Adi Sr. arrived at Meherazad at 10:30 A.M. on 14 July. He would drive there every day at 3:00 P.M. with the mail, so it was unusual to see him so early. He brought news that Eruch had succeeded in finding a suitable house on the Poona-Mahabaleshwar road, and Baba had a telegram sent to Eruch to finalize the matter.
Eknath was on watch from 9:00 P.M. to midnight. A snake was seen at 11:00 P.M. crawling on the steps of the Blue Bus cabin near Baba's sandals, which Baba removed before entering the cabin. The snake was a poisonous krait and it was killed. Meherjee was on watch from midnight.
During these past few days, Baba had been working with Ali Shah every day. He would give the mast tea and bread in the morning, and feed him in his room at 4:00 P.M. Gustadji looked after the mast, and he seemed to understand Gustadji's sign language — though sometimes Ali Shah would laugh at him.
On 15 July, Gustadji came out of the enclosure at 12:30 P.M. and gestured that Baba was busy working with Ali Shah in seclusion. Baba would bathe the mast once a week on Thursday, but Baba washed his feet and worked with him every day, sometimes for an hour, sometimes less. There was no fixed time when Baba would work with him; he did it anytime.
On the morning of Saturday, 16 July 1949, Baba was to leave Meherazad. The evening before, thick clouds gathered and the sky shed tears at Baba's suffering.
Baba sent word to Jal, Meherjee and Nariman: "Be extremely careful in discharging your duties to the best of your ability during my absence. Maya is tricky, so you must be very watchful!"
It rained the whole night, and the next morning, Age thought, the sun seemed hesitant to rise because of Baba's departure. At 7:30 A.M. on 16 July, Adi Sr. arrived with his Buick and drove it near Baba's cabin. All those at Meherazad went to their rooms and shut their doors, as per Baba's orders, so that no one would see him. The servants were also ordered to stay inside until Baba was driven away. Kaka was to accompany Baba and, before leaving, he handed the key to Baba's cabin to Meherjee, who had been told to look after it in Kaka's absence.