Karma (கர்மா)

Karma

No matter how great a king or a sage you may be

your karma will always be above you.

No matter how intelligent you may be

your karma cannot be won over.

You cannot harvest good deeds when you sow bad deeds.

Even if you live in a fort deep inside the ocean

your karma will follow you even there.

Even if you win over the world with bad deeds

you will have to answer your karma.

Even if you have a hundred good deeds

one bad deed can undo you.

When you do good deeds, you'll receive goodness

So shun your bad deeds.

Even when the last spark of fire continues to burn

so will your bad deeds.

If your karma decides to catch you

even an ant can kill you.

You may think you can cover up an illicit relationship

but karma will find its way.

Hello, Mr. Tamizhselvan

I'm Aranganandan, Special Investigation, Crime Branch.

Come, please take a seat.

I'm here to investigate the murder of your wife.

We have received orders to fast-track this case.

I'm about to do a detailed inquiry right now

so that I wouldn't have to disturb you from time to time.

So please cooperate with us.

Okay, go on.

I have your wife's autopsy report.

Actually, someone has brutally stabbed

your wife to death with a knife

dunked her body into a bath tub and filled it with water.

Only after 8 to 9 hours was her body recovered.

Because her body had been soaked in the water for a long time

we couldn't figure out the correct time of the murder.

However, we suspect it was committed between 9:00 to 10:00.

You were not in town when the murder took place, right?

Where were you?

I had gone to Trichy for a book launch.

What time did you go?

Around 8:00 or 8:30..

8:00 or 8:30?

8:30! - How did you go?

In my car.

Did someone else go with you?

No, I went alone.

Why didn't your wife go for the book launch?

No, she wasn't keeping well that day, so she didn't.

What was wrong with her?

She had a headache, so she's couldn't go with me.

How long have you both been married for?

Three years.

Love marriage or arranged?

Love marriage.

Were both your families in favor of your marriage?

There was no problem from my side.

But her family didn't approve of it.

There's no problem now. Things were better.

Why didn't they approve?

Basically, because I am a writer

and I don't have a steady income. That's why.

What kind of a writer are you?

I'm a novelist. I write crime, thriller novels.

Was your wife a working woman?

No, she was a housewife.

Did you or your wife have any enemies

who could have possibly killed her?

Do you suspect someone?

Neither am I a politician nor a businessman to have enemies.

I'm just an ordinary writer.

No, what I meant was

did she get into a fight or quarrel with anyone, lately?

Nothing of that sort.

Did you see someone suspicious on the day of murder?

It was raining that evening.

I was in a hurry, as I was leaving town.

So I didn't pay attention.

Who visited your place that day?

From the morning?

Yes, from the morning.

Arun was there in the morning.

Okay.

Then..

The maid had come.

And the maid's husband had come for a small job.

Okay. Who's Arun?

Arun, my wife's cousin.

Why was Arun here?

Arun is an engineering college student.

He studies here, out of a hostel.

If he goes to the movies or the pub on some nights

he can't return to the hostel

as the hostel gates would close at 8.

He would come and stay here at such times.

Was he at the movies or the pub that night?

He went to the pub.

You're saying, that the day before the murder took place

he had been to a pub?

Yes.

Didn't you or your wife question him regarding this?

My wife would question him, but I would stay aloof.

Did she question him on that day?

Actually, that day..

Arun was drunk beyond his usual self.

What do you mean beyond his usual self?

I mean..

A little unusual..

Unusual? Whatever it is, don't try to hide it from me.

He was quite out of balance.

My wife and I put him to bed.

That's when things in his bag scattered on the floor.

When we were putting things back in his bag

my wife showed me a packet and asked me what it was.

I told her it was drugs.

It was only then that we discovered he uses drugs.

Did your wife confront him?

She never cared about the smaller flaws!

But, because this had to do with his life

she got a little upset.

They got into a heated argument the next morning.

My wife threatened him about telling his father.

He tried to convince her in many ways

but she just wouldn't listen.

He walked out of the door, angry.

Did he come back again?

No, but he called. - When?

Somewhere around 5:00-5:15 in the evening.

Did he call you?

No, my wife!

But I answered the call. - Why?

She was in the shower. So I answered the call.

What did he say?

He said he wanted to talk to my wife.

I told him she was in the shower

and that he should call later.

He said okay and hung up.

Did he call back later?

I don't know.

How tall is Arun?

About..

5.5 to 6 feet.

6 feet, eh?

Yes, he would be 6 feet.

But sir, he wasn't so evil to kill someone.

He'd commit small mistake as he's immature.

But he was a good guy.

Our investigation would help us find that.

Leave that to us.

Okay.

Green tea? - Sure!

But may I know why you think he's a suspect?

There is no forced entry.

Someone who knows you or your wife has done this.

Anyway, so did your wife lock the door after you left?

No, my wife was lying down because of her headache.

So I locked the door.

Please have it. - Thanks. Okay.

How many house keys do you have?

Two. I have one. My wife has the other one.

Is there any other way to enter your house

other than the main door?

Other than the main door.. No.

Did Arun know you were going out of town?

He did.

Who else knew?

A lot of people. Could you be a little more specific?

Particularly, who among those

who visited your house regularly?

Well..

My maid knew.

Would she come home at night?

Sometimes she did. - What for?

See, her husband is an alcoholic.

He would often land himself in trouble

and get busted by the cops.

So, she would come to us for help, to bail him out.

Have you seen her husband?

Of course, he was here the other day too!

What for?

Our bedroom air-conditioner has been too noisy lately.

I asked him to service it for me.

Is he an air-conditioner technician?

No, an electrician.

He takes care of basic fixes in our house.

Describe him for me!

Lean, tall and wears a sarong all the times.

Tall? How tall is he?

About 6 feet.

What time was he here the other day?

Around 6.

Can you tell me what happened in the house, while he was here?

He came at 6 in the evening.

I took him to the bedroom and showed him the air-conditioner.

He started dismantling and cleaning it.

I left the bedroom.

He came out in 15 minutes and told me he had cleaned it

but the noise was still there.

He said he would bring a technician to fix it.

I thought for a while and agreed.