Sep 1

KOLANGAL
Easwaran comes to see Anu at her office. She is surprised and overjoyed. He assures her that her mother Kanchana loves her still, though she puts on an outward show of anger. He advises her to be kind to Karpagam, and is happy to discover that she has such a mature attitude.

Abhi says she cannot just dismiss Tols. Says to the group,let us go and talk to him. They head off to Tolkappian's house. As usual, no use of cell phone to ask if he is home, tell him they are coming, etc. When Ganga sees them leave, she informs Adi, who assures her things are under control, he'll handle it.

Next thing, Mari and gang, in Adi's pay, are hanging about outside Tolkappian's front gate. Mari's friends don't know why, but Mari just tells them to hang on. Abhi's car pulls in, and Abhi sees them as Bhaskar points them out. Abhi enters the gate and calls out for Tolkappian. He comes out. She asks if he has been in touch with Mari after she had asked him to dismiss him and his group. He replies, innocently, that he too had been looking for them without success, for the description of the goondas who had threatened the three homeowners matched them. This appears totally false to Abhi, who has just seen them outside Tolkappian's gate. She turns on her heels and leaves, ignoring his request to stay.

SELVI
GJ meets Pandian, and asks if Andavan has signed. No amount of threat will make him sign, says Pandian. Then do something to scare him, says GJ. Cut off his left hand, we need only the right for signature. Pandian points out the practical problems that would follow (nifty!). GJ says in that case, kill Karthan.

Pasupathi comes to meet Pandian, who gives him a large knife and orders him to kill Karthan. Pasupathi suggests having James do it, but Pandian says no, you must. After Pandian leaves, Pasupathi calls another flunky and gives him the knife, and asks him to tell Pandian sorry on his (Pasupathi's) behalf. Pandian is angry to learn this, but asks the fellow to do the job instead, which the fellow departs to do immediately after seeking Pandian's blessings(!).

Pasupathi and Pooja come to see Selvi. Pasupathi says karthan must be dead by now. I refused to do it because I want to go straight, but I want you to know that Andavan's life is not much longer. Selvi has to come to a decision what to do. She silences Pooja who says, let them die. Let them both.

Clouseau is sitting in Selvi's courtyard. She refuses to tell him anything, having called him. Finally, Niranjan walks in and says she knows who kidnapped Andavan. She finally tells him it was GJ. He says, will Pasupathi talk? She says no, don't involve him. He is trying to straighten out his life. He says, how about James. No. I promised to protect him. Then, he says, we can't do anything without evidence (clearly showing he is only acting as a policeman). She says, no, I have another kind of evidence.

PENN
Ranga operation successful. Comes home. Sees family assembled,  realizes what they are all after, takes side door, ignoring athe aarati Chitra has prepared. Locks herself in the pooja room.

Deepa and Kailash meet. Deepa says she still has unfinished business, asks Kailash to help him, upon which she will consider whether to love him (Arabian nights revisited). Asks Kailash to go to Tanjore and find Ravindran. He says he will go. Poongadi overhears this conversation, decides she must act before Kailash goes to Tanjavur.

They really drag things out in PENN. Terrible direction.