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Chapter 63 - Episode 63: “The Floodgates”

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Black Squad – Episode 63: "The Floodgates"

(A deadly throwback to Episode 30)

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[Opening Scene – Mumbai Dockyards, 4:30 AM]

Fog covers the shipping containers. Security patrols walk between crates. A laser dot appears on one of their chests.

Crack.

A sniper shot echoes. A man falls. Then another.

CCTV catches a hooded figure walking away from a container labeled:

"EP-30" — a direct reference to the original sniper case.

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[Scene 2 – Crime Branch HQ]

The team watches the footage.

Imran (furious):

"He's using our own cases like blueprints for murder. One by one."

Zoya:

"He's not just copying crimes… he's evolving them."

Murshad (calm but cold):

"Then we stop playing chess. We burn the board."

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[Scene 3 – Flashback: Episode 30]

A haunting montage shows a younger Black Squad trying to stop an illegal arms deal at the dockyard.

Multiple snipers. A civilian casualty. Qazi injured.

It was the case that made headlines but scarred the team deeply.

Qazi (flashback voice):

"Sometimes we win the war… and still lose a part of ourselves."

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[Scene 4 – Present Day Investigation]

Imran pulls out the old blueprint of the docks.

Imran:

"The same spot. The same watchtower. Same timing. This guy knows our old moves… even better than we do."

Murshad:

"No... not better. Just hungrier."

They discover a new element: industrial water tanks rigged with C4.

Zoya:

"If those flood, the docks go under — hundreds could die."

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[Scene 5 – Countdown Begins]

The Architect hacks the city's emergency channels. A chilling broadcast begins.

The Architect (distorted voice):

"Your sins were buried at Dock 17. I'm just... washing them ashore."

He gives the squad 40 minutes.

Arjun:

"We split. Imran and I handle snipers. Zoya, cut power. Murshad, find the bombs."

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[Scene 6 – Tactical Action Montage]

Imran climbs a container crane. A sniper duel begins. Wind, fog, pressure.

Arjun breaches the watchtower alone — brutal hand-to-hand fight.

Zoya sneaks into the control room, disables part of the city's power grid, cutting comms.

Murshad finds a small boy trapped near the rigged tanks — it's bait.

As the countdown hits 5 minutes, the Architect calls again.

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[Scene 7 – The Confrontation Call]

Architect:

"You saved the hostage this time… but you still don't know me. Qazi never looked back. But you… you will."

Murshad (calm):

"Your games won't bring peace. Just ash."

Architect:

"That's all I want. Ashes of your legacy."

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[Scene 8 – Final Seconds]

Murshad throws a flashbang into the control unit and disables the detonators.

Zoya drags the boy out, coughing.

Imran and Arjun regroup.

Everything's silent.

Arjun:

"No casualties?"

Murshad (quietly):

"Not this time."

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[Closing Scene – Late Night, Crime Branch HQ]

The team's bruised but safe. They sit silently.

Zoya:

"How does he know so much?"

Murshad opens an old photo album — Black Squad's first recruits.

He stops at a name: "Aaryan Kale."

Murshad:

"Because he wasn't just watching us… he was one of us once."

Cut to black.

End of Episode 63

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