Ria drives a battered Mahindra Thar up a treacherous mountain road. Beside her, Kabir records a vlog: " City girl goes to save her brother from a cult. Will she survive? Spoiler: probably not. " They reach the "Nirvan Ashram"—a crumbling, gothic haveli with walls covered in faded red handprints.

Close-up on her tear-streaked face.

She traps the Vetala inside Arjun using a tantric circle of ash and her own blood. Arjun’s body contorts. He speaks in two voices: “ Chhoda tha mujhe, yaad hai? Train ke niche kood gaya tha… main nahi mara. Tu akeli reh gayi. ” (You left me, remember? I jumped in front of the train… I didn’t die. You were left alone.)

Arjun is thinner, wild-eyed. He claims he’s “close to a breakthrough.” Meera shows them a locked room the guru forbade entry to. That night, Ria hears Arjun chanting in a dead language. She breaks open the lock.