01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

[vampires snarling]

Hey.

Yeah.

Baba, it is not what you think it is.

I found this in the restaurant.
Must have fallen off someone's locket.

It's what mothers make their kids wear.

Elephant's tooth, tiger's tooth,

so that their precious little kids
are protected.

That's what this is.

And for God's sake, please don't start
one of your stories now.

Tooth. Tooth.

Baba, what are you doing now?

Baba, who's going to clean that up?
Why're you throwing them?

Ah!

Baba! That's enough.

It's a book. I'll read it later.
Give it to me. Let go!

Come, sit down.

You've made such a mess around here
that the maid has run away.

Sit down.

[groans in pain]

Don't touch anything.

It's a Bengali book, Baba.

You young people, no self-control.

How could you bite your own dentist?

I did not bite him, okay?

I think, maybe he grazed his finger
against my tooth,

or it could be the tool that looks like
a drawing compass.

Maybe that pricked him.

What kind of a dentist is he?

- Right?
- Hmm.

Even I found him a bit weird.

First, the man pricked himself.

After that, you sucked his blood.

I wish, David.

I have one tooth missing and the other
one's too bloody shy to come out alone.

I can't suck, I can't bite.

I'm an absolute disaster.

Join the pouch-blood life.

Just cut, sip and burp.

[burps] Because teeth
are best kept inside.

Ting-ting-ti-ding.

[both chuckle]

How was the blood?

I have never tasted blood like that.

Just like Meera taught me.

I used all five senses.

But David,

that dentist's blood
made my sixth sense come alive.

I want to taste it.

I don't drink anymore,
but it's not like I'm not allowed.

Um, go and get me some. Go.

How?

Bhagat Singh asked me the same question
when he left...

Okay, okay, okay, David, I got it.

But be careful.

AD has beefed up the security
around the manhole upstairs.

Don't worry. Chitrabhanu will handle them
at the gate,

because I will handle Chitrabhanu.

Baba, the tooth broke off,

but the periodontal ligament
is still intact.

Which tooth?

Canine. Right canine.

Since when did you start treating animals?

In my 33 years of practice,
I've never had a patient

come to me with a broken canine.

Next time they come,
tell them to go and consult a vet.

- Is the cementum intact?
- No, the nerve is still exposed.

Then you need to close that up first.

Such a bloody idiot.

Do a composite filling and put a crown.

I can't believe you are my son.

It's okay, Baba. Thank you. Thank you.

[ambulance siren wailing]

Excuse me. I need four units of blood.

You can't have any.

What do you mean by that?
Go and check once at least.

You don't even know the blood group.

There is no point in checking,

because there is no blood available
here right now.

[man 1] Why are you running a blood bank
if you don't have any blood?

- [man 2] We have blood.
- [man 1] Then?

[man 2] But it's already booked.
What can I do?

[dramatic music playing]

Hey, Zooni.

This week's supply has arrived.

Put it in the freezer.

Excuse me.

Show me your card, please.

Hmm.

This card, how did you get it?

Well, this is actually
my father's old library card,

so I was wondering if you could please use
his card to issue the book.

So you are Birenchandra Pal's son?

Yes.

Has he started again?

Do you know my father?

How's he doing?

He has Alzheimer's so he's starting
to forget things.

But he hasn't forgotten this.

This is for me.

It's research for a case.

Meaning you are also a policeman?

Unfortunately.

And unfortunately
Biren's card is expired too.

Don't worry. I'll handle it.

Thank you.

Your name?

Haru Babu.

- Haru...
- You can also call me Haru Kaka.

Thank you, Haru Kaka.

Good luck.

[pensive music playing]

What's happened, Grandpa?

You keep checking your watch.
Expecting someone?

No, it's nothing.

Tell me.

Okay. Do you think that people
still listen to the radio?

Yeah, of course,
either in the car or at home.

Arijit Singh's music is perfect
for late night listening.

Those are FM stations, aren't they?

Yeah.

I don't mean those.

Retro stations.
Do they still have listeners?

You want to send a message to all of them?

Hmm.

So you mean to say
they are amongst us again?

Possibly.

Then you should tell everyone immediately.
Right now.

