Run: 2026-03-11-01KKFD5FC53RJWA3VH5KY3Y4ND

# Voice Sheet — Scene: "The Cafe on Maple Street" --- **Selvi:** *(muttering to herself while examining her camera, scrolling through photos)* **Hunter:** *(pulling out a chair across from her without being invited)* "You're the student staying at Mrs. Brennan's boarding house, aren't you? The photographer." **Selvi:** *(looks up, startled, clutching her camera to her chest)* "...?" **Hunter:** "I'm Detective Hunter. I'm working a case. Mind if I sit?" **Selvi:** *(gestures vaguely to the chair he's already taken, then points to herself and shakes her head)* "Mujhe... samajh nahi aata. Angrezi... nahi." *(pauses, looking frustrated)* "Aap Hindi bolte hain?" **Hunter:** *(stares blankly, then leans forward)* "I'm sorry, I didn't catch any of that. Do you understand what I'm saying? English? Any English?" **Selvi:** *(shakes her head slowly, then speaks in Hindi, words tumbling out quickly and nervously)* "Main kuch nahi jaanti. Yeh sheher... yahan kuch ajeeb ho raha hai. Maine suna hai log gayab ho rahe hain. Mujhe bahut dar lag raha hai." *(She wraps her arms around herself, visibly shaken.)* **Hunter:** *(reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a small notepad and a photograph, sliding it across the table)* "Look, I just need to know — have you seen this person? This woman? She was last seen near the old orchard on Route 7." **Selvi:** *(glances at the photograph. Her eyes widen. She nods rapidly, then speaks urgently in Hindi)* "Haan! Haan, maine ise dekha hai! Apple festival ke din. Woh... woh ek aadmi ke saath thi. Ek lamba aadmi, safed jacket mein. Woh bahut gusse mein lag raha tha. Maine photo li thi — wait—" *(She fumbles with her camera, scrolling frantically through her images, then turns the screen toward Hunter, pointing.)* **Hunter:** *(squints at the camera screen, then at Selvi, clearly unable to follow her words but catching the urgency)* "I have no idea what you're saying, but... you look like you've seen something." *(He pulls out his phone and starts tapping on it.)* "Hold on — let me get someone who can—" *(pauses)* "There's got to be a translator app or something in this town." **Selvi:** *(leans forward, still showing him the photo, pointing insistently at a blurry figure in the background — a tall man in a white jacket standing near the edge of the orchard, partially obscured by apple trees)* "Woh yeh hai! Yeh woh aadmi hai! Isse pakdo!" **Hunter:** *(finally looks at the camera screen more carefully, and his expression shifts — professional focus cutting through the confusion)* "Wait. That's... Is that from the festival? Can you — just — show me on the screen. Don't talk. Just point." **Selvi:** *(understanding his gesture, nods and enlarges the photo, tapping on the tall figure in the white jacket)* **Hunter:** *(his jaw tightens)* "That man. White jacket. I've seen him before." *(He scribbles something in his notepad.)* "Okay. Okay, I need you to keep that photo safe. Don't delete it. I'll come back with someone who can—" *(Hunter's phone rings. He holds up a finger to Selvi and answers.)* **Hunter:** "Hunter here." *(He listens, his face hardening.)* "Where?... The north trail? When?" *(A long pause.)* "I'm on my way." *(He hangs up and looks at Selvi, torn.)* **Hunter:** "I have to go. Another disappearance — just now." *(He stands, then hesitates, pointing to the photo on her camera, then to her, then back to himself — making a clear gesture: keep it, stay here, I'll return.)* "Stay. Please. Don't go anywhere alone." **Selvi:** *(clutches her camera, nods slowly, and speaks softly in Hindi)* "Jaldi aaiye. Mujhe lagta hai... humare paas zyada waqt nahi hai." **Hunter:** *(doesn't understand the words, but reads the fear in her eyes. He nods grimly and walks quickly out of the cafe, his coat swinging behind him.)* --- *[End of Scene]*