I started watching the last episode of The Family Man with a lot of expectations. The episode has similar scenes to that of the first episode but at the same time, it is very different from it. This shows the story arc of The Family Man very clearly.

In the opening scene, we’re taken one year back to ISIS-controlled Syria. Major Sameer meets Moosa (who is still working for ISIS) and tells him about Mission Zulfiqar. He also tells Moosa about a backup plan which will be in place in case the original plan needs to be called off. Only Sameer and Moosa have information about Plan B.

In the present day, Moosa tells Sajid that there is a Plan B for Mission Zulfiqar. He tells Sajid to meet the factory manager that we were introduced to in the previous episode.

It is a normal day at the Tiwari house. Srikant and Suchi make small talk and ask each other about their respective jobs. Srikant drops the kids to school. Dhriti brings up the topic of Srikant and Suchi’s strained relationship. Dhriti asks her father if they are heading for a divorce. While getting off, Atharv tells Srikant about the secret gun that he found in Srikant’s secret drawer. Srikant tells him to keep mum about this. (Pun not intended :P)

At the TASC office, everyone celebrates the end of Mission Zulfiqar. However, this celebration is short-lived as Kulkarni calls Srikant and they listen to a call recording where Sameer tells Basharat to stop Sajid from transporting the nerve gas canisters. Srikant realises that Zulfiqar is not over after all. The whole team plans to go to New Delhi.  

On the outskirts of New Delhi, Moosa’s man steals a truck.

Sajid goes to the bar where the factory manager is a regular customer. The factory manager’s name is Vaibhav. Sajid shows him the video from the other day and threatens to send the video to Vaibhav’s wife. Vaibhav is worried and agrees to pay any price to prevent him from forwarding the video. Sajid tells him that Vaibhav will receive some instructions on call. Sajid leaves and Vaibhav is left crying. The bartender sees them and finds this fishy.

At NIA, New Delhi, Srikant suggests that they flash photos of Moosa and Sajid all over news channels and newspapers. Delhi Police are also put on high alert.

In Kerala, a restaurant owner sees Moosa’s photo in the newspaper and calls the police. The police reach the restaurant and the owner directs them to a woman working there. Next, we see Srikant get a call about Moosa’s mother being found in Kerala. Srikant tells JK to bring her to Delhi. The next moment, TASC receives a call saying that Sajid has been spotted at a bar.

Jonali is successful in her search of Kareem’s bodycam. She learns about his plan to feed beef to MP Deshpande’s family. The camera also has footage of Kareem and his partners being chased by Srikant. This angers Jonali.

Milind and Zoya reach the bar where Sajid was spotted. The bartender confirms that he saw Sajid speaking with a regular customer named Vaibhav Therani.  Vaibhav looked very distressed after the conversation. Zoya forwards this information to Punit, the technical expert and asks him to find out everything he can about Vaibhav Therani.

Moosa and Sajid travel in the stolen truck. The truck contains water which has metallic impurities and will be used to make a colloidal solution.

Punit finds out that Vaibhav is a production manager at Orion Chemicals. JK suggests that Moosa and Sajid plan to steal chemicals from the factory. Zoya and Milind are sent to Orion Chemicals to investigate.

Zoya and Milind reach the factory. Moosa and Sajid are inside with Vaibhav. Moosa’s men pose as security personnel. Milind asks about Vaibhav but the security person tells him that Vaibhav has already left for the day. After some insistence, Milind and Zoya enter the factory and Moosa’s man informs his boss about this. In the control room, Sajid and Moosa take out all the information from Vaibhav about the factory and its chemicals while Milind and Zoya search the rest of the factory. 

The terrorists hide as soon as the officials enter the control room. Next, we’re shown Vaibhav’s dead body. Srikant calls Milind and he leaves the factory along with Zoya. Moosa and Sajid’s plan is to create a gas leak in Delhi for which Moosa carries out the necessary actions in the factory. Within 2 hours, the gas will start leaking which will mean countless lives lost in the  whole of Delhi. Moosa and Sajid leave the factory but instruct their men to stay till morning. This means that the men will also be killed along with the people of Delhi.

On their way back, Zoya and Milind discuss the factory guards and sense that something fishy is going on. The computer in the control room was switched on even though the factory was closed and there was also a stolen truck parked outside. They decide to go back to investigate once again.

Moosa’s mother reaches the NIA office.

Sajid and Moosa drive away from Delhi. They are proud of themselves for finally pulling off Mission Zulfiqar. Moosa tells Sajid that he plans to go to Kerala and find his mother next. They stop at a petrol pump for an engine refill. On the TV, Moosa sees his mother on a news channel. She is appealing to her son to come back to her. This melts Moosa and he starts crying.

Milind and Zoya sneak into the factory. They spot Vaibhav’s dead body which puts them on high alert. The guards see them inside the factory which leads to firing from both sides.

Moosa and Sajid get back into the car. Since his mother is in Delhi, Moosa reverses the car to go back to the factory and undo the release of toxic gases. Sajid is against this. They both start fighting in the car. Moosa loses control of the steering wheel and they encounter an accident.

Meanwhile, at the factory, firing continues. Toxic gases also start releasing.

Back with the terrorists, the car flips upside down. Bruised, they crawl out from under the hood. They attack each other again and in their violent fight, Sajid kills Moosa. Crying, he walks away, leaving Moosa’s body there.

Srikant gets a call that Moosa’s body has been found. He and JK immediately rush to the location.

At the factory, the gas continues to spill. Milind is injured and calls Srikant but in vain. Zoya is still firing but is all alone. They are exhausted and helpless. They break down, set against sad background music.

Srikant sees Moosa’s body. For a moment, it seems like he feels bad for Moosa. Srikant and JK shake hands, thinking that Mission Zulfiqar is over and the episode ends here.

The ending leaves many questions unanswered. How will everyone be saved from the gas leak? Where did Sajid go? What will happen to Srikant and Suchi’s relationship? Will Zoya and Milind be saved? How will Jonali take revenge for Kareem’s death? This is a perfect ending that will tempt viewers to watch Season 2. Now that Mission Zulfiqar has been executed, how will Srikant undertake damage control?

Episode Rating: 4/5