Run: 2026-02-24-01KJ8WXYKAZM87ZGF1E8E13G39

# Voice Sheet — "Lost in Translation" ### Setting: A small cafe on Main Street, Alborn, MN. Late morning. --- Hunter: "Excuse me, ma'am? Mind if I sit down for a moment?" Selvi: *(looks up from her camera, startled)* "...Ji? Aap kuch keh rahe the?" Hunter: "I'm Detective Hunter Briggs. I'm investigating some incidents in town. You seem like you might spend a lot of time outdoors with that camera — have you noticed anything unusual around here lately? Maybe in the last week or so?" Selvi: *(her expression shifts, visibly uneasy)* "Mujhe maaf kijiye, mujhe angrezi nahi aati. Main aapki baat samajh nahi pa rahi hoon." Hunter: "I'm sorry — do you speak English? English?" Selvi: *(shakes her head slowly)* "Nahi... nahi, English nahi." Hunter: *(sighs, taps his badge and speaks slowly)* "Detective. Police. I'm... police." Selvi: *(recognizing the word, her eyes widen; she grips her camera tightly)* "Police? Haan, haan — police! Suniye, kal raat mujhe bahut dar lag raha tha. Main jheel ke paas photos le rahi thi, aur wahaan... wahaan ek aadmi tha. Woh kisi ko kheench kar le ja raha tha — jungle ki taraf. Maine dekha! Maine dekha unhe!" Hunter: *(leaning forward, brow furrowed)* "I... I can't understand you, ma'am. But you look really shaken up. Are you okay? Are you... okay?" Selvi: *(breathing faster, gesturing urgently toward the north end of town)* "Wahaan! Wahaan jheel ke paas! Ek aadmi — woh doosre insaan ko utha kar le gaya. Bahut andhera tha, lekin maine apne camera se... maine kuch photos liye!" *(She turns her camera around, scrolling through images with trembling fingers.)* Hunter: *(looks at the camera screen — a dark, blurry photo of a figure dragging something near the lakeside)* "Wait — is that... is that down by the lake? When was this? When?" *(He taps his watch.)* Selvi: *(understands the gesture, holds up one finger)* "Ek... kal. Kal raat. Bahut andhera tha." Hunter: "One... one day? Last night? You saw this last night?" Selvi: *(nods vigorously)* "Haan! Haan! Kal raat! Aur suniye — woh aadmi... usne mujhe bhi dekh liya tha. Woh meri taraf muda. Mujhe bahut darr laga, main bhaag gayi." *(She mimes running, then covers her face with her hands.)* Hunter: *(his jaw tightens)* "Someone saw you? You were seen? That's... Christ." *(He runs a hand through his hair.)* "I need to get this camera looked at. Can I — may I?" *(He gestures carefully toward the camera.)* Selvi: *(pulls the camera close to her chest protectively)* "Nahi, nahi — yeh mera camera hai. Yeh mere paas rahega." Hunter: *(holds both hands up gently)* "Okay. Okay. I get it. It's yours. That's fine." Selvi: *(softening slightly, scrolling to another photo — this one showing a partial license plate)* "Yeh dekhiye. Yeh gaadi ka number hai. Mujhe poora nahi dikh raha tha, lekin itna mil gaya." Hunter: *(squints at the screen, pulls out a notepad and scribbles the partial plate)* "Well, I'll be damned. That's a Minnesota plate. You might've just given me my first real lead in—" *(His phone buzzes loudly. He glances at the screen.)* Hunter: "Briggs here." *(Listens for a moment, his face going pale.)* "Another one? Where — Muller's farm? I'm on my way." *(He hangs up.)* Selvi: *(watching him anxiously)* "Kya hua? Sab theek hai?" Hunter: *(standing up quickly, he looks at her with genuine concern)* "Look — I have to go. But you... you stay somewhere safe, okay? Safe." *(He mimes a lock turning, then points at her.)* "Lock your door tonight. Please." Selvi: *(doesn't fully understand, but reads his worried expression)* "Aap jaa rahe hain? Lekin... meri baat toh suni nahi aapne poori." Hunter: *(places a business card on the table, taps it twice)* "Call me. Phone." *(He holds an imaginary phone to his ear.)* "If anything happens — anything — you call that number. Someone at the station can find a translator." Selvi: *(picks up the card, studying it)* "Detective Hunter Briggs..." *(She nods slowly.)* "Theek hai. Main... sambhal loongi." Hunter: *(pauses at the door, looks back at her one more time)* "Stay safe, ma'am." *(He steps out into the gray Alborn morning. The bell above the cafe door chimes softly behind him.)* Selvi: *(alone now, she looks down at the camera in her lap, then whispers to herself)* "Yeh jagah... yeh jagah theek nahi hai." --- *End of scene.*