Run: 2026-02-20-01KHY94VKQF8QZ340XSVKJXAKG

**Voice Sheet: Scene – The Café Encounter** **Setting:** A cozy, slightly rustic café in Alborn, MN, with wooden tables, warm lighting, and the scent of coffee and cinnamon. Maria sits alone, her camera open on the table, her fingers tracing the lens. Hunter approaches from the doorway, scanning the room before locking eyes with her. --- ### **Dialogue** **Hunter:** *(in English, gruff and direct)* "You’re the Spanish girl, right? The one with the camera." **Maria:** *(startled, looking up, then back at her camera—her voice trembling slightly in Spanish)* **"Sí… ¿Quién es usted?"** *(Who are you?)* **Hunter:** *(frowning, not understanding)* "Who? I’m Detective Hunter. You here alone?" **Maria:** *(nervous, glancing around)* **"Sí… solo. ¿Qué pasa?"** *(Yes… alone. What’s wrong?)* **Hunter:** *(leaning in slightly, lowering his voice)* "I’m looking into some disappearances. You seen anything strange?" **Maria:** *(her hands shaking, voice dropping to a whisper)* **"No… no lo sé. Pero… ayer…"** *(I don’t know… but yesterday…)* *(She hesitates, her eyes distant, then exhales sharply.)* **Maria:** **"Vi algo. En el bosque. Al atardecer. Una mujer… corriendo. Llevaba algo en las manos… como un paquete."** *(I saw something. In the forest. At dusk. A woman… running. She had something in her hands… like a package.)* **Hunter:** *(frowning, not catching the Spanish)* "What? What did she have?" *(Maria’s face pales further. She shakes her head, her voice breaking slightly.)* **Maria:** **"No lo sé. Pero corría muy rápido. Y… y luego desapareció."** *(I don’t know. But she was running very fast. And… and then she disappeared.)* **Hunter:** *(gritting his teeth, realizing he’s lost her)* "You sure you didn’t see anything else? A car? A man?" **Maria:** *(shaking her head violently)* **"No. Solo la mujer. Y el bosque… estaba muy oscuro."** *(No. Just the woman. And the forest… it was very dark.)* *(Hunter rubs his temples, frustrated. He pulls out his phone, checking it.)* **Hunter:** *(muttering in English)* "Damn it. I gotta go—someone just called about another sighting." **Maria:** *(jumping slightly, then looking relieved)* **"¿Puedo ayudarle?"** *(Can I help you?)* **Hunter:** *(without looking up from his phone)* "No. But if you think of anything—anything at all—you call the station. Or me." *(He scribbles his number on a napkin and slides it toward her.)* **Maria:** *(taking it, her fingers brushing his—then pulling back as if burned)* **"Gracias."** *(Thank you.)* **Hunter:** *(already walking away, over his shoulder)* "Yeah. And Maria?" *(She looks up.)* **"Don’t take any more photos of that forest."** *(He strides out, leaving her staring after him, the napkin trembling in her hand.)* --- **End Scene.** *(Note: Hunter’s confusion and frustration are palpable, while Maria’s distress is clear in her body language and Spanish dialogue. The scene sets up tension and intrigue for the mystery.)*