An Episode full of Contrived Situations 😕 ... and twists and turns enough to give a Formula One driver a headache....!
The first few minutes of this Episode are a mystery… 'cos it started a couple of minutes earlier than usual while I wasn't tuned in… forgive me folks!!!ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Reconstruction of the first two minutes: The first half of yesterday's Preview!😛
Raj, who had been arrested for drinking and driving, has
been taken to the Police Station. He has just stepped off the jeep when he hears
the corrupt Inspector talking loudly on his cell: "We are getting a search
warrant from the Magistrate in the morning. Arre, it's for some famous model,
Jessica Bedi!"
Raj overhears this and can't believe what he is hearing… he makes up his mind to warn Jessica ASAP..😛😛
JASSI'S OLD CABIN
Missed the first half of this very sweet scene!ðŸ˜
Armaan is
seated at Jassi's desk, fantasizing about his Jassi smiling at him through her
glasses and braces. He starts grinning from ear to ear, and her smile gets
wider and wider… he is happy and tickled to be next to her and then gives her that
mesmerizing glance.. just as he makes a move to get up and go to her, Jassi
morphs into Jessica who is looking at him with quizzical amusement, "Armaan??"
Armaan
is taken aback! He comes back to reality with a thud as Jassi asks him
concerned, "What happened? Are you OK?"
He answers her with disappointment, wiping
the sudden tears from his cheeks, "No I'm… I'm OK!ðŸ˜"
Just then, Raj calls Jassi
on her cell! Jassi does not want to ruin the poignant moment and disconnects.
Raj shouts in frustration, "Pick up, dammit.. pick up!!" He calls her again –
she discos again!
Armaan says to her softly, "Jessica, I just want to know when
Jassi is coming back! I can't bear this waiting! I am feeling so much at this
moment – happiness, excitement, nervous and…" He breaks off and Jassi asks him,
"And what?" Armaan is radiating happiness! ".. and love!"
Once again, Raj calls
Jessica, "Come one! Come on! Come on!" and she discos! He bangs his head with frustration!!!!!
😛
Armaan comments on her not taking the call and she tells him it's not
important. He asks her then, "Jessica I wanted to know.. who will be going to
fetch Jassi? If you like, I can do the honors…"
Jassi grins at the eagerness he
can barely disguise and answers, "No, she is here!" She stops, thinking maybe
she has said to much, but goes on, "I mean, she's almost reached.. she had some
important work, she had to meet some people… actually, I am going over to
Jassi's place. I must inform the family about tomorrow's Press Conference, but
I''ll be going alone…"
Armaan immediately offers to come along with her, and she accepts with a smile!
WALIA HOME
Billu is lazing on the jhoola surrounded by Bebe and Amrit.
He bangs the newspaper down with a loud sigh and says in a disgruntled tone,
"WHAT IS this they keep printing, Amrit!! Which actor is having an affair with
which actress! Which dance bar opened and which one shut down, and opened up
again! Don't these people have anything else to write about!!"
Bebe says
sensibly, "Then why doooo you read it, Billu!!! These newspapers are nothing
but a waste of time. They are nothing but junk!!"
Jassi is listening to the
exchange at the door and suddenly Billu notices her and welcomes her inside.,
"Arre beta, Come!"
Bebe gives her a very warm welcome and there is the tinkling
of laughter and enjoyment as Jassi hugs Bebe and goes to sit next to her. Bebe
tells her lovingly that she dreamt of her last night! Jassi replies, "That is
why I came over in the morning!"
Bebe offers her a salwar-kameez and says
indulgently, "I was searching for something in the cupboard this morning, when
I found this… you keep it!! I couldn't give this to Jassi.. but you can keep
it!"
Armaan has entered behind them and is looking on at the scene with a sweet
smile.
Jassi avers, "No, Bebe.. I can't keep this! I…" Bebe looks downcast and
replies, "Oh… how could I have thought you would like this… it's not modern, is
it…"
Jassi rushes to explain, "Arre nahin! You misunderstood me. You have
preserved this for Jassi.. so you can give it to her when she comes back!"
At
hearing Jessica's positive tone and the words 'Jassi comes back' Armaan looks
up at the Heavens and gives a beautiful, happy, dimpled smile as if he is
silently saying "Thank-you, God…!😳😳"
Bebe says forlornly, "Jassi.. beta only God
knows when she will come back!"
At that moment, Billu spies Armaan standing
quietly at the door and welcomes him inside whole-heartedly, "Mr Suri! Come on
in!!!" Bebe and Amrit are very pleased to see him.
When Billu tells Amrit to
ask the guests for some garam-thanda, Bebe exclaims, "Chup kar, Billu! They may
be guests for you, but they are certainly not mine! Now don't say a word about
this!"
