On the third day after the above incident, the jailor was sitting on his seat, reviewing the daily register, and reading the old records of that underground chamber with amazement, when suddenly a noise came from the back room. Startled, he stood up and looked toward the rear. Again, the sound came. Jyotishiji opened the door and went inside, only to find that someone was fleeing through the second door of that room. The room was completely dark; Jyotishiji had barely advanced a few steps when, lying on the ground, a corpse—

She collided with their feet, causing them to stumble and fall, but they quickly regained their balance and pressed on. Yet they wondered in surprise, whose corpse was this? It seemed clear that a murder had taken place here, and it would be no surprise if the fleeing man was the murderer himself!

The man was running ahead through the tunnel, and behind him, Jyotishiji chased with a dagger in hand, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not catch him. Suddenly, a light appeared at the mouth of the tunnel. Jyotishiji thought, "Now he has escaped outside." In a moment, he too reached there and, stepping out of the tunnel, looked around in all directions.

The first person Jyotishiji's eyes fell upon was Pandit Badrinath. He saw Badrinath standing there, holding a woman captive, and less than half a ghadi of the day remained.

Badrinath said, "Daroga Sahib, look! Thieves have entered your place and you didn't even know!"

Jyotishiji replied, "If I hadn't known, why would I have chased all the way here?"

Badrinath said, "Still, the thief slipped right through your hands. Had I not arrived at this moment, you would not have caught her."

Jyotishiji admitted, "Yes, I concede this. Do you recognize who she is? I feel as though I have seen this woman somewhere before."

Badrinath replied, "You must have seen her. Now let's take her to the dungeon, then we shall see. It surprises me that she came out of the dungeon empty-handed."

Jyotishiji said, "She is not empty-handed, rather, she has come after cleaning out someone. While following her, a corpse struck my feet, but in my eagerness to pursue, I could not stop to investigate."

Pandit Badrinath and Jyotishiji, having arrested the woman, brought her into the dungeon and reached the hall or verandah where Daroga Sahib's seat was usually placed. They tied the woman to a pillar and, taking a lantern in hand, went to examine the corpse that had blocked Jyotishiji's path. At a glance, Badrinath recognized the body and exclaimed, "This is Madhavi!"

Jyotishiji asked, "How did she come here?" (Placing his hand on Madhavi's nose) "She is still breathing, not dead yet. Look, there's a wound on her stomach. The wound is not severe, she can be saved."

Badrinath, feeling her pulse, said, "Yes, she can be saved. For now, bind her wound and leave her as she is. We'll question her later.