What would you do if you had only two days, 48 hours and 60 seconds to crack a case no one had dared to crack?
It all began during a bone chilling winter of December 1998. The streets were busy and that's what filled Bombay with life. Cars littered the streets, headlights blazed through the dark and people scampered around minding their business. The evening was longer than they expected it to be. Staying in the shadows was not a big task because of the crowd.
As the sky grew dark and the night cold, the chaos seemed to reduce and the hustle and bustle on the streets seized.
"It looks clear, we could start now."
A raspy voice spoke followed by an intimidating voice that simply said,
"No."
It was past midnight and not a soul was found on the streets but shadows lurked around the corners occasionally. A group of men, well dressed from head to toe walked towards the shady figures with a box in hand which; to a common man would look nothing more than a gift.
"Long time, no see."
One of the shady figures stated flatly followed by a cold, sarcastic laugh.
"Sure Ace, you would never wish to see me any time soon anyway."
Ace, as the man referred to, stood up and received the box emotionlessly.
The leader of the group, one could believe; said in a hushed but warning tone,
"We came all the way from Brooklyn to make this successful, don't make any wrong move that could get you in trouble, big time." He turned on his heel and stalked away.
***
It was 2 in the morning when sirens were heard down the dark street.
"Ray, run now!" yelled Ace, signalling Ray to keep his gun at the ready, and stole a nearby car to get away.
Newspapers were flooded with the events that occurred at dawn that day. The headlines read,
'Bombay's Most Wanted Mafia Leader, Killed.'
***
The distant noise of the television could be heard clearly, summing up the latest news in the background as a roar of laughter erupted in the mansion.
"Good job boys, you have impressed me! Indeed I underestimated the both of you. Here you go, divide it amongst yourselves."
Said an aged man handing them a suitcase filled with raw cash.
"It was a pleasure working with you all these years Charles. It always is." Said Ray with a devilish grin, as he divided the cash.
"Let's celebrate!" exclaimed Ace.
***
After a stunned silence received from the CBI, the media rained their questions; demanding for answers.
"Sir this is something that we never imagined could happen. A person who never came in our clasp was killed in one night!" Said an astonished CBI officer.
"I know Bhaskar, but we have to get to the root of this case. We need men like you to crack this case. But you need to work fast, we have really less time and the media is demanding for answers." Said the man in Authority.
"Yes Sir."
"Bhaskar I can only give you two days to crack the case."
"But Sir how is that possible?"
"I know it's very difficult but we don't have time to waste, and you are the best man I have here."
"Yes Sir, I will not let you down."
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