But the phone numbers I have
are all outdated.

Landline numbers from the '60s and '70s.

Then what are you waiting for?
Put in the song request.

But the code is almost 25 years old.

Let's at least try, Grandpa.

If it works, they'll all know.

[RJ] And now here's a song
requested by Haru Da for his friends

from the album Maya, written and performed
by Gautam Chattopadhyay.

Telephone.

[Bengali song "Telephone"
playing on radio]

Shonku, your song is playing on the radio.

[song continues playing]

[telephone ringing]

Yes?

When?

Hello.

What?

[telephone ringing]

Yes?

Hello.

Oh, again?

Thirty seconds to go.

Didi, call for you. It's urgent.

Dolma, this is a live interview.

Whoever it is, tell them to call later.

But, Didi, he's saying it's about the...

He's saying it's about the Cutmundus.

You should take it.

Hello.

Yes, I am aware of who you are.

And how do you know all this?

I would love to know what you know.

Why don't you leave that to me?

[host] And to talk more about this,
let's welcome Luna Luka.

Welcome to the show, Luna Ji.

Thank you.

This new school that you're about to open,
tell us a little about it.

Please. Don't insult me by calling it
a new school.

The classes I've been conducting
all these years,

this is just an extension of that.

Luna Ji, I think everyone knows

that this Wicca religion
is just a fancy word for witchcraft.

You're starting a school
for witches, right?

Why is the word "witch"
such a problem for you?

What do you think?
What does a real witch look like?

A long nose, pointed hat
and a little frightening.

You've clearly been watching
too many Hollywood films, my dear.

So aren't there going to be any

magic tricks and spells taught
at your new school?

Putting on a fancy pointed hat
and performing magic spells

doesn't make one a witch.

The Wiccan religion is in tune
with Mother Nature.

If you can tune into the same frequency
as our universe,

then you will gain access into
a whole new world

that you didn't even realize
existed around you.

I think your greatest superpower

is your ability to reel people in
with your words.

Are we back on? What was that?

Darling, you better hope
I never have to use

the full extent of my powers

because the supernatural world
that I speak of

is right here amongst us.

And if the beings who exist in that world
ever dare to cross the line,

you can rest assured
Luna Luka will take care of it.

The girl who came in last, who was she?

Not a girl, a guy.
Mr. Nitai Dey. Dhakuria. Root canal.

No, no, no. A girl came in after him.

She had a... some...

As far as I know,
your last patient was Mr. Dey.

Then I left.
Did someone come in after that?

Uh, right. Right. You left by then.

Didn't you take the patient's number?

No.

Name?

Name. No, I didn't.

And fees? You took that right?

Doctor, why do you do this?

If your father finds out about this,
he'll k*ll us.

First he'll k*ll me and then you.

No, no, don't worry.
No one will find out anything.

Just let me know if...

Hello.

Do you have an appointment?

No.

You can't come here
without an appointment. You...

But I came in yesterday
without an appointment.

Oh, so that was you?

Excuse me.

Actually your fees
for yesterday's session...

Hey, Nisha. It's okay.

Anisha, Doctor.

Right, Anisha.
Why don't you take down her details

and then you can send her in, yeah?

I'll be...

Waiting. I know.

Yeah.
[chuckles sheepishly]

I'll send her in.

Yeah.

Name?

Sorry I was here last night,
and I'm here again.

No, no, it's okay.

It's just so frustrating.
This gap in place of a tooth.

This gap in place of a tooth.

Yeah, I know. It's weird.

So what we're gonna do is...

We'll do a composite filling
and put a crown on it.

Then... [snaps fingers]

But I don't want a fake tooth.
My nerve isn't dead yet,

so we have to fix a tooth over it
before it's too late.

A real one.

A real one?

Can I just see it once more, please?

"Aah."

Blood. There's blood.

Yeah, tastes so unique.

Do you like the taste?

- What?
- Of blood?

It's a little sweet, but savoury too.

Of course it changes
from person to person.

Doc?

Doc?

Great.

[dramatic music playing]

[groans]

You're back.

Um...

I'm sorry. I have a condition,
a medical condition.

It's called vasovagal syncope.
You can look it up.

Whenever I see blood, my blood pressure...

