# Voice Sheet: The Café Encounter **Setting: A small café on Main Street, Alborn, MN. Morning light streams through the window as Selvi sits alone at a corner table, scrolling through photos on her camera.** --- Hunter: "Excuse me, miss? Mind if I sit down for a moment? I'm Detective Hunter with the county sheriff's office." Selvi: *looks up, startled* "...sorry?" Hunter: "I'm a detective. I noticed you were at the town square yesterday evening, taking photographs near the old mill. Did you happen to see anything unusual? A woman, maybe mid-forties, brown hair?" Selvi: *eyes widening with recognition, voice trembling* "हाँ... हाँ, मैंने एक औरत को देखा था। वो बहुत डरी हुई लग रही थी। वो जंगल की तरफ भागी... मुझे बहुत डर लगा।" Hunter: *blinks, leans back* "I'm sorry, I don't... I don't understand. Do you speak English?" Selvi: *shakes head, gestures to her camera anxiously* "मैं आपको दिखाती हूँ... देखिए, ये फोटो।" *scrolls through images, pointing* Hunter: *squints at the camera screen* "These photos... that's the mill. Can you... is that someone in the trees there?" Selvi: *nods vigorously* "हाँ! हाँ! वो औरत वहीं थी। फिर अँधेरा हो गया और मुझे कुछ नहीं दिखा।" *makes a gesture of something vanishing* Hunter: "She disappeared? Into the woods?" *mimics her gesture* Selvi: *nods, clutching her camera* "मुझे नहीं पता वो कहाँ गई। मैं बहुत परेशान हूँ।" Hunter: *sighs, pulls out a notepad* "I wish I could understand you. These photos might be evidence, though. Can I... may I?" *gestures at camera, mimes taking it* Selvi: *hesitates, protective of camera* "ये मेरा कैमरा है... लेकिन... ठीक है, देख लीजिए।" Hunter: *carefully examines photos* "There's definitely someone there. Timestamp says 7:43 PM. That matches the timeline..." Selvi: *points to one specific photo, voice urgent* "ये देखिए! यहाँ कोई और भी था। एक आदमी, शायद।" Hunter: "Another person? A man?" *points at shadow in photo* Selvi: *nods* "हाँ, एक आदमी।" *Hunter's phone buzzes loudly* Hunter: *glances at phone, grimaces* "Damn. I have to take this." *answers* "Hunter here... What? Where?... I'm on my way." *stands abruptly* Selvi: *looks up, confused* "क्या हुआ?" Hunter: *holds up a finger, speaks quickly* "I have to go. But these photos—" *points at camera* "—important. Very important. Can you stay in town? Don't leave?" Selvi: *puzzled expression* "मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा..." Hunter: *mimes staying put, points at ground* "Stay. Here. Alborn. Okay?" Selvi: *slowly nods* "...ठीक है।" Hunter: *places a business card on the table* "Call this number if you remember anything. Or... well, find someone who can translate." *taps the card* "Thank you, miss." Selvi: *picks up the card, watches him leave* "ये सब क्या हो रहा है इस शहर में..." --- **End Scene**