# VOICE SHEET: CAFE ENCOUNTER **LOCATION:** Alborn Cafe, Alborn, MN **TIME:** Late afternoon **CHARACTERS:** Maria (Spanish speaker), Hunter (English speaker) --- Maria: "¿Hola? ¿Puedo ayudarte?" *(Hello? Can I help you?)* Hunter: "Yeah, hi there. I'm Detective Hunter. I'm investigating some disappearances around town. Were you here last Tuesday evening?" Maria: "Yo... yo no entiendo." *(I... I don't understand.)* Hunter: "The disappearances. People missing. You see anything suspicious?" Maria: "¿Desapariciones? Oh, sí, sí... es muy malo. Muy malo." *(Disappearances? Oh yes, yes... it's very bad. Very bad.)* *(voice trembling)* "Estoy asustada. Algo terrible está pasando aquí." *(I'm scared. Something terrible is happening here.)* Hunter: *(squinting)* "I'm sorry, I don't... look, do you speak English at all?" Maria: "No, no English. Solo... español." *(No, no English. Only... Spanish.)* Hunter: "Great. Just great." *(pulls out phone, starts scrolling for a translation app)* "Okay, give me a second here..." Maria: "¿Tu... investigas los desaparecidos?" *(You... investigate the disappeared ones?)* Hunter: *(looking up from phone)* "Yeah. You're getting that part, huh?" *(gestures to his badge)* "Detective." Maria: "¡Ay, Dios mío! Vi algo... hace dos noches, cerca del bosque. Una luz extraña y luego... nada. Fue muy raro." *(Oh my God! I saw something... two nights ago, near the forest. A strange light and then... nothing. It was very strange.)* *(holds camera tightly)* Hunter: "The forest... okay, that's something." *(studying her troubled expression)* "You're genuinely scared. That much I can read." Maria: "Sí, tengo mucho miedo. Este pueblo... no es seguro." *(Yes, I'm very afraid. This town... it's not safe.)* Hunter: "Yeah, I'm starting to get that too." *(Hunter's phone BUZZES loudly. He checks it, his jaw tightens.)* Hunter: "Look, I gotta take this. Don't leave town, okay? And if you see anything else weird—especially near that forest—find me or go to the station." *(starts walking away, then pauses)* "You got a name?" Maria: "Soy María. De España." *(I'm Maria. From Spain.)* Hunter: "Maria. Right. Stay safe, Maria." *(answers phone while walking)* "Yeah, I'm here. What's going on?... No, that doesn't make sense... I'm on my way." *(disappears into the crowd, leaving Maria clutching her camera, eyes wide with concern)* Maria: *(whispers to herself)* "¿Qué está pasando en este lugar?" *(What is happening in this place?)* --- **[END SCENE]**