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**Voice Sheet: Scene at the Café** **[Setting: A small café in Alborn, MN. Selvi sits at a corner table, reviewing photos on her camera. Detective Hunter approaches.]** **Hunter:** (gruff, polite) "Excuse me, miss. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" **Selvi:** (startled, responds in hesitant Hindi) *"Mujhe English nahi aati... kya aap Hindi samajhte hain?"* ("I don’t speak English… do you understand Hindi?") **Hunter:** (frowns, shakes head) "Uh… no. Sorry, I don’t speak—whatever that is. Did you see anything unusual around town yesterday?" **Selvi:** (frustrated, tries gestures) *"Main… samajh nahi pa rahi hoon…"* ("I don’t understand...") *(points to her camera, then shakes her head)* **Hunter:** (sighs, pulls out his notepad) "Alright, maybe pictures? Did you take any photos of the town center yesterday?" *(mimes holding a camera, clicking a shutter)* **Selvi:** (nods vigorously, switches to a mix of Hindi and simplified gestures) *"Haan, maine bahut photos liye! Lekin aaj... kuch buri feeling hai."* ("Yes, I took many photos! But today... something feels wrong.") **Hunter:** (taps his notepad) "Great. Can I see? Maybe you caught something." **[Hunter’s phone suddenly rings. He checks it—a serious expression spreads across his face.]** **Hunter:** (grimly) "I gotta go. Stay safe, okay?" *(pauses, unsure how to bridge the language gap, just nods before hurrying off)* **Selvi:** (watches him leave, murmurs in Hindi) *"Kya ho raha hai yahaan…?"* ("What’s happening here…?") *(clutches her camera tighter, unsettled.)* --- **[End Scene.]** *(Note: The language barrier heightens tension, leaving Selvi with unanswered concerns—and Hunter without vital information. Both exit the scene uneasy, foreshadowing deeper troubles ahead.)*