RASTOGI HOUSE
Miilee is sitting in the kitchen, depressed. Kaush sits down and tries to talk to her.
Kaush: Miilee... Look...
Miilee: Kaush... Everybody blamed me for what happened! Nobody believed me! Even Dadima!
Kaush: Miilee, Dadima is very worried right now. You know what Hiralal is for her. And maybe Dadima can't take his being arrested like this, and in this position a person says anything, does anything, which doesn't mean anything. And Miilee, your love for Dadima isn't selfish. When she is so sad, you'll leave her? Go far away from her? Hate her?
Miilee: I don't hate Dadima, Kaush. I love her a lot.
THE RASTOGI'S OFFICE
Sagar and Vishal are standing in Vishal's office. Vishal is pacing around, looking suspiciously at Sagar. Sagar makes faces at him behind his back.
Vishal: Sagar, 4 lakhs are too much.
Sagar: 4 lakhs are not too much, Jij. You know that Hiralal has given his account and accepted your crime - I mean not your crime, his crime.
Vishal: Accounts can be changed in court, Sagar.
Sagar: But not the truth, Jij. That victim in the hospital could regain consciousness any moment, and by giving money, everything will be fine. Hiralal out, you safe, everything fine!
Vishal: Circumstances! I'll have to give the money.
Vishal goes to get the money. Sagar silently jumps in the air happily. Vishal hands him the suitcase. Sagar laughs.
Vishal: Nothing wrong should happen, Sagar.
Sagar: There are 4, aren't there?
Vishal: Count them and see.
Sagar: Jij, I trust you.
He takes the money and goes, talking to himself.
Sagar: This bag full of notes is looking so nice in my hands. But the bad part is that that Inspector will eat most of the money. I mean, is there no justice in the world? Sagar Mehra does the effort, and the Inspector eats the money! When he knows that Hiralal is innocent, then he has to release him! But he doesn't! There is a limit to deceit!
RASTOGI HOUSE
Miilee walks into the kitchen, where Babita is throwing leaves on the floor.
Babita: Why are you looking like that? You know what Vishal Sir has said. You will work for us. You'll carry out my orders. And I'm saying to clean the trash! Come on!
Miilee takes a broom and starts to clear it away, looking evilly at Babita.
Babita: Good girl! Work properly - I shouldn't see a bit of trash! Come on! There's a spot! Bend down and clear it away!
Babita starts to sing, dancing like a fool.
Jiska mujhe
Tha intezaar
Jiske liye tha
Dil bekaraar...
Suddenly Miilee gets angry, and runs at her with the broom!
Babita: Aaaa! What are you doing!
Miilee: You gave the orders to clear the trash, didn't you? So I'm clearing the dirtiest thing in the house!
She continues to hit Babita with the broom!
Babita: Miilee ki bachi!
Miilee: Yeah, yeah what will you do?
Babita: You think you're so smart, right?
They both start to fight with the broom, hitting each other in the face.
Miilee: You're a big trash can!
Babita: You're a whole junkyard, a whole junkyard!
Miilee gets really angry and hits her hard with the broom, and Babita falls down!
POLICE STATION
Miilee goes to meet Hiralal, dressed in her normal clothes (if you can call them normal).
Miilee: Hiralal?
Hiralal gets up and walks over to Miilee.
Miilee: I've brought - food for you. And to tell you that I didn't phone the police.
Hiralal: I know! Vishal Sir was saying, that he suspects you. But, I don't believe it.
Miilee: Hiralal, can I say something? Both of our lives are the same. You're getting a punishment for the thing you didn't do, and so am I!
Hiralal: Yes, yes. You have lost your loved ones, and so have I.
Miilee: What is this, Hiralal. We both have a relation now - and that of d*mn sadness.
Hiralal: When will you stop talking like this?
Miilee: Look, Hiralal. The world can leave Miilee, but Miilee never leaves anything.
Hiralal: Miilee, when people go to visit others in jail, then they hang their faces and sympathize!
Miilee: Now, who has the sympathy to give, can give. Miilee just has her jokes and laughter, so I came to give that! By the way Hiralal, are you going to serve people food in jail?
Hiralal: Why?
Miilee: Then at least take off those gloves!
Hiralal looks down at his gloves and laughs. He takes them off. Miilee laughs.
Hiralal: Here, I took them off.
Hiralal laughs as well.
Miilee: Now there's laughter on your face! I just came here for that.
Hiralal: Now if I laugh, or cry, I have to stay here, haven't I?
Miilee: Why would you stay here? When you haven't done anything? Like I've come to make you laugh, some soldier will come to get you out of here.
Rahul walks into the station. He stops a policeman.
Rahul: Where's the Inspector?
Policeman: He's over there.
Rahul goes there, and Miilee comes out of there. They see each other.
Miilee (thinking): Rahul? What's he doing here?
Police Inspector: OK, Mister Rastogi. I'm leaving him because of you.
Rahul: Inspector Saab, whatever the reason may be, I'm assuring you that you're doing a good thing.
The Inspector nods. He gives Hiralal some papers to sign. Sagar is watching this. Hiralal signs.
Sagar: Are wah! Now Hiralal is freed, now out of 4 lakhs, 4 will be mine! God, don't ever stop being so nice to me.
RASTOGI HOUSE
Rahul brings Hiralal back home.
