Run: 2026-03-18-01KM09PEZC6PMHFVD188E9WQTH

**Voice Sheet: Café Conversation** *(Scene: A quaint café in Alborn, MN. Melanie sits at a corner table, fiddling with her camera. Hunter enters, scans the room, and approaches her.)* **Hunter:** (firmly) Excuse me, ma’am. Mind if I ask you a few questions? **Melanie:** (startled, speaking rapidly in German) *"Ach, du meine Güte... was ist hier los? Ich habe Angst... die verschwinden immer wieder, nicht wahr?"* **Hunter:** (confused, shrugs) I’m afraid I don’t speak— **Melanie:** (cutting him off, more German) *"Alle sagen, es ist gefährlich hier, aber niemand hört zu. Was, wenn es wieder passiert?"* **Hunter:** (leaning in, trying to piece it together) Ma’am, I’m Detective Hunter. I need to know if you’ve seen anything unusual lately—anything at all. **Melanie:** (hesitant, switches to broken English with a heavy accent) *"I—I saw something... at the apple festival. Shadows near the old mill. People say... vanish near there."* **Hunter:** (jotting notes) The mill? That’s where most of the disappearances have been reported. Did you get a good look? **Melanie:** (shaking head) *"Nein... nein, I only take pictures. Camera... (gestures to it) helps me feel safe."* **Hunter:** (studying her) Well, be careful. Stick to well-lit areas. (his phone rings) I’ve gotta take this. *(Hunter walks away, answering the call.)* **Hunter:** (into phone) Yeah, what’s up? *(Melanie’s hands tremble as she adjusts her camera, glancing toward the door Hunter just exited.)* **End Scene.**