**[SCENE START]** **(INT. CAFE - DAY)** Sunlight streams through the window of a cozy cafe in Alborn, Minnesota as SELVI (30), with her camera clutched tightly around one hand sits at an outdoor table engrossedly reviewing photos on its screen . She's dressed brightly and vibrant compared to Hunter’S understated attire: jeans. HUNTER enters looking sharp despite being slightly out of place amongst the townsfolk sipping coffee inside his worn leather jacket, he approaches Selvi with purpose in every step **Hunter:** Excuse me maam? I wouldn'... uh... could you understand English maybe…? Selvis eyes flicker up to meet Hunter’s. She looks startled and quickly closes her camera **(VOICE SHEET START)** <br> **SELVI (Hindi, worried tone):**: *“आप किस बारे में पूछ रहे हैं?”* (What are asking about?) **HUNTER:** I'm Detective Hunter with the local police. I was wondering if you... seen anything strange lately? Around town maybe…? <br> **SELVI (Hindi, hesitant tone):**: *“मैंने कुछ देखा है… लोग गायब हो रहे हैं।”* (Yes ...people are disappearing.) **HUNTER:** I see. Right... and what do you mean by "disappearing"? Like someone moved away? <br> **SELVI (Hindi, her voice shaking):**: *“नहीं नहीं… वे अचानक गायब हो गए।”* (No no ... they vanished.) **HUNTER:** Vanished... okay. Do you remember when this happened or where...? Could it have been during the Apple Festival? <br> **SELVI (Hindi, her voice dropping to a whisper):**: *“हाँ… मेरे पहले दिन।”* (Yes ... my first day.) **HUNTER:** Your... your what now…? Look maam. I need you tell me everything in English if we're going solve this <br> **SELVI (Hindi, her eyes welling with tears):**: *“मुझे समझ में नहीं आ रहा है।”* (I don’t understand.) Hunter pulls out his phone and searches for a translation app. He mumbles under breath as he types something into the microphone **HUNTER:** (to himself) "Find Hindi translator." Got it... let me see… *“क्या आपकी मदद कर सकता हूँ?"* (Can I help you?) <br> **SELVI**: *(Hindi, looks up at him with relief)* *"हाँ कृपया।"* **(A beat as the translation app buzzes)** **HUNTER:** Alright. Can someone be helping? Someone might have seen something… You know any of these missing folks ? (Voice sheet ends) Selvi hesitates before nodding slowly, her eyes downcast . The cafe door opens and a gust of wind blows in from outside **(Hunter turns his head to see who entered the café. It is someone he recognizes - one last thing about him)** **HUNTER**: (To Selvie) Excuse me... gotta take this… I'll be right back, okay? He rushes out of cafe leaving a confused and worried SELVI alone at her table . **(SCENE END ) **