Harshvardhan's Murder / Movie Script / Hindi [2019 ed.]

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Harshvardhan's Murder?

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@ Harshvardhan Vilial

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Misfortune shall strike upon those who ask too many questions ! One hitman. One dead woman. Two reporters. Paranoia. Confusion.

FADE IN: EXT. APARTMENT - MIDNIGHT We see the life chatterin’ in this apartment thru its various windows. Orange-ish hue of comin’ out of the bulbs inside them. Its a beautiful apartment.. not taller than 4 storeys. We see an old lady smokin’ a cigarette on her chair thru the 3rd floors window. We see a young couple fallin’ asleep whilst watchin’ T.V thru the 2nd floors window. We see bunch of kids asleep with their teddy bears thru the 1st floors window. We now see this beautiful woman - CHARU GUPTA - in her 30’s puttin’ on a lipstick & checkin’ her self out in the mirror via the ground floors window. Charu then prepares to leave. Charu grabs her bag & turns the lights off. Charu opens the door - the mirror is adjacent to her door - near her reach. Now we notice the sharp sound of door bein’ closed. Charu has waltz out of her apartment. Charu is now lockin’ the door. We see immense nervousness on her face. She takes a deep breathe. She then starts walkin’ towards the street adjacent her apartment. Charu is now on the street. Charu is wearin’ a wonderful dress with silver earings to compliment it. Charu is holdin’ a purse in her one hand. Charu looks around a little & then looks at her watch. Charu then turns right & starts walkin’. Charu is walkin’ down the street. But for some reason she slows her steps down a little. She turns around slowly to see if someone is behind her or not. She sees nothin’ except wind whirlin’ & leaves makin’ sinister noises.. cars parked near the street. She once again starts walkin’. She walks a little but we see that her face is anxious. She stops a little. She then turns around slowly. Her face is pale & cold. She swallows a lump. But still there is no one on the street except her. Charu takes a deep breathe & turns around again. Charu starts walkin’ again. As she is walkin’ .. we see a tip of a gun ( silencer ) appearin’ from the dark. It’s aimin’ her from the behind. Charu is still walkin’ unaware of the sinister turn that this night mite take. We again see the gun’s tip from the dark.. the person aimin’ at her is makin’ sure he/she gets her for good. Charu is just walkin’ slowly. PEWWW - PEWWW ! Charu falls face down to the ground. We then see blood comin’ outta her head .. Real slow. SHIV - THE HITMAN - In a crisp formal attire - emerges out from the dark & looks at charu from a far. Shiv then looks around real quick. Shiv then turns around. Shiv starts walkin’ down the street quietly with a calm demeanor.

2. Shiv puts the silencer gun in his office bag real quick. Meanwhile, Charu is dyin’. Charu twiches a little. Charu is starin’ at her purse whilst is lyin’ flat on the ground. Charu’s eyes start to lose thier luster. Charu dies. Street is as quite as a church. We then hear a cracklin’ sound outta nowhere. Clouds are roarin’ but not rainin’. FADE TO BLACK. SCREEN TURNS RED. WE THEN SEE “HARSHVARDHAN’S MURDER” APPEARIN’ ON IT IN BIG BLACK BOLD GOTHIC LETTERS. FADE IN: INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - MORNING We see a panaromic view of the entire office. Desks with computers & ethernet cables jacked in. Printers makin’ noises. Some men & women are typin’ articles whilst sittin’ on thier desks. Some men & women are walkin’ across the office whilst papers & documents in thier hands. It’s live & filled with lotta kinetics. We now see two reporters sittin’ on a table .. havin’ a cigarette whilst the entire office is workin’ & movin’. Two oddballs. Meet V & Harsh. Two good lookin’ & lean fellas in their early 30’s .. Dressed like every other newspaper reporters in the town. Formal & clean. Harsh & V are readin’ two different newspaper. V is leanin’ his head on harsh’s shoulder whilst readin’ his newspaper. V turns the page & skims thru it. Harsh is focused on his newspaper. Harsh nudges V. HARSH Yeh dekh raha hai tu. V looks at what harsh is readin’ whilst closin’ his newspaper. V processes the article in his own manner. V Charu Gupta ... Ladki koh aadhi raat ko udaa diya. Purse aur earings missin’ hai. Chori ka case. Harsh is connectin’ the dots in his head whilst lookin’ at the article. HARSH Gupta ? Gupta ? Yeh wahi ladki haina jiska husband car accident meh ludak gaya tha thode mahino pehle ... Abb yeh bhi chal bassi. Ajeeb hai.

3. V takes paper outta harsh’s hand. V looks at the article in a proper manner whilst leanin’ on harsh’s shoulder. Harsh then all of a sudden shrugs his shoulder & hence outbalancin’ V’s head. V’s head becomes the victim of sudden gravity. V rotates his neck whilst closin’ down the newspaper. V puts down the newspaper near him. V is still rotatin’ his neck. V starts nursin’ it with his one hand. V Kamine.. Thoda rehem kar sale.. Kal soya nai dhang seh meh. Harsh rolls his eyes. HARSH Cocaine ek stimulant hai... V. Nind kese aayegi tujhe agar tere raggoh meh stimulant daur raha hoga toh... Science 101. V chuckles. V takes a puff outta of his cigarette. V Chila chila keh bol.. Kya pata shayad police sunn le aur mujhe andar dal deh. Harsh takes out his notepad & looks at the task list. HARSH Aderall use kar.. Same buzz minus the side effects. (beat) By the ways... aaj ka program kya hai ? Kyaaaa karna hai aaj ? V takes a puff outta his cigarette. Harsh puts the note pad down. Harsh massages his neck a little whilst rotatin’ it a little. V Pata nai... mujhe kuch pina padega... Coffee.. Redbull. Harsh gets on his feet. V also gets on his feet. Both of them are standin’ & lookin’ around. V rests his head on his harsh’s shoulder & closes his eyes. Harsh brushes him off. V rubs his one eye. V (CONT’D) Sona hai bhai. Bass thoda.

4. HARSH Toh kya mere peh soyega tu abb.. Vinciguerra Times hai yeh.. Tere baap ki motel nai. Harsh takes a puff outta of his cigarette . Harsh then notices little cigarette ash on his shirt. Harsh brushes off the cigarette ash from his shirt with his one hand. V chuckles whilst lookin’ at it & starts shakin’ his head. V Kya karta hai tu ? Shirt ko ashtray bana rakha hai tune. Dhyan rakha karr. Harsh looks at v & sulks. HARSH (sarcastic) Cigarette keh sath sote hue apni shirt jala di ho jis maha purush neh voh abb dusro koh lecture dege ki kese apne shirt ka khyaal rakhien. Vaah Vaah ! V shakes his head whilst breakin’ a smile. LAWYERED ! V (smilin’) Voh sirf ek baar hua tha.. Kamine. Harsh & V smile at each other. Harsh shakes his head a little head. HARSH Challllehh abbb ! Harsh & V start to head for the coffee machine which is located in a distant corner - in the office canteen area. Harsh & V are facin’ lotta pedestrians who are comin’ thier way whilst readin’ the articles & havin’ a coffee. Harsh & V slowly maneuver thru this traffic. V Mujhe aaj dus bara coffee pini padegi.. Varna sojauga meh saachi bata raha hu. HARSH (sarcastic) Aur phir duss bara gante aap washroom meh nuclear baam gole fodoge.

5. V snaps harsh’s ears with his fingers. Harsh brushes him off. HARSH (CONT’D) Harrasament aur battery keh charge meh andar kar duga tujhe. V chuckles. As Harsh & V are walkin’ .. two beautiful women are walkin’ towards them. Harsh & V make way for them. Those two beautiful women leave. Harsh checks them out as they are walkin’. V snaps his fingers in front of harsh as he see harsh checkin’ those women out. Harsh touches his earlobes whilst turnin’ towards V. Harsh clenches his teeth in a say cheese manner. V shakes his head whilst smilin’. V (smilin’) Paapi hai tu.. HARSH Aur unn papo ka karz roz adaa karta hu meh. Harsh & V start walkin’ back towards the coffee corner. It’s still pretty far. All of a sudden V stops as he notices this new beautiful woman - EARLY 20’S - SUHANA - on the table near him. Suhana is typin’ somethin’ on her computer whilst drinkin’ her glass of water. Suhana then looks at bunch of papers on her keyboard & starts circlin’ on them with her pencil. V Harsh voh kon hai ? Harsh looks at suhana & smiles. HARSH I know her.. Meri dost ki behen hai. V looks at harsh. V is lil suprised. Dost ?

V

HARSH Technically woh dost ladki hai .. Female dost hai meri. V gives harsh a puzzled look like “What the heck are you talkin’ about?”. V then turns towards suhana. V is starin’ at suhana. Harsh looks at v starin’ at her. Harsh then looks at suhana & chuckles.

6. V Khubsurat lagti hai.. shaant .. Masoom. Intro karwana harsh mera ! Harsh smirks & gives V a look. HARSH Hatt ! Mandap khol ke rakha hai tere liye mene yaha ? Aur vese bhi high maintenance lagti hai... V Milne toh wali nai. 100% iska koi gadha boyfreind hoga. HARSH 22 ki hai bhai .. 10-20 ladke gum rahe hoge iske aage piche. V looks at harsh with a surprised face. V Kya ? 22 ki hai ! Tab toh cancel rakho. Buddhi kam hoti hai in 20 somethin’ ladkiyo meh. Harsh looks at v & chuckles. HARSH Tere liye toh phir 100 saal ki buddhi dundhe geh... Usme buddhi bhari padi hogi... Aristotle ki aulad ! V sulks. Harsh chuckles. HARSH (CONT’D) Chal varna yahi pura din nikkal jayega.. Isseh dekhte dekhte. Harsh & V start walkin’ towards the canteen area in the corner. As harsh & v are walkin’ .. a sharp lookin’ woman White shirt & black pants - Aarti - in her 30’s walks towards them without even botherin’ to look at them or ask them to move aside .. her fierce look is enough to make Harsh & V make some room for her. Aarti divides them. Aarti walks thru them. Harsh & V turn back to look at her as she walks right thru them. Aarti just keeps walkin’ .. with a file in her one hand & the coffee in her other hand. V Iski ankhien toh thikh hai ? Hummeh rondh kar chali jati agar side nai dete isko toh.

7. Harsh kinda likes this aarti chick. Harsh is smilin’ like a school boy. Harsh shakes his head & bites his lips a little. HARSH (smitten) Kya lagti hai yeh yaar ! Zeherrr. V Bratashree voh lady hitler ka shakshat swaroop hai.. Tujhe kaccha chabba jayegi. Harsh is still lookin’ at her. HARSH (smilin’) Toh phir chabbane deh. V looks puzzled. His eyebrows are puckered. V shakes his head & turn around. V starts walkin’ - Proceedin’ back to missione-coffee. Harsh is standin’ back & still lookin’ at aarti. V is unaware of this & is walkin’. V is about to say something & turns a little. V notices that harsh is not with him. V sees harsh still standin’ over there like a wall. V shakes his head. V then rushes couple of steps back & grabs harsh by his shoulders & turns him around. Harsh still lookin’ at aarti with his head turnt back. V Oh.. Romero. Baad meh. Abb mundi sidhi karr. HARSH Dekne dena .. Tujhe kya jalan hoti hai. V chuckels. Harsh turns his head. Harsh & V then start walkin’ towards the canteen area. V Pichle hafte seh hum dono ka dhyan nayi stories parr kamm aur inn larkiyo parr zyada ja raha hai. Yeh boss pata nai .. Itni sari ladkiyo koh kyon hire kar raha hai... sara dhyan idhar udhar ho jata hai. Harsh & v finally arrive near the coffee & vending machine area. They see the new ladies around the coffee machine. They are chuggin’ up all the coffee whilst smilin’ & talkin’ to each other. V looks terrified.

8. A caffeine addicts worse nightmare. V sees those women chuggin’ a cup after cup. V raises his one eyebrow. V (CONT’D) Yeh kya .. sabb meri coffee khatam kar rahi hai. Harsh kuch kar yar tu. HARSH (sarcastic) Karta hu.. Jake chila ta hu unke kaan meh, ki yaha sirf mera dost refill kar sakta hai aur koi nai. Uska reserved kota hai, tum log yaha seh daffa ho jao. Harsh & V are observin’ these new ladies who are drinkin’ & refillin’ thier coffee cups like hell. V looks little shaken. HARSH (CONT’D) Ro matt.. Office keh bahar bhi coffee milti hai. V Ha parr .. Voh coffee alag hoti hai.. Iss meh jo maza aata hai.. Voh usme nai aata. Office ki coffee ka swaad hi kuch aur hota hai. Aur yeh chudail.. Sarri coffee khatam kar rahi hai. The new ladies are done with thier coffee chuggathon marathon. They throw thier coffee cups in the bin & leave. Harsh & V finally head for the coffee machine. Both of them are standin’ in front of the coffee machine. HARSH Chal veere.. khali kar de tu.. Ek bhi bund matt chorna. Pura insaaf milna chahiye cofee koh. Harsh & V take couple of cups off the coffee machine. Both of them fill it up with coffee. Both of them then light up & start smokin’. Harsh turns & looks at aarti who is sittin’ on her desk & workin’ on her computer. V turns & looks at harsh. Harsh is starin’ at aarti from a far. V Kabb puchne vala hai tu usse lunch keh liye ? Harsh looks at v. Harsh puckers his eyebrows.

9. HARSH Pagal hai bai kya tu? V takes a sip outta his coffee cup. V looks at harsh. V Kyon? Tujhe pasand nai hai kya voh? Hmmm ? Harsh takes a sip outta his coffee cup whilst turnin’ towards aarti. HARSH Pasand toh duniya ki sari ladkiya hai mujhe uss hisab seh. V chuckles. HARSH (CONT’D) Aur vese bhi aaj kal ki ladkiyo ka koi bharosa nai. Abhi huss rahi hai... Doh minute baad surpankha ban gayi toh? Nai bhai. Koi chance nai le sakta meh. V takes a long puff outta his cigarette & blows it out via his nose. Harsh takes a sip outta his coffee cup again. V looks at harsh. V Saari ladkiya khoonkar daatoh vaali nai hoti .. Tu kuch zyada hi darr raha hai. Harsh is tryin’ to finish the entire coffee in a one go. Harsh raises his eyebrows showin’ his rebuttal whilst chuggin’ down the coffee. Harsh finishes the coffee & wipes his coffe moustache. Harsh throws the cup in the steel bin near him. Harsh then turn towards V. HARSH Last week ka case.. Jassinder singh killed her husband. Vajah ? Kharate nai pasand the usse. Never.. Meh sirf dekh kar hi khush hu. Durr seh dhup sekuga. Kyonki agar nazdik gaya inke.. toh jala kar rakh kardegi yeh aurtien mujhe. V chuckles & then proceeds to chug his entire cup of coffee at once. V finishes his coffee. V then wipes off his coffee mustache. V throws the cup in the steel bin near him. Harsh takes a puff outta his cigarette & blows it out real quick. Suhana is walkin’ towards them with some files in her hands.

10. V & harsh smile at her. Harsh takes a puff outta his cigarette & makes way for suhana. Harsh exhales. The smoke accidently hits suhana’s face. Suhana starts coughin’ whilst grabbin’ her coffee cup. Suhana tries to wend the smoke outta her face whilst lookin’ at harsh. Harsh looks emabarrased. V tries not to laugh by coverin’ his mouth with his hand. SUHANA I hope ki boss lobby meh smokin’ ban kar deh. Hookah bar bana rakha hai tum logo neh iss jagah koh. Harsh gives her a blank look. Harsh & V then turn around. Both of them start walkin’ outta the canteen area. V (smilin’) Abb cigarette bhi gai hamari. Harsh shakes his head a little. HARSH Dukhi insaan koh aur kitna dukhi karege yeh log yaar. V Chinta matt kar tu.. Agar yeh smokin’ ban bhi karte hai toh bhi koi nai rok payega hummeh... Hum koi e cigarette utha lege. Dekhte hai kon ban karta hai voh. Harsh & V put thier cigarettes out on someone’s else’s ashtray whilst headin’ towards boss’s office. INT. BOSS’S OFFCIE - MORNING Harsh & V walk in. RAMMI - Sleek debonair. Mid 40’. Rammi is busy fiddlin’ thru the various papers & notes. Rammi is also handlin’ a phone. His table is filled with files & notes. Rammi then punches couple of key strokes on his computer. His office commands respect. Rammi isn’t your average joe sorta boss. Harsh & V are still waitin’ for a chance to talk. Harsh & V are just standin’ in front of his desk. RAMMI (on the phone) Re-election - fake promises - money wins. The usual. Rammi smirks & cuts the phone. He then lights up a cigarette whilst fiddlin’ thru files & notes. Rammi signals Harsh & V to speak.

11. V Sir.. Meh karmani keh naye campaign peh piece karne ki soch raha hu. Rammi keeps shufflin’ thru papers - takin’ a good look at them. Rammi then looks at various hand written notes inside them & goes thru them. RAMMI Don't go over the top. Good sources. Keep it clean. V nods. HARSH Sir.. abhi haali meh jo murder hua tha uspe piece karne ki soch raha hu meh. Rammi still hasn’t looked at harsh or v. Rammi is too busy sortin’ the mountains of files & notes with his one hand. Rammi reads different notes & starts tearin’ them. He then throws them in a steel bin below his desk. Rammi takes bunch of more papers near him & starts goin’ thru them. HARSH (CONT’D) Joh ladki kal mari gai thi.. Charu gupta. Rammi stops fidgetin’ with his papers & looks at harsh & v. RAMMI It’s already done.. Case closed. Silver earrings aur purse gayab tha. Local chor ka kaam tha. Nothin’ major. Harsh bites his lower lip in a nervous manner. Sir.. pehle tha.. Could think

HARSH Uska husband aath mahino car accident meh mara gaya Aurr abb uski biwi bhi ese.. be somthing .. Don’t you so ?

Rammi rubs his one eye with his hand. Rammi looks at harsh. RAMMI Tumhare sivaay koi iske bare meh soch nahi raha .. Ya toh tum genius ho ya toh tum...

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Sir.. But

HARSH

RAMMI Pichli baar kya hua tha pata haina tumeh ? Humme tumhari bahduri ki wajah seh retraction print karna pada tha. Tum lucky ho ki tumhare pass abhi bhi yeh job hai... Harsh gives “yeah.. You dont need to rub it in like that” look. V looks taps harsh’s shoe... tryin’ to tell him to drop this mad idea. Harsh nods at rammi. HARSH Sir.. You’re right.. Meh Veer koh karmani keh re-election campaign wale peice parr assist karuga. Rammi nods whilst lookin’ at them. RAMMI Good.. Now get out. INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - MORNING Harsh & V leave the office whilst shuttin’ the door behind. Harsh is lookin’ little off. Harsh seems affected by the rammi’s shit behavior towards him. Harsh & V head for their desk. V settles & sits on harsh’s desk. Harsh settles down on the chair. Harsh starts to play minesweeper on his computer instead of workin’. V grabs a harsh’s notepad & starts sketchin’ something on it. V Uss khadoos ki baat dil parr matt le. Harsh is lookin’ at the computer. Harsh is clearly is not in the mood. Harsh is clickin’ real hard. HARSH Mare kutta. Hamesha neutral articles likwata hai. Toh phir hamari kya zarurat hai.. Khud hi type karde. Good source ! Good this .. Good that. Badd.. Badd.. Badd. V looks devoted & is sketchin’ real hard. V Chorna... vese bhi kya karta tu uss case meh ? Chori karne aaya tha.. (MORE)

13. V (CONT'D) Hatha aafai hui aur thokh diya usseh usne. Sekdo cases hote hai aese roz. Harsh stops playin’ minesweeper as he loses. Harsh throws his arms in the air whilst lookin’ pissed off. HARSH Pata nai yeh gadhe game banate kyon hai esi.. agar jitne nai dene wale players koh ek bhi baar toh phir kya faida ? V Dekh mene kya banaya. Harsh turns towards V. V shows him the face of a skull with two devilish horn on it. “KHADOOS BOSS” . Harsh smiles a little. V then puts the notepad down. V looks at harsh & then looks at his watch. V then looks at harsh. V (CONT’D) 11 baje hai.. Kuch kha kar aate hai. Tera mood bhi fresh hojayega. Challl ! Harsh looks little down from the previous reamarks made by rammi towards him. Harsh breathes in. Harsh then nods at V. V taps on the wood. Harsh & V get up & start headin’ out. EXT. PITSATERIA - MORNING Harsh & V are sittin’ next to each other. There are bunch of other customers sittin’ outside the pitsateria ( different tables ) talkin’ & chattin’ whilst havin’ a pizza. V is havin’ a pizza .. whilst harsh is just starin’ at his pizza. Harsh keeps starin’ blankly at his pizza box. Harsh’s face has this “Something is fishy” look. HARSH Ladki dakhe wali thi .. There are few women sittin’ near Harsh & V’s table. Those women turn thier gaze towards Harsh & V. Harsh gives a zero fucks about it. Harsh is still in his train of thoughts. V looks little embarrassed & smiles at those women .. sort of a damage control. V then looks at harsh. V Kya subah seh ladki ladki laga rakha hai tune. Chorna yeh sabb. Harsh looks at V. Harsh then looks in front .. lost.