My blood pressure and my heart rate,
both suddenly drop.

And sometimes I do too.

How long have you had this?

This? School. Since school.

Once someone had put a drawing compass
under the class bully's bum.

He was the one bleeding, but I was
the one admitted in the hospital.

And in spite of that,
you chose this profession.

Why, Doc?

Because of the chain.

What chain?

Um, the family chain.

Every link in that chain took
a Hippocratic oath

to make people's teeth
shine like beautiful pearls.

And so, I had to take it too.

No one asked me.

If they had, I would have said,
I want to...

Want to be a chef.

How the hell did you...

I mean, how did you come to know?

This bottle...

I got it from your kitchen,
hoping to wake you up.

And you don't have any restaurants
near your clinic.

[chuckles]

Hey. Look, I mean,
cooking is just my hobby,

but I am a dentist by profession.

So don't worry, I'll fix your tooth.

Just give me a little time, okay?

The next time you come,
please bring your tooth with you.

I'll find a way to put it back.

My tooth?

Yeah, the tooth that broke off.

They can only be one original, right?

Hey. I...

I didn't get your name.

I'm Rumi, Doc Roy.

Rumi.

[chuckles]

Holy mackerel!

Tilapia! Barracuda! Barramundi!
One more sample.

Rumi, are you sure this blood sample
is from the dentist of yours?

Of course, David. I bled him myself.

And for once, with my hands.

Okay. How old do you think he is?

- He must be my age.
- Huh?

I mean, not my actual age,
my physical age.

- Around mid-20s.
- Eureka!

Sorry.

What's going on?

Rumi, your young dentist is a virgin.

An adult virgin in his mid-20s.

- I can't believe it. I can't believe it.
- What?

No way. I think you tasted fresh blood
after a very long time.

And that is why I'm saying this
with complete confidence.

I am 200% sure this is virgin blood.

Rumi, you have no idea how rare this is.

This is pure gold.

Meera needs to taste this beauty.

A m*rder*r resorts to weapons
to slay his victims.

But to unleash real carnage,
a mere glance is enough.

[all] Wah, wah!

If you want to entice your victim,

then your gaze and your teeth,

both must work in harmony
like rhythm and music.

What is this, Meera?
You're openly training these girls?

So what? Ora is in deep slumber.

He won't know what's going on.

Even in our nether world,
the walls can have ears, Meera.

So I can't even teach these wretches
some kathak mudras?

Madhya Hasta Chakra, the half circle.

Poetry in motion.

- That's what you are.
- [chuckles]

Now how about some poetry in a bottle?

[Meera] No.

Open your mouth.

[clicks tongue]

- No.
- Yeah.

[Meera] No.

[David] Yeah, yeah.

It's impossible, David.

That's where you're wrong, Meera.

Who does it belong to?

Her dentist.

Did he fix your tooth for you?

No, not yet. It will take time.

What kind of dentist is he, hmm?

An amateur in the clinic
and a novice in bed?

[all laughing]

David, this is what we've been missing.

It's been so long since I felt this urge
to drink fresh blood.

We have to form a bond of blood
with this virgin dentist.

So who will bring his blood to us?

- But Meera...
- Yes, I know you won't be able to do it.

We'll send someone else.

Who will go there as a patient

and take every drop of blood
from the dentist?

Who will it be?

May I go please?

- You?
- Yeah.

It's only been two days
since you first drank blood from a human.

You're still too young and raw
to manage this, Sreela.

But then how will I learn, Meera?

I've been drinking packaged blood
for so long,

I had almost forgotten my identity.

And then when I went up with Rumi
and my sharpies came out,

I finally realized who I am
and what I am, Meera.

This blood was always meant for my lips.

Please, Meera, let me go. Please.

Are you sure you can handle it alone?

Yeah. I've learned
from the smartest tigress in the jungle.

Very well.

So tomorrow we'll gather around
for a grand celebration

and our drinks will be the envy
of the Gods.

[all laugh]

But you need to know when to stop.

If you suck for too long, he will die,

and if you bite too long,
he'll become one of us.

I know that, Rumi.
We can't k*ll or convert.

You showed me all that, remember?

