Run: 2026-02-20-01KHXQ3XSXPEHR3BZFEHC9B7QA

**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 someone was there, but... but then they disappeared.)* **Hunter:** *(staring at the photo, jaw tightening. The figure is indistinct, but the location is unmistakable—near where the last disappearance was reported.)* "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? Show me where you took this?" **Selvi:** *(nodding again, but her voice is small, uncertain)* "Haan, lekin... main dar rahi hoon. Wahan kuch hai. Kuch... burai." *(Yes, but... I’m scared. There’s something there. Something... evil.)* **Hunter:** *(standing abruptly as his phone buzzes. He glances at the screen, then back at her, conflicted.)* "I’ve gotta take this. But don’t go anywhere, okay? I’ll be back." *(He hesitates, then points at the photo, then at her, then at himself.)* "You. Me. Later. Got it?" **Selvi:** *(watching him, bewildered but nodding slowly)* "Thik hai. Main yahin hoon." *(Okay. I’ll be here.)* *(Hunter steps away, answering the call with a gruff "Cole." Selvi exhales shakily, her fingers tightening around her camera once more as she glances back at the photo on the screen.)*