Turning to Jassi, she asks, "Puttar, what was it you were saying about
Jassi??" Jassi drops the bomb quietly. "Jassi is coming back tomorrow!"
The
world is frozen for a second.. then follows a delightful scene where Bebe and
Amrit's faces light up as though it's Diwali.. they begin talking all at once
and rejoicing! Only Billu looks strained and his face is a mixture of surprise,
regret and pain.....
Bebe asks Jassi to tell them how Jassi is!!! "What was she
saying… did she say anything about us at all??" Jassi is grinning happily and holds
Amrit's hand next to her heart. She asks them to cool down, saying that Jassi
herself will come and answer all their questions! "The whole world has a grouse
against her, so she is coming back to give her replies. She will be holding a
Press Conference in Gulmohur tomorrow. All of you MUST be there!"
Billu makes a queasy face and makes a move to leave them. "You all, please go on.. I'll be in my room. I feel a little ill." Jassi is disappointed and upset!!
JASSI'S CABIN
Raj barges into the room and begins a monotone directed at
the chair. The chair is facing the wall and he assumes it is Jessica sitting
there.
"THANK GOD, Jessica, you're here! You know, I went to the
Police Station! There I came to know that a warrant has been issued in your
name!! That too, a Murder charge!! Look, I don't know what all this is about
but until it gets cleared up…leave this place, just go somewhere! Are you
LISTENING, Jessica!!?!???!!?"
The chair is propelled around and Raj is ZonkeD
to see Mallika sitting there!!!!! 🤢
She has a cold, calculating look in her eyes.
"Murder charges.. and that too on Jessica Bedi???! But a girl like Jessica can
never murder anyone, right Raj? I'm sure there's a mistake somewhere, right?"
Raj
asks her what she is doing in this room! Mallika replies that she had come to
search for a very important file. "But what IS this you're saying, Raj??
Jessica… murder… warrant…!!!"
Raj does some quick thinking and gives it right back
to her! "Yaar, you ruined my joke completely!!"
Mallika makes a sarcastic,
disbelieving face, "Joke…?"
Raj plays along, saying loudly, "Yaa! JOKE!! I
thought Jessica would be busy working and I would come in here, do some ribbing and pull her
leg… but your leg came in the way.. hehehe!"
Mallika says with mock-surprise,
"Thank God! You had me scared to death for a moment!! Jessica… murder… all too
heavy-duty and serious.."
Raj exclaims, "Raj is only serious when he is
joking!! If this is the way YOU reacted, imagine how she will react! I'm
definitely gonna make a bakra out of her! See ya,.. catch you later!"
He hurriedly leaves
the room and Mallika is left fulminating and wringing her fingers, "How did
that idiot ever find out???!! If he tells Jessica, the whole plan will come to
naught!! I must do something fast!"
Something occurs to her that leaves her
looking like the cat who got the cream, "You will be arrested TODAY itself,
Jessica!"🤢
BILLU'S ROOM
Billu is fumbling over something precious that reminds him
of Jassi and Jassi is watching him from the door. He has his back to Jassi. He
looks old and defeated, as if the weight of the whole world is on his
shoulders.
He catches sight of Jassi and goes over to sit on the bed, rubbing
his eyes tiredly. Jassi walks up to him hesitantly and asks, "Jassi is coming
back – are you not happy to hear that?"
Billu replies in a drained voice,
"Happy? I wish you had been here when I had to hang my head in shame for what
she did… I wish you had been here to see what me and my family had to go
through for her one mistake.. It doesn't matter to her at all. If it had, she
would not have left home, left us. I could not imbibe in her the values I
wanted to.. If she does prove herself
innocent tomorrow, no one will feel prouder than I will. And if she is unable
to do that, even my leftover strength will desert me…!"
Jassi is moved to tears
and reaches out to reassure himðŸ˜, "She will not allow that to happen, Pa.." and
catches herself in time! She repeats, "She will not let that happen. If she
proves herself innocent, will you forgive her?"
Billu gives her a long look
during which she waits with bated breath for his answer.
Finally, he holds his
head in his hands and replies, "I don't know, beta! The only fear that is
eating me up now is… if she does prove herself innocent, then – will SHE ever
be able to forgive ME???"
The question is left hanging in the air as Jassi tries to find the right words to reassure him but in unable to do so without giving herself away…
ON A DESERTED ROAD
It is night-time. Mallika alights from her car as a police
jeep arrives and the Inspector steps down towards her. She bangs her car door
shut and reprimands him, "Where have you been, Inspector Sahib? You took your
time coming!😡"
The Inspector says in a hard voice, "So I have taken money from
you, Madam.. but that does not mean I shall materialize every time you click
your fingers! I am on government duty!😛"
Mallika scolds him saying that she is
only asking him to do his duty! "You must arrest Jessica Bedi tonight!!!!"
