Episode 1: The Kashmiri Heist
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[EXT. SRINAGAR MUSEUM - NIGHT]
The museum looms under the moonlight. A drone hovers silently, cutting through the chill of the Kashmiri winter night. It scans the exterior walls, and the security cameras flicker off one by one. Nearby, four masked intruders in black tactical gear move swiftly toward the back entrance.
INTRUDER 1 (whispering): Cameras are down. We've got seven minutes.
INTRUDER 2: Move fast. We don't want complications.
One of them kneels by the back door and attaches a small device to the electronic lock. A soft beep, and the lock disengages with a click. They slip inside.
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[INT. MUSEUM - HALLWAY - NIGHT]
Inside the museum, the group moves quickly but silently. They carry advanced tools, disabling motion sensors and security systems as they go. One of them pauses to check their watch.
INTRUDER 1: Three minutes. Get it done.
They approach a glass case in the center of a large display room. Inside, the Sapphire of the Valley sparkles under the spotlight. Intruder 2 sets a small device on the glass case.
INTRUDER 2: Cover your ears.
A faint pop echoes as the device creates a hairline crack in the glass. Intruder 3 slides the glass open and carefully lifts the gemstone, placing it in a padded box. As they turn to leave, Intruder 4 fumbles a small screwdriver, dropping it on the floor.
INTRUDER 4: (hissing) Wait-
INTRUDER 1: No time. Move!
They exit swiftly, leaving the tool behind. Moments later, alarms blare as red lights flash throughout the museum.
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[EXT. SRINAGAR MUSEUM - MORNING]
The scene is chaotic. Police cars with flashing lights surround the museum as a crowd of reporters gathers outside the barricades. ACP SULAIMAN QAZI steps out of a police SUV. He is tall, imposing, and carries an air of authority. A junior officer rushes to him.
JUNIOR OFFICER: Sir, it's bad. The sapphire is gone.
A.C.P. QAZI: (calmly) Show me the crime scene.
He enters the museum, where the curator, a nervous man in his 40s, is pacing near the shattered display case.
CURATOR: ACP Qazi, this is a disaster! The Sapphire of the Valley-stolen!
A.C.P. QAZI: I can see that. Who was in charge of security?
CURATOR: We outsourced it to a private firm. They claimed to have the best systems!
A rugged man in a leather jacket enters-INSPECTOR AARIF KHAN. He takes one look at the case and shakes his head.
INSPECTOR AARIF: Best systems? A bunch of amateurs could've done this.
INSPECTOR IMRAN WANI, a meticulous man carrying a forensic kit, arrives next. He kneels by the case and picks up a small object with gloved hands.
INSPECTOR IMRAN: They left something behind.
He holds up the small screwdriver. It's custom-made, with a unique logo engraved on the handle.
A.C.P. QAZI: Good work. Trace it. Aarif, get me the CCTV footage.
INSPECTOR AARIF: Already on it, sir.
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[INT. POLICE STATION - TECH LAB - DAY]
Imran examines the screwdriver under a microscope. Aarif reviews the CCTV footage with a technician.
TECHNICIAN: They hacked the cameras remotely. Look here-the signal interference started five minutes before the break-in.
INSPECTOR AARIF: (leaning in) These guys knew the system better than the security firm.
Imran enters the room, holding a printout.
INSPECTOR IMRAN: The screwdriver is custom-made by a shop in Baramulla. I've got the address.
A.C.P. QAZI: Then that's our next stop.
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[EXT. WORKSHOP - BARAMULLA - DAY]
The workshop is small and cluttered, with tools and machinery scattered everywhere. The SHOP OWNER, a wiry man in his 50s, looks nervous as the team questions him.
SHOP OWNER: I-I sell these screwdrivers regularly. No records of the buyers.
INSPECTOR AARIF: (grabbing him by the collar) Don't play dumb. You're hiding something.
A.C.P. QAZI: (calmly) Aarif, let him talk.
SHOP OWNER: (nervously) Okay, okay! One buyer stood out. A man with a scar on his left cheek. He bought three of these last month.
Qazi exchanges a look with Aarif and Imran.
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[INT. SAFEHOUSE - NIGHT]
The team tracks the scarred man to a safehouse on the outskirts of Srinagar. They gear up for a raid.
A.C.P. QAZI: No unnecessary risks. We need them alive.
Aarif kicks down the door, and the team storms in. The thieves inside draw weapons, and a firefight ensues. Aarif takes down one suspect with a well-aimed punch, while Imran disables another by shooting him in the leg. The scarred leader escapes through a hidden tunnel.
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[INT. POLICE STATION - INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT]
Two captured thieves sit silently, defiant. Qazi interrogates them while Imran observes from behind a two-way mirror.
A.C.P. QAZI: Who's your leader? Where's the sapphire?
THIEF 1: (smirking) You're too late.
Aarif bursts into the room with new information.
INSPECTOR AARIF: Sir, one of their phones had coordinates to a warehouse near the border.
A.C.P. QAZI: Let's move.
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[EXT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - NIGHT]
The team storms the warehouse and finds the Sapphire of the Valley packed in a crate, ready for transport. However, the scarred leader is gone. On the wall, a message is scrawled in red paint: "This is just the beginning."
Aarif clenches his fists as Qazi silently surveys the scene. Imran picks up a clue left behind: a map with several locations marked.
A.C.P. QAZI: He's planning something bigger. And we'll be ready.
The screen fades to black.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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Misterio / SuspensoBlack Squad: Kashmir Recon is a crime-action thriller set in the rugged and mysterious landscape of Jammu and Kashmir. The show follows a specialized team of elite investigators led by A.C.P. Sulaiman Qazi, a seasoned law enforcement officer. Alongs...
