Run: 2026-04-24-01KPZV583KXSEECHDT7EC2P02X

**Voice Sheet: Café Scene — Marie & Hunter** --- Hunter: "Excuse me, miss. Mind if I sit down? Name's Hunter. I'm a detective with the Alborn PD." Marie: *(glancing up from her camera, startled)* "Oh… bonjour. Pardon, je… je ne parle pas anglais." Hunter: "I'm sorry, what was that?" Marie: "Je ne parle pas anglais. Français. Je parle français." Hunter: "French. Right. Okay." *(rubs the back of his neck)* "Look, I just have a couple of questions about what happened down by the orchard last night. You were there, weren't you? I saw your camera in some of the festival photos." Marie: *(her hands trembling slightly as she clutches the camera)* "L'orchard… oui, j'étais là. J'ai vu quelque chose, monsieur. Quelque chose d'horrible. Il y avait un homme, et puis… il a disparu. Disparu, comme ça!" *(snaps her fingers)* Hunter: "Okay, slow down. I didn't catch any of that." Marie: "Je prenais des photos du coucher de soleil, et j'ai entendu un cri. Un cri terrible. Quand je me suis retournée, il n'y avait plus personne. Personne!" Hunter: "Miss, I really wish I'd paid more attention in high school. Uh…" *(pulls out his phone)* "Let me just—" Marie: *(leaning forward, urgent)* "J'ai pris une photo, monsieur. Une photo! Regardez—" *(turning the camera display toward him)* "Vous voyez? Là, dans les arbres. Il y a quelqu'un." Hunter: *(squinting at the screen)* "Wait. That… hold on. Is that a person back there in the trees?" Marie: "Oui! Oui, une personne. Je ne sais pas qui. J'ai peur." Hunter: "You saw this? Last night? At the orchard?" Marie: *(nodding vigorously)* "L'orchard, oui! Hier soir!" Hunter: "Okay. Okay, that word I got." *(leaning in, studying the photo)* "Miss, I'm gonna need a copy of this. Whatever you just told me, I have a feeling it matters. A lot." Marie: "Je peux vous l'envoyer. Par email, peut-être? Mais… monsieur, je suis… j'ai très peur. Je n'arrive pas à dormir." Hunter: *(softening)* "Hey. I don't know what you said, but you look scared half to death. You're safe here, alright? I'm gonna figure this out." Marie: *(quietly)* "Merci. Merci, monsieur." *(Hunter's phone buzzes loudly. He glances at the screen, and his expression hardens.)* Hunter: "Damn it. I have to take this." *(answering)* "Hunter. …Yeah. …Where? …I'm on my way." *(hangs up, stands abruptly)* "Miss— Marie, right? I saw the name on your camera strap. I have to go. But I'm coming back. You stay here, or at your hotel. Don't go wandering around alone, understand?" Marie: "Je… je ne comprends pas tout, mais… d'accord. Je reste." Hunter: *(points at her, then at the table, firm but not unkind)* "Stay. Here. Safe." *(gestures)* "I'll find a translator. I'll be back. Promise." Marie: *(small smile)* "D'accord. Au revoir, monsieur Hunter." Hunter: "Yeah. Orr… revoy-er. Something like that." *(tips his head)* "Hang tight, kid." *(Hunter exits quickly. Marie looks back down at her camera, her fingers hovering over the image in the trees.)* Marie: *(whispered, to herself)* "Qui êtes-vous…?" --- **END SCENE**