The
Inspector is nonplussed and bites off, "Seems like you have lost your mind,
Madam ji! Or you would know that arresting somebody requires a warrant – and a
warrant needs to be obtained from a Court – and the Court is closed at night! Do
as I say… please go home. We shall see about this in the morning!"
Mallika
protests that it will be too late in the morning! The Inspector encourages her
to go approach someone else, as he can do nothing. "I have Seniors and I must
answer to them too!"
Mallika tries to get through to him. "Look, Inspector
Sahib! At any moment, Jessica can get to know of our plan. We have very little
time… we must do what we can RIGHT AWAY!!!!! Why can't you understand!!!"
The
Inspector replies firmly. "Madam, whatever can happen now will happen
in the morning."
Mallika looks at his determined face and switches to Plan B.
She says guilefully, "Fine. Then I shall have to make this matter serious."
She
calls Aryan on her cell and orders him, "Aryan, call up the Airlines immediately
and book a ticket for Paris.
Nope… the ticket will not be on mine, but on Jessica Bedi's name!"
She hangs up
and faces the Inspector who is hanging on to her every word. "Tell me,
Inspector Sahib… if after committing a murder, if a criminal is trying to flee,
will you arrest him immediately or wait for the courts to open in the morning?"
The Inspector latches on to her plan immediately and says with a wily grin, "Not
at all… if the news is authentic, sometimes the Judge can be woken up at night
too! Now… don't you worry about a thing! The police will arrest Jessica Bedi
within the next one and a half hour!!!"
Mallika looks verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry pleased!!!🤢
JASSI'S HOME
Raj barges into Jassi's home and orders the man-servant to
call Jessica Bedi Ma'am at once!!!! He starts calling out for her impatiently
but the man-servant informs him that Madam has gone out!
Raj is upset and asks
him quickly where she has gone. The man-servant says he doesn't know! Raj asks
him urgently, "When will she be back!!???" The man-servant doesn't know!!
Raj desperately
asks him for a pen and notepad and sits down to scribble a note to her. He
tears off the page and hands it to the man, saying strictly, "When Madam comes
back, you must give this to her, OK!!!"
He pats the man on his shoulder and asks
him his name. The man replies, "Mohan." Raj tells him to make SURE it reaches
Jessica Ma'am or he might lose his job! He then makes a hasty exit.
Mohan goes over to the porcelain doll on the mantelpiece and slides the slip of paper under it, where it is clearly visible…
ARMAAN'S CAR – OUTSIDE JASSI'S HOME
Armaan brings the car to a halt outside the house and gives
Jassi a warm look. "So Miss Jessica Bedi.. here you are!"
Jassi is loathe to
leave him and go and says to him reluctantly, "Can I… ask you something?"
Armaan
tells her to go ahead and Jassi asks him, "When you meet Jassi.. what will you
say to her?"
Armaan is foxed by the question and answers with amusement,
"Uhhhhh… I'll say that… !" He can't go on! Jassi is enoying the moment and says
playfully, "OK.. I'll pretend that I'm Jassi!"
Armaan tries to come into the
right mood and plays along, "I'll say to Jassi.. Jassi, you stayed away from
Bebe's parathas for so long, you've lost sooo much weight!!!" They both burst
into laughter and Armaan says charmingly, "I'm sorry, Jessica! I cannot think
of you as Jassi even if I want to!"
Jassi teases him, "Fine! So now don't ask
me where Jassi is huh!" Armaan winces at the blackmail and starts again,
"Errr.. I'll tell Jassi what she wants to hear from me!" Jassi prods him, what
does she want to hear you say?
Armaan closes his eyes and looks serious all of
a sudden, looking heart-breakingly angelic. "I'll go close to Jassi.. I'll look
deeply into her eyes.. and .."
Beeep! Ta na na naa! Raj calls Jassi's cell and
shreds the intense moment … Jassi sees the number and discos – AGAIN!!!! 😕😕
Armaan
pleads with her, "Jessica! Jessica, please don't joke with me anymore… please
tell me where Jassi is..!"
Jassi explodes a bomb over his head. Armaan is
completely unprepared to hear what she says next. "She …. She's at home,
inside!!!"
Armaan looks as though someone has just socked him in the stomach!!! He averts his face and stares out the windshield. Jassi observes his violent reaction and thinks, getting emotional, "I'm sorry, Nandu… but I really cannot play with Armaan Sir's feelings anymore!!"
