Title: Silent Spark

Genre: Crime / Teen Mystery / Comedy

Runtime: ~1hr 30min

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ACT 1: SETTING THE STAGE

Utkarsh, a brilliant but underpaid architect in a rural village, is constantly overshadowed by a corrupt rival architect, Ghanshu Ghotala, who has deep political ties. Ghanshu starts taking over all Utkarsh's government contracts.

Utkarsh, frustrated and pushed to the edge, devises a plan for revenge. He secretly involves his two sons: 17-year-old Joy and 14-year-old Vivek. Both are exceptionally smart and creative—especially in solving problems, though not criminals.

One day, Ghanshu visits the village and his car breaks down near an abandoned government guest house. Utkarsh spots the opportunity. He tells his sons to make the car explode without getting caught.

The boys dress up as local mechanics and approach the broken car. A suspicious lady watchman, Shanta Tai, keeps an eye on them, throwing in sarcastic comments. She warns them not to do anything stupid. Joy distracts her with his antics, while Vivek secretly pokes a hole in the petrol tank.

As Ghanshu drives off smoking a cigarette, the petrol trail catches fire. The car explodes just outside Anant School.

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ACT 2: INVESTIGATION BEGINS

The village is shaken. A full investigation starts. Inspector Kavya Rao, a sharp, no-nonsense officer, is sent to the scene.

At the same time, Vivek begins school again at Anant. He tells classmates he was on a bus from Mumbai when the blast happened—he “saw it happen.”

His neighbor’s younger sister, Yashvi, a 10th-grade amateur sleuth with a blog called "Detective Didi," fully believes in the boys' innocence.

Comedic Beat:

Yashvi suspects everyone except the brothers.

She follows Inspector Kavya around and tries to help, only creating more confusion.

Meanwhile, Shanta Tai gives a vague statement to police: "Two boys were fixing the car... or breaking it. Hard to say, one called the engine 'baby.'"

Inspector Kavya retrieves blurry CCTV from a shop nearby, showing two teen boys helping with the car. She begins narrowing it down.

Meanwhile, Joy and Vivek realize the pressure is rising. Joy tries to frame another student who had a grudge against Ghanshu by planting cigarette packs and a fake confession letter.

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ACT 3: SUSPICIONS RISE

Kavya begins interviewing school students. She catches inconsistencies in Vivek's story. The principal, Mr. Bhandari, confusedly mixes up names, adding comic relief.

Comedic Beat:

Principal: "Vivek was absent that day. Or was it Vinay? Vasant? I need a spreadsheet."

Tech-savvy classmate Aryan overlays the CCTV footage with a school pic. Vivek’s clothes match.

Kavya gets suspicious and confronts Vivek. During a soft interrogation, Vivek repeats his story:

> “I saw the car blast right in front of my eyes.”

Kavya catches that line. He shouldn't have been there. The interrogation is cut short by a fire drill.

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ACT 4: CLOSING IN

Kavya listens to the recording again and realizes: Vivek’s statement reveals he was at the scene, contradicting his alibi.

She replays it, slowly zooming into his words. She now suspects him but has no concrete proof yet.

Meanwhile, Joy secretly convinces Yashvi to write a fictional blog post based on a “made-up” version of the case, saying it would be fun to see how close she could get. Yashvi, unaware of the real plot, enthusiastically publishes it as: "Why Joy and Vivek Are Innocent Legends."

The blog post goes viral.

Kavya watches it, amused at first. But she notices the blog mirrors the investigation almost perfectly, including details that weren’t publicly available. She cross-checks the publish date—it was created before many case details were released.

Alarmed, she brings it to her superiors. Further digging reveals:

Ghanshu had many enemies.

The explosion was likely a mechanical accident worsened by illegal modifications Ghanshu had made himself.

The boys’ presence was a coincidence—though their actions were suspicious, there was no definitive link.

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FINAL ACT: THE ULTIMATE CLIMAX

Kavya arrives at Utkarsh’s house. Joy opens the door.

KAVYA

“Tell your brother... we need to talk again.”

JOY

He’s doing homework.

KAVYA

(steps in, smiles)

Good. This will be extra credit.

Just then, Yashvi bursts in, holding her phone. She's confused and tearful.

YASHVI

“I didn’t mean to cause trouble... I thought it was just fiction.”

Kavya looks at her, then at Joy, who silently stares back. She finally smiles.

KAVYA

“Fiction can be powerful... even when it hides the truth.”

She closes her notebook.

KAVYA (to Joy)

You’re clever. But next time, don’t use a child to clean your mess.

FADE OUT.

EPILOGUE:

The police officially drop all charges. Yashvi is invited to a junior detective seminar. Utkarsh begins getting work again. Joy and Vivek return to school, quietly victorious.

Vivek, smiling:

> “Next time, let's just let karma handle it.”

Joy:

> “Nah, karma’s too slow.”

THE END.