Run: 2026-02-17-01KHNF2FKDKYT40XA3PPVHVQRA

# Voice Sheet: Cafe Encounter --- **Selvi:** *(gripping her camera tightly, staring at it absently)* मुझे बहुत डर लग रहा है। मैंने कुछ देखा... कुछ बुरा। *(I am very scared. I saw something... something bad.)* **Hunter:** *(approaching her table, holding a coffee cup)* Excuse me. Mind if I sit down? I'm Detective Hunter. I'm looking into some recent... incidents in town. You were at the apple festival yesterday, right? **Selvi:** *(looking up, startled)* मैं समझ नहीं पा रही... आप क्या कह रहे हैं? *(I don't understand... what are you saying?)* **Hunter:** *(confused, tilting his head)* Sorry? **Selvi:** *(speaking faster, distressed)* मैंने उसे देखा! पेड़ों के पीछे! वो आदमी जो... जो गायब हो गया! *(I saw him! Behind the trees! The man who... who disappeared!)* **Hunter:** *(rubbing his forehead)* I don't... I'm sorry, I don't understand Hindi. Do you speak any English? *¿Español?* Any English at all? **Selvi:** *(shaking her head vigorously, tears forming)* नहीं! नहीं! मैं बस... मैं बस फोटो खींचती हूं। *(No! No! I just... I just take photos.)* **Hunter:** *(sighing, pulling out a photo from his jacket)* Okay, okay. This man. Do you recognize him? He was at the festival. Now he's missing. **Selvi:** *(looking at the photo, her hands trembling)* हां... हां, मैंने उसे देखा। वो खेतों की तरफ गए। मैंने उनका फोटो खींचा। *(Yes... yes, I saw him. He went toward the fields. I took his photo.)* **Hunter:** *(perking up, leaning forward)* You took a photo? Of him? Can I see? **Selvi:** *(nodding quickly, pulling up her camera's display)* देखो... यह उसका फोटो है। और यह... *(Look... this is his photo. And this...)* **Hunter:** *(squinting at the tiny screen)* What is that? Is that... is that another person in the background? **Selvi:** *(whispering)* मुझे नहीं पता कि वो कौन था। लेकिन वो देख रहा था। सिर्फ देख रहा था। *(I don't know who that was. But he was watching. Just watching.)* **Hunter:** *(muttering)* A watcher. This is good. This is actually good. Can you send me that photo somehow? Or print it? **Selvi:** *(confused)* प्रिंट? *(Print?)* **Hunter:** *(mimicking printing motion with his hands)* You know, paper? Hard copy? **Selvi:** *(slowly understanding)* आपको फोटो चाहिए? *(You want the photo?)* **Hunter:** *(nodding)* Yes! Yes, the photo. Please. **Selvi:** *(typing on her camera, then showing Hunter a screen)* यह... यह ईमेल है? मैं भेज सकती हूं। *(This... this is email? I can send it.)* **Hunter:** *(grinning slightly)* Yes! Email! That works. Give me your phone or... actually, just... here. *(writing his email on a napkin)* Send it to this address. Please. **Selvi:** *(taking the napkin carefully)* ठीक है। *(Okay.)* **Hunter:** *(standing up)* Thank you. This really helps. I need to go, but don't leave town, okay? I might have more questions. **Selvi:** *(standing abruptly, grabbing his arm)* प्लीज... मुझे अकेला न छोड़ें। वो... वो मुझे देख रहे थे। *(Please... don't leave me alone. They... they were watching me.)* **Hunter:** *(pausing, his expression softening slightly)* I'll send someone by to check on you. Okay? Just stay where it's populated. **Selvi:** *(nodding, sitting back down)* ठीक है। *(Okay.)* **Hunter:** *(answering his ringing phone)* Detective Hunter. Yeah, I'm on my way. *(to Selvi)* Thank you for your help. *(Hunter exits the cafe quickly, leaving Selvi alone with her camera, clutching the napkin.)* **Selvi:** *(to herself, quietly)* कृपया... किसी को मेरी मदद करनी होगी। *(Please... someone needs to help me.)* --- *[END SCENE]*