22 PM – ANDHERI SIGNAL
Busy traffic. A pedestrian walks past a newsstand. Suddenly, gunshots ring out. A man in a business suit collapses — two bullets to the chest. Screams erupt.
A traffic CCTV turns slightly toward the scene. The footage is clear — a man in a black hoodie walks up, shoots, and walks away calmly. Face visible. No mask. No gloves. No hesitation.
Cut to: Murder footage freezes on a face.
Name on screen: Faizan Abbas Khan.
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ACT 1: THE IMPOSSIBLE MURDER
Scene: Black Squad HQ – Afternoon
Reet analyzes the CCTV and facial recognition confirms: it's Faizan Abbas Khan, 32, a suspected arms trafficker — but no strong proof ever linked him.
Imran checks records — and finds the shocker:
> Faizan is in a coma.
Location: Noor Jahan Hospital, ICU Ward, 4th Floor.
Condition: Severe head trauma after a bike crash 2 weeks ago.
Arjun:
"So, unless he's the second coming of Lazarus… someone staged this."
Qazi orders a multi-front check:
Forensics at the crime scene
Visit to the hospital
Full digital trail of Faizan
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ACT 2: THE FAKE REALITY
Scene: Hospital Visit – Evening
Zoya and Reet visit Noor Jahan Hospital. They verify — Faizan never left the hospital. CCTV, nurse records, biometric logs — all confirm he's still in a coma.
Reet:
"So either someone faked the footage… or someone faked this coma."
But when they test his vitals — Faizan is genuinely unresponsive. No brain activity spike. It's not a trick.
Meanwhile: Imran runs a digital analysis on the murder footage. It's real — no CGI, no deepfake.
Twist:
The gun in the footage was used in another murder 6 months ago — but the ballistics match only partially. It's a modified replica.
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ACT 3: THE DOUBLE LIFE
Scene: Crime Tech Unit – Night
Reet and Imran dig deeper. Faizan had no twin, no sibling. But…
they find a plastic surgery clinic in Pune under a fake name, booked 8 months ago — for facial reconstruction surgery.
Name on record: Raza Faridi.
Photo: A near-perfect match to Faizan, but not exact. Small differences in ears, jawbone.
They chase the lead.
Meanwhile, Arjun gets a tip-off from a street informant: there's a new assassin in town — a man called "Echo", known to mimic real people to carry out hits so others take the fall.
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ACT 4: ECHOES OF THE TRUTH
Scene: Pune Safehouse Raid – Next Morning
Black Squad raids the hideout. Inside:
Dozens of surgical photos
Multiple fake IDs
A digital studio setup — used to rehearse movements to match real people
And… a hit list with crossed-off names
Next Target:
A Mumbai Crime Branch DCP scheduled for a public ceremony today.
Arjun calls for lockdown of the event. Meanwhile, Reet discovers Echo was never working alone. His partner — a data analyst — leaked hospital records, movement habits, and even gait analysis videos to help Echo "become" his victims.
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ACT 5: THE HUNT IN THE CROWD
Scene: Shivaji Park – Police Medal Ceremony – 5:00 PM
Hundreds gathered. Officers present. Dignitaries on stage.
Qazi, Arjun, Zoya, and Imran scan the crowd.
Suddenly, Imran sees a man in full dress police uniform walking toward the stage — too confident. Too calm.
Zoya:
"That's not the DCP."
They sprint.
Gun drawn — Echo points toward the real DCP.
Bang! Arjun tackles Echo just as the gun fires — bullet hits a metal pole.
Qazi pins him down. Unmasked — it's the same face as Faizan Khan.
Arjun, breathless:
"The perfect witness was never a camera. It was us — paying attention."
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EPILOGUE – 10:45 PM – HQ
Echo is arrested. His partner is found trying to flee via train.
Faizan remains in a coma — but cleared from all suspicion.
The hit list is turned over to Internal Affairs — including names that even Black Squad didn't know were being watched.
Qazi (closing voiceover):
> "We trust what we see. We trust what's recorded. But in the end, justice doesn't come from a screen — it comes from people who refuse to be fooled."
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END OF EPISODE 91