14. HARSH Tune woh article padha tha dhyan seh ? Usme likha tha ki lassh ko doh bajje discover kiya tha ek buddhi neh. Umm...

V

HARSH Koi aawaz nai aayi hogi kya ? Matlab.. V now looks at harsh. HARSH (CONT’D) Ek ladki.. raat koh kisi galli meh ludak jati hai aur koi aawaz tak nai sunta. Koi pip bhi nai hoti. Phir voh buddhi aurat 2 baje cigarette pine jati hai uske garr keh blacony meh.. Aur voila... voh uski lash paddi dekti hai street par. Silencer leke gumta tha yeh chor kya ? Matlab kuch missin’ hai .. Kuch gale nai beth raha. V looks puzzled & confused. V takes a bite outta his pizza slice. V chews it real slow whilst thinkin’ about harsh’s take on the case. V Yeh koi wild theory ho sakti hai .. Koi facts nai hai isme. Sirf broad assumptions aur kuch nai. Harsh is still lookin’ in front. HARSH Uska husband car accident meh mara gaya tha kuch mahino pehle. Aur abb yeh. One two. One two. V stares at harsh whilst chewin’ his pitsa bite. Harsh is still in his zone. V Could be a coincidence ! (beat) Ok, chal thikh hai. Aise hi game khelne ke liye.. Tujhe lag raha hai ki yeh vai log hai jinhone uske patti ko udaya tha.

15. Harsh shakes his head whilst lookin’ little off. Pata nai..

HARSH

V stares at harsh. V Ok.. Toh phir innhone in dono koh sath meh kyon nai uddaa diya.. Cost efficient aur easy rehta. Jaan buch keh khudke liye itni difficulties kyon create karege. Doh alag alag windows use karke. Aur harsh come on.. Yeh dono normal workin’ class log the... yeh sirf coincidence ho sakta hai.. Ek bada...... Coincidence. HARSH Normal log.. Normal jobs.. Aur side meh mr & mrs. Smith. V’s mood shifts. V breaks a smile whilst shakin’ his head a little. V (smilin’) Tu .. Cipher times kumm padha kar. Kuch zyada hi paranoid hogaya hai tu aajkal ? Kalko tu sarr par aluminium foil pehen keh gumega. Chill karr. Harsh shakes his head a little. HARSH Chorr... Bhukh laggi hai.. Harsh looks at his pitsa. Harsh takes pitsa slice outta the box. Harsh has pitsa in his right hand. Harsh is about to take a bite outta his pizza & sees tomatoes in it. Harsh’s face turns red. Harsh smashes the pitsa back in his pitsa box. V is like “WOAAHH DUDE !” HARSH (CONT’D) (annoyed) Namuno seh aek kam nai hota dhang seh.. Bhadve.. Tamtar dalne ko mana karr rakha hai inko par phir bhi nai.. pura mood off kar diya.

16. Women sittin’ nearby look at Harsh. V smiles at them.. again tryin’ to control the damage. Women shake thier heads & frown upon both of them. EXT. PARKING LOT - MORNING Harsh & V are walkin’ towards the car. Harsh is still thinkin’ about the murder. V looks at him .. tryin’ to figure out, why his best friend is goin’ all bonkers over this simple case. V Oye.. Bolna kuch. Aise hi apne meh matt gussa reh. Harsh stops walkin’. Harsh then looks up to the sky & keeps starin’ at it. V also looks up & stares at the sky. V then looks at harsh. V (CONT’D) Voh maddad nai karega.. Kisi ki nai karta voh. Harsh cracks a lukewarmish smiles whilst shakin’ his head a little. V smiles at harsh. They both start to walk again. Harsh then starts lookin’ at his own feet. Harsh observes the steps he is takin’. Harsh is in a deep process of makin’ parallels with the murder case. He is tryin’ to make sense outta the whole case. V looks at this & pokes harsh’s shoulder. Harsh looks at him whilst walkin’. V (CONT’D) Ho kya gaya hai tujhe ? Pata hai tujhe ki iss sheher meh kitne log marte hai roz ? Sekdo log marte hai roz yaha... Sekdo. Aur tu iss ek ladki keh uparr deewana ho gaya hai. Simple chori ka matter tha .. Escalate hua aur chize idhar ki udhar hogai. Harsh & V are gettin’ closer to the car. Harsh has this odd look on his face - eyebrows all puckered. Harsh is still thinkin’ about the murder case. V (CONT’D) Kya hua abb ? HARSH Mujhe... kuch gale nai beth raha. Chor ese area meh kya kar raha hoga? Posh area toh hai nai yeh.. Toh phir.. Kuch odd hai ismeh.

17. V puckers his eyebrows. V Konsa ? Kya ajeeb logic laga raha hai tu. Harsh looks at V. HARSH Phir bhi.. Ek baar jakar dekhna chahiye hummeh udhar. Kya pata kuh intrestin’ cheez dikhe. V shakes his head a little. V Nai ! Bookstore meh jana hai aaj .. Bhool gaya kya tu ? Harsh rolls his eyes. V reachs near the car & grabs the door open. Harsh looks at V from the other end of the car whilst grabbin’ his door open. HARSH Thikh hai.. Bookstore keh baad jayege. Mujhe chain nahi bethega jab tak meh voh crime scene dekh na lu. V Karmini par article karna hai aaj. Yeh sabb keh chakkar meh main kaam chala jayega. HARSH Tel lene jaye.. Raat koh likh dalege. Konse teer marne hai ussmeh vese bhi. V nods. Harsh & V hop in to the car & close thier respective door. INT. CAR - MORNING Harsh & V are settlin’ down in the car. Harsh looks at V. HARSH Bookstore seh sidha uss buddhi aurat keh waha jayege. Usne sabse pehle dead body koh dekha tha. V lights up a cigarette & takes a puff out of it real quick. V then looks at harsh.

18. V Treasure hunt khel rahe hai humm dono yaha par kya ? Kuch nai milega.. Pagalo ki tarah idhar udhar logo seh baat karni padegi.. Aur end meh.. Case closed. Vahi peh aatapke gein jaha seh shuru kiya tha humne. Koi faida nai meh bata raha hu tujhe. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Agar kuch nai hua toh mitti daal dege iss case par. Parr ek bari dekhne meh kya dikkat hai tujhe. V ignites the car whilst shakin’ his head. Harsh looks in front whilst lightin’ up a cigarette. V Thikh hai brahtashree. Parr voh aurat 85 ki hai. HARSH Kyon .. Tujhe shadi karni hai usse.. Nai na toh bass. V smiles whilst shakin’ his head. We see the car manoeuvrin’ outta the parkin’ lot. EXT. STREET - MORNING We now see the car rollin’ down on the street. Harsh & V are smokin’. INT. CAR ( MOVIN’ ) - MORNING Harsh takes a drag outta his cigarette. V looks enthused. V smiles whilst lookin’ at harsh. V Toh yeh sun tu. Meh yeh ek mystery novel padh raha tha. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Tu padhta bhi hai ? Good. V roll his eyes. Harsh chuckles.

19. V Uske andar 10 ladkiyo keh murder hote hai. Harr sunday koh koi different ladki. Police koh na kisi ki fingerprints na hi koi nishaan milte hain crime scene peh. Soch usne kese kiya hoga yeh sabb bina koi clues chore. Harsh looks at v & tilts his head a little. HARSH Gloves kaam karte hai iska matlab. Usne bleach use kiya hoga maybe. V looks at harsh whilst smilin’ a bit & then turns his head to the front. V Tu sunna... Sarre victims keh upar bullet wounds the.. Parr dead bodies meh seh ek bhi bullet nai mili unhe. Harsh stares at V whilst puckerin’ his eyebrows. HARSH Bullets nikal deta hoga unko marne ke baad. Schizophrenic serial killer.. Darr hoga usseh ki kai bullet keh thru police koh koi clue na miljae. V smiles a little. V Voh bullets use hi nai karta tha! Harsh looks confused whilst starin’ at V. V is lookin’ in front. V (CONT’D) Voh ice koh bullets ka mold dekar use karta tha. Jabb police aati thi toh unhe ganta bhi nai milta tha. Harsh smiles a little. HARSH Toh phir.. Last meh killer koh kese pakda in gadho ne. V Killer nai killers ?

20. Harsh is now totally interested in this conversation. Harsh is starin’ at V. V smiles at harsh. HARSH Kya ? Matlab kese possible hai yeh ? Ek hi pattern seh.. Samaj nai aa raha mujhe yeh. V looks at harsh a little & then fixes his gaze back on the road. V 10 Killer’s koh dass alag alag target diye the. Same method bass 10 alag alag log. Unhone bleach istamal kiya tha. CCTV keh liye LED GOGGLES. Fake rubber masks. FALSE DNA ! HARSH Kafi tilchasv novel hai. Mujhe padhni padegi. Parr motive kya tha unhe marne kah ? V himself is little confused. V throws his one hand in the air. V Jiss ne yeh novel likhi hai voh bahut bada kamina hai meh bata raha hu.. Woh 10 alag alag logo koh istemaal karke 10 ladkiyo koh ludka deta hai. Police wale gadho koh koi pattern nai dikti last takk. Thriller. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Parr kuch toh hoga na ? Aese hi pure end takk bas suspence aur kuch nai ? Kuch toh motive hoga. V looks at harsh & smiles a little. V Dusso ki duss ladkiya govt. workers thi. Harsh smiles a little. HARSH Iska matlab government neh hi thukwa diya tha innko.

21. V Pese vassol hogaye novel keh. Harsh shakes his head whilst bitin’ his lower lip. HARSH Maut aur pyar kabhi bhi dastak deh sakte hai. You never know. V smiles. V (smilin’) Pyar ka toh pata nai parr maut keh chances zyada hai humari zindagi meh. Harsh smirks. V (CONT’D) (beat) Kesa lagta hoga ? Harsh looks at v. Kya ?

HARSH

V Kitabo meh kisi koh bhi maar sakte ho.. par hakikat meh kisi ki jaan lena. Kisi ka gala daba kar usski sansien rokana. Pata nai kese karte hoge yeh log. Harsh looks at v. HARSH (scarcastic) Mene abhi tak kiya nai parr hamare boss ka karne ki soch raha hu. Tujhe baad meh report bhejuga experience keh bare meh. V looks at harsh whilst smilin’. At this point the joke is takin’ a life of its own. V (smilin’) Meh bhi join karuga tujhe. Time aur jagah bol deh bass. Harsh & V start to laugh.

22. EXT. BOOKSTORE - AFTERNOON V pulls the car over. V turns off the igntion. We now see Harsh & V gettin’ outta the car. Harsh & V start headin’ for the bookstore. Harsh tosses his cigarette away whilst walkin’. HARSH Soch 60’s meh airplane meh cigarette pini allowed thi. Airplane meh soch... aur aaj ek jagah parr chen seh nai pi sakta tu.. demonize kar diya hai puri tobacco industry ko. V shakes his head a little. Harsh & V are now walkin’ towards the stairs. V Sab 100 100 saal jee rahe hai. Har jagah buddho ki tadat badh gayi hai. Sabse baddi problem hai yeh. Harsh chuckles. Harsh & V are in front of the bookstore’s door. V reaches for the bookstore’s door. V opens the door & waltz in. Harsh follows him in. INT. BOOKSTORE - AFTERNOON V & harsh are in the bookstore but unsure of which section to hit first. V & harsh start to look here & there. V rubs his chin a little whilst decidin’. Harsh shakes his head a little. HARSH Isseh acha library gaye hoteh. V then heads for the fiction section. Harsh follows. Both Harsh & V are standin’ in front of the fiction shelf. V picks up a book & starts skimmin’ thru it. Harsh also picks up a book & starts skimmin’ thru it. V looks at the back side of the book to read the description. Dekh...

V

Harsh looks at V’s book. V (CONT’D) Library meh essi fresh kitabe nai milti. Yeh abhi abhi aai hai. Harsh is not impressed with the book.

23. HARSH Aaj kal keh writers meh voh baat nai hai. Kuch unique aur intrestin’ nai likhte log aajkal. Sab one dimesional lagta hai. You know. V looks at harsh. V Toh kya chahiye aap ko sir ? Harsh puts his book back. Harsh then looks at v. HARSH Kitabien jisme kam sex aur violence ho... kuch unique story honi chahiye. Trippy honi chahiye ekdum. V chuckles a bit whilst lookin’ at harsh. V Tadd ta toh tu ladkiyo ko din bhar hai.. par tujhe kitabe aur filmo meh thoda sa bhi romance nai pasand.. Ajeeb hai tu? Harsh looks at v. HARSH Bikini scenes aur fashion runway koh romance nai kehte. Thodi tenderness honi chaiye.. Aur plus zyadatar kitabo keh characters.. One dimensional hote hai.. Kuch feel nai aata. V puts his book back. V then looks up & down. V then looks at harsh who is also scannin’ the entire shelf. V Professor harsh ? Toh konsi kitaab kharidu meh aaj. Harsh gets tired. Harsh shrugs shoulders a little. Harsh takes a deep breathe & looks at V. HARSH Tunne mujhe kaha hota toh.. Internet par seh doh minton meh sari kitaab dilwa deta tujhe. Itni mehnat bhi nai karni padti tujhe. V puckers his eyebrows whilst lookin’ at harsh.

24. V Kya ? Internet par kitabeh ! HARSH Tu haazar kitaab apne laptop meh lekar gum sakta hai. Jab man ho koi bhi kitaab utha le usme seh. V Aur price ? Harsh chuckles whilst givin’ V a “What price ? It’s free” look. HARSH (smilin’) Price?? Kesi price. Free meh.. Koi bhi .. Kitni bhi mehengi. Mazze lut tu bass. V shakes his head a little whilst smilin’. V Phele kaha hota toh... abb takk mere kitne pese bach jate. Abb tujhse hi luga sari books. Laptop lekar aa raha hu aaj tere garr peh raat koh. HARSH Well meh free meh nai duga.. Ek pack marlboro harr hafte.. Mujhe gift karega tu. V smiles at harsh. V Batman seh upar.. Harsh smiles at v. HARSH Batman seh behtarr.. V & HARSH Marlboro man. V & Harsh chuckle a bit. Harsh & v turn around & start headin’ for the bookstore’s exit whilst lookin’ around at various book shelves. Harsh looks at the shelves filled with books & smiles a little.

25. HARSH Meh yeh miss karuga.. Dhire dhire.. Bookstore ek antique zamane ki cheez ban jeyege. Harsh opens the door. We see harsh & v leavin’ the bookstore. EXT. BOOKSTORE - AFTERNOON Harsh & V are walkin’ towards the car. HARSH Ab sidha uss buddhi keh garpe ja rahe hai. Koi natak nai chahiye tera mujhe abb. V looks at harsh & tilts his neck a little. V Buddhi? Sanskaar bhul gaya hai tu aajkal. Harsh throws his hands in the air. HARSH Buzurg mahila keh garpe.. Ab thikh hai. Shrawan ki aulad. V chuckles & grabs the car’s door. Both harsh & V hop in at once. INT. CAR - AFTERNOON Harsh & V are setllin’ in. V gets the cigarette pack & takes two cigarette out. V is behind the wheel. V Koi nai.. Humme bhi koi ek din buddha kahega. HARSH (smilin’) Mujhe nai lagta... ki vo din aayega. V (sarcastic) Kyon .. Yamraj keh saath setting hai teri.

26. V lights two cigarettes with his lighter. V then puts his lighter & cigarette pack down. V then gives one cigarette to harsh. Harsh takes it & takes a deep drag out of it. HARSH 60-80 saal tak jike kya karna hai yaar. Wheel chair parr idhar udhar.. No sir thank you. I’ll pass. V ponders on harsh’s thought for a moment whilst smokin’. V Jabb tu uss tarike seh bolta hai.. Toh lagta hai ki sahi hai. Aur vese bhi lung cancer toh utha hi lega humme 60 seh pehle. Cigarette apni mashuka hai.. Saath lekar jayegi. Harsh coughs whilst smilin’ & takin’ a puff outta his cigarette. V chuckles as he ignites the car. EXT. CAR - AFTERNOON We see Harsh’s & V leavin’ in the car. INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - AFTERNOON Suhana is punchin’ various typed papers & notes together. Suhana puts the bunch in to a file. Suhana gets up with the file in her hand. Suhana then heads for the rammi’s office with her file. Suhana grabs the office door open. INT. BOSS’S OFFCIE - AFTERNOON Suhana enters the office & moves little further - near rammi’s vicinity. Suhana stands in front of rammi’s desk. Rammi is workin’ on his computer whilst havin’ a cigarette. Rammi sees suahna. Rammi turns his gaze towards suhana. Rammi takes a puff outta his cigarette. Rammi signals her to speak. SUHANA Sir.. Mene arms deal par article complete kar diya hai.. Suhana gives her file to rammi & heads back to her spot. Rammi starts lookin’ at bunch of papers & notes which are tucked inside the file. Rammi skims thru the papers & notes whilst shakin’ his head a little. Suhana looks little nervous. Rammi closes the file & pushes it away. Suhana takes it back & then goes back on her spot. Rammi looks at suhana.

27. RAMMI Tumhe pata hai ki vinciguerra times sabse top parr kyon hai ? Beat. Suhana shakes her head whilst lookin’ at rammi. No sir.

SUHANA

Rammi takes a deep puff outta his cigarette. RAMMI Kyonki humm ek perfect blend seh news deliver karte hai.. Na positive .. na negative. Humm readers parr apne personal opinions nai thopte.. Humm simply facts deliver karte hai unke samne. Suhana’s morale is bruised by rammi’s opinion. Suhana looks defeated. Rammi puts his cigarette out in the ashtray near him. Rammi looks at suhana. RAMMI (CONT’D) Re write it again.. Critise karna hi hai agar tumhe.. Toh ek method seh karo... facts use karo nakki apne opinions. Samji ? SUHANA sir.. meh just... RAMMI Tumhe karmani nai pasand usse mujhe koi lena dena nai parr. Parr yeh ek national newspaper hai. Humm kisi par bhi apni bhadaas nai nikal sakte. Sorry sir.

SUHANA

RAMMI Good.. Now get out! Suhana turns around & leaves. Rammi sees her walkin’ outta the door. Rammi is all alone in his office. Rammi gets hold of a paper beneath a file. Rammi looks at it. It is a little sketch he has made. Bunch of dogs typin’ articles on their computers in an office.

