2 Female Actors (F + F) 5 - 8 Minutes Mystery/Crime
The Witness in Seat B
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
INT. BUS DEPOT OFFICE - LATE NIGHT
Ek buzzing TUBE LIGHT. Metal desk. Barred window. Rain-streaked windshield ke paar parked bus ka dhundhla silhouette.
On desk: POLICE FILE, EVIDENCE BAG, BUS KEY, PEN TORCH, TEA CUP, TICKET PAD.
INSPECTOR KAVYA (36), plain shirt, sleeves rolled, no-nonsense stare, file khol kar baithi hai.
SANA (25), faded uniform, tight braid, haath kaanp rahe hain, opposite chair par.
KAVYA
Seedha bol, Sana. Bus 47 mein robbery kisne ki?
SANA
Maine... maine kuch nahi dekha, ma’am.
KAVYA
(beat)
Witness statement pe sign tumne kiya hai.
SANA
Maine... sign kar diya tha.
KAVYA
“Kar diya tha”?
SANA
(uneasy)
Woh log bol rahe the jaldi hai.
KAVYA file se ek page nikaalti hai.
KAVYA
Teen versions diye tumne. Pehle black jacket wala aadmi. Phir aurat. Phir “kuch yaad nahi.”
SANA
Mujhe... darr lag raha tha.
KAVYA
Kis se?
SANA
Sab se.
KAVYA
Tum jhooth bol rahi ho, Sana.
SANA
Nahi.
KAVYA
Toh phir story har baar badal kyun rahi hai?
SANA tea cup ko dekhti hai. Chup.
KAVYA
Bus mein seat B ke paas kya hua tha?
SANA
Kuch nahi.
KAVYA
Seat B ke paas struggle hua tha. Emergency chain pull hui thi.
SANA
Main bas... paani de rahi thi.
KAVYA
Conductor’s assistant ho. Paani dene ke liye seat B tak kyun gayi?
SANA
Kyuki... passenger ne bulaya tha.
KAVYA
Kaun sa passenger?
SANA
(quickly)
Mujhe yaad nahi.
KAVYA pen torch jalaati hai aur ticket pad ke neeche se ek folded SLIP nikaalti hai.
KAVYA
Yeh kya hai?
SANA ka face pale.
SANA
Woh...
KAVYA
Bol.
SANA
Usne diya tha.
KAVYA
Kaun?
SANA
Jo chori kar raha tha.
KAVYA
Tumhe lagta hai main bewakoof hoon?
SANA
Nahi, ma’am. Mujhe lagta hai aap smart hain.
KAVYA
Toh phir seedha sach bolo.
SANA
(voice shaking)
Seedha sach... sabko maar deta.
Silence.
KAVYA file band karti hai.
KAVYA
Kis ko bachaa rahi ho?
SANA
(whispers)
Usko.
KAVYA
Naam.
SANA
Nahi bol sakti.
KAVYA
Woh thief hai?
SANA
Haan.
KAVYA
Aur tum usse pyaar karti ho.
SANA looks up. Caught.
SANA
...
KAVYA
Answer mat do. Face sab bol raha hai.
SANA
Woh thief nahi tha, ma’am.
KAVYA
Phir?
SANA
Woh... use kar raha tha. Jaise main.
KAVYA sits back, connecting dots.
KAVYA
Robbery staged thi.
SANA nods, tears forming.
SANA
Bus mein jo “loot” hui... woh cover tha.
KAVYA
Kis cheez ka?
SANA
Illegal cash movement ka. Driver ke route bag mein proof tha. Depot ke through ja raha tha.
KAVYA
Aur seat B?
SANA
Wahin se envelope pass hona tha.
KAVYA
Tumne mujhe ghumaaya.
SANA
Haan.
KAVYA
Kyuki tum dar rahi thi?
SANA
Kyuki agar main seedha bolti, woh mar jaata.
KAVYA
Woh aaj aayega?
SANA
Aana chahiye.
KAVYA stands, bus key uthati hai.
KAVYA
Toh ab tum jhooth nahi, sirf exact truth bologi.
SANA
(weak smile)
Mere paas ab aur kuch hai bhi nahi.
KAVYA
Good.
KAVYA evidence bag ko file ke saath stack karti hai.
KAVYA (CONT'D)
Aaj raat hum robbery solve nahi karenge.
SANA
Phir?
KAVYA
Asli gang ko pakdenge.
A beat. Sana exhales—half fear, half relief.
The tube light FLICKERS.
KAVYA opens the office door slightly, listening to the rain outside.
KAVYA (CONT'D)
Seat B ka witness... sabse kamzor nahi nikla.
SANA
Main witness nahi thi, ma’am.
KAVYA
Toh?
SANA
Main bait thi.
Kavya gives a small, approving nod.
KAVYA
Chalo. Ab dekhte hain kaun phasta hai.
They move toward the door together.
CUT TO BLACK.
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