Meanwhile, Arjun finds an old locket in the garden — inside, a tiny photo of Nila as a child with a man who is not Raghavan. The man’s face is scratched out, but a name is carved on the back: Surya.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

A woman in her early 50s stood at the threshold, holding a worn-out diary. She had Raghavan’s eyes. Behind her, a young man — her son, Karthik (26) — glared with cold fury.