28. EXT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON V pulls the car over. Harsh & V get outta the car. Harsh & V look at the apartment. Harsh takes the chit outta his pocket. Harsh then looks at the 3rd floor. Harsh puts the chit back in his pocket. HARSH Tisre floor par rehti hai voh aurat. V looks at harsh. V Tu sure hai? Harsh looks at v. HARSH Kya .. Kyon ? V is grinnin’. V (sarcastic) Kya pata hamare liye kisi ne yaha hitman hire kar rakha ho. Shoot at sight. Harsh frowns & shakes his head whilst lookin’ at V. V laughs a little. HARSH Kash sach meh koi hitman nikle.. Aur voh tujhe uddaa deh. Aur phir tere murder peh article likhu ga meh baad meh. V smirks a little. V Kya pata teri wish puri ho jaye.. Aur sach mar jau meh aaj. Harsh isn't impressed by v’s joke. HARSH Ha.. Ha. Very funny. Harsh & V start walkin’ towards the apartment. Harsh is walkin’ little slow. V has paced little ahead. Harsh pauses for a moment. Harsh looks around. Harsh looks at green bushes & small trees - PERFECT SPOT FOR A KILLER TO HIDE WHEN IT’S DARK. V turns around & notices harsh lookin’ around.

29. V Kya hua ? Yahi parr hi rehna hai tujhe pure din? Chal ! Harsh starts walkin’. V waits for harsh to join in. Harsh & V then start to walk towards the apartment again. INT. APARTMENT - STAIRS - AFTERNOON Harsh & V waltz in the apartment. Harsh briefly looks at charu’s apartment’s door whilst headin’ for the first floor via the stairs. V & Harsh start to climb the stairs. Harsh tries to lights up a cigarette but breaks his cigarette accidently. Harsh throws it outta anger. Harsh & V keep climbin’ the stairs - 1st floor - 2nd floor. Harsh & V are finally on the third floor. Harsh & V then proceed towards the old lady’s apartment’s door. Harsh & V look at each other. V nods a little. Harsh then proceeds to knock on the door. Harsh knocks on the door in a polite manner. NO ANSWER ! Harsh knock on the door once again but this time uses a little bit of firmness. NO ANSWER ! V So gai hogi.. Kya pata. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Dopeher koh kaun sota hai ? V Retirees. Buddhe log. Harsh knock on the door one last time. NO ANSWER ! HARSH Buddhi so gai hai lagta hai. V Hmmm... koi nai kal parso dekh lege. Harsh looks little disappointed. Harsh shakes his head a little. Harsh & V are about to leave as the door opens.

30. A beautiful woman in her 30’s - EKA - opens the door. Harsh & V look confused. Harsh looks at V. HARSH Paper meh toh 85 likha tha. Eka looks at harsh & pucker her eyebrows. Eka is confused. V then looks at Harsh with wide eyes whilst shakin’ his head.. tellin’ him to stop. V then looks at Eka. V Humm ek buzurag aurat koh dundh rahe hai. Mid 80’s. Voh yaha rehti hai shayad ? Eka smiles. EKA Ohh.. Meri daddi ki baat kar rahe ho tum. Harsh & V look relieved. Both of them start smilin’. Bilkul..

HARSH

Harsh & V are smilin’ at eka. Eka is also smilin’. EKA Toh .. Kya kisi baat keh liye .. Umm ? Harsh’s expression turns mellow. Harsh puts on a show. HARSH (sad) Humm... charu gupta keh relative hai.. Jo halii meh mari gai thi. Eka gasps. EKA I’m so sorry.. V stares at Harsh.. shocked by the fat lie which came outta harsh’s mouth. Harsh smiles. HARSH Cousins to be precise. Humme sirf dadi ma seh baat karni thi about... app samaj sakti ho. Eka nods a little. Eka feels bad for Harsh & V. Eka is about to invite them in but v opens his mouth & ruins everything.

31. V Humm dono Vinciguerra times ke reporters hai.. Humme thode sawal puchne the. Eka flares her nostrils whilst shakin’ her head. Eka’s face turns red. Eka shuts the door on them. Harsh then looks at V slowly. V is starin’ at the door whilst bitin’ his lower lip. V knows harsh is about to grill him. HARSH Hogaya tu khush abb.. Harishchandra ki aulad. Doh minute muh bandh nahi rehta tera.. abb karo maze gandhi ji. Dandiya khelte hai. Sachai ki pipdi baja kar maza aata hai tujhe harr barr. Key witness miss kar diya teri vajah seh. V looks turns towards harsh. V looks little down. Sorry.

V

Harsh shakes his head at V. Harsh then looks at the door. Harsh takes a deep breathe. Harsh knocks on the door again. Eka doesnt respond to his plea. HARSH (brash) Vese yeh unka gharr hai.. Tum unke behalf aese bade decisions nai le sakti ho. Maybe.. V turns at harsh whilst shakin’ his head. V is tryin’ to tell harsh to stop botherin’ them. Harsh puts his one hand over V’s mouth.. tellin’ him to stay quiet. HARSH (CONT’D) Kya pata tummne unhe kisi almari keh andar bandh karke rakha ho. NO ANSWER !!! Door still remains shut. Beat. Harsh turns little sincere. HARSH (CONT’D) Yeh important hai... Sirf panch minute aur humm hamare raste nikal jayege. Beat. DOOR OPENS ! Eka greets them without a smile.

32. EKA Paanch minute seh ek minute bhi upar nai honi chahiye. Samje ? Harsh smiles at Eka. Eka isn’t pleased with harsh’s child like behavior. EKA (CONT’D) Zyada hasso maatt.. Makhi chali jayegi muh meh. Harsh smile disappears. Meanwhile.. V is grinnin’ whilst coverin’ his mouth with one hand. Harsh & V enters Eka’s apartment. INT. EKA’S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON Harsh & V are followin’ eka. Eka points towards the balcony. Harsh & V notices an old lady - SHAMILLA - sittin’ on a chair & readin’ a book. Harsh & V starts to walk towards the balcony. INT. EKA’S APARTMENT - BALCONY - AFTERNOON Harsh & V enter the balcony. Shamilla looks at them. Harsh & V smiles at shamilla. Eka brings chairs for both of them. Eka looks at shamilla. EKA Dadi.. Yeh dono reporters hai. Vinciguerra times seh. Yeh charu keh bare meh puchne aaye hai. Shamilla closes her book slowly whilst takin’ off her glasses. SHAMILLA Achha.. Betho betho. V takes a sit whilst noddin’ politely at shamilla. Shamilla smiles at V. Harsh is still standin’ up. Shamilla then looks at eka. SHAMILLA (CONT’D) Eka.. Kuch leke aa dono ladko ke liye. Saanskar bhul gai ho kya tum apne ? Eka stares at shamilla. Eka is not pleased about this. Eka shakes her head. Eka then leaves for the kitchen to make some tea for Harsh & V.

33.

Namaste.

V

Shamilla looks at v. SHAMILLA Naam kya hai tumhare beta ? V Mera naam v hai aur.. V points at harsh. V (CONT’D) iska naam harsh hai. Harsh smiles & nod at shamilla in a polite manner. Shamilla looks at harsh & nods. Shamilla then turns to v. SHAMILLA “V” yeh bhi koi naam hota hai bhala. V smiles lukewarmly. Harsh gets the kick outta it & chuckles with his one hand coverin’ his mouth. V (smilin’) Voh.. Naam vese veer hai.. Parr sab v v bulate rehte the toh... umm. Shamilla shakes her head whilst smilin’. SHAMILLA Kya puchna hai tumhe beta ? Pucho. V takes his mini notepad & pen out. V then looks at shamilla. V Aap ne charu gupta ki dead body sabse pehle dekhi ti. Rite ? Meanwhile.. harsh heads for the edge ( wall - railin’ ) of the balcony. Harsh is tryna get the feel outta the murder scene from up there. SHAMILLA Haa.. doh bajje.. Meh cigarette pine kabhi kabar raat koh balcony meh aati hu. V Kya aapne.. Kuch unusual dekha tha. Kuch ajeeb ? Out of the ordinary ?

34. Meanwhile harsh is lookin’ down the street where she was supposedly killed. Harsh is thinkin’ about how it could’ve gone down. Shamilla just shrugs her shoulders a little. SHAMILLA Koi chilane ki aawaz nai aai thi mujhe. Koi struggle nai thi. Meh yahi par soti hu.. balcony seh ek dum nazdik. Agar chor seh haathafai hui hoti toh mujhe pata chal jata. Parr koi aawaz nai ayi thi. Harsh face turns pale. Harsh is tryin’ to not give in to his paranoia but he knows that there is somethin’ more to the murder than just a simple thievery gone wrong angle. Meanwhile.. V starts to write somethin’ in his notepad. V then turns towards shamilla. V Police neh kya aapko yeh sari cheeze puchi thi ? Aapne unhe kya bataya tha ? Kuch cheez aur jo aap humm seh share kar sakti hai iss case keh bare meh. Shamilla’s face turns foul. Shamilla shakes her head a little. SHAMILLA (pissed off) Woh bhadve hai sabb ke sabb. Unhone mujhe mediawalo seh baat karne seh mana kee thi. Par mujhe mera late husband kabhi nai chup kara paya toh phir yeh log kon hai. Par vese bhi tum logo keh sivaay koi nai aaya hai abtakk puch tach karne toh... Kisi koh ismeh interest nai hai. V smiles a little. V is surprised by the strong language shamilla just used. V Koi important ya extra detail ? umm. Shamilla looks at V.

35. SHAMILLA Vai.. Mene usse waha sadak par padde hue dekha tha. uss keh sarr seh khun beh raha tha. V Kya apne uska chechra dekha tha. Kya goli sar par laggi thi ya... kitni goliya thi ? Ek ya doh ya ? Shamilla shakes her head. SHAMILLA Mere chasme hai.. aur uparr seh raat koh.. Mujhe sirf uska chechra concrete par laga hua dikha tha.. Pata nai kon janwar hoga voh jisne bichari ki jaan le li. Abhi ek saal pehle yaha par shift hui thi.. Nai nai shaadi hui thi uski. Bhagwan uski aatama koh shanti deh.. Bichari. V writes down somethin’ in his notepad. Meanwhile.. harsh is lookin’ at the spot at which charu gupta was killed .. he just stares at that spot. Little blood is still visible. Shamilla takes her cigarette out & tries to light it up but the lighter is not workin’. V sees this & lunges forward with his lighter. V slids his lighter. Shamilla uses his lighter’s flame to lit her cigarette. V then goes back to his seat & puts his lighter back in his pocket. Shamilla smiles. SHAMILLA (CONT’D) Tum bhi pite ho. V smiles at her like a little kid. V is feelin’ little embarrassed. Shamilla takes a long puff outta her cigarette. V Kesi thi voh ... kya aapne usse kabhi bat ki thi ? I mean as a person.. Kisi seh koi dushmanawat ya kuch ? Shamilla takes a moment. Shamilla is lookin’ in cross.. Starin’ at the floor. SHAMILLA Acchi ladki thi.. Par bahut shant thi. Chup Chap rehti thi. Voh aur uska patti dono vese the. (MORE)

36. SHAMILLA (CONT'D) Humesha apne kaam seh kaam aur kisi seh baat nai karte the zyada. Aath mahino pehle uska patti aur abb yeh bichari. Shamilla shakes her whilst lookin’ little disappointed. SHAMILLA (CONT’D) Ajeeb baat hai.. Mene meri puri zindagi meh yaha kabhi chor nai dekha.. Aur achanak seh itni baddi cheez yaha ho jati hai. Parr aaj kal koi garuntee nai.. Yeh naukri bina wale ladke.. Pet keh liye khoon par tul aate hai. Harsh looks at charu’s house form the edge of the balcony. He stares at it. Harsh takes a moment to process the dots his brain is connectin’. Harsh breathes a little. Harsh exhales a little. Harsh then turns around slowly. V looks at harsh. Harsh looks little quiete. V gets up. V gives a polite smile to shamilla. V Thank u .. Majjiee. Hum chalte hai. Shamilla smiles at them. Harsh & V proceed to leave the balcony. Harsh & V now walk inside. INT. EKA’S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON Eka arrives with tea. Eka looks at Harsh & V headin’ out. Chai ?

EKA

V waves his one hand whilst smilin’. V Humm nikal hi rahe hai.. Thank you. V heads towards the door. Harsh is behind him. V opens the door. V & Harsh waltz outta the door. INT. APARTMENT - STAIRS - AFTERNOON Harsh & v start walkin’ down the stairs. We see them goin’ down from the 3rd floor - 2nd floor - 1st floor to the GROUND FLOOR. Harsh stops at charu gupta’s door. Harsh stares at it whilst lookin’ little disturbed. V looks at harsh.

37. V Chal.. Kya hua ? Harsh says nothin’. Harsh & V start to walk outta the apartment. EXT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON Harsh & V walk outta the apartment & start walkin’ towards their car. Meanwhile ..we notice a black B/M/W. It has dark film & hence we cant see who’s sittin’ in it. INT. BLACK BMW - AFTERNOON We see a well built man in his 30’s - SHIV - Formal shirt/ tie / trousers. Shiv is watchin’ Harsh & V walkin’ towards their car. Harsh & V hop in to thier car. Shiv takes out his sony xperia tipo & dials the phone. Beat. Phone connects. SHIV Doh ladke 30’s Formal attire.. 3rd floor par jakar .. witness seh baat kar rahe the. Aur abhi vo dono gaadi meh bethe hai.. Still. STRANGER Red team ? Private ? Govt ? SHIV Reporters lagg rahe hai.. but you never know. STRANGER Aankhien rakho unn parr... agar kuch hota hai toh tumhe pata haina ki kya karna hai tumhe ? SHIV Yes sir. I’ll report back. Meh inki license plate run karke sidha intel forward karuga aapko. I’ll keep you posted. STRANGER Good.... Meh tumhare spot par kisi aur koh bhej duga vaha.. You follow them. OK ? Sir. Shiv cuts the phone.

SHIV

38. INT. CAR - AFTERNOON V is lookin’ at harsh. Harsh is lookin’ at the spot where Charu Gupta was killed. Harsh is behind the steerin’ wheel. V Tu itna shant kabhi nai hota .. Mujhe batayega ki... Kya chal raha hai tere dimag meh ? HARSH Yeh chori ka mamla nai tha V.. She was killed.. Usse kisine mara tha. Preplanned. Clean cut. V’s face turns pale. V swallows a lump. Harsh starts recreatin’ the entire murder scene. We see the previous murder scene with harsh’s voiceover. HARSH (CONT’D) /Usne darwaza bandh kiya hoga. Darwaza bandh karne keh baad usne phir chalna shuru kiya hoga bahar ki side.. Phir sidha uss taraf murkar chalna shuru kiya hoga.. Uske baad woh palti hogi... Khooni andhere meh chupa hoga... Charu koh woh nahi dikha hoga.. Charu ne phir vapas seh chalna shura kiya hoga. Phir dobara seh picche plati hogi dekhne keh liye... Par khooni acche seh chupa hua tha.. Uski nazro seh dur... Khhoni joh bhi tha usne time lekar uss par nishana set kiya tha. Yeh target koh khatam karna uske liye bahut important raha hoga. Iss liye woh intezar karta raha... aur jabb usse pura bharosa aaya tabb usne trigger daba di.. Aur goli charu kih gardan ya sarpar laggi hogi. Voh apne chehre keh bal niche giri hogi. Silencer use kiya hoga usne.. Isliye NA KOI AWAAZ NO KUCH.\ V looks little cold. V stares at harsh. V Tere pass koi proof nai hai.. Yeh sirf ek wild assumption hai !

39. HARSH Shayad .. Shayad nai.. Yaad hai ussne kya kaha tha ..ki koi struggle ki aawaz nai ayi thi usse... ab konsa chor pehle kisi koh jaan seh mardeta hai aur phir usse lut ta hai. Doesn’t make any sense ... V Agar tu aese soch sakta hai.. Toh phir yeh policewale kyon nai soch sakte . HARSH Kyon ki unhe sochna nai tha isliye.. Tujhe pata hai.. Uss buddhi aurat neh kese kaha tha ki police walo neh usseh mediawalo seh baat karne seh mana kar rakha tha. I think they are in it too. Harsh looks in front whilst V is lookin’ at him. V Usski safety keh liye kaha hoga ! HARSH Voh 85 ki hai .. V ! V Tu keh raha hai.. ki police wale iss meh mile hue haii.. Yeh ek normal ladki thi... normal job karti thi.. Iske konse dushman ho sakte hai. HARSH Mujhe nai hota vishwas inn logo par vese bhi. Sabb se kamm robberies hoti hai yaha par. Aur achanak seh.. Terminator aajata hai idhar. Kuch gale nai beth raha ... husband aath mahine pele kisi car accident meh ludak jata hai. Aur phir abb uski biwi ese sadak parr marri jati hai aadhi raat koh. Coincidence ? Esa coincidence. V is still starin’ at harsh. V Okk.. Toh koi isse kyon koi marega.. (MORE)

40. V (CONT'D) yeh Creatiîve communications meh kaam karti thi.. Normal techie thi yeh ladki. Humesha shant rehti thi. Kisi seh koi dushmanawat nai thi iski. Gai jessi thi yeh. Harsh looks at charu gupta’s aparment’s window. HARSH Wahi toh pata lagana hai. Harsh ignites the car. EXT. APARTMENT - AFTERNOON We see harsh & V leavin’ the place via the car. We then see the black BMW leavin’ after them. EXT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION - AFTERNOON Harsh pulls over the car. Harsh & V get outta the car. Both of them start walkin’ towards the creative communication tower. Harsh looks at his watch. HARSH Meh ek ladki koh janta hu idhar. V smiles at harsh. Shabash!

V

Harsh looks embarrassed. Harsh looks at v whilst shakin’ his head. HARSH (smilin’) Aree vese nai yar.. Dost hai meri. V (smilin’) Ok.. Ok.. Jesa aap kaho professor. HARSH By the way... tere koi morgue vorgue meh contact hai ? V stares at harsh in a puzzled manner. Kyon ?

V

41. HARSH Dimmag kafi slow hai tera. V still has no clue about what the heck harsh is yabbin’ about. HARSH (CONT’D) Uski dead body dekhne.. Pagal. V Oh... accha vese bolna. Tujhe uski dead body dekhni hai ? HARSH Kamm sone keh natije hai yeh sabb.. Soya kar dhang seh raat ko. Dimaag slow hota jaa raha hai tera. V makes a face. V then rubs his one eye. V Parr ab tak toh koi surity nai. Shayad.. rakh meh taqdil ho gai hogi uski dead body. HARSH Well.. Umeed peh duniya kayam hai. Dekhege. V stares at harsh. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - 8TH FLOOR - AFTERNOON Office is filled with men & woman workin’ in front of the monitor. Headsets On. Talkin’ to the customers. Dialin’ numbers. Bunch of men & women walkin’ here & there with papers/documents in thier hands. It’s pretty chaotic. Harsh & V are headin’ towards a desk in midst of this chaos. Harsh stops near this one desk. Harsh taps on the desk whilst smilin’. Gorgeous thin built - IN - White shirt - Grey jacket/ trousers - ZIYA - Late 20’S. Ziya looks surprised as she removes her headset & looks at harsh whilst movin’ little away from the monitor. Ziya smiles at harsh whilst v just stands there & observes both of them. ZIYA (smilin’) Aaj yaha kese.. galat maur par.

