3-Character Trio Cast 6 - 9 Minutes Mystery/Crime
The Last Order
Full Shooting Script in Industry Courier Monospace Format
FADE IN:
INT. NEARLY EMPTY RESTAURANT - NIGHT
Warm pendant lights ek single booth par gir rahi hain. Baaki restaurant half-dark hai. Chairs stacked. Tables half-wiped. Kitchen pass se cool fluorescent light spill ho rahi hai.
MONA (32), crisp apron mein, counter ke paas order pad aur kitchen towel ke saath busy hone ka natak kar rahi hai.
LINA (25), waitress, notebook aur name tag ke saath, nervously cups stack kar rahi hai.
Door khulta hai.
INSPECTOR SAMEER (40), plainclothes, dark shirt, andar aata hai. Quiet intensity. Haath mein folded receipt.
SAMEER
Good evening. Ya phir good night bolna chahiye?
MONA
Sir, hum close kar rahe hain.
SAMEER
Haan. Isi liye toh aaya hoon.
(receipt dikhata hai)
Yeh aapka bill hai?
Mona receipt dekhti hai. Ek beat.
MONA
Haan. Routine night thi.
SAMEER
Routine nights mein log dessert ke baad gayab bhi hote hain?
Lina ka haath notebook par tight ho jaata hai.
MONA
Kya?
SAMEER
Ek customer. Last seen yahin.
Dessert order karte hue.
MONA
(defensive)
Sir, sab log gaye. Humne close kar diya.
SAMEER
Sab?
Sameer booth ki taraf dekhta hai.
SAMEER (CONT'D)
Us booth mein kaun baitha tha?
Mona instantly.
MONA
Koi nahi.
Lina blurts out.
LINA
Nahi, tha.
Silence.
Mona turns to Lina.
MONA
Lina.
LINA
(nervous)
Kya? Main bas...
SAMEER
Aap bas kya?
Lina kaanpati hui notebook kholti hai.
LINA
Mainne order liya tha. Dessert ka.
MONA
Tumne nahi liya tha.
LINA
Liya tha.
MONA
Tum kitchen mein thi.
LINA
Nahi, main booth ke paas thi.
Sameer receipt ko table par rakhta hai.
SAMEER
Interesting. Kyunki receipt mein dessert ka time alag hai.
Baaki bills se five minutes baad.
Mona stiff smile.
MONA
Printer glitch hoga.
SAMEER
Ya kisi ne baad mein print kiya.
Sameer dessert plate ko notice karta hai—half-cleaned, ek fork side mein.
SAMEER (CONT'D)
Dessert plate abhi tak yahan kyun hai?
MONA
Cleaning pending thi.
SAMEER
Aur kitchen towel?
Mona apna towel instinctively adjust karti hai.
MONA
Kya kitchen towel?
SAMEER
Jis par coffee stain hai. Booth ke neeche mila tha.
Lina ki aankhen phat jaati hain.
LINA
Booth ke neeche?
SAMEER
Haan.
(beat)
Body kahan hai?
Mona ka face blank. Lina ki saans rukti hai.
MONA
Body?
SAMEER
Don’t insult me. Missing customer. Last seen here.
No exit log. No taxi. No CCTV.
Toh ya toh kisi ne usse bahar nikala,
ya phir...
LINA
(hushed)
Ya phir woh gaya hi nahi.
Mona glares at Lina.
MONA
Bas. Ab bas.
SAMEER
Toh sach bolo.
Body kahan hai?
Long beat.
Mona finally breaks.
MONA
Aapko jo lag raha hai, woh nahi hua.
SAMEER
Toh hua kya?
Lina, almost crying.
LINA
Sir... body thi hi nahi.
Sameer freezes.
SAMEER
Kya?
LINA
Mainne usko dekha tha... matlab...
phone pe kisi ko bolte hue.
Maine socha...
MONA
Tumne socha aur sab kharab kar diya.
LINA
Mainne kuch kharab nahi kiya!
SAMEER
One at a time.
Kya body thi hi nahi ka matlab?
Mona exhales, defeated.
MONA
Kyunki jo missing customer tha...
woh customer tha hi nahi.
Sameer narrows his eyes.
SAMEER
Explain.
Lina notebook khol ke ek page dikhati hai.
LINA
Mainne booth ke neeche ek phone dekha tha.
Aur cash envelope bhi.
Phir kitchen pass pe fake delivery logs...
Mujhe laga koi crime cover-up hai.
MONA
Aur tumne rumor faila diya.
LINA
Maine bas ek friend ko bola...
phir baat phail gayi.
SAMEER
Aur missing man?
MONA
Ek story thi.
Kisi ne restaurant ko frame karne ke liye.
Sameer slowly picks up the receipt again.
SAMEER
Yeh receipt asli nahi hai.
MONA
Kya?
SAMEER
Old printer ka training slip hai.
Kisi ne fold karke evidence jaisa rakha.
Beat.
LINA
Toh aap murder ke liye nahi aaye?
SAMEER
Nahi.
(beat)
Insurance fraud aur fake theft ring ke liye aaya tha.
Tumhare restaurant ka naam use ho raha tha.
Mona stunned.
MONA
Koi humein frame kar raha tha?
SAMEER
Haan.
Aur tum dono ne usko aur asaan bana diya.
Lina looks down.
LINA
I thought... body...
SAMEER
Body kabhi thi hi nahi.
Sirf story thi.
Sameer booth ke neeche jhukta hai, ek small hidden phone nikalta hai.
MONA
Woh kya hai?
SAMEER
Fake reviews.
Fabricated timestamps.
Staged delivery logs.
Crime ka body nahi, narrative tha.
He places the phone on the table.
SAMEER (CONT'D)
Aaj raat body nahi pakdi gayi.
Story pakdi gayi hai.
Mona slowly sinks onto a chair. Lina relieved, guilty.
Kitchen pass ki fluorescent light flicker karti hai.
Sameer turns to leave.
MONA
Sir... phir missing customer?
Sameer half-smiles.
SAMEER
Last order kabhi serve hi nahi hua tha.
He exits.
Door closes.
Silence.
Lina and Mona look at each other.
LINA
(small)
Toh...
body nahi thi?
MONA
(deadpan)
Nahi, Lina.
Aur ab is restaurant mein bhi nahi honi chahiye.
They stare at the empty booth.
FADE OUT.
THE END.
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