In confrontational conversations along with his spouse and his lover, a middle-aged Indian policeman opens up about his work as a 'sacrificial assistant', a state-designated agent tasked with extra-judicial killings of Muslim males. Elsewhere within the metropolis, Lord Krishna and the prince Arjuna enact a dialogue from the Bhagavad Gita. Paralysed into inaction throughout battle by human concerns, Arjuna seeks the counsel of Krishna, who instructs him on the ethical obligation of a warrior.
