Ruhi makes pakodas at the thana while Hitesh puzzles over why Saika and Vimla's report differs from her account. Saika phones to say Ruhi is alive and trapped in the gorge, just as Hitesh sits with her; he offers a vague "unseen forces" explanation, and Hitesh lets him go but warns the case isn't closed. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

Sevakram insists on cooking the dead pigeons, so Vimla runs from Pandit Ramprasad to the tantrik Bhabhootanand, who poisons her against Ruhi. His plan is to turn Saika against Ruhi rather than kill her, while he secretly targets Ruhi himself. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

Saika, Ruhi and Vimla share the same dream, pray at dawn for Sevakram's soul, and Sonu's spirit blesses them and departs. Months later the village is at peace and Ruhi is pregnant, but a black idol in a ruined temple glows red and a dark shadow rises toward her unborn child. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

On his wedding night, Saika lifts Ruhi's veil and finds Sonu's rotting corpse-face, which promises a life so cruel that Saika will beg for death. The episode flashes back to how Saika first met Ruhi in the fields and learned she loves Sonu. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

Hitesh and Hiralal rescue Ruhi from a ledge in the gorge, and she says she has no memory of the fall. She cheerfully tells Hitesh that Saika asked if she'd die for him and then she fell, so Hitesh realises Saika and Vimla lied in their report and resolves to question Saika again. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

The vision continues as Saika sees Bhabhootanand poison Vimla's mind against Ruhi, Sevakram eat the dead pigeons and push Jagan into the gorge, and Hitesh kill Bhabhootanand. He then sees his father burning in hellfire, begging forgiveness, and wakes up wondering whether he must now choose between hatred and mercy. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

Ruhi tries to seduce a guilt-ridden, resisting Saika, and just as he gives in, a pigeon flies into the ceiling fan and is cut to pieces. Its mate dives in after it, and both fall bleeding onto the couple; Saika murmurs that love can turn deadly, and Ruhi asks what he meant. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.

Saika tries to hang himself, but Sonu's glowing spirit saves him and tells him his father's death was fated and he is not to blame. Sonu says Ruhi is alive and that Saika must live to atone, and is about to open a new path for him. Based on Pratilipi Story - 'Pyaasi Rooh' by Vijaykant Verma.