SAMAYARA CHAKA : SCENE-X

SAMAYARA CHAKA
(Wheel of Time)

SCENE-X >>

(Gopi was cleaning Madan Babu's house. Birendra Mohan Singh, wearing an expensive dress, stages an entry)

Gopi : Maa, maa your Babu has come. (Birendra enters inside the house and makes an exit
by taking two attaches cases in his hands) Babu, did Maa tell you to keep the
attaches cases in the car ?

Birendra : O.K. . . . O.K. . . . . keep them in the rear seat of the car. (Gopi makes a re-entry,
afterkeeping the two attaches cases and sees Birendra Babu just looking at his
wrist watch and walking up and down).

Gopi : Sir, from that time you are just walking this side and that side. Sit down, Maa must
be coming now.

Meena : My work is finished.

Birendra : Listen Meena, just wait a little . . . . let me see you carefully.

Meena : Dhhatt ! What are you looking at ?

Birendra : Yes, I am looking at you. (Beholding beauty has no end, whatsoever, the more
you behold beauty it tends to look more and more new)

Meena : I don't have time to listen to you. Let's go before Hari comes back. (At this time
Durga Madhava stages an entry).

Durga : Meenu Apa ! Namaskar . . . Are you going out or what ?

Meena : Arrey, Arrey . . . you ? We are not going out but just . . . .

Durga : Cancel . . . . . totally cancel.

Meena : Let me introduce Bira Bhai. He is Durga Madhava my cousin. . . . He is a film
director staying in Bombay. And, he is Birendra Mohan Singh barrister . . .

Durga : What luck . . . . Sir . . . Namaskar . . . Namaskar . . . You gave Madan Bhai's
decision ?

Birendra : Yes . . . . I.

Durga : Please forgive me Sir, it is not decent to ask you. Even then . . . Is Madan Babu
really a culprit.

Birendra : What to do . . . the case is totally against Madan. I am only the servant of law . . .
So, Meena, I am coming.

Durga : What a difficult thing . . . I came . . . and you are going ? What is this . . . I am a
family member . . . and you are a guest. Sit down, we will talk for a while.

Meena : Achha ! Durga . . . Suddenly you left Bombay to come back to Orissa ?

Durga : I get one new plot . . . I came to Orissa for film shooting. So, I came to see you.

Meena : Tell me the story . . .

Durga : Listen, a friend . . . a Judge of my film made one false case and arrested the
husband, and fell in love with the latter's innocent wife.

Birendra : Stop it . . . Stop it.

Durga : Why are you getting emotional . . . . .

Birendra : How much money do you want ?

Durga : Suddenly you started talking about money ?

Birendra : I want to keep your mouth shut by giving you money. . . I know you are a Police
Inspector, Ramesh Babu. You landed up after following me.

Ramesh : (Undisguising himself). When you came to know that the Police is in front of you -
then you must know that we had taped all your conversation.

Birendra : Please tell me as to how much money you want to satisfy yourself ?

Ramesh : How much money can you offer in order to silence me ? Now you go and sit in the
                 car. I am feeling awkward to handcuff you. (Disgustedly looking away from
                 Ramesh Babu, Birendra proceeded to the Police Station).
                       (At this moment Dr. Narottam Das stages an entry).

Dr. Das : Meenu . . . .

Meena : Who, Neeru Bhai . . . (Suddenly there was an electricity failure & Durga Madhav
Babu arrives)

Dr. Das : Arrey ! Where are you ?

Meena : Here. Come sit near me . . .
(Dr. Narottam Das fending his way in the dark went and sat near Meenu. Just
then the lights came on )

Meena : Achha Neeru Bhai . . . He is my cousin Durga Madhav. He was telling me the
story of his film.

Dr. Das : Look, Mister . . . today we are busy for some urgent work . . . whatever you want
to say finish it quickly . . .

Durga : Isn't this world really selfish ? I . . . you . . . they and that Cashier . . . Apa, you
know that Cashier ?

Meena : Who, Managovinda Mohanty ? Yest, I know him.

Durga : He had come over to me. After that accident he is talking nonsense . . .

Naro : Just a minute . . . Have you seen Managovinda Babu recently ?