42. HARSH (flirtatious) Kash harr galat maur tumhare jitna khusurat ho. Bass. Ziya blushes & smiles. ZIYA Butter matt mar .. Kya kaam hai ? Harsh looks at V & then looks at ziya. Harsh clutters his teeth together & makes a child like face. HARSH Mujhe tumhare ek employee ki details chahiye.. Phone records ... Vageraa vageraa. Ziya’s smile disappears. ZIYA That’s illegal, Sherlock. Harsh then smiles at her & puckers his lips together. Harsh is lookin’ at ziya with pleadin’ eyes. HARSH Not if.. Agar tum kisi koh nai kahogi toh.. I mean.. It’s only illegal if someone catches you. Ziya looks confused. ZIYA Vese kiss cheez keh bare meh hai yeh ? Harsh looks at V then looks at ziya. Harsh resorts to his classic trick. HARSH (sincere) Mere dost ki wife usse chor kar bhag gayi hai. Kafi serious depression meh hai mera friend. Humm dono uski help karne ki koshish kar rahe hai. Ziya looks mellow. ZIYA I’m sorry. Mujhe nai pata thi yeh baat.

43. Harsh chuckles. HARSH Mazak karr raha hu. Ziya flares her nostrils whilst lookin’ at harsh. Ziya shakes her head a little. ZIYA Tumm abhi bhi nai sudhre ! Harsh smiles a bit. ZIYA (CONT’D) Meh ese hi kisi keh phone records aur personal details kisi koh bhi nai de sakti.. aur plus meh yaha ki boss nai hu. Aur umm matter kya hai ? Tumhe mujhe saari details batani paregi ! Harsh looks around & then looks at ziya. HARSH Ummm... idhar baat karna thikh nai hoga. Ziya raises her eyebrows. Ziya sees harsh gettin’ little worked up. Kyon ?

ZIYA

Ziya then looks at her watch - LUNCH TIME. ZIYA (CONT’D) Lo.. Lunch time bhi hogaya.. Hummm lunch par baat karlege bahar.. Chalo. Harsh smiles. HARSH (flirtatious) Badiya. Ek dum badiya. Ziya smiles whilst shakin’ her head. Ziya grabs her bag & gets up. Harsh, V & ziya then start to proceed outta the office. Makin’ way thru all the chaos surroundin’ them.

44. EXT. CAFE - AFTERNOON We see V, Harsh & Ziya walkin’ towards the cafe. Harsh grabs the door & opens it up. Harsh keeps the door open & smiles at ziya. Ziya smiles & shakes her head. Ziya walks in. Harsh then gets in real quick. The door is closed before V could get in. V looks little pissed off. V opens the door & waltz in to join Harsh/Ziya. INT. CAFE - AFTERNOON Ziya, Harsh & V are inside the cafe. We see them lookin’ for a seat.. Cafe is almost empty. HARSH Naya lag raha hai? ZIYA True.. Kyonki.. Mujhe bhid bhad wali jagah nai pasand aati.. So yeh wala mera naya rendezvous hai. HARSH (sarcastic) Mujhe bhi. Ziya smiles & slaps harsh’s shoulder. V is still bein’ a mere spectator.. just observin’ them both. Finally - Three of them settle down at this one table in the middle. Waitress arrives. Ziya looks at the waitress & then looks at Harsh. ZIYA Tumhe kya pasand hai ? Harsh smiles at ziya. Harsh starts blushin’ for no reason. HARSH I mean.. joh tumhe pasand ho.. sabb tumpar depend karta hai. Ziya smiles & shakes her head. ZIYA Tum pagal ho bilkul.. Abhi bhi bacche keh bacche ho. Ziya looks at the waitress. ZIYA (CONT’D) Doh pastry.. Ziya then looks at V.

45. ZIYA (CONT’D) Tumhe kuch khana hai ? HARSH Voh ande wali cheez nai khata toh.. tough tiddies. V smiles lukewarmly. Ziya looks at the waitress again. ZIYA Toh phir doh pastires.. Aur teen coffee. Waitress takes the order & leaves. HARSH (smilin’) Last time mujhe yaad hai toh tum pizza khati thi lunch keh liye. Change .. Hmm. V knows that he is between this love sammich. V observes harsh & ziya whilst keepin’ his trap shut. Ziya looks at Harsh with sparkle in her eyes. ZIYA (smilin’) Well .. tumhe yaad hai .. humm dono roz uss gali wali restaurant meh lunch aur dinner keh liye jate the. HARSH (smilin’) Mujhe yaad hai.. I remember. ZIYA (smilin’) Phir ek din car bandh pad gai thi voh bhi aadhi raat koh.. Hummeh phir pura ek kilometre chal ke jana pada tha. & i was wearin’ heels. Harsh chuckles. ZIYA (CONT’D) (nostagic) Gosh.. almost aath mahine hone aaye.. Since i saw you. Harsh then calmly stares at ziya with a lite smile on his face. Harsh then looks little sad all of a sudden. His smile becomes luke warmish.

46. HARSH Parr phir tumm relationship meh chali gai apne significant voh keh sath. aur..... phir. V senses the vibe & is feelin’ little awkward. Ziya looks at harsh with sadness in her eyes. ZIYA We broke up .. like doh mahine hone aaye. Harsh looks at ziya. HARSH I know.. I saw ur post. Ziya smiles in a luke warmish manner. ZIYA Meri sari posts dekte ho tum. Harsh looks down whilst sportin’ a lite smile. V then clears his throat ..tryin’ to tell harsh to focus on the main objective. Harsh looks at v. Harsh then turns towards ziya real quick. HARSH Areyy bato bato.. Main kaam ki baat bhul gaya. About the help. ZIYA Hmmm.. Bolo. Harsh looks at v. Harsh then looks at Ziya. Harsh & V then lean little forward. HARSH Tumne aaj ka newspaper padha ? Ziya nods a little. ZIYA Haa... Kyon ? HARSH Ek ladki mari gai thi. Chori ka case .. ZIYA Ha.. mene padha. Charu Gupta.. Woh yahi par kam karti thi. 9th floor par. Software engineer.

47. Harsh nods. Waitress arrives with two pastries & three coffee. She puts it on thier table & leaves. Harsh is annoyed by the hinderence. Ziya takes her pastry & pushes the other plate towards Harsh. Ziya then distributes all the coffee cups... One to V. One to Harsh. One for herself. Harsh takes a deep breathe & wipes the invisible stress outta his face. Harsh then rubs his hands together. Ziya looks at harsh. Harsh licks his lips & leans little closer to ziya. HARSH Mujhe lagta hai woh.. Chori nahi thi.. usse kisi aur reason keh liye mara gaya tha. Kuch bada. Yeh shayad seh ek preplanned murder tha. Ziya’s eyes widen a bit. Ziya cant believe what harsh is sayin’. ZIYA (In a loud manner) Kya ? Harsh & V look around. Harsh singals ziya to take it a notch down. HARSH Dhire seh.. ZIYA Tum itne sure kese ho. Harsh takes the spoon in his hand & uses it as some wand to explain his wild take on the murder case. HARSH I mean.. Unhone kaha tha... Ki yeh chori ka case hai. parr think about it... witness keh mutabik, koi aawaz nai aai thi. Koi struggle nai hui thi. Konsa chor pehle kisi koh marta hai aur phir usse lut ta hai? Aur uske sarr seh khoon nikal raha tha... Gunshot ki aawaz tak nai aayi kya kisi ko ? Shayad kisi silencer wali gun ka use kiya ho khooni neh.. The point is.. kisi ne usse uske purse ya stupid earings ke liye nai mara tha. Usseh kisi aur reason keh liye mara gaya tha... It’s almost like kisi neh koi hit order kiya ho uss par. (MORE)

48. HARSH (CONT'D) Jiss tarike seh yeh pura case dikh raha hai mujhe.. aur uska husband bhi aath mahine pehle car accident case meh ludak gaya tha. Witness keh mutabik.. Woh hamesha shant rehti thi.. Toh phir konsa jani dushman tha iss ladki ka esa jisne isseh aadhi raat ko bich gali meh uddaa diya ? Daal meh kuch kala hai. Ziya takes a bit to process all this. Ziya goes little back. Ziya looks little tensed. Ziya takes a sip outta her coffee. Harsh & V are still leanin’ forward. Both of them have thier hands on the table. ZIYA I mean.. Tumm aese kese soch sakte ho. V Hum reporters hai.. hamara kaam hai ese sochna. Ziya gives a blank look to V. Harsh turns towards V. Harsh stares at V & shakes his head. Harsh is tryin’ to tell him that he shouldn't have said that. ZIYA Yeh kaun hai ? Harsh looks at ziya. HARSH Umm.. Yeh mera friend hai.. Humm 6 mahine pehle mile the.. Kafi stories saath meh ki hai. Aur hum almost pass hee meh rehte hai.... Harsh realises he is goin’ on a rant. Harsh shakes his head. HARSH (CONT’D) (little brash) Tumhe kya matlab yar.. tum sirf charu gupta keh employee records aur phone calls fatafat doh mujhe kese bhi karke. Ziya looks miffed. Ziya isn't pleased by harsh’s tone. ZIYA Ek toh help magni hai.. Aur upar seh dada giri karni hai.

49. Harsh smiles like a kid whilst shakin’ his head. HARSH Sorry. Meh order nai deh raha tha. Its just.. Ziya still looks miffed. Harsh realizes his mistake. HARSH (CONT’D) (sincere) Look ziya... Mujhe sach meh lag raha hai ki yeh ladki kuch janti thi. Something... Yeh kahani complete nai hai abhi bhi. Ziya puckers her lips. Ziya looks down for a moment & then looks at harsh. Harsh looks at ziya with pleadin’ eyes. HARSH (CONT’D) Come on.... Please.... Ziya is thinkin’ what to do. Ziya rubs her neck with her fingers. Harsh & V are on the edge of thier seats.... anticipatin’ ziya’s next words. Ziya looks at both of them. Ziya then looks into harsh’s eye. Harsh swallows a lump. ZIYA Ok.. I’ll help. Harsh & V look relieved... they breathe a sigh of relief. Harsh & V relax & lay back a little. Harsh then takes a sip outta his coffee. Harsh looks at ziya & smiles. HARSH Thank you ! Ziya then lightens up. Ziya smiles back at him. ZIYA Well.. Vese bhi meri life meh excitment ki kammi hai.. aur esi murder mystery seh zyada aur kya excitin’ ho sakta hai, i guess. Harsh smiles at ziya. Ziya smiles back. Harsh’s smile then disappears. Harsh looks little concerned all of sudden. HARSH Ziya.. Be careful. Agar toh mujhe call karna. I .. Yeh sirf ek hunch ho parr phir bhi keep your

kuch bhi ho dont know sakta hai.. guards on.

50. Ziya nods. ZIYA Baddi chinta ho raha hai tumhe meri achanak seh. Harsh smiles whilst shakin’ his head. HARSH (smilin’) Yeh case esa hai isliye. Varna tum janti ho mujhe.. Mujhe kisiki nai paddi.

Ziya smiles a little whilst noddin’. Ziya is like “yeah yeah.. Quit foolin’ me”. V is just observin’. Ziya then checks her watch. Ziya starts reachin’ for her bag. ZIYA Mujhe jana hoga abb. HARSH Itni jaldi... pastry bhi khatam nai hui abhi. ZIYA Look... I’ll have to go. Meh tumhe call karugi jese hi mujhe kuch milta hai. Ziya then takes her wallet out. Harsh waves his index finger. HARSH Mere hote hue .. Tumm kyon taqlif utha rahi ho. I’ll pay. Ziya shakes her head & smiles at harsh. Ziya puts the wallet back in her bag. Ziya gets the bag in her hands. Ziya then looks at harsh who is lookin’ at her with longin’ eyes. ZIYA (flirtatious) Just like the old times. Harsh smiles. V looks amused by the romance flowin’ all around him. V couldn't resist himself. V looks at both of them. V Tum dono pehle couple the kya ?

51. All hell loose. Harsh & Ziya turn at V.. at once. V feels like a scared child. Harsh & Ziya are starin’ at V with an utter disdain. V (CONT’D) (sippin’ his coffee) Just askin’ .. Ziya then gets back to harsh. ZIYA Look.. I’ll call u. Dont worry. Harsh nods at her. Ziya gets up. Harsh & V also get up outta respect. Harsh & Ziya’s eyes are followin’ each other. Ziya comes close to harsh & gives him a goodbye hug. Harsh smiles at ziya. Ziya smiles at Harsh. ZIYA (CONT’D) Long time. Milkar accha laga. Harsh looks mellow. HARSH (smilin’) Mujhe bhi. Take care. Ziya smiles. Ziya then starts walkin’ towards the exit. Harsh watches her leave. Ziya pushes the door & leaves. Harsh is still starin’ at the door. V notices this & waves his hand in front of him. Harsh snaps outta the love trance. V (teasin’) Mujjjhheehe bbhi ... Take care ? Vaah ustaad. Harsh tries to repress his smile. V shakes his head a little. V (CONT’D) Tu case chor kar iss ladki keh piche lag gaya hai.. Romero. Harsh rolls his eyes .. tryin’ to act as if he couldn't care less about v’s opinion. Harsh still tryin’ not to look all romantic & mushy. HARSH (smilin’ a little) Mujhe voh nai pasand.. Meh toh bass aese hi. Harsh looks at v.

52. HARSH (CONT’D) You know.. flirt karr rah tha. Tu janta hai, I flirt a lot. V nods in a comedic manner. V (smilin’) Sure, professor sahab.. Sure. Harsh shakes his head a little. Harsh & V settle down whilst sportin’ a lite smile. Harsh looks at ziya’s coffee cup. Harsh leans forward & takes it. Harsh then takes a sip outta her coffee cup. V sees this. V looks little confused. Harsh looks at V. Kya ?

HARSH

V shakes his head in disbelief. V Nalayak hai tu.. Harsh smiles a little. HARSH Coffeee waste nai jani chaiye. V looks at his coffee cup & starts rotatin’ it. Harsh takes a sip outta his coffee. V takes outta a cigarette & SEES A NO SMOKIN’ SIGN. V gives zero fucks about it. V lits his cigarette & starts smokin’. V Voh tujhe pasand karti hai.. I can tell. Puchle toh phir usseh date parr. Harsh shakes his head whilst puttin’ his coffee down. HARSH Pagal samja hai tune mujhe... aath mahino pehle mujhe latka kar kisi chasmeesh gadhe keh pass chali gai thi yeh. Self respect naam ki cheez hoti hai V. Harsh takes a sip outta his coffee again. V takes a puff outta his cigarette. V looks at harsh. V Voh ladki hai .. Tujhe thodi na samne seh dhindhora pit kar kahegi. (MORE)

53. V (CONT'D) Tujhe usse puchna chahiye thana pehle ? Harsh chuckles & turn towards V. HARSH Pagal hai tu kya ? Kabbadi khel raha hu meh yaha par. Vese toh hum sab equal - naari shakti - Jo bhi shakti... par fir approach keh waqt ladke ko puchna padta hai. Vaah bhai ! Gazab logic hai. I think.. agar kisi bhi ladki koh ladka pasand ho toh voh apna dhai kilo ka ego doh minute keh liye side par rakh kar usseh date keh liye puchegi. Parr zyadatar ladkiyo ko pyar hota hi nai.. Ladke jabarzasti unne pyar keh andar dhakel dete hai.. Aur phir voh gadho ki tarah sochegi ki isseh hi pyar kehte hai. Aurr vese bhi handsome ya smart ladko ko pyaar keh liye bhikh nai magni chaiye. Humm special hai. V is smilin’ at harsh’s take on courtship & romance. V just stares at harsh whilst shakin’ his head. Harsh takes another sip outta his coffee. V then takes a sip outta his coffee. V Case peh focus karr ... ladkiyo ka kya.. ladkiya toh aati jati rehti hai. HARSH Kamine.. shuru discussion tune kiya tha aur abb ese shana bann raha hai mere samne. Aur pagal.. Iss ladki ki vajah seh humko charu gupta keh phone records aur intel mil rahi hai. Show some respect. My god.. Tu din par din sexist banta ja raha hai. V chuckles. V takes a sip outta his coffee. V then slowly turns towards harsh. V Toh abb kya karna hai ? Professor ? Harsh looks in front. Harsh blows air outta his mouth. Harsh bites his lower lip. Harsh takes a moment ot think. Harsh looks down at the pastry. Harsh then turns to v.

54. HARSH Uska husband library tha.. Tu library ja. crime scene peh jata abhi bhi missin’ hai

meh Aur hu. iss

kamm karta meh vapas Kuch cheez case meh.

V nods a little. V Parr sunn meh ricksha meh nai jane wala. Pehle seh hee bata raha hu. Harsh looks at v. HARSH King solomon ki aulad. Toh matt ja.. Kisne kaha. Humm mere gar hoke aate hai.. tu meri bike le le na. V nods at harsh. V nurses his neck a bit. V Thikh hai toh phir... coffee khatam karke bahar. Aur shyam koh meh direct tere garpe aauga library seh. Ok.

HARSH

We now see a boy wallkin’ in the cafe. Boy is wearin’ red shades & a cap. Boy looks around the cafe. Boy then heads for Harsh & V’s table. Boy looks at Harsh & V. Harsh & V look at the boy. Boy looks as if he is askin’ if they would mind if he sat across them. Harsh & V gave a hand gesture .. Welcomin’ him. Boy smiles. Boy settles down & takes out a cigarette. Harsh & V are starin’ at the boy. Boy tries to light his cigarette up but his lighter isn't workin’. Boy then looks at harsh & V. Boy signals at harsh & v... askin’ for a lighter. V takes his lighter out & leans forward. Boy leans forwards to get the flame. Boy then takes a puff. V then settles back. Boy settles back too. Harsh & V are starin’ at him .. amused by this boy. Boy then slowly takes Ziya’s Pastry. Boy uses the spoon & starts eatin’ the leftover pastry. Harsh & V just stare at him whilst puckerin’ thier eyebrows. Boy then looks at harsh & V whilst smilin’. Boy then smirks at Harsh & V a little. Boy then shakes his head & looks down whilst chucklin’ with his mouth shut. Harsh & V crack up & start laughin’ as well. Harsh looks at V & V looks at Harsh. Both of them are shakin’ their head whilst chucklin’.

55. EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - AFTERNOON Harsh pulls the car over. V gets outta the car. Harsh takes out the bikes key from his key chain. Harsh then throws the bike’s key at V. V grabs it. V then leans towards the car’s window. Harsh looks at him. HARSH (sarcastic) Library dekhi hai na tune ? V chuckles & shakes his head a little. V (sarcastic) Nai... meh iss sher meh kal hi shift hua hu.. toh zyada malum nai mujhe iss sheher keh bare meh. HARSH (smilin’) Shana matt ban zyada. Abb nikal fatafat. V smirks a little. HARSH (CONT’D) Shaam koh poch jana time parr vapas yaha peh. V nods at Harsh. Harsh ignites the car & leaves. V heads for the bike. EXT. APARTMENT - EVENING Harsh pulls his car over. He gets outta the car whilst bashin’ the door shut. He then looks around. It’s pretty quite. He walks towards the street - near the apartment. He then looks in front & back in a split second. He then looks at charu gupta’s house. He then turns & looks at the spot that charu was killed. He then proceeds to walk towards that spot. Whilst walkin’.. he looks at small green bushes planted at every couple of steps .. near the street. A PERFECT PLACE TO HIDE. He then reaches near the spot where charu gupta was killed. Blood stains are still visible. He stares at it... it’s couple of steps away from him. He then turns around & looks at charu’s gupta’s apartment from there. He turns back & looks at charu’s death spot. He walk towards the exact spot. He now stands on the exact spot where charu was killed. He slowly takes a knee on the ground.

