# Voice Sheet: Cafe Encounter --- **Melanie:** *murmuring to herself in German, staring at her camera display* "Was war das? Das kann nicht echt sein..." **Hunter:** *approaching her table* "Excuse me, miss? I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn Police Department. I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind." **Melanie:** *looking up, startled* "Oh... Entschuldigung, ich verstehe nicht—" **Hunter:** *holding up a badge* "I'm investigating the recent disappearances. I was told you might have been near Willow Creek Trail yesterday evening around sunset?" **Melanie:** *face paling, voice trembling* "Ja, ich war dort. Fotos machen... landscape photography." *gestures to camera* "Aber was ich gesehen habe—" *shaking her head* "Es war schrecklich. Ich habe jemanden gesehen im Wald. Jemanden, der nicht... nicht normal war." **Hunter:** *furrowing his brow* "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I don't speak German. Do you speak any English at all?" **Melanie:** *frustrated, tears forming* "Nein, nein... Ich spreke no English. Es tut mir leid!" *pointing frantically at her camera* "Hier, auf dem Foto—sehen Sie?" **Hunter:** *leaning forward to look* "What's on the photo? Can you show me?" **Melanie:** *turning the camera toward him, hands shaking* "Da! Im Hintergrund! Ein Mann... aber er war verschwunden, als ich wieder hingesehen habe. Einfach verschwunden!" **Hunter:** *squinting at the image* "I see the trees, and this trail here... wait, is that a figure back there in the shadows?" **Melanie:** *nodding vigorously* "Ja! Ja! Der Mann! Ich habe ihn gesehen, und dann—" *snapping fingers* "weg. Gone. disappear." **Hunter:** "You saw a man disappear? Just like that?" **Melanie:** *crossing herself, voice dropping to a whisper* "Es war nicht natürlich. Nicht natürlich. Ich habe Angst, Detective." **Hunter:** *sighing heavily* "I wish I could understand what you're trying to tell me. Is there anyone who could translate for you?" **Melanie:** *wiping at her eyes* "Mein Professor... Professor Weber. Aber er ist nicht hier. Ich weiß nicht—" *gesturing helplessly* **Hunter:** *cell phone ringing* "Hold on, that's my partner." *answering* "Hunter here. ... What? When? ... I'm on my way." **Melanie:** *watching him with anxious eyes* "Was ist passiert?" **Hunter:** *standing abruptly* "I have to go. Miss, stay in town. Don't leave Alborn. I'm going to find someone who speaks German, and we're going to finish this conversation." *handing her a card* "You call if you see anything. Anything at all." **Melanie:** *taking the card with trembling fingers* "Ich verstehe nicht alles, aber... okay. I stay." **Hunter:** *already walking away* "Thank you. Stay safe." --- *End of Voice Sheet*