Run: 2026-04-24-01KPZV160EHQGR97QA62T5NJ5W

# Voice Sheet: The Brew & Bean Café, Alborn, MN --- **Selvi:** *(murmuring softly to herself, scrolling through camera)* "यह... यह नहीं हो सकता। मैंने क्या देखा था?" **Hunter:** *(pulling up a chair, badge visible on his belt)* "Afternoon, ma'am. Mind if I sit? Name's Detective Hunter. I'd like to ask you a few questions about what happened near the orchard last night." **Selvi:** *(startled, looking up with wide eyes)* "ओह! नमस्ते... माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती।" **Hunter:** *(pauses, frowning)* "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. You were out by the Miller property around sundown, weren't you? A witness said they saw a young woman with a camera." **Selvi:** *(voice trembling, clutching camera tighter)* "हाँ, मैं वहाँ थी... मैं बस तस्वीरें ले रही थी, सूर्यास्त की। लेकिन फिर... मैंने कुछ देखा। पेड़ों के बीच। एक आदमी था, और... और कोई और भी था। वे चिल्ला रहे थे।" **Hunter:** *(leaning forward, studying her face)* "Ma'am, I can tell something's got you shaken up. Do you... do you speak any English at all? A little?" **Selvi:** *(shaking her head, eyes welling up)* "नहीं, नहीं। मैं समझ नहीं पा रही हूँ आप क्या कह रहे हैं। लेकिन मेरे कैमरे में... देखिए। मैंने कुछ रिकॉर्ड कर लिया था। मुझे नहीं पता था कि यह क्या है।" **Hunter:** *(softening his tone)* "Hey, hey. Easy now. It's alright." *(gestures gently)* "You're okay. You're safe here." **Selvi:** *(turning the camera toward him with shaking hands)* "देखिए! यहाँ! यह आदमी... वह गायब हुए लोगों में से एक जैसा दिखता है। अख़बार में तस्वीर थी।" **Hunter:** *(eyes narrowing at the screen, suddenly alert)* "Wait. Hold on. That's... is that Danny Croft? Where did you take this? When?" *(reaching into his jacket)* "Ma'am, I need you to— damn it, how do I—" **Selvi:** *(nodding rapidly, pointing at the screen)* "कल शाम! सेब के बाग़ के पास! वह आदमी ज़िंदा है, डिटेक्टिव साहब, मैंने उसे अपनी आँखों से देखा!" **Hunter:** *(holding up a hand, speaking slowly)* "Okay. Okay. I'm gonna get someone down here who can help us talk. You stay right here. Understand? Stay. Here." *(taps the table firmly)* **Selvi:** *(wiping her eyes)* "मुझे नहीं पता आप क्या कह रहे हैं, पर मैं कहीं नहीं जा रही। मुझे डर लग रहा है।" *(Hunter's phone buzzes sharply. He answers.)* **Hunter:** "Hunter. ...What? When? ...No, I'm downtown, I can be there in six minutes. Secure the scene, nobody in or out." *(pockets phone, stands abruptly)* "Ma'am — Miss — I have to go. There's been another one." *(pulls a card from his wallet, sets it on the table)* "My number. You call. Call." *(mimes phone with his hand)* "I'll find someone who speaks Hindi. Don't go anywhere alone tonight. You hear me?" **Selvi:** *(picking up the card, nodding slowly)* "ठीक है... ठीक है। आप जाइए। मैं यहीं रहूँगी।" **Hunter:** *(pausing at the door, glancing back)* "...Whatever you saw out there, I believe you. I'll be back." **Selvi:** *(quietly, to his retreating back)* "भगवान आपकी रक्षा करें, डिटेक्टिव।" *(The door chimes. Selvi looks down at the card, then at her camera, and slowly sets both on the table with trembling fingers.)* --- **END SCENE**