Arjun Kumar, a 78-year-old industrial titan in Mumbai, appears to live a life of absolute control vast wealth, loyal employees, and a respected family name. Beneath the polished surface, however, betrayal quietly festers. His much younger wife, Diya Kumar, hides a dangerous secret: a long-standing affair with Arjun’s younger brother, Ayaan Kumar. What begins as forbidden passion evolves into a cold, calculated conspiracy driven by greed and resentment. Ayaan, overshadowed all his life by Arjun’s success, believes the empire should have been his. Diya, trapped in a marriage of comfort rather than love, sees wealth and freedom within reach. Together, they plan Arjun’s death, manipulating trust and blood ties to mask murder as fate. Ayaan bribes Arjun’s trusted private mechanic, Aryan Yadav, to sabotage the brakes of Arjun’s car.
The accident is violent, public, and convincing. Mumbai mourns its business giant. Arjun’s children Arnav, Ishika, and Maya are shattered. Ayaan steps forward as the grieving brother, offering support while secretly tightening his grip on the family empire. But Arjun is not dead. Having already suspected infidelity through rumours and subtle changes in Diya’s behaviour, he had hired private detective Nakul Patel. The crash becomes his escape. Declared dead, Arjun watches from the shadows, hidden in a hotel room, studying the collapse of his family from a distance. Series One ends with a chilling truth: Arjun realizes the greatest enemy is not outside his family but sleeping in his own bed.