Durga : Isn't this world really selfish ? I . . . you . . . they and that Cashier . . . Apa, you
know that Cashier ?

Meena : Who, Managovinda Mohanty ? Yest, I know him.

Durga : He had come over to me. After that accident he is talking nonsense . . .

Naro : Just a minute . . . Have you seen Managovinda Babu recently ?

Durga : I saw him and also talked to him . . . From where he got the information that I am
Madan Babu's distant brother . . . Then he told me . . . Whatever I want to say I will
say in the court. And I will release Madan Babu without any guilt.

Dr. Das : No, No sir. He is dead.

Durga : What nonsense . . . that man came to me and talked to me. And what are you saying
that he is dead . . . .

Dr. Das : Look, Durga Madhav Babu, I am not a fool. I very well know that the Cashier is
dead. I saw his dead body.

Durga : The dead body that the police produced in court was not that of the Cashier. That is
all police secrecy.

Dr. Das : No, no that is impossible, impossible.

Durga : Arrey, Arrey . . . why are you saying impossible ? If you want to see the Cashier
Babu now, then I can show you.

Dr. Das : What ! happened ? Has he come with you ?

Meena : What . . . Managovinda Babu has come with you ? Where ?

Dr. Das : I want to see him only once.

Durga : Managovinda Babu . . . Ho ! Managovinda Babu . . . please come inside . . .

Dr. Das : Durga Madhav Babu - remember, if necessary then I can shot . . . What, are you
trying to implicate me in Madan's case ? (Gnashing his teeth). To conceal one
crime it is not a big thing to commit yet another crime.

Durga : Yes . . . Yes . . . You can do many things . . . but, Managovinda Babu please come in
(Managovinda Babu comes in and stands very quietly )

Meena : (Surprised) You are Mana Govinda Babu ?

Mana : Yes Sir . . . You cann't recognise me ? (Looking towards Dr. Narottam Das). Arrey,
you are that Naro Babu who drove the car over my chest.

Dr. Das : Nonsense . . . Stop all this madness.

Mana : I will answer in the witness box . . . this body of mine is made of iron . . . I haven't
died.

Durga : Now you recognise me . . . . Managovinda Babu.

Dr. Das : Then you haven't died under the car ?

Mana : How could I have come to you if I were dead ?

Dr. Das : Then ?

Mana : Then what else - I told a lie and I went to hospital, but today I will speak truth and
we both will go to jail.

Dr. Das : Shut up . . . If necessary then I will spend lakhs of rupees.

Mana : You were trying to take my life for that money - - again that money . . .

Dr. Das : So, you have told everything to Durga Madhav, that means about myself ?

Mana : But I haven't divulged the name.

Dr. Das : Then, why are you here ?

Mana : I want to see Mrs. Mohanty.

Dr. Das : Now she is my wife.

Mana : Then I am going to Ramesh Babu.

Dr. Das : What did you say you rascal ? (He takes out a revolver from his pocket, but
Gobardhan immediately snatched it away).

Gobardhan : Be careful Doctor. C.I.D Inspector is in front of you . . ., that is the servant
Gobardhan.

Durga : No need to take any pains. All the conversation has been taped.

Dr. Das : Do you want to do what everybody in such situations usually do ?

Durga : What else will we want, I am Police Inspector Ramesh.

Dr. Das : Then who is the root cause of all this trouble ?

Ramesh : Now you have to reap as you sown. After all, it is the Divine Theory of
Retribution - - "The Cycle of Time".

Dr. Das : The Minister is my right hand, just think Ramesh Babu as to what will be your
fate ?

Ramesh : Our honourable Prime Minister says : "Talk less and more work." While our
dear Chief Minister would never want an innocent Engineer to be unnecessarily
punished. Now the car is waiting for your outside.

Dr. Das : Then ?

Ramesh : Then, what else . . . You should easily understand that the main culprit the
Thikadar Babu is awaiting your arrival at the "hajat".

Harihar : (Bhauja, Bhauja, falling at Meena's feet). Please forgive me Bhauja.
Unnecessarily I had suspected you. (Meena was weeping, but Ramesh Babu was
laughing open-heartedly).

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