Run: 2026-03-18-01KM0855QPBZ86S9H3T53VT7RW

**Voice Sheet: Café Conversation** **Marie:** *"...Il y avait un homme près de la forêt hier soir... Il portait un manteau noir. J’ai eu peur."* **Hunter:** "You’re saying you saw someone suspicious?" **Marie:** *"...Pardon?" *(glances up, confused) "Désolée, je ne parle pas bien anglais."* **Hunter:** "Look, I’m Detective Hunter. You’ve been snapping photos all over town. Seen anything... unusual?" **Marie:** *(nervously tucks hair behind ear, flips camera around to show Hunter a photo of dense forest trails)* "...Photo. L’homme. Il courait... comme s’il fuyait quelque chose." **Hunter:** *(frowns, leans closer to the camera display)* "He was running? Near the mill?" **Marie:** *"...Oui. Et après... les disparitions ont commencé."* *(wraps arms around herself) "...Trois personnes. Toutes ont vu un homme en noir avant de..." **Hunter:** "Hold on—are you telling me you think this guy’s connected to the disappearances?" **Marie:** *(nods rapidly, eyes wide)* "...Je pense que oui. Il était... mauvais." **Hunter:** *(pulls out notebook, quickly jots notes)* "You got more photos? Names of where you saw him?" **Marie:** *"...Beaucoup. *(points at camera) Je peux montrer—"* *(Marie’s camera flashes as she adjusts settings, momentarily blinding Hunter, who recoils with a curse.)* **Hunter:** "Damn—" *(phone buzzes loudly in his pocket; he answers abruptly)* "Hunter." **Marie:** *(jumps slightly, confused by his sudden shift)* **Hunter:** *(into phone, tense)* "On my way. *(to Marie, distracted)* Look, I’ve got to—" *(His phone call interrupts; Hunter’s expression darkens as he listens.)* **Marie:** *"...Qu’est-ce que c’est?"* **Hunter:** *(agitated, waves her off)* "Gotta run. Important lead." *(tosses a twenty on the table)* "Stay safe, okay?" *leaves swiftly, not waiting for a response.* **Marie:** *(watches him go, then tightly grips her camera, murmuring to herself in French)* "...Trop tard. Il ne comprend pas."*