

30 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestMaya gets kidnapped by Binny’s men and is stunned to learn about her father's involvement in the CWG scam. ACP Mayank arrives with the CBI but is forced to retreat. Binny plays his last card.
Small-town crime journalist Abhishek finds his life and career affected by a fugitive gangster. As he gets trapped in a web of lies and motives, what price will he pay- to become a renowned reporter?
Direction
Sudhir Mishra's signature moral complexity in every frame.
Acting
Saqib Saleem's unraveling as ambition poisons integrity.
Writing
Novel adaptation that trusts viewers to read between lies.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sudhir Mishra has spent decades chronicling Delhi's underbelly; this rural crime beat feels like his meditation on how far journalism has fallen from idealism.
The 'crime beat' system in Indian journalism—stringers paid per story, competing with police for scoops—creates the exact moral swamp Abhishek drowns in.