Here is the scene with the dialogue in a voice sheet format: **Scene:** "A Troubling Encounter at the Café" **Setting:** Cozy Corner Café, Alborn, MN - A warm afternoon, with the sound of gentle chatter and espresso machines in the background. **Action:** Melanie sits at a small table by the window, scrutinizing her camera's LCD screen, a look of concern etched on her face. Hunter, sipping on a coffee, approaches her table. **Voice Sheet:** | **Character** | **Dialogue** | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Hunter** | Excuse me, mind if I join you for a sec? I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn PD. I'm investigating some... | | **Melanie** | (startled, looking up) Ach du mein Gott, was wollen Sie? Ich habe gerade... (Oh my God, what do you want? I'm right in the middle of...) | | **Hunter** | (confused, leaning back) I... uh... Sorry? Could you please speak English? I didn't quite catch that. | | **Melanie** | (troubled, shaking her head) Englisch... nein... (English... no...) | | **Hunter** | (patience wearing thin) Okay, let's start again. I'm looking into the disappearances around town. Did you witness anything unusual, say, around the time of the apple festival? | | **Melanie** | (shaken, rapid German) Die Festlichkeiten... ich habe Fotos gemacht... dann war da plötzlich dieser Lärm... und als ich mich umgedreht habe... (The festivities... I was taking photos... then there was this noise... and when I turned around...) | | **Hunter** | (clearly lost) Ma'am, I... (pauses, frustrated) Look, can you please... (just as he's about to ask again, his phone rings) Ah, excuse me. (answers phone) Detective Hunter. | | **Melanie** | (still agitated, to herself in German) Was soll ich jetzt tun... (What am I supposed to do now...) | | **Hunter** | (into phone) Yeah... Okay, I'm on my way. (to Melanie) Sorry, miss... (glances at her, unsure how to address her) I have to run. If you could... (trails off, realizing the language barrier) Never mind. (gets up and leaves quickly) | | **Melanie** | (watching him leave, worried in German) Dieser Polizist... er versteht mich nicht... (This policeman... he doesn't understand me...) |