Run: 2026-02-20-01KHXPGZQ6H6Q300GVWG0ZVKEA

Here’s the dialogue formatted as a **voice sheet** for your cozy mystery scene, capturing the tension, language barrier, and underlying unease between Isabella and Hunter. --- ### **Scene: The Café in Alborn, MN** *Setting: A quiet, rustic café with the hum of distant conversation. Isabella sits alone at a corner table, her camera in hand, scrolling through photos with a furrowed brow. Hunter approaches, his expression serious. He pulls out the chair across from her without asking.* --- ### **VOICE SHEET** **HUNTER** *(gruff, no-nonsense, leaning slightly over the table)* "Miss, I’m Detective Hunter. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" **ISABELLA** *(startled, gripping her camera tighter, responding in rapid Italian)* "Mi scusi, non parlo inglese. Che cosa vuole?" *(I’m sorry, I don’t speak English. What do you want?)* **HUNTER** *(frowning, straightening up)* "Look, I just need to know if you saw anything unusual near the old mill yesterday evening. There was an incident." **ISABELLA** *(eyes widening, voice shaking—still in Italian)* "Il mulino? Io… io ho visto delle luci strane. E poi… *" *(The mill? I… I saw strange lights. And then—)* *(She trails off, glancing toward the window as if expecting something.)* **HUNTER** *(frustrated, rubbing his temple)* "Lady, I don’t understand a word you’re saying. Speak English, or—" *(He cuts himself off, exhaling sharply.)* "Never mind. Did you take any photos over there?" **ISABELLA** *(hesitant, but nodding as she flips through her camera, muttering in Italian)* "Sì, ma… non so se sia importante." *(Yes, but… I don’t know if it’s important.)* *(She turns the camera toward him, pointing at a blurry, shadowed figure near the mill.)* **HUNTER** *(leaning in, voice low and intense)* "That—right there. That’s what I’m talking about." *(He taps the screen.)* "You recognize that person?" **ISABELLA** *(whispering, trembling—Italian)* "No, non lo conosco. Ma ho sentito… ho sentito un urlo." *(No, I don’t know them. But I heard… I heard a scream.)* **HUNTER** *(tense, pulling out his phone as it rings. He glances at the screen, then back at her.)* "Stay in town. Don’t go near that mill again." *(He stands abruptly, already answering the call.)* "Hunter here. Yeah, I’m on my way." **ISABELLA** *(calling after him in Italian, voice strained)* "Aspetti! C’è qualcos’altro!" *(Wait! There’s something else!)* *(Hunter doesn’t turn back. The café door swings shut behind him. Isabella stares at her camera, her reflection in the lens looking pale and afraid.)* --- ### **NOTES FOR DELIVERY:** - **Isabella’s lines** should be delivered with growing urgency, her Italian rapid and emotional—mixing fear with frustration at the language barrier. - **Hunter’s lines** are clipped and authoritative, but with an undercurrent of impatience. His tone softens slightly when he realizes she’s genuinely scared, even if he can’t understand her. - The **unspoken tension** is key: Isabella knows more than she’s able to communicate, and Hunter is torn between his duty and the sinking feeling that he’s missing something critical. Would you like any adjustments to the tone or pacing? Or additional context for their body language?