In the sixth episode of Apple TV+'s Shantaram (2022), titled "Dead Man Walking," protagonist Lin Ford grapples with the dangerous intersection of his desire for redemption and his deepening role in Bombay's criminal underworld. As a fugitive transforming into an asset for Khader Khan, Lin's moral ambiguity highlights the high price of visibility in a city that demands violence, making his search for redemption increasingly indistinguishable from mere survival.