JASSI'S HOME
Armaan enters the house, Jassi trailing behind him. He looks
expectantly around him and calls out "Jassi?" with a lack of surety about his
welcome which is heart-rending. "Jassi, I'm here! Jassi?"
He keeps taking steps
forward while Jassi is looking at his back in confusion, wondering how to say
the words, whether to take him in his arms, how to break the news… Another
"Jassi?" and no one appears…
Armaan's eagerness turns to apprehension and he
turns around to look at Jassi. "I don't know how Jassi will feel… what she will
say when she sees me! Have I changed too much? She WILL forgive me, won't
she�?"
Jassi tries to buoy him up but is shrinking inwardly, "I don't know how
he will feel when he comes to know that I am Jassi… I hope I haven't changed
too much..?"
Gathering all her courage, she gives him a tender smile through
her trepidation and comes closer to him.. closer.. closer… her lips are dry as
she forces out, "I…."😳… she lifts one hand to carress his cheek and tries to get
the words out.. they are on the tip of her tongue, "I….!!!" He looks confused
and makes tiny jerky movements to back away😕… her hand is just inches away from
his cheek…
TRRRING! The doorbell rings insistently and shatters the peace!!!!!
Jassi goes to open the door and the police barge in!! The team is led by
Mallika's pet Inspector and he asks her harshly, "Is your name Jessica Bedi?" She
replies, "Ji..! What happened?" He answers, "I have a search warrant! We would
like to search you and your house!"
Jassi is puzzled and afraid! Armaan checks
that the warrant is bona-fide and shouts at the Inspector, what RUBBISH is
this!!! The Inspector orders all his men to go ahead and search and tells Jassi
coarsely, "You have been charged with MURDER!"
Armaan is blown away! He forces
out through clenched teeth, "WHATTTT!!!!"
Jassi pleads with them that there
must be some galat femi.. she cannot murder anyone!!! The Inspector asks her sourly,
why then is she stopping them from conducting a search???
Meanwhile, one
havaldaar has found her spectacles.. another one her diary and her folder!!!
They turn over the objects to the Inspector and he asks the duo whether they
recognize the items.
Armaan is surprised but says, "This folder belongs to my
assistant Jassi and Jessica also knows her!"
The Inspector corrects him, "You
mean, USED to know her!"
Armaan asks through stiff lips, "What do you mean,
USED to…?"
The Inspector cries out, "This woman has murdered Jasmeet Walia!!!!"
Armaan
barks at him, "Have you gone bonkers???? What nonsense you're talking😡!"
The
Inspector tells him roughly that it is HIM who has lost his head and not to
interfere in their work! Another havaldaar chances across some worn
salwar-kameezes and the Inspector questions Jassi, "Are these yours??" Jassi
replies, "No… these are Jassi's clothes! All these things of Jassi's.. someone
else has planted them here! How can I kill someone else! I didn't DO it!"
The
Inspector dangles the diary in front of her and asks her what Jasmeet Walia's
diary is doing in her room! Jassi stares at it as though it's a scorpion on
wheels. She bursts out, "But I myself brought this here. I mean…"
The Inspector
gives a mean smile and a havaldaar then hands him the charred passport. "And
whose is this burnt passport???" Armaan watches with shock as the Inspector
pieces it together and he sees Jassi's photograph, clear as day!!!
Jassi
blabbers, "It belongs to Jasmeet Walia!"
The Inspector looks more than pleased
with the day's work. He cautions her insincerely, "Look Madam, whatever you
say, say it after deep consideration, as anything you say can and will be used
against you in Court!"
BOOM!!!! Armaan can't take it anymore and asks Jassi,
"Jessica.. WHERE is Jassi?"
She begs him, "I will tell you everything… but not
right now! Not now…"
Another havaldaar hands over the note Raj had left for
her, that Mohan had preserved under the doll… It says that the Police are
looking for her, and warns her to leave the country immediately!!!
Jassi and Armaan are both stunned to read the note!!! 😲😕
The Inspector rejoices, "Arre wah!
It's wonderful how we reached just in time! You had every intention of fleeing
the country, huh!!! Miss Jessica Bedi, we hereby arrest you for the murder of
Miss Jasmeet Walia!!!"
Jassi is led off looking as white as a sheet!!!😛
PREVIEW FOR MONDAY
A creaky jail bus pulls to a halt… the door opens and who
should emerge but Jassi!
She is escorted by policewomen and subjected to a
verbal barrage by the cacophony of Press reporters!
"Jessicaji, have you
murdered Jassi? Tell us! Tell us NOW!!! What happened that you had to take this
extreme step? You will HAVE to answer our questions NOW!"
Jassi is like ðŸ˜!!!!
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