3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Pure Comedy
The Last Client
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
INT. SMALL LEGAL OFFICE CABIN - NIGHT
Desk lamp ki peeli roshni. Tube light flicker kar rahi hai. Glass door ke bahar vending machine ki warm glow. Cabin thaka hua, cluttered, aur silent hai.
PANKAJ (39), tie loosened, glasses nose par se slide hote hue, watch check karta hai.
SURESH (36), slightly disheveled, legal pad aur snacks ka packet pakde, chair par restless hai.
PANKAJ
(ghadi dekhte hue)
Agar last client aaj nahi aaya na, main seedha ghar nahi... main retirement le lunga.
SURESH
Chill kar. Last client hota hai toh ya toh paisa hota hai ya trauma.
PANKAJ
Dono mein se ek bhi nahi chahiye.
Door opens. TARA (34) enters—stylish, sharp, impatient. Bag full of random documents. She scans the room like she owns it.
TARA
Yeh hi hai legal office?
SURESH
(instant professional)
Ji. Aur yeh hi hain Pankaj sir.
PANKAJ
Aur main Suresh ko... ignore karne ka advice deta hoon.
Suresh fake smile. Tara drops her bag on the table. Papers spill out.
TARA
Mujhe urgent matter hai.
PANKAJ
Of course. Please, sit.
Tara sits. Pankaj straightens. Suresh opens legal pad like a doctor with bad news.
TARA
Main tenant hoon.
PANKAJ
Nahi, sorry—landlord?
TARA
Kabhi kabhi.
SURESH
(confused)
Kabhi kabhi?
TARA
Haan. Situation ke hisaab se.
PANKAJ
(trying to be calm)
Okay. Problem kya hai?
Tara pulls out a paper.
TARA
Yeh agreement.
PANKAJ takes it. Reads. Frowns.
PANKAJ
Isme aapka naam Tara hai.
TARA
Correct.
SURESH picks another paper.
SURESH
Aur is receipt mein naam... Tanu?
TARA
Old spelling.
PANKAJ
Old spelling?
TARA
Mere ex ka favourite font tha.
Beat.
Suresh opens his pad, trying to note something. He is already lost.
SURESH
Aapko eviction notice aaya hai?
TARA
Nahi. Shayad aaya ho. Ya maine bheja ho. I’m still checking.
PANKAJ
(eyes on watch)
Aap exactly chahati kya hain?
TARA
Yeh aap log batao.
SURESH
Main? Main toh snacks khata hoon.
He awkwardly hides the packet.
TARA
(leaning in)
Dekho, mujhe bas ek strong case chahiye.
PANKAJ
Strong... kis angle se?
TARA
Civil.
SURESH
Criminal?
TARA
Family.
PANKAJ
(beat)
Teenon ek saath?
TARA
Why not? Multi-tasking is important.
She pulls out another file.
TARA
Yeh UPI screenshot.
PANKAJ
Isme payment dikh rahi hai.
TARA
Cash bhi hua tha.
SURESH
Dono?
TARA
Obviously. Trust issues hain.
Pankaj and Suresh exchange a look. This is a nightmare.
PANKAJ
(sweetly)
Madam, aisa hai... hum thoda internal review kar lete hain.
SURESH
Haan, very important. Due diligence.
TARA
(smiling)
Aap dono mujhe avoid kar rahe ho.
PANKAJ
Nahi, bilkul nahi.
TARA
Toh phir itne nervous kyun ho?
SURESH
Kyuki aap... complicated ho.
TARA
Aur aap dono simple bhaagne wale ho.
Beat. Tara bag se ek VISITING CARD nikaalti hai aur table par rakhti hai.
INSERT - VISITING CARD
Office Owner ka naam.
Pankaj freezes. Suresh stops chewing.
PANKAJ
Yeh...
SURESH
Boss ka card hai.
TARA
Haan. Kyunki main client nahi hoon.
Silence.
PANKAJ
(very small voice)
Phir aap kaun ho?
TARA
Main office owner ki wife hoon.
Pankaj and Suresh stare.
TARA (CONT'D)
Aaj audit tha.
Honesty audit.
SURESH
Audit?
TARA
Mujhe dekhna tha ki jab case mushkil lage, tum log sach bolte ho ya ek dusre ko case pass karte ho.
PANKAJ
We were... assessing.
TARA
Aap dono bhaag rahe the.
SURESH
(weakly)
Strategic retreat.
Tara stands, satisfied. Picks up one paper, examines it.
TARA
Waise, yeh file kaafi interesting thi.
PANKAJ
Which one?
TARA
Jo bhi aapne samjhi.
She smiles. Puts the paper back in her bag.
TARA (CONT'D)
Kal se office mein honesty ka audit hoga.
Aur haan...
(looks at vending machine)
Woh machine ka bill bhi.
She heads to the door.
PANKAJ
Wait. Toh actual case?
TARA
Agar sach bol dete, toh shayad hota.
She exits.
Door shuts.
A beat.
Pankaj and Suresh stand frozen.
SURESH
(looking at vending machine)
Bhai...
PANKAJ
Haan?
SURESH
Is office mein sabse safe case snack ka lag raha hai.
Pankaj looks at his watch. Sighs.
PANKAJ
Aur main soch raha tha client khatam hua.
He glances at the empty chair.
PANKAJ (CONT'D)
Actually... hum khatam hue.
Suresh opens the snack packet.
CUT TO BLACK.
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