Run: 2026-03-11-01KKFHKK3NTEGHX95MWTP0WJ3H

**Voice Sheet** --- **Hunter:** *(approaching the table, badge visible at his waist)* Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Mind if I sit down for a minute? **Melanie:** *(eyes flickering up from her camera, startled)* **Hunter:** I'm looking into a few things around town — folks have gone missing recently, and I'm talking to anyone who's been around the area. You been in Alborn long? **Melanie:** *(blinks, then speaks in halting, accented tones — but entirely in German)* Ich... ja, ich bin seit zwei Wochen hier. Was ist los? Verschwundene? Das ist... das ist schrecklich. **Hunter:** *(leans back slightly, brow furrowing)* I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. You don't speak English? **Melanie:** *(gestures helplessly, voice trembling)* Nein, ich mein — ich *kann* nur Deutsch. Deutsch ist alles, was ich spreche. Ich verstehe nicht, warum — *(trails off, rubbing her arms)* **Hunter:** *(slowly, as if speaking louder might help)* Did. You. See. Anything? Unusual? Around town? **Melanie:** *(shakes her head, clutching her camera to her chest)* Ich habe nichts gesehen! Ich mache nur Fotos — Landschaftsbilder, das ist alles. Ich war gestern Abend am See und — *(pauses, eyes glistening)* Da war jemand. Am Rande des Waldes. Und heute ist niemand mehr da. Nichts. **Hunter:** *(watching her expression carefully, even without understanding the words)* Okay... okay, calm down. You're upset. That much I can see. **Melanie:** *(voice cracking)* Ich will nach Hause. Ich will einfach nur nach Hause. **Hunter:** *(reaches for his notepad, then hesitates — he has nothing useful to write down)* Is there anyone here who can translate for you? Someone in town who speaks German? **Melanie:** *(frustrated, standing halfway out of her chair)* Wenn du mir nicht helfen kannst, dann geh. Bitte. Geh einfach. *(sits back down, burying her face in her hands)* **Hunter:** *(opens his mouth to respond, but his phone buzzes on his belt)* *(sighs)* Hold on. *(answers phone)* Hunter. — What? — When? — Are you kidding me. *(rubs his temple)* I'm on my way. *(hangs up, tucks phone back)* **Melanie:** *(looks up from her hands, red-eyed, watching him)* **Hunter:** *(pulls out a business card and sets it on the table)* Listen — I don't know what you're saying, and I don't think you know what I'm saying. But if you saw something, I need to know. *(taps the card)* Call this number. Anyone answers — tell them to get a translator. Tell them it's important. **Melanie:** *(stares at the card, then at him — slowly nods)* **Hunter:** *(turns, then pauses)* And be careful. Don't go wandering near that woods alone. Not anymore. **Melanie:** *(not understanding the words, but reading the gravity in his voice — she pulls her camera strap tighter around her neck and whispers)* Was ist mit mir geschehen... **Hunter:** *(exits through the cafe door without looking back, already reaching for his phone)* ---