**Voice Sheet – Cafe Encounter in Alborn, MN** *Setting: A cozy corner of Maple Hollow Cafe, Alborn, MN. Soft folk music plays in the background. Selvi sits near the window, reviewing photos on her camera. Hunter enters in a trench coat, badge faintly visible under his jacket. He approaches her with a calm but direct demeanor.* --- **Hunter:** Excuse me, miss. You’ve been in town a few days now, haven’t you? I’m Detective Hunter. We’ve had some strange things happening—people going missing near the old orchard trails. Did you notice anything unusual while taking your photos? *(Selvi looks up, startled. She sees the badge, clutches her camera tighter, and speaks rapidly in Hindi, voice trembling.)* **Selvi:** मैंने कुछ देखा... उस रात, झील के पास... एक आवाज़ थी। जैसे कोई रो रहा हो। मैंने तस्वीर ली... लेकिन जब मैंने देखी, कुछ अजीब था। एक परछाई, लेकिन वहाँ कोई नहीं था। मुझे डर लग रहा है। *(Hunter blinks, clearly unable to understand. He tilts his head slightly, expression shifting from professional to concerned confusion. He speaks slowly, thinking she might not understand English.)* **Hunter:** I... I don’t understand Hindi. Sorry. Do you speak any English? *(Selvi shakes her head quickly, eyes wide. She points to her camera, then gestures frantically toward the window—toward the direction of the woods. She tries again, slower this time, still in Hindi.)* **Selvi:** मैं अंग्रेज़ी नहीं बोल सकती। लेकिन मेरी तस्वीर... देखिए। वह आदमी... वहाँ नहीं था, लेकिन तस्वीर में है। चेहरा... धुंधला, लेकिन मैंने देखा। *(She turns the camera toward him, scrolls through, then freezes on a photo—a blurred silhouette near the tree line at dusk, something oddly elongated, almost unnatural. Hunter leans in, eyes narrowing. He reaches out gently.)* **Hunter:** Can I see that? May I look closer? *(Selvi hesitates, then nods. He takes the camera, studies the image intently. Just then, Hunter’s phone rings—sharp, urgent. He answers.)* **Hunter:** Hunter. Yeah... what? Near the west orchard? Same place? I’ll be right there. *(He hangs up, looks back at Selvi with regret.)* **Hunter:** I have to go. But—thank you. I don’t know what this is… but I’ll look into it. Stay safe. Don’t go near the woods alone, okay? *(Selvi doesn’t understand, but sees the urgency. She nods slowly, hugging her camera to her chest. Hunter gives a firm nod and strides out. Selvi watches him go, then zooms in on the photo again—something flickers at the edge. She shivers.)* --- *End Scene.*