It was late night. Purvi was heating milk for Dipankar. She poured the milk in a glass and walked outside the kitchen when the home phone rang. Meanwhile Suhas entered inside the kitchen secretly.

"Purvi...Tumne aur tumhare sasur ne mujhe is ghar se beizzat karke nikala tha na...Aaj main tum dono se apni beizzati ka badla loonga"...He mumbled to himself while smirking.

He took out a small bottle from his blazer pocket and looked at its label.

"Poison"...He read out and laughed evilly.

He opened the bottle and mixed the poison in the milk. He stirred the milk well and walked outside the kitchen hurriedly before anybody could notice him there.

Purvi returned back to the kitchen after receiving the call. She picked up the glass of milk and went to Dipankar's room. She saw him talking to someone over his cell phone. She waited for him to cut the call. Dipankar talked for sometime and then hung up.

"Papa"...Purvi called out softly.

Dipankar looked at her after keeping his cell phone aside.

"Nivedita ka phone aaya tha...Wo kal subah ki train se laut rahi hain"...He said with a smile.

"Achchha!"...Purvi exclaimed merrily.

"Haan!...Aur maine Kavin ko phone kar diya hai ki wo jaaye aur unhe station se le aaye"...Dipankar said with a smile.

"Achchha kiya...Ye lijiye doodh pee lijiye"...Purvi said with a smile, forwarding the glass of milk towards him.

"Baad mein pee loonga...Tum baitho...Tumse kuchh baatein karni hain"...Dipankar said with a smile, looking at her.

Purvi kept the glass of milk on a nearby table and sat beside him on the bed.

"Kya baatein karni hain papa?"...She asked with a soft smile.

"Soch raha tha kal ko tumhari shaadi hogi...Tum apne ghar chali jaogi...Hamari Lakshmi jaisi beti humse chhin jaayegi...To hum par kya beetegi"...Dipankar said with tear brimmed eyes.

"Papa...Jab naye rishte judte hain, to purane rishte toot to nahin jaate"...Purvi said softly, holding his hands.

"Theek hai beti...Lekin tumhare saamne nayi zindagi ki nayi khushiyan hongi, kahin un khushiyon mein tum apne Aaru ko bhool to nahin jaogi"...He uttered with tear brimmed eyes.

"Papa ye aap kya bol rahe hain!...Aaru mera beta hai...Aur koi maa apne bete ko kabhi bhool sakti hai kya!"...Purvi said softly.

"Beti...Mujhe tumse yahi ummeed thi"...Dipankar said while smiling with tear brimmed eyes.

Purvi smiled back and wiped away his tears.

"Maine Nivedita ko tumhare aur Kavin ke baare mein bataya...Wo bhi bahut khush hain tumhare liye"....Dipankar said with a happy smile, caressing her head.

Purvi smiled and looked down.

"Beti aaj bahut dinon baad mujhe sukh ki neend aayegi...Lao...Doodh ka glass lao"...Dipankar said with a placid smile.

Purvi picked up the glass of milk from the table and gave it to him. Dipankar smiled and drank the milk. Suhas who was looking at him and Purvi from the window of the room laughed hysterically as his foul plan was getting successful. Dipankar gave the empty glass to Purvi. Then, he laid down on the bed and covered himself up with a blanket. Purvi turned off the lights of the room and then walked outside with the empty glass.

Next morning, Purvi came to Dipankar's room with his morning tea. She smiled and kept the tray of tea and biscuits on a table and then went near him. She touched his feet for his blessings.

"Papa...Papa..."...She called out softly, trying to wake him up.

Dipankar didn't respond.

"Papa..."...Purvi called out again, shaking him a bit.

She clutched at the bed and gasped worriedly when he didn't respond to her even after being called many times. She rushed outside his room in worry. Her forehead and neck was now covered fully with sweat.

"Rama...Rama...Rama"...She called out worriedly, looking around the house.