56. Harsh look at the blood stain. He takes a deep breathe. He then looks around here & there. He then gets up slowly & turns around. He looks back at the spot where he thinks the killer mite have been hidin’. He starts to walk towards it. He reaches near the spot which he thinks the killer mite have used. He then looks at the charu’s death spot from over there. He is tryin’ to think about the kind angle the killer must have been usin’. He then tires to use a fake gun & aim at charu gupta’s death spots direction. He then pulls the trigger. He then stares at the spot where charu gupta was killed. He then again starts walkin’ towards the spot where charu was killed. He is walkin’ at a fine pace. He covers a little distance & then turns around. He is thinkin’ a little. We see him tryin’ to visualize charu’s death .. the walk .. the suprise bullet. He then turns back. He again starts to walk. He covers some distance. He then pauses a bit & turns around. He just stares at the spot from where he think killer might’ve shot charu. He then breathes in a little & turns back. He starts to walk again. He aims for the charu gupta’s death spot. He then stops at the charu’s death spot. He then looks at the blood stains on the ground. He then looks in front. He gets lost in a deep thought. He is tryin’ to think the way charu must have felt when she was shot... she wouldn’t have had seen it comin’. She must’ve felt the suprise bullet.. jolt ..force pulverizing thru her skull. She then must’ve fallen down face flat. The tension on harsh face is visible. Harsh starts sees shots.. Pieces of her gettin’ shot .. Her walkin’. Harsh then takes a deep breathe in & releases it. Harsh then turns around & starts walkin’ back to his car. He looks little tired. Harsh pauses in the middle of the road. Harsh looks around a bit. THERE IS NO ONE. Harsh then proceeds to lights up a cigarette. Harsh takes a quick drag outta it. Harsh then looks at his cigarette burin’ slowly with every stroke of the wind. Harsh keeps starin’ at it. Cigarette appears closer with every glance... Harsh then throws it down. Harsh starts walkin’ towards his car again. Harsh arrives near his car. Harsh then grabs his car’s door open & hops in his car. We hear the engine roarin’. We see him leavin’ in his car. INT. LIBRARY - 1ST FLOOR - EVENING Its a musty library. Muddy colored wooden shelves. Books with yellow stained pages.. this books have seen alot of men’s faces. Library is almost empty... Except for one or two women on the desk. We now see V standin’ between shelves & pickin’ up various books. He is goin’ thru lotta peculiar books. Cryptography..

57. Quantam mechanics.. Thermo dynamics etc... He puts five books near the shelve & heads for another section. We now see V reachin’ for a list. He takes this funny sorta list which consists of books which were issued by charu’s late husband. He then sees the list & then looks at the books in front of him. He picks up couple of books outta the shelve. V then takes those books & starts headin’ for the readin’ table near the window. He puts those books on top of it. He then heads back & picks the rest of the books that he has put on some other shelve. He heads back to the readin’ table & puts his books near the other two books that he had placed there, a few seconds ago. V then looks at 7 odd books lyin’ in front of him. He takes a heavy breathe. He then walks around the table. He takes a seat. He rotates his neck & pops his fingers.. preppin’ for the war at hand. He then looks at the chit. -BOOKS ISSUED - Sexulaity - Vol 1, Crytography : The Complex code , Evolution - immoral force, Telecommunication : The new wave, Laws of thermodynamics, Quantum mechanics, Issac asimov - The current space. V tries to make sense of the issued books but he cant. V then looks at the chit again. He then turns the chit. BACK SIDE - BOOKS ISSUED BY RAGHAV GUPTA. GOVT. LIBRARY EMBLEM. V puts the chit in his front pocket. V then opens up Sexuality Vol - 1. He starts lookin’ for any marks on any page. Highlights. He starts skimmin’ through various pages. He sees couple of highlighted pages in the book. He looks at the highlighted portion. He reads it to himself. Page 286 - Third paragraph -- “Altho considered weak, She holds great power over men. Her charms are irresistible. To get her ...men must tussle with each other. The winner gets it all. The loser gets nothin’ but the bitter taste of death. It’s not about a man’s class, valour or intellect, its about the level of savagery he is able to show on the battle field. The world of matin’ is often harsh to those men who are alone & vulnerable. War is inevitable. A man has to fight, wether he likes it or not. The basic pricipal of the survival is takin’ a fellow man’s life”-V finshes the highlighted portion.. lookin’ confused & lost. V starts rubbin’ his eyes. The day is takin’ a toll on him. V then looks in front.. Outta the window. V sees tree’s leaves whirlin’. V then looks down to this other book “ Telecommunication : The wave” . He shakes his head with his eyes shut... He tries brush the stress off. He then opens his eyes & looks at the book. He opens it up. He looks at the index.

58. V then again starts skimmin’ thru the pages .. tryin’ to find the highlighted areas. He then sees a missin’ page ( it has been torn ). He sees yellow marks on the next page ( happens when you push the marker too harshly ). He starts to think about it .. who tore this page and why ? He then starts to skim further & sees a highlighted note about a string of code realted about rebootin’ a system with the updated code. He tires to make sense of it but he couldn’t. He gives up. He breathes & looks at all of the books on the table. He closes the telecommunication book. He then takes the telecommunication & cryptography book with him & gets up. He heads towards the issuin’ computer. He rests his library card on the scanner & then puts those books on the book slot. Books get issued. Crytography : The Complex code :: Telecommunication : The wave. V then puts those books in a black polythene bag. He then proceeds towards the stairs. He reaches near the stairs & starts climbin’ down. He then sees a quote on the board right on top of the floor - “Zindagi do pal ki hai” - He looks little worried. V is clearly not enjoyin’ such quote hangin’ there whilst workin’ on this kinda case. EXT. LIBRARY - EVENING V heads out of the library. It’s quiet. No crowd. It’s like as if the world has became less crowded to make bunch of people pop out, & v is one of them. V gets on his bike with his black polythene bag. V adjust the black polythene bag on the bikes steerin’. V fires up the bike. V see V leavin’ the library area on his bike. EXT. STREET - EVENING V is far from the library’s area. V is rollin’ on the street with his bike. We see F*CK THE POLICE written on the bikes fan. The street is situated near the park & some multinational bank. We see V slowin’ down the bike near the park. Traffic is minimal. EXT. PARK - EVENING V pulls his bike over . V turns off the ignition. V parks the bike. V then blows some air out of his mouth. V looks at the park. V gets up & then starts walkin’ towards the park with a balack polythene bag in his hands.

59. INT. PARK - EVENING V sits on one of the park’s bench. V puts down the polythene bag near him. V then lights one cigarette & takes a quick puff outta it. V then starts to think about those highlights. Words start to blast “ Reboot.. New code“ “Remote exploit“. We nows see v starin’ at the back of his cigarette pack “ Smokin’ kills “ . V then rest his back on the bench & takes a long puff outta his cigarette. V is tired. V then rests his both elbows on his knees. V throws his cigarette away. V then joins his hands as if he was prayin’. V then puts his joint head in front of his face & rubs his forehead with it. V’s phone starts to buzz all of a sudden. V takes the phone outta his pocket. V looks at it.. text from harsh. “Kidhar hai ? Kuch mila ? Wait kar raha hu meh idhar” V puts the phone back in his pocket. V gets up. V pick the bag up from the bench. V then starts headin’ towards his bike which is parked outside. EXT. PARK - EVENING V gets on his bike. V adjusts his black polythene bag on the bike. V fire up the bike & leaves. EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - EVENING Harsh is out there in front of his house. He is havin’ a cigarette & stalin’ around. It’s located near a devlopin’ area. We see his house & bunch of other houses in the area. We see it’s filled with all sorts of notes & question marks. Harsh then sees v arrivin’. V arrives & parks the bike near the car. V shuts the bike’s ignition off. It’s been a challengin’ day for Harsh & V. V gets up & heads towards harsh. Both of them smile a bit at each other. V reaches close to harsh. V & harsh give each other a hug whilst tappin’ each others back. They both let go of each other post the brief hug. HARSH Mazza aaayana aaj. V chuckles. V Kamine. Thakh gaya meh .. Dimaag upar niche hogaya mera iss case keh chakkar meh.

60. Harsh smiles a little. Harsh then looks at v’s black polythene bag. HARSH Yeh kya hai ? V looks at harsh. Books.

V

Harsh looks at v in a confused manner. V (CONT’D) Yeh bata ... tujhe kuch mila ? Harsh turns a bit whislt lookin’ worked up. HARSH Tujhe woh feelin’ pata hai jabb shakk hakikat meh badal jata hai. Kuch ajeeb si feelin’ aa rahi hai mujhe? V .. Humm kiss jungul meh fass gaye hai. V smiles in a luke warmish manner. V Humm dono yeh cheez solve kar dege .. Trust me. Beat. Harsh looks here & there. Harsh then turns towards v. HARSH Tujh kuch mila ? V flaunts the black polythene bag at him. Harsh takes it & sees the two books in them. Harsh looks little confused. Harsh then puts them back in & gives it to V. V takes it. V Kya kahu.. ajeebo garreb chize chal rahi hai meri side toh. Kuch pakka raha tha iska husband. Par koi conclusion nai mil raha mujhe. Ki kya ? Aur kiske baare meh chize chal rahi thi. Isske husband neh ajeeb si kitabe issue ki thi Telecommunication. evolution. Aur fir ek doh patte gayab the iss wali book meh. Total aath books thi. Sab ajeeb. Sarr chakra gaya. (MORE)

61. V (CONT'D) Meh sirf yeh doh laya.. Issuin limit thi isliye. Harsh looks little surprised. V rubs his neck while lookin’ at harsh. V (CONT’D) Pata nai.. Mere dimag ki dai ho rahi hai. Ajeeb si feein’ aa rahi hai mujhe isme seh. Banda normal nai tha.. Kon aesi kitabeh padhega. cryptography aur telcommunications.. ajeebo gareeb topics seh bhari paddi thi uski issuin’ list. Kuch pak raha tha pakka. Harsh rubs back of his head a little. HARSH Kuch beth nai raha yaha.. Yeh dono voh nai jo sabb inhe mante hai. Pyaaz ki tarah hai yeh dono.. Ek layer nikalte hi dusra. V Sach kahu mujhe abb teri bato parr trust aa raha hai. Parr iss shehar meh aur koi reporters iske piche kyon nai lageh ? Beat. HARSH Sekdo ki abadi hai iss jaga par.. ek ladki margayi.. Kisi ko kya farak padega. Aur humare jese sarfire reporters kaffi kamm hote hai joh ajeebo garib dots connect kar sakte ho. V Tune aur kuch dekha tha uske apartment keh waha ? HARSH Mene uss jagah par joh cheeze mehsoos ki .. Shayad hi tujhe bata pau. Chori keh case koh chor kar baaki sab lag raha hai yeh mujhe. Mujhe ghabrahat si mehsoos ho rahi hai.. Esa lagg raha hai ki kisi bhi waqt duniya idhar udhar ho jayegi.

62. V chuckles. V Number le le mere baad. Yeh pehla case hoga jaha mujhe dil meh dhak dhak ho rahi hai. Harsh smiles a little. V rubs his one eye. HARSH Ziya ek gante baad ayegi.. Tab tak raat ho jayegi. Harsh looks at his watch. HARSH (CONT’D) Humm mourgue hokar aate hai .. Hope tera contact bharosemand nikle. V nods. Beat. V Meh iss bandeh koh janta hu.. Uski ma ki madad ki thi mene. Chinta mat kar tu. Harsh smiles & looks at V in a puzzled manner. V shakes his head whilst smilin’ a little. V (CONT’D) Arey vese nai ... eviction case tha. I wrote an article.. mene article likha tha. Uska gar bach gaya tha uski vajah seh. So.. Harsh nods whilst smilin’. HARSH Ok .. Toh phir jate hai. V Bike ya gadi ? HARSH Mission impossible time. Bike. V smirks a little. V offers the bikes key. Harsh takes the bike’s key outta V’s hand. V then lights up cigarette up. Harsh heads for the bike & hops on. He turns the bike around. V walks near the bike & hops back. V then gets off the bike. Harsh looks confused. V looks at harsh. V Gaddi ki Chabi deh doh minute.

63. HARSH Kya hua abb. V Arey yeh book andar daalni hai. Harsh gives V his car key. V takes it & heads towards the car. V opens the car’s backdoor & throws the black polythene bag in it. V then closes the door. V turns around & heads for the bike. V hops on to the bike. Harsh raves the engine up. Harsh & V leave for the morgue. EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT It’s officially dark. Night has arrived. Harsh pulls over his bike in the parkin’ lot sitauted right in front of the hospital. V get up. Harsh parks the bike. Harsh then joins V. Both of them look at the hospital. You sure ?

V

Harsh nods whilst lookin’ at the hospital. HARSH Sure sure.. Mujhe body dekhni hai uski. V nods. Harsh & V start to walk towards the hospital. INT. HOSPITAL - 1ST FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh & V arrive in. to the ones who have movin’ around here & nod a bit. Harsh & V

Harsh & V see the desk recipient talkin’ arrived for the admission. Nurses are there. Harsh & V look at each other & start to head for the elevator.

V Usne kaha tha ki vo wait karega 4th floor parr hum dono ka. HARSH Latka na deh humme... Mujhe body dekhni hai uski. V Dont worry. Harsh & V reach near the elevato. Harsh & V see an old lady headin’ inside the elevator before them. Harsh & V give her a polite smile & let her go first. Harsh & V walk inside after she settles herself in.

64. INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT Harsh & V get in & turn around. Harsh is about to push the 4 th floor button but looks at the old before pressin’ it. Old lady smiles & nods in an agreement. Harsh smiles a bit. Harsh then presses the 4th floor button. As the lift goes up... Harsh & V take out a thier cigarettes & light them up. The smoke fills the eleavator. They keep takin’ huge drags outta thier cigarettes. All of a sudden.. the old lady starts to cough like hell... she coughs violently. Harsh & V look at each other whilst the old lady is coughin’ in the background. Harsh rolls his eyes. V then takes a puff outta his cigarette. Harsh looks at him with “Dude?!.. Not cool !”. Old lady is coughin’ constantly. V looks at harsh & sulks a little. V holds the puff .. he doesnt exhale. V’s face starts to go red whilst the lift keep movin’ up. V is about to give up. Old lady has stop coughin’. V starts hittin’ his chest a little. V wants to exhale the smoke but he cant. Elevator reaches the 4 th floor. V releases his breathe. Smoke .. lots of smoke comes outta his mouth & nose. Old lady starts coughin’ like hell again. V then looks at harsh. Harsh rolls his eyes. Harsh & V then get outta the elevator as soon as the door opens. INT. HOSPITAL - 4TH FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh & V both walk a little further. We can still hear the old lady wheezin’ & coughin’ like hell. Harsh looks at V & chuckles. V shrugs his shoulders. Harsh & V then put out the cigarette via throwin’ them on the ground & squashin’ them with thier shoes. Harsh & V then walk a little & turn right to the morgue chamber. Harsh & V walk further a little. A man wearin’ green pajamas & slippers smiles at V & extends his hand. MORGUE MAN (smilin’) Veer bhai kese ho ? V smiles back but refuses to shake hands. Morgue man chuckles at this. Harsh looks at both of them whilst smile on his face. V (smilin’) Sab thikh ha ina ? MORGUE MAN Sabb thikh hai.. appki aur upperwale ki daya seh. V smiles at him.

65. V Look.. meh aur mere dost koh ek body dekhni hai.. CHARU GUPTA. Morgue man nods. MORGUE MAN Anything.. Kuch bhi tere liye. Thanks.

V

Morgue man signals them both to follow him. Harsh & V follow him in the chamber. INT. MORGUE CHAMBER - NIGHT Morgue man heads for the Charu gupta’s dead body. Harsh & V are waitin’. Morgue man signals them to join him as he pulls the drawer out. Harsh & V walk slowly towards the drawer. Morgue man leaves & gives them some privacy. We can see nervousness on thier MUGS INTENSIFYIN’ as they inch closer towards charu gupta’s dead body. Harsh & V slowly look at the charu gupta’s dead body lyin’ in the drawer which has been pulled out by the morgue man. Harsh & V’s face turns pale. Both of them look at the body. We dont see the body but their facial expressions are enough to show us that there worst fears may have come true. Harsh swallows a lump. V looks shaken. Harsh looks little shook & disturbed. Harsh just stares at the dead charu. V also looks little disturbed. INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT Harsh & V are headin’ down thru the elevator. Harsh’s face is pale. Harsh is lookin’ in the corner. V looks little scared. V is also lookin’ in the corner. Both of them then look in the front. V Usseh kisi hitman neh udaya tha ? Harsh swallows a lump. HARSH Goli perfect spot peh thi.. Medulla aur spine keh bich meh. V Harsh.. Mujhe thoda darr sa lagg raha hai. Hum yeh kis cheez meh fass gaye ? (MORE)

66. V (CONT'D) Yaha stone cold pre planned murder ki baat ho rahi hai.. Hum dono reporters hai. Policewale nai. HARSH Abb humm vapas nai ja sakte.. jo bhi hai iske niche .. Iski teh takk pahuch na hoga hummeh. V Mujhe bass darr iss baat ka hai ki .. yeh voh na ho joh meh soch raha hu. Mujhe bhi.

HARSH

V Humme ziya koh involve nai karna chahiye tha isme. Harsh bites his lower lip whilst lookin’ nervous. Elevator stops on the first floor. But Harsh & V aren't gettin’ out. Beat. Harsh & V are just standin’.. the door closes. Harsh then pushes the button.. door opens up again. Harsh & V walk outta the elevator. INT. HOSPITAL - 1ST FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh & lookin’ workin’ NERVOUS

V are headin’ for the exit. We can see both of them fried up & wet even tho the air conditioners are just fine. It’s like two dead zombies are walkin’. MUGS. Harsh looks at v whilst walkin’. HARSH Tujhe bhukh laggi hai..

V refuses by wavin’ his hand at harsh. V Areyy nai.. mood nai hai. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Kuch kha lete hai. Varna mar jayege ese hi bhukhe pet. V nods at harsh. it.

Harsh & V arrive near the gate & walk outta

67. EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT Harsh & V start to walk outta the hospital. Harsh & V head towards the bike. Both of them reach near the bike. Harsh hops on the bike. Harsh starts the bike & maneuvers it out of the parkin’ lot a bit. V then proceeds to sit on the back of the bike. V sits & settles himself. V then receives a text from parth. V takes out his phone & looks at it. “Meet me soon.. Have something important to discuss” Kya hua ?

HARSH

V Parth ka text hai.. Milne koh bol raha hai.. tohode time baad. Kyon ?

HARSH

V Mene usse thodi help maggi thi. Woh books ka matlab .. Aur phatte hue patto ka content jane ke liye. Harsh nods & starts the bike. Harsh turns the handle & off they leave. As harsh & V are leavin’ the hospital. V sees the black B/M/W & just stares at it. V pucker his eyebrows a little. Harsh & V leave the black B/M/W behind. Black B/M/W is still in its postion. INT. BLACK BMW - NIGHT Shiv dials the phone. SHIV Inhone dead body dekh li hai sir. STRANGE Kya inhone abb tak sarre dots connect kar diya hai ? SHIV Yeh dono sharp hai.. thodi der meh inhe bhanak lag jayegi. STRANGE Mene jo pucha uska jawab nai diya tumne ?

68. SHIV Zyada time nai lagega innhe dots connect karne meh. Sir. STRANGE Tumhe pata haina ki abb tumhe kya karna hai ? SHIV Meh handle kar luga sir. Good.

