Run: 2026-04-24-01KPZTXBMW05PGDC2W70TC84K7

**Voice Sheet — Scene: Morning at Pearl's Café, Alborn, MN** --- Selvi: *(softly, turning her camera over in her hands, scrolling through photos)* "...नहीं, नहीं... ये नहीं हो सकता..." Hunter: *(approaching, pulling out the chair across from her)* "Morning. Mind if I sit? Name's Hunter. I'm a detective — working the cases around town. You're the exchange student, right? The one with the camera?" Selvi: *(looking up, startled, clutching the camera to her chest)* "ओह — हाँ... मतलब... माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती।" Hunter: *(pausing, brow furrowing)* "...Okay. That wasn't English. Uh — do you speak any English? A little?" Selvi: *(shaking her head quickly, eyes wide)* "नहीं, बिल्कुल नहीं। मैं अभी सीख रही हूँ।" Hunter: "Right. Okay. Let me try this slower." *(speaking deliberately, pointing at her camera)* "Camera. You. Last night. Did you see anything? By the orchard?" Selvi: *(her hands trembling slightly, voice lowering)* "कल रात... हाँ, मैं वहाँ थी। मैं तस्वीरें ले रही थी — सूर्यास्त की। और फिर... मैंने कुछ देखा। एक आदमी... वो किसी को खींच रहा था। पेड़ों के बीच।" Hunter: *(shaking his head, frustrated but gentle)* "I got maybe two words of that. 'Raat' — that's night, isn't it? I've heard that one." *(leans forward)* "You were *there*? At the orchard?" Selvi: *(nodding urgently, turning the camera around and pressing buttons)* "हाँ! हाँ, देखिए — मेरे पास तस्वीर है। मैंने उसे देखा। उसका चेहरा... मुझे डर लग रहा है।" Hunter: *(eyes narrowing as she shows him the screen)* "Wait. Hold on. Is that—" *(leans closer)* "That's him. That's our guy. You photographed him?" Selvi: *(voice cracking)* "मैंने जानबूझकर नहीं खींची। वो बस... फ्रेम में आ गया। और अब मुझे लगता है... उसने मुझे देख लिया था।" Hunter: "Hey. Hey, look at me." *(softer now)* "You're shaking. I don't need to speak your language to see that. You're scared. Something happened out there." Selvi: *(wiping her eyes)* "मैं रात भर सो नहीं पाई। हर आवाज़ पर लगा कि वो दरवाज़े पर है।" Hunter: "Okay. Okay, listen — we're gonna get you a translator. There's a guy at the college, Dr. Mehta, I think. I'll call him. You're not going anywhere alone until we figure this out. You understand 'safe'? Safe?" *(gestures, palms down, steady)* Selvi: *(small nod, a faint, grateful smile)* "सेफ़... हाँ। थैंक यू।" Hunter: *(the slightest grin)* "There we go. Common ground." *(His phone buzzes. He pulls it out, his expression hardening as he reads.)* Hunter: "Damn it. They found another one. Out by the river." *(standing, already sliding his chair back)* "I gotta go. Listen — stay here. Stay in the café. I'll send someone for you in twenty minutes. Twenty." *(holds up both hands, fingers spread, then two fingers)* "Okay? Don't leave." Selvi: *(nodding, clutching her camera tighter)* "जाइए... मैं यहीं हूँ। भगवान आपकी रक्षा करें।" Hunter: *(pausing at the edge of the table, looking at her a moment longer)* "...Yeah. I don't know what you said. But same to you." *(He turns and strides out of the café, phone already pressed to his ear. Selvi watches him go, then slowly turns her camera back around and stares at the photograph on the screen.)* --- **[END SCENE]**