Watching and doing
are two different things, Sreela.

Actually...

I just wanted to get the address
of that virgin dentist clinic from you.

Near the Lake,
two houses after Ahindra Theatre.

And what are his timings?

Evenings, 6:00 to 9:00.

[Sreela] I'll go there at eight o'clock.

- Are you done?
- Yeah, almost done, sir.

[groans]

What's up, hero?

Why the hell are you looking like a zero?

I don't know, sir.

Ever since she attacked me,

my appetite, thirst, sleep, my exercise,
everything is screwed.

And my skin,

It's peeling off like
the skin of a lychee.

Oh, man. Have you showed it to a doctor?

Yeah, I did, but even he doesn't know
what's going on inside my body.

I think you need to be
in a hospital, buddy.

Yeah.

Sir, it's done.

- Thank you.
- Okay.

So this is your beautiful monster?

Tell me something, Badshah,
how many drinks did you have that night?

Two beers.

That's it?

- And two whiskeys.
- Hmm.

Uh, no, three, four whiskeys.

Four whiskeys.

And after the whiskey was done,
I started drinking rum and then...

Enough, enough, enough.

I can see your alcohol count right here.

[chuckles] This is that famous actress.

Yes, it is.

It was very dark in there,

and anyway, who kisses
with their eyes open, sir?

Yes. I didn't get a good look at her.

That doesn't mean
she wasn't actually there, right?

Hmm?

Okay.

Tell me exactly what happened that night.

Sir, I've already told you everything.

From the top.
Let's start from the top, okay?

Did you mention you have
a medical condition?

I had no choice in the matter.

I blacked out two days in a row,

so, you see,
I didn't have any options left.

A doctor who faints at the sight of blood.

Why would anyone want to be his patient?

Why would she, right?

I presume the patient is a girl. [laughs]

Right.

So what's her name?

Rumi.

Rumi.

[speaking Persian]

[in English] What? What are you on about?

Its Persian, Roy Babu,
written by the original Rumi.

"I want your sunlight to reach my soul

so that my raindrops with your heat

may rise upward like a cloud..."

The Baghdadi Jew awakens.

Roy, call her up.

Take up for a date, take her to dinner.

Look deep into her eyes.

Not her mouth and no blood, no fainting.

She didn't leave her number.
I checked with the receptionist.

Just take it yourself
the next time she comes.

There won't be a next time.

And how do you know that?

She has seen you naked,
figuratively speaking.

And that's not a bad place to start
for any relationship.

All this nudity might have been okay
in your time.

Things have changed now,
like really changed.

Really? Reason has no power
in the expression of love.

Rumi again, is it?

Indeed.

[sighs]

Rumi.

Hello. How many of you?

I'm not here to eat.

I think I dropped my pendant here
on the night of the party.

I've come to look for it.

Pendant?

Locket. Eagle Claw.
It was white in colour and quite long.

If it fell at the party, why look here?

I came here too.

Sir, madam was also at the party.

Madam, please come here.

Go talk to him.

Sir is with the police.
He'll be able to help you. Go.

[suspenseful music playing]

I missed lunch today, so...

Anyway it's a good thing you came here...

Can I sit here? Is it okay?

Uh, sure.

Yeah, so I was saying
it's a good thing you came here

because the party that I'm investigating,
you were also at that party.

Investigating? Why?

Well, a guy was attacked and the girl
who attacked him was also at that party.

Did you see this guy
at the party that night?

Uh, no. There must have been about
two to 300 people there, so.

Yeah, 300. There were 300.

So what brings you here today?

Me? I came here to have dinner.

Alone?

Alone? No, Of course not.
Uh, with my boyfriend.

Of course.

Uh... Was he also at the party with you?

Yeah, we went together.

What does he do?

He's a doctor.

A doctor?

Do you know doctors and policemen
both save people's lives?

Original heroes.

Anyway, your boyfriend's coming.

Maybe he can shed some light
on this attacker.

When he comes
I could maybe ask him some questions.

He won't be able to help you.

Why?

Why? Because he is not coming.

Meaning?

I mean, he was about to leave
when one of his patients landed up,

and now he's saving that patient's life.

He's a hero just like you said.