STRANGER

Shiv cuts the phone. Shiv fires up his car & leaves. EXT. CAFE COCO - NIGHT. Harsh pulls over the bike. V gets up. Harsh turns the ignition off & gets off the bike. Harsh & V look really exhausted. Their clothes are little dirty. Harsh’s tie is gettin’ lose. Harsh & V head towards the cafe’s bench. We see harsh & v takin’ a seat on the bench & restin’ thier backs on a shutter of some closed shop. A familiar face comes outta the cafe. Cafe boy looks at them. Harsh looks at him. CAFE BOY Itne marre hue kyon dikh rahe hon dono ? V leans on harsh’s shoulder. HARSH Tum please .. Ek pitsa... Ek pack dunhill menthol aur doh monster.. leke aao. Cafe boy smiles & nods at harsh. CAFE BOY Office meh kaharab din tha ? Harsh throws his one hand in the air. Cafe boy leaves to get what harsh ordered. V is almost fallin’ asleep. V Bhai.. Nind bahut aa rahi hai mujhe. Harsh is tired too .. He looks in front.

69. HARSH Thoda seh le.. humm almost nazdik hai. Story khudba khud samne aa jayegi. V closes his eyes & whispers. Thikh hai.

V

Cafe boy arrives with pitsa, pack of dunhill menthol & two monster cans. Harsh & V look at the cafe boy & smile. Some relief. HARSH Shukriya .. Shukriya. Harsh takes out his wallet & pays. Harsh puts back his wallet in his pocket. Cafe boy smiles at them & leaves. Harsh opens the pizza box & takes out a slice. Harsh gives a slice to V. V is still leanin’ on his shoulder. Harsh then takes one slice for himself. V & Harsh start eatin’. V Mujhe yeh samajh nai aaraha.. Ki ek librarian aur uski wife jo ... normal si job karte the.. koi. V takes a large bite. V stops talkin’ & starts chewin’ the pitsa. Harsh opens up his monster & takes a sip. HARSH Mujhe nai lagta ki yeh dono normal log hai... kuch link.. Kuch missin’ hai. Bass hummeh thodi aur koshish karni hoggi. Harsh then opens up the other monster for V. Harsh passes the monster to V. Thanks...

V

V takes a sip. V (CONT’D) Hamare pass puzzle keh thode pieces hai.. parr purra set nai hai abhi bhi humare pass. HARSH Thodi der meh set complete ho jayega. Bass ziya keh aane ki deri hai abb.

70. V has almost finished his slice. V then takes another slice from the box. Harsh slaps his hand. V looks at harsh. HARSH (CONT’D) Nai.. voh mere liye hai.. Usme tamatar nai hai. V Tujhe tamatar seh itni nafrat kyon hai. HARSH Ajeeb lagte hai mujhe tamatar. V takes the other slice. Harsh takes out the pack of dunhill menthol. Harsh takes one cigarette outta of it & lights it up. Harsh takes a deep puff. V Mujhe aaj ek black car dikhi thi. Ajeeb si feelin’ aa rahi thi uss car koh dekh kar. Kaha par ?

HARSH

V Areyy pata nai.. Shayad mera vehem hoga. HARSH Tu keh raha hai ki koi black car hummeh follow kar rahi thi? V Arey nai.. shayad.. Pure din khaye bina mera dimaag chakrane laga hoga. HARSH Fir bhi.. number plate yaad ho toh run kar lena.. Better safe than sorry. V nods a bit. Harsh then takes a sip outta his monster can. Both Monster Cans are real close. V then takes a sip outta of harsh’s Monster by mistake. HARSH (CONT’D) Voh mera tha .. V spits out the Monster on the side. Harsh starts to laugh. V settles back & rests his back on the closed shutter again.

71. V Kamine.. Not cool yar. Harsh look at v. HARSH Natak matt kar.. Cigarette toh juthi bhi pi leta hai. V looks at harsh. V Voh cigarette hai ..yeh monster hai. Harsh shakes his head whilst grinnin’ at v. Nautanki.

HARSH

V then chugs harsh’s monster - ALL OF IT. V then puts the empty monster can down. V then looks at harsh. V Haa toh tu keh raha tha ki ? Harsh chuckles & shakes his head a little. HARSH Pura cracked hai tu. V smiles. Harsh shakes his head. HARSH (CONT’D) Abb khana kha liya ho toh chale. Ziya pahuch hi rahi hogi. V Doh slice baki hai. Pack karlete hai. HARSH Chorna.. Garr jakar kuch kha lege kuch.... vese bhi yeh thande ho jate hai badde jaldi.. Phir maza nai aata. V nods at harsh. V Dunhill ka ek aur pack le le.. Harsh looks at v like “Dude!”.

72. V (CONT’D) Case khatam karne seh pehle .. Hum dono lung cancer seh mar jayenge... Mujhe toh abhi seh chest pain shuru ho gaya hai right side meh. Chal bassu ga kisi bhi second abb. Harsh smiles whilst shakin’ his head. HARSH Nautanki. Ro matt.. Garpe ek doh pack padde hai. V Vese woh dadi bhi chainsmoker thi.. 85 & goin’ strong. You never know. HARSH Ladkiya zyada jeeti hai ladko seh. V looks at harsh in a puzzled manner. Harsh chugs V’s Monster Can- ALL OF IT. Harsh & V then get up. Harsh & V head for the bike. Harsh hops on the bike & V follows - sits on the back. Harsh starts the bike & we see them leavin’ the cafe. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - ROOM - NIGHT Ziya is printin’ & scannin’ documents. She has one file in her hand. Ziya dials harsh. Beat. No answer but the ring is goin’!! Finally harsh picks it up. ZIYA Hello.. Harsh .. kaha ho tumm ? HARSH Abhi morgue seh sidha gar pahucha. Tumhara wait kar raha hu. ZIYA Morgue ? Kyon ? HARSH Lambi story hai. Tum fattafat aao phir sabb batata hu. Ziya looks at the pendrive in the file. ZIYA Mujhe joh bhi mil raha hai voh sab lekar aa rahi hu... thodi cheeze missin’ hai par i dont know. Ek pendrive hai uski file meh.

73. HARSH (cautious) Ziya.. Kisi keh sath kuch discuss matt karna. Sidha yaha parr aao. Kisi seh bat matt karna. Ok ! Kisi koh kuch matt bolna. Ziya looks little annoyed. ZIYA Ok..Ok. aa rahi hu baba. Take care.

HARSH

ZIYA (smilin’) You too. EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - NIGHT Harsh cuts the phone. Harsh & V are sittin’ on a floor near the gate. Yellow bulb is glowin’ in the back. Both of them are talkin’ to each other. V looks at harsh. V Mujhe lagta hai ki .. Humme boss koh yeh sabb bata dena chahiye. Harsh shakes his head. HARSH Abhi nai.. Hamare pass zyada facts nai hai. Humme aur facts ki zarurat hai. V stares at harsh whilst lookin’ a little annoyed. V Isseh zyada kya chahiye ? Yeh sabb ek cover up lag raha hai... yeh puri kichdi ajeebo gareeb hai. Agar yeh story nai hai toh pata nai kya hai. Bilkul strong hai story. HARSH Humme abhi bhi inki identities nai pata ? Kis reason seh inn dono koh marana para ... kon hai inke piche.. Kon the yeh dono ? Kya kar rahe the yeh ? Kiske sath involved the yeh dono ? Yeh spies the ? (MORE)

74. HARSH (CONT'D) Yeh private contractors the ? Mr & Mrs. Smith ? Matlab endless possibilities hai. Hummeh concrete facts chahiye isseh pehle ki humm age badhe iss story keh saath. V Thodi der meh sabb clear ho jayega. Bhabhi ji aa hee rahi hogi. Harsh looks at v. V is lookin’ in front. Harsh shakes his head & then again looks in front. HARSH Meh esi job kabhi na kar pau. Sab seh detached rehna. Gass meh saap ki tarah chupkar rehna. V looks at harsh. Really ?

V

Harsh looks at v. HARSH Kyon ? Kya hua ? V Nai mujhe laga kee tujhe aisi sari cheeze acchi lagti hogi ? Mukhote meh jina.. Excitement. Vagera vagera. Harsh chuckles. HARSH Khud ki koi pehchan na hona.... I dont think kee yeh utni mazedar job ho sakti hai. Aur plus marne ka itna bhi shauk nai hai mujhe. V chuckles. Harsh then looks at his watch. V also looks at harsh’s watch. V then looks at harsh. V Aur kitni der abb ? Bhabhi ji aa rahi hai ya nai ? Harsh chuckles whilst lookin’ at v. HARSH Kamina hai tu.

75. V chuckles. Ziya arrives. Ziya pulls her car over. Harsh & V get up. Harsh starts walkin’ towards ziya as she gets outta her car. Ziya has a file & documents in her hands. Harsh arrives close to her. Harsh receives her whilst V is standin’ near the gate. Ziya smiles at harsh. Harsh smiles back & touches her shoulder. HARSH (CONT’D) You alrtie ? Ziya looks at harsh’s hand on her shoulder. Harsh notices this & takes it back. Harsh then smiles in a goofballish manner. HARSH (CONT’D) Soryy.. voh... mera voh irada nai tha.. Ziya smiles. ZIYA It’s alrite. Beat. Ziya & harsh look at each other with little sparkle in their eyes. V is standin’ near the gate & observin’ this. V shakes his head. V (shoutin’) Harsh.. Pani pina hai mujhe.. Chalna andar bhai mere. Harsh sulks. V ruined his moment with ziya. ZIYA Pani parr seh yaad aaya.. Meh dinner lai hu humm tino keh liye. Pizza ! Harsh stares at ziya. HARSH Humne already raste meh ek doh pitsa kha liye the. Toh.. Ummm.. ZIYA I know you... tumhe pizza kitne acche lagte hai. Dekhna dus minute baad pura box khatam kar doge. Plus tumhare liye bina tamtar wala pizza order karwaya hai mene. So..

76. Harsh smiles at ziya. Ziya hands harsh all the files & documents. Harsh takes them. Harsh then takes a quick glance at them & looks at ziya. Iske..

ZIYA (CONT’D)

Harsh looks at ziya. HARSH Abhi Nai ! Andar jakar baat karte hai. Ziya nods. Ziya turns around. Ziya walks towards the car. Ziya opens the car’s door & gets 3 pitsa box outta it. V then turns around & opens the gate. V walks in. We then see Harsh & Ziya walkin’ towards the gate. INT. HARSH’S HOUSE - 1ST FLOOR - ROOM - NIGHT V, Harsh & Ziya enter the room. Room is small & conjucted. Paper sprawled across the room. Articles & various cuttins of the papers across the room’s wall. Posters of kate upton on the wall. Boxes of dunhill menthol on sofa & a little bed mattress in the opposite side of the sofa. A table pc which is turned on.. hitchcock’s “Torn curtain” is goin’ on. Harsh clears the sofa & offers ziya to take a seat. Ziya sits down whilst lookin’ at the room. Ziya isn’t impressed. Ziya then puts the pizza boxes right besides her. V aims for the bed mattress on the ground. Harsh then closes the movie bein’ played on the computer. Harsh then moves towards the sofa. Harsh proceeds to seat besides ziya. Ziya then looks at the posters of kate upton on the wall. Harsh & V notices this. V turns quiete & fixes himself a cigarette. Ziya looks at harsh. Harsh looks at ziya. Harsh swallows a lump. Harsh is thinkin’ of some lame excuse. Harsh smiles a little. Harsh then looks at V. HARSH Areyy... Yeh V neh.. Veer neh lagaye hai. Badtameez kahika. Ziya looks at V. V looks confused. V puts out the cigartte in the ashtray on the bed mattress. Harsh widen his eyes tryna tell V to cooperate & play along. V Umm.. Kya kahu. Sorry. ZIYA It’s okay... Boy will be boys.

77. HARSH It’s not okay... Kitni bar kaha hai tujhe ,V! Mere room meh ese sare posters matt laya kar tu. Meri reputation kharab karta hai tu. (beat) Besharam kahika. V looks at harsh in a passive aggressive manner. . But V is too good of a wingman. V plays along. V (little passive agressive) I’m sorry harsh. Meh gar leh jauga kal isseh. Ziya looks at harsh. Harsh looks at ziya & then at V. HARSH Toh abb shuru kare main kaam. Ziya takes the pizza box & starts eatin’. Harsh passes one pitsa box to V. V puts it aside. Harsh then sits back on the sofa. Harsh then takes out the file & starts readin’ it. HARSH (CONT’D) Sirf call records aur ek pendrive. Bass aur kuch nai mila tumhe uske uparr. Ziya looks at harsh. ZIYA Uske employee records almost gayab the. Parr jo bhi mila voh meh lekar aa gai. So.. Harsh & V’s face turns pale. Harsh then looks at v. Ziya notices this & puts her pizza down. ZIYA (CONT’D) Kyon kya hua ? Harsh gets up with the file in his one hand. Harsh chuckles in a nervous manner. HARSH Uske husband keh records bhi gayab the. V looks at harsh.

78. V Kisine unn dono keh records shelf par seh hatwa diye hai. Parr kyon ? Harsh strolls across the room & then looks at the file. He takes the pendrive outta it & heads for the computer. V & Ziya look at harsh. Harsh plugs the pendrive in to the U/S/B slot & waits for it to open. It’s password protected. HARSH Satyanash. Harsh gets up & looks at ziya & V. HARSH (CONT’D) Mujhe yeh samaj meh nai aa raha .. Inhone unke employee records hatva diye parr yeh pendrive koh vahi peh rakha. Kya hoga ismeh esa ? V & ziya are thinkin’. We see lightbulb moment on V’s face. V Unless.. Yeh pendrive keh thru uss bulidin’ keh andar koi data exchange ho raha tha... alag alag parties.. Almost ek group project ki tarah. Harsh & Ziya looks at V. Harsh then looks at the call sheet of charu. Harsh is scannin’ the entire call records... page by page. He looks at all the calls made at the night she was killed. Harsh face turns pale. Beat. Harsh takes his phone out & looks thru his contact list. Harsh keeps lookin’ & then all of suddden he pauses. Harsh looks at V & Ziya. V & Ziya notice the look on harsh’s face. V (CONT’D) Kya.. Bol.. Kya hua ? HARSH Uske last teen call Telecommunication minister keh number par gaye the. Ziya & V looks startled. V Kya ? Kya ? V gets up & takes the call sheet outta harsh’s hand. V looks at the number. V then looks at harsh.

79. V (CONT’D) Tu sure hai ki yeh number kisi aur ka nai. Tujhe kese pata yeh number uska hai. Harsh looks at v. HARSH I know .. Kyonki mene uss ka interview liya tha last summer. Mene uss par doh acche piece likhe the. Usne impress hokar mujhe uska number diya tha. V shakes his head. V looks in front. V Kya.. Voh telecomunnication minister koh kyon.. ? V stops speakin’. Beat. V then looks harsh. V’s face turns pale. V (CONT’D) She was workin’ for him. V then walks little in front. V (CONT’D) Yeh dono ki identities seh lekar naam.. Sab fake hai. Ziya looks scared. Harsh is still. Harsh is tryin’ to make sense outta this all. HARSH Mr & Mrs. Smith ! Ziya then looks at harsh. ZIYA Toh phir.... HARSH Something went wrong. Ya toh inhe kuch pata tha. Ya inhone kuch aesa kiya tha jisse inn ki jaan par aa banni.

80. V Uski book issue list meh... telecommunication aur cryptography... expolits.. system reboot keh commands the ? V now turns & looks at Harsh. V (CONT’D) (beat) Yeh surveillance program meh involved the. Harsh swallows a lump. Harsh then walks & sits on the sofa with his hands on his head. Ziya gets up. Ziya puts her hands on her face. Ziya then walks a little & sits on the computer chair. V strolls across the room lookin’ like a dead zombie. V then looks at harsh. Harsh rubs his mouth with one hand. Harsh looks at v. HARSH Makes sense.. Cryptography aur telecomunnication par books. Yeh dono kabhi husband wife teh hi nahi. Yeh sirf co-workers the. Hai raam ! Harsh looks broken. Harsh rubs his forehead a little. HARSH (CONT’D) Iska matlab Creative comuunication koh host ki tarah istamal kar rahe the yeh dono. V Woh kuch bada plan kar rahe the. Survellience ke liye Creative communication seh zyada behter kya ho sakta hai. Number one telecommunication company hai iss country ki. Harsh looks at Ziya. HARSH Ye kitne mahine pehle aai thi tower meh kaam karne? Ziya looks at harsh. ZIYA Ek saal pehle almost. V rubs his chin a bit.

81. V Voh ladke ko kyon mara tha toh phir ? Aur phir iss ladki koh bhi. Kya hua tha ki khud ke hi operatives koh jaan seh marna pada inhe ? V then goes back to the bed matress & sits down. Ziya then looks at harsh. Harsh looks at ziya. HARSH Ziya.. Creative communication ke server rooom ki access hai tumhare pass ? Ziya looks puzzled. Kyon ?

ZIYA

HARSH Agar iss ladki keh emails mil jaye toh sara case apne aap solve ho sakta hai. ZIYA I can try. Mera card valid ho sakta hai waha shayad. V looks at Harsh & Ziya. V Mujhe nai lagta ki yeh aacha idea hai. Harsh & Ziya looks at V. V (CONT’D) Itni raat koh isseh waha bhejna... umm .. Not safe. ZIYA Parr night shift hoti hai waha. It’s ok. V looks at ziya. V Server room konse floor par hai ? Kya waha raat koh koi maujood hota hai ?

82. ZIYA Nai.. Server room top floor par hai. Waha koi nai jata raat koh usually. HARSH V is right.. Shayad yeh accha idea nahi hai. Itni raat koh waha ese jana. ZIYA Its not a big deal. HARSH Maybe tum kal try kar sakti ho .. Subah. Jab zyada log ho. Little safe you know. Ziya breathes & nods at harsh. Thikh hai.

ZIYA

V’s phone stars buzzin’. V takes it out & looks at it .. parth is callin’. V cuts it & puts it back in his pocket. V gets up. Harsh & Ziya looks at v. V looks harsh. V Parth ka phone aaye mujhe. Meh ja raha hu. Harsh throws his car keys at V. V (CONT’D) Tu bike use karega ? HARSH Meh ziya ki car use karuga agar kuch kam pada toh. Thikh hai.

V

V nods at Harsh. V leaves. EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - NIGHT V walks towards harsh’s car. V grabs the car’s door open. V hops inside the car. V turns on the ignition. V leaves.

83. INT. HARSH’S HOUSE - 1ST FLOOR - ROOM - NIGHT Harsh notices that ziya is lookin’ little nervous. HARSH Tum thikh ho ? Ziya takes a deep breathe. Ziya then looks at harsh & smiles Yeah.

ZIYA

HARSH Mujhe nind nai aayegi. Agar tumhe aaram karna hai toh .. Suit yourself. Niche dhang ka bed hai. Get some rest. Ziya shakes her head. ZIYA I dont think i’ll sleep. HARSH (beat) Coffee ? Ziya smiles & nods. Harsh & ziya get up & start to head for the kitchen which on the ground floor. INT. HARSH’S HOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - KITCHEN - NIGHT Harsh & ziya enter the kitchen on the ground floor. Harsh grabs the coffee can. Ziya interrupts & takes it from him. Harsh look at ziya. ZIYA Leave it.. Meh banati hu. Harsh smiles & leaves ziya in charge of the mission-e-coffee. Harsh rest his back on the kitchen counter. Ziya heads for the fridge & grabs the milk bottle. Ziya then turns the gas on. She keeps the flame burinin’ real low. She takes out the steel patilla & puts it on the gas. She adds milk & coffee. Harsh is just observin’ this. Harsh then looks at ziya’s hair fallin’ in front while she is doin’ her work. Ziya looks at harsh outta nowhere. Harsh is caught red handed. Harsh looks down then slowly looks up. Ziya smiles at him. Harsh smiles like a kid then looks down. Ziya then turns the gas off. Takes the steel patilla & pours the coffee in to two glasses.

