OPENING SCENE – THE CHOICE (Varma Mansion – 2:15 AM)
The gun presses harder against Ishana’s temple. Vikram’s breath is hot on her neck.
VIKRAM: “Tick-tock, wife. Does his sister die by my hand… or yours?”
On the screen, Aryan’s sister, Trisha, struggles against her ropes, her eyes wide with terror.
Ishana’s fingers tighten around the dagger.
ISHANA (softly): “Let me see her. In person.”
Vikram laughs. “You want to look her in the eyes when you do it? I knew I married the right woman.”
THE BASEMENT (Varma Safehouse – 3:00 AM)
The concrete room smells of mildew and blood. Trisha Raichand kneels in the center, her designer dress torn, lip split.
TRISHA (spitting blood): “So you’re the whore who broke my brother’s heart.”
Ishana backhands her—then crouches, whispering in her ear.
ISHANA: “When I stab you, scream. Then play dead.”
Trisha’s eyes flicker with understanding.
VIKRAM (leaning against the door): “Romantic last words?”
Ishana stands, the dagger flashing—
AND PLUNGES IT INTO TRISHA’S SHOULDER.
Trisha shrieks, collapsing. Blood pools.
VIKRAM CLAPS. “Beautiful. Now finish it.”
Ishana raises the blade—
AND SLASHES VIKRAM’S FACE INSTEAD.
THE CHASE (Safehouse to Docks – 3:30 AM)
Vikram roars, clutching his bleeding cheek. “KILL THEM BOTH!”
Ishana drags Trisha through a back exit, bullets pinging off metal.
TRISHA (gasping): “Why save me?”
ISHANA (grim): “Because Aryan was right. And I owe him a debt.”
They vanish into the night.
ARYAN’S SAFEHOUSE (Docks – 4:00 AM)
Aryan bursts in, gun drawn—freezes at the sight of his sister, bloodied but alive.
TRISHA (weak smile): “Your girlfriend stabs better than you.”
Aryan crushes Ishana in a hug. She stiffens—then melts for half a second before pushing away.
ARYAN (to Ishana): “You shouldn’t have come back.”
ISHANA (cold): “This isn’t for you. Vikram framed you for Rohan’s murder. I want him dead.”
TRISHA (holding her shoulder): “And my brother? What do you want from him?”
Ishana meets Aryan’s gaze. “The truth. Did you ever love me? Or was I just a pawn?”
The room holds its breath.
THE TRUTH (Flashback – One Year Earlier)
Aryan, bruised, tied to a chair. His father looms over him.
RUDRA RAICHAND: “Seduce the Varma girl. Make her trust you. We need their shipping routes.”
ARYAN (spitting blood): “No.”
His father backhands him. “This isn’t a request.”
PRESENT:
Aryan’s voice cracks. “It started as a mission. But then—”
Ishana slaps him. Hard.
ISHANA: “That’s for lying.”
Then she kisses him. Fierce. Desperate.
ISHANA (pulling away): “That’s for everything after.”
CLIFFHANGER – VIKRAM’S REVENGE
A TV flickers to life in the corner. SECURITY FOOTAGE of Ishana’s mother sipping tea in their garden.
VIKRAM’S VOICE (from the speakers): “You have until dawn to return my wife… or I’ll poison every cup in that house.”
FADE TO BLACK.
END EPISODE 4.
