Gaitonde crowns himself the only god of Gopalmath
With Kukoo gone, Gaitonde trusts no one and tells his gang that from now on he is the sole deity Gopalmath will worship.
S1E5 · Sarama
19 moments · 20 min of essential viewing in a 44-minute episode.
Moments, in order
Sartaj walks into Bunty's hostage standoff
Sartaj faces Bunty, who is holding Nayanika at gunpoint, while Anjali screams at him over the phone to get out before the raid turns into a bloodbath.
Gaitonde vows to kill fifty of Isa's men in a month
Amid national chaos, Gaitonde bans alcohol in the gang and starts a killing spree against Isa's foot soldiers that never reaches anyone who matters.
Saturn is to blame: Paritosh and the lucky ring
Gaitonde's mentor Paritosh explains his run of bad luck through astrology and presses on him a ring that is supposed to fix everything.
Kanta Bai tells Gaitonde he is losing Gopalmath
Kanta Bai reminds Gaitonde how the neighbourhood used to celebrate together and warns him that his war with Isa is destroying the place he built.
Gaitonde's grief after Kukoo turns ugly
Depressed after losing Kukoo, Gaitonde tries to burn out his pain in brothels but keeps seeing his mother in every woman with flowers in her hair.
Hollow after the leopard: Gaitonde decides to marry
From a hospital bed Gaitonde reflects on how strength leaves a man empty, insists this is not how he will die, and asks Paritosh to find him a bride.
Subhadra tells Gaitonde God is punishing him
The quiet girl who put the ring on his finger finally speaks, telling Gaitonde that his arrogance toward God makes everyone around him suffer too.
Coffin jokes: Gaitonde and Bunty plan the Usman Sheikh hit
A tip from Parulkar puts Isa's accountant in Gaitonde's sights, and the gang's planning session dissolves into filthy banter about coffins and ambulances.
The Usman Sheikh hit with a mother in the way
The ambush on Isa's accountant stalls when a gunman will not shoot past the target's mother, and Bunty has to finish the job himself.
Gaitonde's cruel punishment breeds a vow of revenge
Gaitonde humiliates the man who froze during the hit by ordering his sister's marriage, and the man swears privately to cut his boss into pieces.
Cold feet on the wedding day and the promise of Plutus
Gaitonde tries to call off his wedding, but Paritosh laughs it away and tells him he is about to become the god of wealth.
Isa's wedding gift and the desperate race to find Bunty
A congratulatory phone call turns into a threat as Isa promises a wedding gift already on its way, sending Gaitonde tearing through the streets after Bunty.
Call the priest: Gaitonde marries on the day Paritosh dies
With the bride's family gone and his mentor dead, Gaitonde refuses to postpone, chooses a new bride on the spot and resolves to avenge Paritosh.
Gaitonde beats a drunk Bunty and curses him
Blaming Bunty for not being there when it mattered, Gaitonde thrashes him in a drunken stupor and curses him to die like a dog.
Anjali tears into Sartaj for playing saviour
Anjali asks whether Sartaj gave a thought to the warning or the ISI cash before wrecking her operation, and why men feel responsible for every woman.
Nayanika is blackmailed on the film set
A producer's son corners Nayanika with what he knows about Jojo and Gaitonde and makes her smile and say yes to his movie.
Sartaj's mother tells the story of Lucy the dog
Instead of scripture, Sartaj's mother offers a story about his father walking two days to find a stolen German Shepherd and being called a real cop.
The inquiry: Sartaj lies about Junaid Sheikh
Questioned about the Bengali Bura raid, Sartaj recounts the shipment tip, then flashes back to a boy begging for his life as he swears the boy was armed.
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