84. She then puts the steel patilla down & grabs one glass. Ziya offers that glass to harsh. Harsh takes it. Ziya then takes her glass & rests her back on the kicthen counter. Ziya & harsh are standin’ on the opposite ends of the kitchen counter... far but not that far. Ziya takes a sip outta her coffee glass. Ziya then looks at harsh & smiles. Harsh smiles. Ziya’s hair fall in front. Harsh moves lil but by that time ziya has brushed her hair back with her hand. Ziya notices that harsh has taken couple of steps forward to rescue her from her hair. HARSH Guess.. Mujhe aage nahi bhadna chahiye tha. Ziya chuckles. ZIYA (flirtatious) Well.. Kalse buckle use karugi meh.. Fir tumhe koi excuse nai milegi karib aane ki. Harsh smiles & goes back to his end of the kitchen counter. Ziya smiles. Ziya takes a sip outta her coffee. HARSH (smilin’) Konsa shampoo use karti ho? Kafi acchi khusbhu aati hai. Ziya laughs a little. Harsh is lookin’ at her with smile on his face. Harsh takes a sip outta her coffee. ZIYA Meh chinese herbs wala shampoo use karti hu. Ajeebo gareeb hai par kafi effective hai. Chaho toh mangwa sakti hu tumhare liye. Harsh chuckles. Harsh raises his one hand in the air. HARSH No thanks.. I’ll pass. Beat. Ziya looks at harsh with affection. Harsh stares at ziya whilst smilin’. ZIYA (mellow) Tummne mujhse baat karni kyon bandh kardi ? Why ?

85. Harsh’s smile disappear. Harsh looks down. Beat. Harsh then looks at ziya firmly. HARSH (mellow) Tum kisi aur keh sath thi aur yeh nai dekh sakta tha meh. Ziya brushes her hair back whilst lookin’ at harsh. ZIYA Jabb mera break up hua tab toh call toh kar sakte the... Kiya kyon nai ? Harsh looks down & then looks at ziya. Kyon ?

HARSH

ZIYA Pata nai.. I missed goin’ out.. Coffee par .. Movies par tumhare sath. (beat) Guess i missed you. Harsh chuckles. HARSH Toh phir tum uske saath kyon thi ? If.. tumhe mere sath waqt bitana itna hi aacha lagta tha toh phir tumne achanak seh uske sath relationship kyo start kar di. Ziya looks down & then looks at harsh. ZIYA Mujhe laga ki tumhe mujhe meh sirf ek dost nazar aata hai. Tumhe aur kuch nai chahiye mujhse ? & you never made a paas on me. Harsh chuckles in disbelief. Harsh is gettin’ worked up now. HARSH (passive aggressive) Tum ladkiya ajeeb hoti ho. Ek ladka space cross nai kar raha. Tumhe kisi cheez keh liye force nai kar raha. Tumhe time de raha hai. Makin’ sure ki tum comfortable feel karo next step lene seh pehle.. (MORE)

86. HARSH (CONT'D) Aur phir tum usseh chor kar koi chasmeesh techie keh sath chali jati ho. Ziya looks little pissed. ZIYA Tumhari tarah hum ladkiya shallow nai hoti. Harsh looks at ziya without a smile. The warmth is fadin’ away. HARSH (passive aggressive) Ankhien honi chahiye uske liye.. Jo tum ladkiyo keh pass hoti nai. Aur khaskar tumhare pass. Ziya is not smilin’ either. ZIYA (brash) Tumse baat karna hi bekar hai. Issi liye mene tumhe pehle call nai kiya tha. Tum possessive aur insecure ho. Harsh chuckles & looks at ziya whilst puttin’ down his coffee glass. HARSH (snarky) Oh.. haa.. meh bahut insecure hu.. Meh toh mara mara phir raha tha.. Ki ziya neh kisi gadhe jesi shakal wale ladke koh date karna shuru kardiya hai. Meh bahut insecure feel kar raha tha.. Jealousy seh ridden tha meh tumhe uss chashmish keh sath dekha kar .. Haha. Ziya puts her coffee glass down. Harsh shakes his head. Ziya then starts pacin’ towards the door. Harsh then throws his hand in the air. HARSH (CONT’D) (brash) Zara sa bhi sach bolo.. Toh madam koh mirchi lag jati hai. Ziya isnt turnin’ back. Harsh then shakes his head & follows her. Harsh grabs her hand tryin’ to stop her.

87. Ziya slaps his hand. Ziya turns around & looks at harsh. Harsh looks like a devastated kid who doesnt want her crush to leave him again. ZIYA (mad & sad) Sabko blame karo par khud ko nai. Agar meh itni hi pasand thi toh kaha kyon nai ki that you love me. Harsh’s looks at ziya in a firm manner. HARSH (brash but sincere) Kyon ki meh tumhe pana nahi chahta tha. Tum koi prize nai ho ziya ? Meh uss pal ka intezar kar raha tha jabb tum samne seh aao. When you want it as much as i do. Ziya chuckles. Ziya’s eyes are gettin’ little wet.. just a little. ZIYA (brash) Yeh natak bandh karo.. Tum ek number keh narcissist ho.. tum chahte ho ki ladki apne gutno parr girke tumhare liye apne pyar ka izhar kare. Well yeh real life hai.. Koi film nai ki ladki tumhare liye apne gutno parr gir girayegi. Harsh is gettin’ tired of ziya now. Harsh shakes his head. HARSH (sad) Agar tum yeh sabb sochti ho mere bare meh .. Toh i guess meh bewkoof tha jo tumhare liye apne dil meh pyar lekar betha tha. You dont deserve my love, ziya. Ziya is about to break in to tears. ZIYA (sad) Your correct harsh. 100%. I dont deserve you. Ziya leaves. Harsh regrets what he just said to her. Harsh again strides for ziya. Harsh tries to stop her by grabbin’ her hand but she slaps it again. Ziya’s eyes are little teary.

88. HARSH (concerned) Dont over react. Ziya.. Listen.. it’s not safe. Raat koh itna late. Ziya opens the door & heads for the gate. Ziya opens the gate whilst harsh is pleadin’ her not to leave. HARSH (CONT’D) Ziya.. Meri baat toh sunno !! EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - NIGHT Ziya has arrived outside. Ziya is headin’ towards her car. Harsh is walkin’ behind her. Harsh is tryin’ to stop her. HARSH Give me a break.. ZIYA ! Kidhar ja rahi ho. Ziya is miffed .. ziya turns around whilst wipin’ her tears. Ziya looks at harsh. ZIYA Meh office ja rahi hu.. issliye toh tum aaye the mere pass aaj.. Kaam nikal wane. Right ? Harsh shakes his head whilst lookin’ distraught. HARSH Ziya .. Kya kar rahi ho tum ? Ziya heads for her car & opens the door. Harsh is still pleadin’ her not to leave. HARSH (CONT’D) Ziya.. Dont be stupid.. Ziya. Itni raat koh safe nai hai... ZIYA !! Ziya starts the car & leaves. Harsh watches ziya leave. Harsh throws his hands in the air. Harsh then kicks the ground. Harsh looks devastated. He rubs his head with his one hand. He goes towards his house’s front gate. He then sits on the stairs whilst lookin’ sad. Harsh just rubs his forehead a little. Harsh shakesh his head. EXT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT PARTH - Clean cut, sharp. Late 20’s. Reporter from The Cipher Times. V & parth are sittin’ on a bench.

89. Both of them are smokin’ whilst talkin’. Parth has a sumggish smile on his face. V hands him a chit. Parth looks at it. V Mujhe uski number plate yad reh gai thi. Vehem ho sakta hai parr fir bhi dekh le na tu. Koi chances nai lene mujhe. Parth nods at V. Parth takes the chit & folds it up. Parth then puts it in his right pocket. Parth then looks at V. PARTH Meh tujhe owner, employer aur sara bio data text kar duga. Fikkar matt kar. V nods at parth. V Toh tujhe kya lagta hai ? Abb kya karna chahiye ? PARTH Sehet keh liye hanikarak hai yeh.. Meri maan... Isse chor de yahi parr. Kyon par ?

V

Parth looks around & then looks at V. Parth still has that smuggish smile on his face. Parth leans little in v’s direction. PARTH Mere vaha seh doh reporters the jo accident meh mare gaye the. V stares at him whilst puckerin’ his face. V shakes his head a little. V Toh phir... PARTH Koi koi barr shakk .. Hakikat meh badal jate hai. V looks little disturbed. V scrubs his chin. V Koi aur iske bare meh kyon baat nai kar raha toh phir ?

90. Parth smirks. PARTH Someone is always watchin’.. Hamme bass pata nai hota. Reporters koh apni jaan pyari hoti hai. No story is worth dyin’ for. V chuckles. V Uss hisaab seh toh humme abhi koi dekh raha hoga iss waqt.. I mean meh thoda bhaut paranoid hu parr itna bhi nai.. Government iss hadd takk nahi ja sakti. Kuch zyada ho gaya. Ek cheez par sari ki sari.. Meh nai manta. Apne hee citizens par watch rakhna. Nai. Parth stares at V. PARTH Tujhe pata hai ki Covert operations, espionage aur surveillance keh liye government kitna firepower use karti hai. V just stares at parth. PARTH (CONT’D) Woh tera gar wire kar sakte hai aur tere kutte koh bhi bhanak nai laggegi. V puckers his eyes whilst lookin’ at parth. V Toh phir tu itna rleaxed kese hai phir ? Parth smiles & rests both of his hands on the bench like a king. PARTH Maut seh kisko darr hai? Mere pehle kitne aaye the aur mere baad kitne jayege. Mujhe yeh sari cheezo seh darr nai lagta. Right - left.. Upar niche.. Koi fark nai padta. Akhir meh sabb dus feet ki kabar keh andar dafan hone wale hai. Sirf games khelne ka shuakh hai mujhe. Sirf games.

91. V smiles & shakes his head a little. V (smilin’) Ek seh ek pagal kam karte hai tere waha. Parth smirks whilst lookin’ in front. PARTH (smilin’) Best kism keh. V chuckles a little. V then looks at parth. V Kya karna chahiye mujhe abb ? Tu inn sari cheezo meh expert hai... Tu hi kuch idea deh. Parth looks at V. PARTH Jo bhi cheeze hai tere pass, chilata matt phirna. Keep it gaurded. Close to your chest. Ek dum karib. V looks confused. Parth looks at V in a serious manner. PARTH (CONT’D) Joh doh reporter hamare waha seh accident meh mare gaye the.. Voh dono gadhe sare sheher meh dhindhora pit rahe the, Ki kese woh inko koh aur unko expose karne wale hai. Expose karne seh pehle hee chal basse. Woh dono charu gupta keh dead husband.. Car accident wale case keh andar kuch irregularities dundh neh ki koshish kar rahe the. V looks at parth & pans his head a little. V Tu yeh jata neh ki koshish kar raha hai ki media aur press meh seh kuch log mile hue. Parth pops his neck whilst lookin’ at V.

92. PARTH Meh jata nahi.. bata raha hu tujhe... agar meh esa kuch publish karne wala hota toh ek pip kiye bina chup chaap publish kar deta. Koi aawaz nai karta. V nods a little.. Tryin’ to process all of this. V then looks at parth. V Tujhe hamare sath kaam karna chahiye. Parth chukles. PARTH No thanks.. Mujhe tera boss nai pasand hai. V smiles & looks at parth in a curious manner. V Kyon bhai ? Thoda khadoos insaan hai par utna bhi bura nai hai. Parth shakes his head lil fast whilst lookin’ at V. PARTH Usmeh seh ajeeb si vibes aati hai mujhe. Jese ki usneh duss mukhote pehen rakhe ho. Voh kabhi sides nai leta kisi ki.. Cant trust someone like that. V smiles. V Tu sach meh cracked hai. Parth smirks. PARTH Agar koi problem hai tujhe isseh wahapublish kar wane meh... Green light nai mil rahi ho ya esa kuch. Toh mujhe de dena . Cipher Times humesha ese scoops keh liye bhukha hota hai. V nods & smiles. Sure.

V

93. V then stands up & looks around. V is about to leave as parth speaks. PARTH Ek aur cheez V turns around & looks at parth. Parth is starin’ at v in a serious manner. PARTH (CONT’D) Doh reporters meh seh ek neh phone office meh chor rakha tha. Phone locked tha .. Par notification centre meh doh miscall the. V looks at parth. PARTH (CONT’D) Last doh miscall tumhari office keh number parr seh aaye the. V just stares at parth. CHILLS ! V (beat) Woh phone takriban sara office use karta hai.. kya pata woh koi article peh sath meh kaam karr rahe ho ? Parth pans his head sideward. PARTH Maybe.. Maybe not.. Just sayin’.. Watch out. V nods & leaves. V starts walkin’ towards his car which is parked near the street. V arrives near the car. V opens the car’s door & gets in. INT. CAR - NIGHT V settles down & then dials harsh whilst gettin’ one cigarette outta his cigarette pack. Cigarette breaks. V gets pissed & throws it away. INTERCUT WITH EXT. HARSH’S HOUSE - NIGHT Harsh is still sittin’ down near the front gate’s stairs. Harsh is havin’ a cigarette whilst dialin’ ziya like hell.

94. HARSH Ziya.. Pick up the phone yar Harsh looks little stressed. Harsh cuts the phone. Harsh has been dialin’ ziya like hell. But she isn’t respondin’. Harsh is about to dial ziya once more but V’s call arrive. Harsh looks at it & immdediately responds. HARSH (CONT’D) Haa.. Bol kya hua ? V Tujhe yakeen nai hoga meh kya kya sun raha hu. HARSH Gumma mat mujhe.. sidha bol kya hua ! V Parth neh kaha hamari office meh seh koi involved hai. KYA ??!!!

HARSH

V I mean usne yeh directly nai kaha par usne kaha ki uske vaha seh doh reporters charu keh husband ki death meh holes dundh ne ki koshish kar rahe the. Car accident case. Aur phir achanak seh khud hee car accident meh - ram nam satya ho gaye. Unmeh seh ek keh phone par last doh calls hamari newspaper ki office par seh aaye the. HARSH Pagal hogaya hai kya tu ? Matlab abb jo bhi marta hai uske last call wale uske murder meh involved hai. V Mujhe bhi yahi laga.. Parr parth koh mujhe juth bol kar kya milega. Humme yeh story publish kardeni chahiye. Hamre pass tukde hai par voh kafi hai. HARSH Tu sare documents lekar boss keh pass ja. Voh shayad takk abhi bhi office meh hoga.

95. V Tu sath meh nai aa raha kyon ? Harsh looks little down. Harsh rubs his forehead with his one hand. HARSH Meh ziya ko lene ja raha. V Kya? Tere sath nai hai voh kya ? HARSH Arey meri aur uski kaha sunni hogai thi tere jane ke baad .. Woh gusse meh chali gai. V shakes his head a little. V Beh.. Toh tujhe rokna chahiye thana usse ? HARSH Kese rokata usseh meh.. Shavasan karta uski gaadi keh samne. Voh nikal gai fatafatt. V Toh voh kidhar hai abhi.. HARSH Voh gusseh meh thi.. Usne kaha ki meh sirf kaam nikalwana chahta tha usseh. Toh voh abb sidha uski office ja rahi hai... shayad emails ki copies lene ki koshish karegi server room meh seh. V shakes his head. V Doh minute meh garr seh bahar nikla aur utne meh tu ladne beth gaya uske saath. Ajeeb hai tu. HARSH Mujhe maatt bol.. Yeh ladkiyo keh itne nakhre hote hai. Kasam seh. V Ek kaam kar meh bhi aata hu tere saath.

96. HARSH Nai nai tu ja.. Boss keh pass sidha.. Yeh kal parso tak chap jana chahiye. Jitna delay karege utni dikkat hogi. Usseh acche seh samjana sabb. V rubs his hair with one hand & gently bumps his head on the stearin’ wheel. V Thikh hai.. Parr jese hi tuje voh milti hai call kar mujhe. Aur abtak kya karr raha tha.. Sidha usko follow karta. Rok kar vapas gar lata usko. HARSH Arey... mujhe laga ki... Chorrr. V Tu leke aa usko.. Meh yeh sab kaam niptake aata hu. Ok bye.

HARSH

Harsh cuts the phone. Harsh then looks at his bike. Harsh gets up & heads towards his bike. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT There is no one on the floor. The lights are flickerin’ due to some technical issue. Tublelight’s color is green. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - SERVER ROOM - NIGHT Rows of servers. Its dark. Sever lights are flashin’ on & off constalty. Ocassional green light comin’ out from the tubelight. Ziya is in the opposite side of the door. Ziya is sittin’ with her knees placed on the floor. Ziya is sittin’ behind a server row. Ziya has attached a laptop with an etherenet wire to some port. Ziya is lookin’ around to make sure that no one is there. Ziya has her laptops terminal open. Ziya is typin’ commands like IPCONFIG /ALL ASSOC /A We hear someone walkin’ ( footsteps ) in the lobby. Ziya notices this & her face goes pale.

97. Ziya swallows a lump in her throat. Ziya looks at the download progress - it’s 20%. It’s movin’ slowly. We see shadow of a man near the server room’s entrance. It’s Shiv. Shiv walks in the server room slowly, with a gun in his hand. Ziya sees Shiv with a gun & realizes that she is in trouble. Ziya puts her laptop down & slowly starts to move. Like a four legged creature. Shiv looks around. Shiv is in no rush. Like a predator who is so confident about his huntin’ skills. He is walkin’ slowly. Ziya looks scared. She keeps movin’ towards the front side of the server row without makin’ any noises. Ziya then sees Shiv headin’ towards the second last row of the servers. Shiv sees laptop connected to the server port. Shiv takes a knee & sees the download progress - 75%. Shiv takes out the USB CABLE. Shiv looks around. Ziya looks pale. Shiv gets up. Shiv then heads towards different rows lookin’ for ziya - calm & slow - buldin’ the tension. Ziya looks scared as she realises that he’ll come to the end of the row & see her. Ziya has her back on the server’s row which makes her invisible from any one lookin’ from the other side. Ziya’s eyes are wet. Ziya knows that the end is comin’. Shiv starts walkin’ adjacent to the server row. Ziya hears the footsteps. Ziya cant help it. Ziya starts runnin’ from the side of the server row & heads for the server room’s exit. Shiv sees this & paces towards Ziya. Shiv trips a little & falls due to some wires on the ground. Shiv’s gun is in front of him - fell out of his hands durin’ the fall. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT Ziya is out of the server room. Ziya is now in the lobby .. runnin’ for her life whilst green tubelights flicker on & off. Ziya is tryin’ to head for the elevator. Ziya’s face is full of tears. Ziya is scared. Like a sheep trapped inside a maze designed by a carnivore. Ziya trips & falls. Her cellphone falls in front of her. Ziya looks back. Shiv is walkin’ towards her. Ziya looks at Shiv & starts to crawl forward to get her phone. Shiv rubs his silencer with his napkin’. Shiv is a killin’ machine with no reagrds for human life. Shiv stares at ziya. Ziya looks at shiv with teary eyes. Please...

ZIYA

Light comes back. Flickerin’ stops. GREEN COLOR - TUBELIGHT. Shiv raises his gun & aims at Ziya. Ziya sees her phone buzzin’ - it’s Harsh.

98. Ziya pounces on it & tries to pick it up. But before her hand could push the green button & recieve the call. PHEWW - PHEWW. ONE QUICK GUNSHOT - NO SOUND. Ziya takes two bullet in back of her skull. Ziya’s half face is buried on the floor. Phone is still buzzin’. Shiv slowly walks towards ziya. Ziya is twichin’ a little. Ziya’s eyes are teary. Ziya loses the luster in her eyes. Ziya is dead. The phone is near her. Shiv looks at ziya’s phone. Shiv rolls her eyes a bit. Shiv then dials a number via his personal phone. STRANGER Hello.. Kaam ho gaya ? Yes sir... Kya usne..

SHIV STRANGER

SHIV Nai.. Iseh pehle woh call karpati.. Shiv looks at ziya. Blood oozin’ outta her. Too late.

