A stage play in the festival reinstates Sakkarai's resolve to find the young women justice. Sakkarai finds a pathbreaking lead at the crime site. With fresh forensic reports, he imagines the sequence of events on the fateful night. Dhamu's shocking confession solidifies Sakkarai's new image of Chellappa. The young women in the prison pull a risky stunt. Nandini and Sakkarai get the women to talk.

Sakkarai learns that Chellappa has been trying to crack and nab the kingpin of the human trafficking ring for the past 10 years. Shared grief brings Sundar and Dhamu closer. A shocking development sends Sakkarai on a time sensitive chase. The 8 women finally reveal their story from the night of the murder. The elusive demon prepares for battle, putting the 8 women in grave danger.