Run: 2026-02-20-01KHXPEN74HM6FG4K98HCMXDXX

**Voice Sheet: Café Conversation** *(Selvi sits at a small corner table in the café, her fingers tracing the edges of her camera. The late afternoon light spills through the windows, casting a warm glow over her. She looks up as Hunter approaches, his expression serious but not unkind. He pulls out the chair across from her and sits down.)* **Hunter:** *(leaning forward slightly, voice steady but gentle)* "Excuse me, miss. I’m Detective Hunter Cole. I was hoping I could ask you a few questions about what you might’ve seen around town lately." **Selvi:** *(clutching her camera tighter, eyes wide with unease)* "Mujhe... mujhe samajh nahi aa raha hai. Aap kya keh rahe hain?" *(I... I don’t understand. What are you saying?)* **Hunter:** *(frowning slightly, trying to parse her words before realizing she’s speaking Hindi)* "Uh... I don’t—do you speak English?" **Selvi:** *(shaking her head, voice trembling)* "Nahi. Main sirf Hindi bolti hoon. Par... par maine kuch dekha hai. Kuch... bahut galat." *(No. I only speak Hindi. But... but I saw something. Something... very wrong.)* **Hunter:** *(rubbing his temple, frustrated but trying to stay patient)* "Okay, uh... slow down. I don’t know what you’re saying. Can you—can you show me? Point to something?" **Selvi:** *(nodding quickly, flipping through her camera’s photos before turning the screen toward him. She points at an image—a shadowy figure near the edge of the woods, just beyond the town’s apple orchard. Her finger trembles.)* "Yeh... yeh raat ko tha. Maine socha, shayad koi hai, par... par phir woh gayab ho gaya." *(This... this was at night. I thought maybe it was someone, but... but then they disappeared.)* **Hunter:** *(staring at the photo, his jaw tightening. The figure is blurry, but the location is unmistakable—near where the last missing person was last seen.)* "Damn it. Look, I don’t know what you’re saying, but this..." *(he taps the screen)* "...this is important. Can you take me there? To where you took this?" **Selvi:** *(shaking her head, eyes filling with tears)* "Main nahi jaa sakti. Woh jagah... woh jagah bhayanak hai." *(I can’t go. That place... that place is terrifying.)* **Hunter:** *(sighing, running a hand through his hair. He pulls out his phone, opening a translation app and typing slowly.)* "Okay. Okay, just... stay here. I’ll figure this out." *(He holds up the phone, showing her the Hindi translation: "कृपया यहीं रुकिए। मैं इसे समझने की कोशिश करूंगा।")* **Selvi:** *(nodding, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand)* "Theek hai. Main yahin hoon." *(Okay. I’ll be here.)* *(Hunter’s phone rings—sharp and insistent. He glances at the screen, his expression darkening.)* **Hunter:** *(standing abruptly, voice tense)* "I’ve gotta go. But don’t leave, okay? I’ll be back." *(He hesitates, then points at her camera.)* "Keep that safe. And... stay out of the woods." **Selvi:** *(watching him leave, her voice barely a whisper)* "Dhyan rakhna, Detective. Wahan kuch hai... jo humein nahi dekhna chahiye." *(Be careful, Detective. There’s something there... that we shouldn’t see.)* *(Hunter pauses at the door, glancing back at her. He doesn’t understand the words, but the fear in her voice is unmistakable. He gives her a tight nod before stepping out into the fading light.)*