SHIV (CONT’D)

STRANGER Aur emails kya ? Was she able to.. SHIV No sir. Mene cable nikal diya tha isseh phele ki woh uske laptop meh copies transfer kar pati. Nothin’ to worry about. STRANGER Aur woh doh ladko ka kya hua ? Shiv looks at ziya’s phone buzzin’ again. Harsh has been callin’ her relentlessly. Shiv smirks as he sees harsh callin’ ziya. SHIV Sirf ek baaki rahega.. Kyonki dusra.. khud ba khud chal kar aa raha hai mere pass. STRANGER Good. Report to me when the jobs done. I’ll send the cleaners soon.

99.

Sir.

SHIV

Shiv cuts the phone. EXT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - NIGHT. Harsh arrives on his bike. Harsh halts little worked up. Harsh parks the bike zone. Harsh starts walkin’ towards the reaches near the entrance. Harsh keeps entrance gate.

his bike. Harsh looks in the no parkin’ buildin’. Harsh walkin’ thru the

INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh waltz in. Harsh heads for the elevator. Guard looks at him but doesn't pay much attention to him due to his formal attire. Harsh almost looks like a one of the staff member with his formal attire & all. Harsh reaches near the elevator. Harsh dials the elevator pad. Elevator opens. Harsh waltz in. INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT Harsh gets in. Harsh then turns around a bit. Harsh then pushes the top floor’s button. Lift starts to move up. Harsh is anxious. Harsh starts to breathe a lil slow. Harsh take out his cigarette pack but sees it’s empty. Harsh shakes his head in disbelief. Harsh watches the elevator’s display. His face looks little broken. Harsh wants to see ziya real bad real fast. Harsh then takes out his phone & starts textin’ V. TEXT - “Meh Creative communication tower pahuch gaya hu. Abhi lift meh hu.. Ziya koh garpe lane keh baad call karuga. Kaam ho toh bolna kuch” Harsh hits the send button. Harsh puts his phone back in his pocket. Harsh looks at the display. Top floor is comin’ up. TOP FLOOR ARRIVES. The door opens. Harsh waltz out slowly. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh walks in slowly. Harsh walks little further & takes a right. Harsh’s face drops. Harsh sees ziya on the floor. Pool of blood around her. Harsh is almost in tears. Harsh paces towards ziya & takes a knee down. Harsh puts his one hand beneath ziya’s head.

100. Harsh starts to rub his hand on ziya’s cheeks. Harsh is cryin’ ... in ruins. Harsh looks at ziya’s face. HARSH No.. No.. No.. Ziya... ziya.. No. Harsh starts rubbin’ her cheeks. Harsh is in shock. Harsh’s hands are all covered with ziya’s blood. Ziya is dead but harsh cant accept the fact. Harsh squeezes her in his arms. Ziya’s head is on harsh’s shoulder. HARSH (CONT’D) Ziya.. Dont go.. Don’t do this to me. I luv u. Ziya! No.. Please.. Ziya. Harsh puts ziya down slowly. Harsh then closes ziya’s eyes off. Harsh just looks at ziya whilst cryin’. Harsh tries to wipe his tears off a bit. Harsh buries his head on ziya’s chest. Harsh sobs a little. HARSH (CONT’D) (in pain) Why ? Oh god.. no.. Why ? Harsh then raises his head. Harsh wipes his tears off. IN THE FOREGROUND. Shiv is lookin’ at harsh. Harsh is still wipin’ his tears. Harsh looks in front & sees Shiv with a gun in his hands. Shiv looks at harsh & smirks. Harsh’s tone shifts. Harsh flares his nostril whilst lookin’ at shiv. THE RAGE IS VISIBLE. But harsh knows there is not much he can do. Harsh gets up whilst broodin’. SHIV Touchin’ ! Sach meh. Harsh just stares at shiv with disdain. Shiv is still smilin’. SHIV (CONT’D) Meh chahta toh tumhe dekte hi goli marr sakta tha. Shiv then slowly looks at ziya. SHIV (CONT’D) Parr jab mene tumhe iss ladki koh apni bahon meh lete hue dekha. Shiv chuckles.

101. SHIV (CONT’D) (smilin’) Pyar? Humare profession meh hummeh pyar karne ki izazat nai milti. Meh tum jese logo koh envy karta hu. Mahn... Harsh is still broodin’. SHIV (CONT’D) Abb yeh tumhe bhi pata hai aur mujhe bhi pata hai ki... Shiv looks at harsh & smirks. Harsh wants to rip shiv’s head off. Harsh just stares at him whilst his nostrils all flared up. SHADOW ACTION ( \ ) \Harsh tighten his fist. Harsh gallops towards Shiv. ( The combat/encounter is seen thru the shadows on the wall ) Shiv raises his gun & shoots at harsh. PHEWWW - PHEWWW !! We see harsh droppin’ on the floor like a rock. Shiv then lowers his gun.\ Harsh falls right next to ziya. Harsh has his hald face buried on the floor. Harsh has a bullet in his chest. Blood is ozzin’ outta of harsh’s chest. Harsh is still twichin’ & gaspin’ for his breathe. Shiv slowly walks pass ziya & harsh who are lyin’ next to each other. Shiv walks a little & takes a left. Shiv heads for the elevator now. Shiv is now in front of the elevator. The elevator doors open as shiv dials the elevator pad. Shiv waltz in the elevator. Shiv turns around & dials the elevator pad. Shiv looks cold - no remorse on his face - non whatsoever. The elevator’s door closes. Back to Harsh & Ziya - Both of them are lyin’ next to each other. Harsh is still gaspin’ for his last breathe. Harsh is twitchin’ a little. Harsh looks at ziya & smiles whilst strugglin’ to breathe. Harsh pulls ziya a little closer to him. Harsh then cups ziya’s face. Harsh is dyin’ in front of the woman he loved. Harsh rubs ziya’s forehead. Harsh smiles a little. FLASHBACK : INT. CAFE - NIGHT Harsh & Ziya are smilin’ at each other whilst lookin’ at a selfie of thiers. It’s late. Cafe is almost empty. Both of them are havin’ a chocolate coffee.

102. ZIYA (smilin’) Mera naak thoda ajeeb sa hai. Right ? Harsh shakes his head a little. HARSH (smilin’) I dont think so. Harsh looks at ziya’s nose. Ziya looks at harsh inspectin’ her nose. ZIYA Tum juth bol rahe ho. Come on .. Out with it. Harsh then chuckles whilst lookin’ at ziya’s nose. HARSH Well .. Yeah.. Tumhari naak thodi pointy hai par u know... Ziya laughs. Harsh looks at ziya. HARSH (CONT’D) Tum par suit karti hai. It suits u. Looks good. Ziya smiles. Thank you.

ZIYA

Harsh just stares at ziya. Ziya stares at harsh. Harsh is about to say something but resists himself. ZIYA (CONT’D) (smilin’) I like you. Good company. HARSH Abb khudki kya tarif karru .. Mujhe sabb pasand karte hai. Mera aurrra hee kuch essa hai. Ziya chuckles. Ziya then looks at her watch. Ziya then looks at harsh. Harsh knows the night is about to end. Harsh nods whilst sportin’ a sad smile. HARSH (CONT’D) Dasvidaniya.

103. Ziya smiles a little whilst lookin’ at harsh. Ziya looks at his lips real quick & swallows a lump. ZIYA Dasvidaniya. Harsh smirks & gets up. Ziya also gets up. Both of them head towards the exit. Harsh opens up the door & lets ziya walk thru first. Harsh then proceeds to walk out. EXT. CAFE - NIGHT Harsh joins ziya. Harsh & Ziya are both now in front of the cafe. Harsh & ziya looks at each other. ZIYA Kal vapas. Same time. Same place. Harsh smiles & nods a little. Yes Ma’am.

HARSH

Ziya then heads left & harsh heads right. But after a walkin’ little far... both of them look back. LOVE & AFFECTION. Ziya & Harsh walk back to meet each other once again. Harsh & Ziya meet right in front of the cafe. Harsh looks at ziya with longing eyes. Ziya looks at harsh. Ziya smiles. Harsh smiles in nervous manner. Harsh licks his lips a little. Harsh looks vulnerable. Ziya proceeds to hug harsh. Ziya squeezes harsh tightly. Harsh looks mellow. Harsh breathes & puts his one hand around her. Harsh looks like a man thrown inside an ice castle in the midst of scorchin’ heat. Harsh rubs his head on ziya’s shoulder a bit. Harsh wants to tell her that he loves her but he cant. Ziya then let goes of harsh & gets back to her normal composure. Harsh smiles at ziya. Ziya smiles at harsh whilst brushin’ her hair back. Thank you.

ZIYA

Harsh is still smilin’. HARSH Anytime.. I’m eveready. Ziya chuckles & shakes her head. Harsh is smilin’ at ziya’s smile. BACK TO PRESENT :

104. INT. CREATIVE COMMUNICATION TOWER - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT Harsh is lyin’ next to ziya. Harsh is smilin’ whilst cuppin’ ziya’s face with his hands. Harsh strokes ziya’s forehead’s temple with his one hand. Now we see harsh’s eyes losin’ its luster. Harsh’s hand starts to become little slow.. Harsh’s hand stops movin’. Harsh is dead. Harsh & Ziya are lyin’ dead next to each other. INT. CAR - NIGHT V is drivin’ to his boss’s office. V takes dials harsh. The rings is goin’ but no one V looks concerned. V looks at his phone. V number again. NO ANSWER !! V then puts the pocket.

his phone out & is pickin’ it up. tries harsh’s phone back in his

V (talkin’ himself) Harsh.. Harsh. V keeps drivin’ thru the cold night. No one is there. It’s post midnight. V tries to turn the car’s light on. V accidently bums the sun shield near the light box. Sun shield falls down a little. In it was a picture. The picture fell down on v’s lap. V gets the picture. V sees a picture of him & harsh .. both of them showin’ thier middle fingers whilst harsh’s car is in the background. V smiles & shakes his head a little. V puts back the picture inside the sun shield & shuts the sun shield off. V finally arrives at vinciguerra times bulldin’ . V pulls over near the opposite side of the vinciguerra times buildin’. Yellow light is gloomin’ on his car from the street light right above him. V gets outta the car with files in his hand. EXT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - NIGHT V then looks around. No one is there. It’s as quite as a church. Just yellow bulb light comin’ out his newspaper’s building’s entrance. V starts to walk towards the entrance but after couple of steps.. he starts to head back towards his car. V opens the car’s door & gets his cigarette pack out. V gets one cigarette outta it & lights it up. V then tosses the cigarette pack back in to the car. V shuts the door again. V turns around & starts walkin’ back to the newspaper buildin’s entrance. V inhales the cigarette as he is walkin’ forward. V takes a long drag outta it & throws it away. V reaches near the office buildin’s entrance. V waltz in.

105. INT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT V has entered the buldin’. V starts walkin’ towards the elevator. V reaches near the elevator. V is now in front of the elevator. V dials the elevator’s pad. The exhaustion is visible on V’s face. V rubs his head whilst waitin’ for the elevator. Elevator opens & V gets in. INT. ELEVATOR- NIGHT V settles in. V turns around. V dials the elevator’s pad for the top floor. Elevator starts to elevate. V breathes a little. V then takes out his phone. V is tryin to dial harsh. V puts the phone near his ear. V waits in a hope that harsh will pick up his darn call but no answer to his call. V cuts the phone & puts it back in his pocket. V then starts to shake his head. Lack of rest. Immense stress. V raises his one hand. His hand is shakin’. V shakes his head. V then looks at the floor display. Top floor is arrivin’ soon. V looks in front. V just wants it ot be over. Top floor arrives. Door opens. V gets out. INT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT Brite White Lights All Over The Place. It’s almost as bright as a day. The entire floor is empty. V starts walkin’ towards his boss’s office. V reaches near his boss’s office. V is about to enter but his file slips outta his one hand. V takes a knee & picks it up whilst lookin’ annyoyed. V gets his stuff together & gets up. V then heads for his boss’s office. V opens the door & waltz in. INT. BOSS’S OFFCIE - NIGHT V walks in & sees pile of cigarette butts in rammi’s ash tray. V breathes a little & looks at rammi. RAMMI Tumne call karke kaha tha ki yeh ek urgent aur sensitive matter hai.. What happened ? V walks towards the table. V Yes sir.. Meh aur harsh kuch baddi cheez meh fass gaye hai. RAMMI Mene tumhe karmani keh upar article karne ko kaha tha..

106. V gives rammi a “Yeah.. Yeah.. I get it” look. V I know sir.. But agar aap joh mene aur harsh ne discover kiya hai aaj. Voh agar ek baar dekhoge aap toh.. V pulls outta the file & places it on rammi’s desk. V starts arraging papers in chronological order. Rammi is lookin’ at all the papers & clippins. Rammi is slowly lookin’ little amused. CALL RECORDS / NEW PAPER ARTICLES / BOOK ISSUE LIST / TORN PAGES / PHOTOGRAPHS . V starts describin’ it. V (CONT’D) Sir.. charu gupta koh uske earings ya purse keh liye nahi mara gaya tha. Charu gupta shayad seh uska asli naam bhi nahi hai. Voh creative communication meh kaam karti thi. Na uske koi dost the na hi uske koi relatives the. Uska husband ek librarian tha joh ajeebo gareeb kitabo meh highlights karke koi code banane ki koshish kar rah tha. V is rantin’ & rammi is lookin’ at all the documents, clippin’s & photographs. V (CONT’D) Last teen miscall telecommunication minister koh kiye the charu ne. Do you think thats coincidence sir ? Ek normal techie jo sidhe telecommunication minsiter keh touch meh ho ? Hummne uski dead body dekhi thi morgue meh. Goli sidhe medulla aur spine keh bich meh thi. Killer koi mamuli gunda ya chor nai tha sir. He was a trained killer. Hitman. Joh kabhi bhi apna nishana nai chukta. Rammi then turn towards V whilst puttin’ down the documents. RAMMI How can you be so sure ? Aur telecommunication minister ek respected aadmi hai.. (MORE)

107. RAMMI (CONT'D) Ese hi koi wild dots connect karna aur baseless allegations lagana. You need more proof than this scrap books of yours. V looks at rammi. V I know.. I know.. Hamm charu gupta keh email ki copies bhi dhundh rahe hai... hamara ek contact hai creative communications meh. Voh milte hi story khud concrete ho jayegi sir. Rammi breathes a little. RAMMI Unka purpose kya ho sakta hai ? Bina motive keh story meh jaan nai rahegi.. You need a motive. V shows him the library chit. V Yeh dono couple covert operatives the.. Unka assignment ek surveillance tool banakar creative communication meh unload karna tha. Woh innocent civilians peh spy karne ki koshish kar rahe the. Aurr baat rahi charu gupta keh murder ki.. Toh koi sense nai hai victim koh phele mar dalana aur phir usseh lutne bethna.. Koi chor uss tariikke seh chori nai karta.. Uski body parr struggle keh koi nishan nai the. Yeh ek preplanned murder tha.. Telecommunication minister.. Government by proxy is involved sir. Rammi ponders a little over V’s remarks. Rammi rubs his chin a little. RAMMI Agar yeh dono opertives the aur government keh liye kaam karte the toh phir government neh inhe kyon marwa diya ? What was the motive behind it ? V rubs his head a little.

108. V Yeh mujhe bhi nai pata sir... Par jaha tak mera aur harsh ka hunch hai.. Inhone kuch esa kiya tha jisse upar kafi log kafa hue hoge. Maybe.. Yeh do parties keh liye kaam kar rahe the. Maybe yeh freelance banne ki koshish kar rahe tha. Maybe government koi loose ends nai rakhna chahti thi. Rammi looks at v. Rammi rubs his chin a little. Rammi ponders over v’s remarks for a moment. RAMMI Tumne iske bare meh kisi aur seh baat ki hai ? V shakes his head. V No sir.. Sirf meh harsh aur uski ek dost. Hummare sivayy kisi neh iss case koh yaha takkk track karne ki koshish nai ki. We are the only ones.. Jinhone iss case koh yaha takk track karne ki koshish ki hogi. Rammi stares at all the documents. Rammi then looks at V. V is waitin’ for rammi’s answer. RAMMI Ok.. process start kardo. Meh mere contacts seh help lekkkar dekhta hu. We need to be careful about what we right. V nods. RAMMI (CONT’D) Good job. You did good. V nods & smiles at rammi. Rammi smiles back. V Thank you sir. RAMMI Harsh nahi hai yaha ? Where is he ? V Umm.. Voh thoda busy hai abhi. Humm kal subah aapko report karege.. (MORE)

109. V (CONT'D) Hopefully emails ki copies keh sath. Sir. RAMMI Ok.. Get some rest.. Mornin’.. I want to see the copies of those emails. V nods. V leaves. V opens the door & waltz outta the office. INT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - TOP FLOOR - NIGHT V starts headin’ towards the elevator. V reaches near the elevator. V then presses the elevator’s button. Elevator opens. INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT. V gets in to the elevator. V turns around & presses the elevators dial. Elevators starts to move down. V looks tired as hell - he needs some sleep. V rests his head on the elevators wall. V closes his eyes a little whilst his head on the elevator’s wall. V then opens his eyes & blinks it real quick. V looks at the floor display. V just want some sleep. V could almost sleep inside this elevator but he knows there’s work to be done. V power thru his fatigued state. V gets up & stands straight. V then looks at the floor display number goin’ down. EXT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - NIGHT We see the black bmw parked near the buldin’. INT. BLACK BMW - NIGHT Shiv is lookin’ at the buldin’ whilst cleanin’ his silencer. Shiv makes a face. Shiv then corks the silencer on top of his gun. INT. BOSS’S OFFCIE Rammi is starin’ at a half burnt cigarette in his ash tray. The fumes comin’ outta it. Rammi then all of a sudden takes his phone out & dials Shiv. INTERCUT WITH :

110. INT. BLACK BMW - NIGHT Shiv’s phone buzzes. Shiv recieves his phone whilst gun in his hand. Shiv roatates his neck a little. RAMMI Ha... voh meri office seh nikal gaya hai. Niche pahuch hi raha hoga. Shiv rolls his eyes. Ok..

SHIV

Rammi cuts his phone. Rammi again starts starin’ at the half burnt cigarettes. Rammi takes that cigarette outta the ash tray & starts smokin’ it. INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT Door opens. V gets out. INT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT V heads towards the exit. V reaches near the exit. EXT. VINCIGUERRA TIMES BUILDING - NIGHT V is headin’ towards his car. V is crossin’ the street. V feels a cool wind kissin’ his cheeks. V halts whilst standin’ in the middle of the street. V looks back. No one is there. V turns back & starts walkin’ again. V reaches near his car. As V is about to open his car’s door. We see Shiv arrivin’ outta nowhere in the background. V pauses a bit. V’s face turns little pale. Too late. Before V could turn. PHEWW PHEWW PHEWW. V takes two in his back. V falls down on th ground whilst twitchin’. Shiv then starts to walk towards V. Shiv reaches near V. Shiv then looks at V gaspin’. Shiv shoots him in the head. V is dead. Shiv then dials someone. SHIV Teeno keh teen. It’s done. TELECOMMUNICATION MINSITER / STRANGER Good... Teeno ki body accident case meh rafa dafa kardege. (MORE)

111. TELECOMMUNICATION MINSITER / STRANGER Meneh cleaners bhej diye hai.. Voh raste meh hi hoge. See you in the mornin’ Sir.

SHIV

Shiv looks around. Shiv smirks a little. Shiv then takes out a cigarette from his front pocket. Shiv lights up his cigarette with his lighter. Shiv puts back the lighter in his pocket. Shiv looks around & smokes. Shiv starts walkin’ towards his balck bmw. Screen turns red. FADE OUT.