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Black Squad – Episode 68: "The Ghost of Faizan Dar"
"Some ghosts haunt you. Others return… to save you."
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[Opening Scene – Baramulla, 2:12 AM – Abandoned Psychiatric Facility]
Zoya, Murshad (arm bandaged), and Imran arrive at a broken-down building — GPS led here via the sniper's last message.
Inside: a maze of ruined corridors, soaked in flickering light.
Whispers. Silence. Footsteps echo.
They find a cell, heavily chained from outside.
Inside: A man — long hair, wild beard, hands trembling.
Zoya (shocked):
"…That's Faizan Dar."
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[Scene 2 – Black Squad HQ – Medical Room]
Faizan is under sedation. Murshad studies his files. Torture scars. Malnutrition. He's been missing since 2017, yet his death certificate was issued by Mumbai Police – signed by now-MLA Naved Parvez.
Imran:
"If Faizan's alive… that death certificate was a cover-up."
Zoya (processing):
"Then OP: Rakshak wasn't just a mission. It was a betrayal."
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[Scene 3 – Arjun's Hunt]
Arjun, secretly, follows a trail from surveillance footage.
Finds a burnt disk, hidden in an evidence box marked "Qazi – Unsolved."
He runs data recovery.
What he finds is explosive:
A video log by Qazi, dated 4 days before his death.
> Qazi (on tape):
"If you're watching this, then Faizan is either dead… or worse — silenced. OP: Rakshak was infiltrated. Someone on the inside handed Faizan over. He wasn't just a cop. He was a whistleblower."
> "And Parvez isn't the head of the snake. He's just its mask. The real one — the one we call 'Architect'… has a badge too."
Arjun's eyes widen.
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[Scene 4 – Flashback: Faizan's Memories (Visually Distorted, Psychological)]
Faizan wakes up in HQ. Murshad gently speaks to him.
Slowly, Faizan begins to mumble:
> "Parvez… he came in person. Told me I talk too much. Told me to choose — silence or disgrace…"
> "I chose the truth."
> "They drugged me… kept me in hell… made me forget my name."
He suddenly screams, grabs Murshad by the collar.
> "He was there. One of yours… badge no. 9187. Said Rakshak must die!"
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[Scene 5 – Action: Black Squad Infiltration Attempt]
That night, power fails in HQ.
Emergency sirens. Gunshots.
An intruder squad — dressed like commandos — break in to kill Faizan.
Zoya and Imran barricade the med-room.
Murshad and Arjun (reluctantly teaming up) intercept the invaders in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
Close combat. One intruder throws a flashbang.
Murshad tackles it into a locker — BOOM!
Smoke, chaos. They capture one attacker alive.
Under the mask — an active cop from their own division. Eyes hollow.
Arjun (grabbing him):
"Who sent you!?"
The Cop:
"We… are the firewall. And the system… must never reboot."
He bites a cyanide capsule. Dies.
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[Scene 6 – Final Minutes – Deep Reveal & Cliffhanger]
Zoya scans badge no. 9187.
The name it returns?
> DSP Tabish Ali.
Murshad (breathless):
"He was at Qazi's funeral. He carried the casket…"
Arjun:
"Faizan was buried by the same hands that destroyed him."
Screen fades.
Text:
> "The Architect is watching."
> "To be continued in Episode 69: The Firewall Protocol"
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