Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ030H8H9JA9VGSK1AQVAEXG

# Voice Sheet – Selvi & Hunter at the Café --- **Hunter:** "Excuse me, miss? I'm Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Mind if I sit down? I've been going around town asking folks about the Mabel Erickson disappearance. Have you noticed anything unusual lately — anyone hanging around who doesn't seem to belong?" **Selvi:** *(looking up, eyes wide and red-rimmed)* "Aap... aap police se hain?" *(trembling slightly)* "Mujhe... mujhe kuch dekha tha. Kal raat. Jangal ke paas. Ek gaadi... bahut der raat tak wahan khadi thi. Usme se ek awaaz aayi thi... kisi ne roya tha, shayad." *(pressing her camera to her chest)* "Main darr gayi thi. Bahut darr gayi." **Hunter:** *(blinking, pulling out his notepad)* "I'm sorry — I don't... I don't speak... What language is that? Hindi?" *(rubbing the back of his neck)* "Look, if you saw something, I really need you to — can you write it down? English, I mean?" **Selvi:** *(nodding quickly, flipping open her camera's playback screen)* "Dekhiye! Dekhiye yeh." *(showing him a blurry nighttime photo of a dark SUV near a tree line)* "Yeh maine tab liya tha. Jab woh awaaz aayi thi." **Hunter:** *(leaning in, squinting at the screen)* "That's... a car? Near the old Miller trailhead?" *(taking the camera carefully)* "You took this last night? What time?" **Selvi:** *(holding up fingers — then pausing, counting silently, and holding up ten fingers)* "Raat... das. Das baje." *(She then mimes driving away, and draws a panicked face in the air with her finger.)* **Hunter:** "Ten o'clock. And the car left — is that what you're saying? It drove away?" *(She nods vigorously.)* "Miss, this could be important. Did you see who was inside? The driver?" **Selvi:** *(pressing her hands to her temples)* "Nahi... andhera tha. Par... par ek cheez aur thi." *(She opens another photo — a blurry figure walking toward the woods.)* "Yeh insaan... yeh aadmi... us gaadi se utra tha. Woh kuch utha raha tha. Bahut bhaari kuch." **Hunter:** *(eyes narrowing)* "Someone got out of the car carrying something heavy..." *(muttering to himself)* "That matches the timeline. That matches Mabel's last known location." *(looking at her)* "Miss — what's your name?" **Selvi:** *(pointing to herself)* "Selvi." **Hunter:** "Selvi. Okay, Selvi. That photo — can I copy that? I'll need to bring it back, I promise." **Selvi:** *(hesitating, then nodding slowly)* "Haan... lekin... yeh meri zindagi ka sabse important kaam hai. Photography." *(clutching the camera)* "Wapas zaroor dijiyega." **Hunter:** *(gently)* "I give you my word." *(Selvi reluctantly removes the memory card and hands it over. Hunter pockets it carefully. Just then, his phone buzzes.)* **Hunter:** *(answering)* "Hunter speaking." *(pause)* "What do you mean 'another one'? Where?" *(pause)* "I'm on my way." *(hanging up, standing abruptly)* "Selvi — I have to go. Someone else has gone missing. I'll come find you again tomorrow, okay? Stay at the inn, don't wander alone at night." **Selvi:** *(grabbing his sleeve)* "Aur ek? Aur koi gayab?" *(her voice breaking)* "Yeh kya ho raha hai is sheher mein?" **Hunter:** *(placing a steadying hand on her shoulder, even though he doesn't understand her words)* "Stay safe, Selvi." *(He strides out. Selvi watches him go, then looks down at her empty hands where the memory card used to be. She picks up her coffee. It's cold. She doesn't drink it.)* ---