Memories

Sam started drinking after witnessing his wife Teena and daughter being murdered by a terrorist right in front of him. The traumatic loss of his family in such a violent manner shattered his mental state, and he turned to alcohol as a way to numb the pain.

The film opens with Sam as a devoted family man before the tragedy occurs.

The killer believed these married men had sacrificed themselves to atone for their wives' sins. He was a religious fanatic convinced that the victims were guilty of abandoning their duties, and he saw himself as carrying out divine punishment against men he considered sinners.

The Aramaic inscriptions referencing biblical proverbs hint at the killer's moralistic worldview.

The Aramaic phrases etched into the victims' chests were biblical proverbs. Sam deciphered them as evidence of the killer's warped religious belief that the married men had committed sins requiring atonement through sacrifice.

Early crime scene investigations note the unusual knife markings that differ from typical mutilation.

Anand was the serial killer behind the murders of the married men. He had studied with the victims years earlier and later changed his identity to Peter. His motive stemmed from personal grievances he held against his former classmates, twisted by his religious ideology.

Sam discovers a connection between the victims when questioning their wives about past associations.

Sanju became the final target because he was Sam Alex's brother. The killer's list was personal, he targeted men connected to his past grievances, and Sam's brother represented the ultimate vendetta. Sam realizes the killer's attention was fixed on Sanju with Anitha as the last link in the chain.

The investigation reveals the killer has been methodically working through a specific list of targets.

Sam traced evidence pointing to Anand owning a property near Kottayam. By cross-referencing his alias Peter, examining the pattern of kidnappings, and analyzing the killer's fixation on specific targets, Sam pinpointed the location and rushed to confront him before Sanju could be harmed.

Sam pieces together clues from the victims' backgrounds and the killer's escalating pattern.

Sam adopted Parvathi Issac's daughter as a way to begin healing from his own loss. With the killer defeated and his brother's safety secured, Sam chose to create a new family for himself, turning his life toward hope and renewal rather than continued grief.

Parvathi Issac is mentioned as the killer's sister, connecting her daughter to the tragedy Sam has ended.

Sam initially refused the assignment from IG Aravindaksha Menon, claiming he couldn't work while grieving. However, his mother Marykutty pleaded with him to consider solving at least part of the mystery for the sake of the families left behind. Her appeal, combined with his sense of duty, finally pushed him to open the case files.

Sam's withdrawal from work is evident in the early scenes showing his alcoholism and isolation.

The killer was described as an eccentric man with a limp and a short right leg. This physical characteristic became a key detail in Sam's profile, helping narrow down the suspect pool as he investigated the pattern of crimes.

Sam's forensic analysis of the crime scenes gradually builds a physical profile of the perpetrator.

Sam shot and killed the terrorist attacker in a heated moment right after witnessing the murder of his wife and daughter. This act of vengeance, while understandable given the circumstances, added to Sam's trauma as he dealt with the guilt of taking a life alongside the grief of losing his family.

The opening tragedy establishes Sam's psychology and his descent into alcoholism.