She kept her right hand on her forehead when she recalled that she has sent Rama to the laundry. She composed herself and called Dr. Salunkhe.

Purvi: Hello...Hello...Haan doctor uncle jaldi aa jaaiye...Papa ki tabiyat...

She cut the call without completing her sentence when she noticed someone in the house.

"Namaste...Mujhe Inspector Sachin kehte hain...Aap hi Mrs. Preeti hain na?...Mera matlab Mrs. Kartik?"...The person asked, coming near her.

"Jee"...Purvi mumbled anxiously in a low voice.

"Dipankar sahab kahan hain?"...Sachin asked, looking around the house.

"Jee wo...Wo to so rahe hain"...Purvi replied anxiously.

"Achchha...Waise mujhe kaam to aap hi se hai Mrs. Kartik"...Sachin said, looking at her.

"Jee boliye"...Purvi said anxiously, looking at him.

"Darasal baat ye hai ki kisi ne is khaandan ki izzat se khelne ki koshish ki hai"...Sachin said, looking at her.

"Kisne?"...Purvi asked him anxiously, looking towards Dipankar's room.

"Ek ladki hai...Usne daawa kiya hai ki is ghar ki bahu aap nahin wo hai"...Sachin replied.

"Nahin...Ye jhooth hai"...Purvi uttered anxiously, looking back at him.

"Aap theek kehti hain...Lekin hum CID walon ko sabki sun'ni padti hai...Aapko sirf dus minute ke liye CID bureau chalna padega"...Sachin said to her.

"CID bureau!"...Purvi exclaimed and gasped anxiously.

She calmed herself a bit and wiped away the sweat on her forehead.

"Aap...Aap chaliye, main aati hoon"...She mumbled.

"Theek hai...Zara jaldi kijiyega"...Sachin said before walking outside the house.

Meanwhile Dr. Salunkhe entered inside the house from the other door. As soon as Purvi saw him she rushed towards him.

"Beti...Kya hua Dipankar ko?...Tumne phone pe baat poori kiye bina hi phone rakh diya...Theek hai na wo?"...Dr. Salunkhe asked worriedly.

"Uncle...Roz to papa subah subah uth jaate hain...Aaj pata nahin kya ho gaya"...Purvi said worriedly with tear brimmed eyes.

"Achchha...Chalo main dekhta hoon"...Dr. Salunkhe said, walking towards Dipankar's room.

Purvi too turned around to walk with him but stopped when her gaze fell on Sachin who was sitting inside his jeep and was waiting for her. She turned her gaze from him and looked back at Dr. Salunkhe.

"Uncle...Aap papa ko dekh lijiye...Mujhe...Mujhe CID bureau jaana hoga"...She said to him with tear brimmed eyes.

"CID!...CID bureau!...Wo kyun?"...Dr. Salunkhe asked confusedly.

Purvi told him about her conversation with Sachin.

"Bete...Hum sab jaante hain is ghar ki asli bahu tum ho...Ghabrao mat, tum bureau jao...Main yahan hoon Dipankar ka khayal rakhne ke liye...Tum befikar hokar jao"...Dr. Salunkhe said softly, caressing her head.

Purvi nodded and walked outside the house with tear brimmed eyes. She sat beside Sachin in his jeep and soon they drove off for the bureau.

Meanwhile Kavin reached there with Nivedita. He saw Sachin and Purvi as Sachin's jeep passed by his car. He came out of his car and looked back at the jeep which disappeared soon from his sight.

"Ye Sachin Preeti ko bureau kyun le jaa raha hai?"...He mumbled to himself in confusion.

Nivedita was puzzled too. She looked at Kavin and tapped his shoulder.

"Beta...Tum jaakar dekho na kya hua hai...Mera dil bahut ghabra raha hai"...She said tensely.

Kavin nodded and drove quickly to the bureau in his car. Nivedita went inside the house before glancing at his car.