Vikramaditya looked at him. "I see a system," he said. "A system of cowards."
"You came here alone to threaten a police officer, on record, after your man confessed to bribery and assault," Vikramaditya said, pulling out a pair of handcuffs. "That's conspiracy, attempted bribery, and criminal intimidation."
That night, the lights in the Thangapatinam police station burned bright for the first time in years. People lined up to file complaints. And on the wall, behind Vikramaditya's chair, someone had scribbled with a piece of charcoal: