Run: 2026-04-24-01KPZTYF92P7K91QDHBAN7PRPK

**Voice Sheet: Café Scene — Selvi & Hunter** --- Selvi: *(murmuring to herself, scrolling through camera display)* "यह नहीं हो सकता... मैंने यह क्या देख लिया?" Hunter: *(pulling out a chair across from her)* "Ma'am? Mind if I sit? Name's Hunter. I'm a detective with the Alborn PD." Selvi: *(startled, clutching camera closer)* "ओह! नमस्ते... माफ़ कीजिए, आप कौन?" Hunter: "Uh... right. I was hoping to ask you a few questions. You were out near Miller's Orchard yesterday evening, is that correct? Around sunset?" Selvi: "मैं वहाँ थी, हाँ, फोटो लेने गई थी। सूरज ढल रहा था और रोशनी बहुत सुंदर थी, लेकिन फिर मैंने कुछ देखा..." Hunter: *(frowning, leaning forward)* "Ma'am, I'm sorry — I don't... I don't speak whatever that is. Hindi? Is that Hindi?" Selvi: "हाँ, हिंदी। मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती। बिल्कुल नहीं।" Hunter: *(rubbing the back of his neck)* "Okay. Okay, that's... great. That's just great." *(pauses)* "Do you have a phone? Translator app? Anything?" Selvi: *(shaking her head, gesturing to her camera, then miming taking a photo)* "फोन नहीं, बस कैमरा। देखिए — यह देखिए।" *(turns the camera screen toward him)* "यहाँ, इस तस्वीर में। पेड़ों के पीछे।" Hunter: *(leaning in, squinting at the screen)* "Wait. Hold on. Is that — is that a person? Back in the treeline?" Selvi: *(nodding urgently)* "हाँ! हाँ, कोई था वहाँ। वह आदमी — उसके हाथ में कुछ था, और वह किसी को खींच रहा था ज़मीन पर। मैंने देखा और मैं भाग गई।" Hunter: "Slow down, slow down. I can't — dammit." *(exhales)* "Okay. You saw something. That much I got. Can you... can you scroll? Next picture?" Selvi: *(hands trembling slightly, clicking through)* "मैं डर गई थी। मैं सिर्फ भागी। मुझे नहीं पता था कि पुलिस को कैसे बुलाऊँ, किसको बताऊँ — मैं यहाँ नई हूँ।" Hunter: *(gently)* "Hey. Hey, easy. You're shaking." *(softer now)* "Whatever happened out there, you're safe now. Alright? Safe." *(points at her, then gestures calmly with his palm)* "Safe." Selvi: *(eyes welling up, nodding slightly)* "सेफ... हाँ। शुक्रिया।" Hunter: "You got more photos like this? More?" *(points at camera, makes clicking motion)* Selvi: *(nodding, clicking through)* "और हैं, हाँ। देखिए — यहाँ, और यहाँ भी। उसका चेहरा नहीं दिखता लेकिन उसकी जैकेट — लाल जैकेट।" Hunter: *(muttering)* "Red jacket. That I can see plain as day." *(reaching for his notepad)* "Listen, I need to get these photos. We've got three people missing in the last two months and this might be the first real lead I've —" *(phone buzzes loudly on the table)* Hunter: *(glancing down, jaw tightening)* "Dammit. Hang on." *(picks up)* "Hunter. Yeah. When? ...Where? ...No, tell Peterson not to touch anything till I get there. I'm ten minutes out." *(hangs up)* Selvi: *(watching him anxiously)* "क्या हुआ? कुछ बुरा?" Hunter: "I have to go. I'm sorry — I have to go." *(stands, then pauses, fishing out a business card)* "My number. Call. Or — come to the station. Station. Police." *(points to the badge on his belt)* "I'll find someone who speaks Hindi. I promise. Don't go anywhere alone, you understand me? Not alone." Selvi: *(taking the card with both hands, studying it)* "स्टेशन... ठीक है। मैं आऊँगी।" Hunter: *(hesitates, then firmer)* "And keep that camera close. Real close." *(taps the table twice)* "Stay safe." Selvi: *(quietly, as he turns away)* "आप भी... सेफ।" Hunter: *(half-turning, a flicker of a smile)* "Yeah. You too, ma'am." *(Hunter exits quickly. Selvi sits alone, staring at the red jacket on her camera screen, slowly lowering it face-down on the table.)* --- **END SCENE**