Rahul: Come in, Hiralalji.
Kamini: Hiralal!
Rahul: It's good that you all are here! The man who sacrificed himself to save the respect of this family is back! So give him a big hand!
Sagar, Kamini and Neena clap.
Hiralal: Rahul Saab, this is my responsibility. And if I have to ever do the same, I will.
Kamini: Rahul, take Hiralal to Dadima's room. She's waiting for him.
Rahul: No, Ma! Before that, there is a very important thing to do! Today Hiralalji is back among us, we're all very happy! But we're forgetting something. Hiralalji went to jail because somebody made one phone call to the police. And we all easily put the blame on Miilee, even gave her a punishment! But how do we know that Miilee made that phone call? I have a proof, that Miilee didn't make that phone call. I have a tape, in which that voice is recorded.
Kamini: But Rahul, how did you get that tape?
Rahul: That inspector, who arrested Hiralal, gave me the tape. And Bobby should be bringing that tape any moment now.
Bobby comes running in and gives Rahul the tape.
Rahul: Thanks, Bobs.
Sagar, Babita and Neena are shocked. Rahul puts the tape in, and Babita's voice fills the room.
Babita: Hello, Inspector Saab? I'm talking from Vishal Rastogi's house. The accident on the highway on the 17th, was by Vishal Saab's car!
Sagar: This isn't Miilee's voice at all! This means that Miilee didn't phone the police. Um - Miilee - I apologize for what happened. Hiralal - Dadima's waiting for you.
Kamini: But - Sagar -
Sagar: Sis - We'll talk later.
Rahul: Mamaji, everybody agrees that Miilee didn't make that phone call. But then, who did?
Sagar: I think someone from outside did it. Anybody can say that they're calling from Vishal Rastogi's house.
Rahul: Mamaji, is this a guess or are you hiding something?
Sagar: Hiding something? Why would I hide something?
Rahul: Mamaji, if you're trying to save someone then it's OK. I'll stay quiet. But you and your phoner remember that if something like this happens again then ... not this tape, somebody will get played!
Dadima is talking to Hiralal.
Dadima: Every time, Hiralal, you are the victim of our mistakes. How will we ever repay this favour you did?
Hiralal: Dadima, I hope something like this never happens. But if it does, I'll ask you for a small thing.
Dadima: And we won't refuse. That is our promise.
Hiralal puts Dadima's water on the floor, and leaves.
Miilee is cleaning pots and the table with a cloth when Rahul comes in.
Rahul: Why are you cleaning? Now it's clean!
Miilee: What?
Rahul: Your name, of course.
Miilee: OK.
Rahul: What OK? What about "Thank you so much", "So sweet"?
Miilee: I would say that, Rahul. But now I won't. Because the man who expects a Thanks is not worthy of it!
Rahul: I do something for you, and you - Well, why would you listen to me? You're sitting on the peak of the Himalayan Mountains, aren't you? How will you hear me?
Miilee: Mr. Rahul Rastogi, your whole family put the blame on me. And it wasn't true, was it? So today or tomorrow, it had to be proved!
Rahul: It had to be proved! How? By itself?
Miilee: No! Today or tomorrow, you would eventually get a passion for acting like a hero!
Rahul: You mean that I did all this to act like a hero!
Miilee: You and hero? Haha. You don't look like one from any angle.
Rahul: By the way, Dad had told you not to leave until Hiralal came back. Now Hiralal is back - you can go.
Miilee looks at him angrily and leaves.
Dadima is drinking tea when Miilee knocks.
Dadima: Come in!
Miilee opens the door. Dadima is shocked to see her. She is wearing her red cap with a smiley badge, a blue and green checked shirt and a T-shirt underneath, with jeans deliberately ripped and sewn over.
Dadima: What are you wearing?
Miilee: Me? This is Miilee's style! Oh... You have the habit of seeing the Miilee in the uniform, don't you?
Dadima: Why are you standing at the door and talking?
Miilee: Because last time, I was kicked out of here!
Dadima: That time we were angry. This time it is our command that you come in.
Miilee: So why should I listen to you now? And do you know? I've heard that in old age, people's minds rot! And today I saw it as well!
Dadima: First you wear a cap and come, and now you're calling us a budhiya?
Miilee: I did! And didn't you hear me say that your mind has rotted?
Dadima: How did you dare to talk to us like that.
Miilee: Like how you dared to kick me out of your room, your life!
Dadima: We said, didn't we? That we were angry?
Miilee: So now I'm angry!
Dadima: Your anger won't work on us, girl!
Miilee: And your daily drama won't work on me! Aunty!
Dadima: Call us Dadima!
Miilee: And you call me Miilee as well, not "Girl"!
Dadima: It's our house! Here we do what we want to do!
Miilee: OK! You do whatever you want to do! But listen to a decision of Miilee! I won't leave you ever! How dare you kick me out like this! Miilee comes on her own free will, and leaves on her own free will! Do you accept?
Dadima: Accept.
Miilee: Then OK.
Dadima: Come, and hug us.
Miilee: Is that an order?
Dadima: Yes.
Miilee: Then I won't hug you.
Dadima: You won't hug us!
Miilee: I will. But because I also feel like hugging you.
Dadima: Then come here!
Miilee runs in slow motion and hugs Dadima!