Scene 24 – Investigation Time Approaches Merlin

Unaware of the happenings, Merlin pops another groundnut and watches one of the hitherto inactive screens now show life. A hand comes into vision. Movement. The lizard spy cam is being handled. And then he sees Tasneem’s face. Apparently she had lifted the lizard spy cam that Musten had flung away. Now she was holding it at a distance and looking at it.
Then he hears her speak.

Tasneem: Arre!! What a cute looking lizard!! This should be in the hall, it will add so much beauty. Why is it lying here?
In a few seconds, the Jiruwala’s living room comes into view. Merlin smiled. These gadgets were damned good. He saw Musten, back to the spy cam, busy typing away on his laptop. BB post. He could see him type…………“Why has technology become such an inseparable part of life?” Merlin smiled. Sure it was, and thank god for it. He quite didn’t realize what he was in for in a short while.

Outside his house. PDSC and the CAT girls tiptoed around the house. PDSC looked around to see if there were any open windows or back-door. People remained careless at times. And when something went wrong they vented their spleen on the authorities. Especially the police. Like there could be a policeman to protect every individual around. PDSC noticed Harini looking around the ground very suspiciously.

PDSC: [whispering] Harini! What are you looking for?

Harini: [aloud, in a tone of anxiety] Doggy poo!! I am very scared of dogs man!!! If there is doggy poo here, it will confirm there is a dog in the house.

PDSC: [slightly harsh whisper] Aiyyyooo Raama!! Don’t worry!! I will take care of the dog! If there is one! Anyway, it would have barked by now.

Harini: [rolling eyes] ok, please make sure.

PDSC then sees Sheetal pull out a packet of Davidoff and flick her Zippo lighter.

PDSC: [harsh whisper] What are you DOINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG???????

Sheetal: [lighting up] Hmmm, I think better when am smoking. Have you seen Sherlock Holmes?

PDSC: Rama! Rama!!!! The smoke can be a giveaway that there is someone here!! Anyway, since you lit up, give me a puff too plissssssssssss hehhehhehee

Sheetal: [passing her Davidoff] ummmm tell me, you are anyway in uniform, a cop. Why don’t we knock the door and go in and interrogate?

PDSC: hmmmm, nice cigarette yaar!! [takes another deep drag] Sakkathhagidde!!!! [it’s fantastic]

Sheetal: Give it back!!! And knock the door, lets go in.

PDSC: [taking another desperate deep drag before reluctantly handing back the cigarette] Aiiyyooo Rama!! Always take the enemy by surprise. Half your battle is won if you give him no time to think.

Harini: Well, men don’t think much anyway!!!! [giggles]

PDSC: [glaring] heyyyy…

Suddenly they hear the front door open, and find an elderly gentleman walk out to the gate, leaving the door ajar.

PDSC winks at the girls.

Sheetal: How dare you wink at me?? Idiot!!!

The man walks out of the gate now.

PDSC: Cheee!!! I didn’t mean it that wayyyyy!! The door is open, let’s get inside.

Harini: But dogs?

PDSC: [pushing Harini] If you don’t stop, I will bite worse than a dog.

Quietly they slip inside the house.