3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Psychological Thriller
Three Chairs, One Truth
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
INT. THERAPY OFFICE - NIGHT
Soft lamp light. Ek bookshelf, tissue box, aur teen chairs triangle mein. Window par rain ki halki tapping.
DR. KUNAL (44), cardigan aur reading glasses mein, notebook ke saath baitha hai. RAJAT (35), polished, tense, expensive watch pehane, seedha baitha hai. NISHA (33), elegant, guarded, notebook lap mein, steely stare ke saath.
Silence.
DR. KUNAL
Toh... us raat kya hua tha?
RAJAT
(instant)
Maine jo dekha, woh aap dono ko sunna chahiye.
NISHA
Aapko “dono” bolne ki aadat hai, Rajat. Jaise sab kuch audience ho.
RAJAT
Aur tumhe har baat ko drama banane ki aadat hai.
DR. KUNAL
Calmly.
Bas facts. Start from the beginning.
RAJAT
Beginning? Theek hai. Ghar aaya tha main late. Nisha gayab thi. Phir jab wapas aayi...
(beat)
Uske haath mein blood tha.
NISHA
(smiles without warmth)
Jhooth.
Tum late aaye the, haan. Par main gayab nahi thi. Tum the. Tumhare coat pe rain thi. Mud bhi.
RAJAT
Mera coat? Tumne pehna tha kya usko?
NISHA
Main tumhari memory pe bharosa nahi karti. Isliye notebook rakhti hoon.
(holds up notebook)
Tumne kaha tha, “Maine sab sambhal liya.”
DR. KUNAL
Interesting.
Aur uske baad?
RAJAT
Uske baad woh mujhe blame karne lagi.
NISHA
Main? Tumne mujhe kaha tha, “Bas chup raho. Kisi ko kuch yaad nahi rahega.”
RAJAT
Main aisa kabhi nahi bolta.
NISHA
Tum har waqt bolte ho. Bas yaad tumhe convenient cheezein rehti hain.
DR. KUNAL
(notes taking)
Memory selective hoti hai. Especially stress mein.
RAJAT
Aap dono mujhe pagal bana rahe ho.
NISHA
No. Tum already ho.
A beat. Rain taps louder.
RAJAT
(leaning forward)
Kyun aayi ho yahan, Nisha? Shaadi bachane ya mujhe phasane?
NISHA
Main sach sunne aayi hoon.
RAJAT
Sach? Tum sach ke naam pe manipulation karti ho.
NISHA
Aur tum control ke naam pe crime.
DR. KUNAL
Please.
Let’s keep this constructive.
RAJAT
Constructive? Doctor, aap har baar itne neutral kaise reh lete ho?
DR. KUNAL
Neutrality is useful.
NISHA
Ya convenient.
DR. KUNAL
(smiles faintly)
Maybe both.
Rajat apni expensive watch utar kar table par rakh deta hai.
RAJAT
Main jaa raha hoon.
NISHA
Nahi jaa sakte.
RAJAT
Kyun?
NISHA
Kyuki tumhe yaad aana shuru ho gaya hai.
Nisha apni notebook kholti hai, ek page Rajat ki taraf slide karti hai.
INSERT - NOTEBOOK PAGE
Dates. Times. Ek line: “He said it was an accident.”
RAJAT
(looks up, shaken)
Yeh meri handwriting nahi hai.
NISHA
Bilkul.
Tumne likha nahi tha.
Tumne bola tha.
Main likh rahi thi.
DR. KUNAL
(too calm)
Exactly.
Rajat stares at Dr. Kunal.
RAJAT
Kya exactly?
DR. KUNAL
The reconstruction.
RAJAT
Kya?
NISHA
(turns to Dr. Kunal)
Aapne us raat ka last version finalize kar liya?
RAJAT
Last version?
Dr. Kunal slowly removes his glasses.
DR. KUNAL
Version nahi, Rajat.
Reconstruction.
Silence.
RAJAT
(voice cracking)
Yeh therapy session nahi tha?
NISHA
No.
DR. KUNAL
It was a correction.
Rajat stands halfway, unstable.
RAJAT
Kis cheez ki correction?
Nisha’s stare hardens.
NISHA
Us cheez ki jo tum bhoolna chahte ho.
DR. KUNAL
And us cheez ki jo yaad aa gayi toh sab khatam ho jayega.
RAJAT
Kya khatam?
Dr. Kunal opens his notebook. Ek line par ungli rakhta hai.
DR. KUNAL
(reading)
“If he remembers, we lose control.”
Rajat freezes.
RAJAT
Maine... maine kya kiya tha?
NISHA
(soft, almost pitying)
Ghar aaye the tum.
Door khula tha.
Main saamne thi.
Phir...
(beat)
Sab andhera.
RAJAT
Body...
NISHA
Uska naam mat lo.
DR. KUNAL
Gently.
Rajat, tumne bas itna yaad rakhna hai: tumne protect kiya.
Tumhara intention galat nahi tha.
RAJAT
Maine kisey protect kiya?
Nisha and Dr. Kunal exchange a glance.
NISHA
Tumne khud ko.
Dr. Kunal folds his notebook shut.
DR. KUNAL
Truth ka kaam hota hai yaad rehna.
Mera kaam hota hai usse jeene layak banana.
Rajat looks at both of them—terrified, betrayed, cornered.
The rain suddenly seems louder.
CUT TO BLACK.
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