So he can't make it. I'll make a move now.

Hey, please don't leave.

I know you were supposed to meet
your boyfriend here,

but you can still have dinner.

Please sit. You can eat with me instead.

Sit, sit.

[dramatic music playing]

The gravy noodles and chilli chicken here
are world-famous in Kolkata.

- Hey, listen...
- Uh, I can't eat.

Why? You came here for dinner, right?

No, I just came here to meet him.
Dinner was for him.

What do you mean by that?

I'm doing the 16-Monday fast.

Is that a race or something?

It's a fast for 16 Mondays.

Girls keep it for their boyfriends
or husbands like Karva Chauth.

Your boyfriend is bloody lucky.

Lucky?

Of course, he's lucky.

A girl like you praying he lives a long
and happy life.

What more does he need?

After I'm through dealing
with your Doc Roy...

[scoffs] ...he won't be able
to treat you, Rumi.

[Sreela laughing]

I have to leave right now.
Sorry. It's very urgent.

I have bored you, haven't I? Sorry.

No, it's not that.
I just remembered something,

so I have to leave otherwise
it will be too late. Sorry.

[dramatic music playing]

sh*t.

We'll need one more sitting and then we...

- Rumi?
- Doc Roy.

Just give me ten minutes...

We don't have ten minutes. We have to go.

Sir, you can come tomorrow.
Right now, please go.

- What?
- No, no. Rumi, just ten...

We have to go.

So where to, madam? To the hospital?

No. In fact can you take us as far away
from there as possible?

Where do you want to go?

Anywhere.

Take us to Maniktala.

You know the old theatre?
Drop us off there.

Theatre. I wish I had known earlier.

I would have fixed my appointments
according to your convenience.

I called you at the clinic,
but no one answered.

Oh, yeah. Anisha is on leave.

You can always call me directly
or else you can message me.

My number is very simple. 9-8-3-0...

I don't have a phone.

I don't like anybody trying to get
in touch with me.

[Rumi] One gate used to always be open.

[stutters] Rumi,
I think this place is shut.

I know.

Found it.

[melancholic music playing]

Come on, Doc Roy. You can do it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can. Um...

f*ck! [groans]

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I'm fine.

Hah!

One second.

[Roy] Blood.

It's peaceful here, isn't it?

[quirky music playing]

You've never done it, right?

Um... Done what?

Kiss?

You know what I'm talking about?

[chuckles nervously]

That's why you're very special, Doc Roy.

Special?

If only my friends had the same opinion.

They used to call me Mother Mary.

[Rumi chuckles]

Laugh if you want to.

What you haven't lost, others may find.

Stay safe, Doc Roy.

You'll be around, right?

Rumi? Rumi?

[dramatic music playing]

You've kept me waiting for a long time.

Um...

I think I'm at the wrong address. Sorry.

Not at all.

You are standing exactly
where you're supposed to, my dear.

Don't you see? This is your destiny.

Are you expecting an invitation
to come in?

Then let me give you
a Cutmundu style welcome.

Blood levels are very good.

You folks have a pretty good blood supply.

Your skin is also pretty perfect,

which means your hideout
is far away from sunlight.

Hmm?

So where do you live?

In Newtown, in some building
that's under construction?

Or here, in some old haunted house?

Silence, huh?

The sooner you talk to me,

the sooner you get to leave
and go back home.

Or maybe you can take me there with you.

Ora, Meera. It's been years
since I met all of them.

Who knows? Maybe they're dying
to meet Luna Luka too.

Why did you come to a dentist?

Any problem with your teeth?

Let's see.

My, my.

The sight of these always takes
my breath away.

So beautiful.

Your teeth are out
but no one's taught you how to use them.

Looks like they sent
a little fledgling out

to fly all by herself.

Hmm? [clicks tongue]

I am going to help you
spread those little wings and fly.

Here is my carotid artery.

Go ahead. Choose any side you want.

But be fast. Be precise.

Ready?

Come on.

Tempted? Are you tempted?

Go for it.

I told you I would help you fly, didn't I?

It's been years since I had a chance
to do my dance.

[jazz music playing]

[snarls]

[squelches]

[quirky music playing]

[Bengali song playing]