Thursday

Naina Jaiswal, a teacher at the Little Tots play school in Colaba, Mumbai, returns to the school a week earlier than expected after a three-week leave. The morning bustle resumes as parents drop off children and she takes charge of the class, ready to resume her routine. The familiar environment hints at a normal day ahead before things turn dire.

Naina asks a parent to send a cake for her daughter Niharika's birthday, arranged through the parent's driver. She then sets up a cartoon for the kids to watch and starts coordinating the day's activities. The seemingly ordinary preparations contrast with the looming tension.

Naina calls the police to inform them that she has taken 16 children hostage inside the school. A routine day abruptly becomes a high-stakes crisis as authorities scramble to respond. The public begins to focus on the unfolding siege.

Naina fires shots in the air to demonstrate she is serious, turning the incident into a televised crisis. ACP Catherine Alvarez contacts her, and Javed Khan is brought to the scene to serve as the lead negotiator. The standoff intensifies as negotiations begin.

Naina's first demand is the transfer of ₹5 crore to her bank account. The police weigh the option of meeting the demand against preserving the hostages' safety as the situation plays out on live screens. Negotiators work to keep control while attempting to satisfy the terms.

Naina kills the first child, Aakash, while the incident is broadcast on national television. In response, the Commissioner of Police replaces the on-site lead, naming Javed Khan in charge, and Catherine Alvarez shifts to a broader investigative role. The crisis shifts from negotiation to a deepening investigation.

Naina insists on speaking with Prime Minister Maya Rajguru, and Rajguru eventually communicates with her by phone. The demand injects politics into the crisis and presses for a direct line of attention from the highest office. Javed and Catherine adjust their strategy in response.

Naina’s second demand includes locating Rakesh Mathur and Charan Kumar from a Goregaon school. The police manage to capture Rakesh, but Charan remains elusive, complicating the negotiation and the hunt. The pursuit underscores the personal stakes behind the hostage crisis.

Catherine uncovers that Naina has been on antidepressants and seeing a psychologist since she was 16. Kusum, Naina's mother, reveals that Javed and Catherine once handled a rape case but neglected it, delaying justice. The revelation reframes the crisis as the long-ignored consequences of past trauma.

Rajguru agrees to meet Naina in person, accompanied by Javed, after Naina releases Savitri along with Aakash, whom she had spared earlier. The arrangement signals a willingness to resolve the stand-off through direct dialogue. The meeting shifts the crisis toward a potential resolution, albeit with tense negotiation still underway.

During the confrontation, it is revealed that the school driver Charan is the man who raped Naina as a child, with Rakesh having restrained her. The discovery roots the case in a cycle of abuse and betrayal, intensifying Naina's resolve. The twist recontextualizes the demands and the emotional stakes of the hostage crisis.

Armed commandos storm the school and arrest Naina, taking her into custody. Rajguru makes a public announcement that capital punishment for rapists will be established as policy. The crisis ends with a somber note about justice and deterrence.