Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ07923VZXQ31MS4JAWQ0FF9

# Voice Sheet — Cafe Scene, Alborn, MN **Isabella:** *(staring down at her camera, fingers trembling as she scrolls through images)* ...non è possibile... Non è possibile che sia sparita... **Hunter:** *(approaching the table, badge slightly visible at his belt)* Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter. Mind if I ask you a few questions? **Isabella:** *(looking up, startled, eyes red-rimmed)* Mi scusi? Io... io non parlo inglese. Mi dispiace... **Hunter:** *(pulling out a chair across from her without waiting for an invitation)* I'm investigating a series of disappearances here in Alborn. People have gone missing — four of them in the last two months. I've been told you were out taking photographs near Hollow Creek Trail last Saturday. That right? **Isabella:** *(shaking her head, pressing her hand to her chest)* Non capisco quello che dice. Parla... parla italiano? Per favore? **Hunter:** *(leaning back, studying her face)* You don't understand a word I'm saying, do you. **Isabella:** *(suddenly pointing at her camera, then at Hunter, her voice urgent)* Lì! Guardi! Ho fatto delle foto — foto della foresta — e c'era... *(she trails off, scrolling rapidly through images, then stops on one and pushes the camera across the table)* ...questo. Ho visto questo. **Hunter:** *(picking up the camera, frowning at the small screen)* That's... a person? Back there by the tree line? **Isabella:** *(nodding vigorously, her voice breaking)* Sì! Sì! Una ragazza. Stava... stava camminando e poi... poi era sparita. Non l'ho più vista. Oh Dio... **Hunter:** Can you... here — *(he pulls out his phone and types something, then holds the screen up to her — Google Translate reads: "YOU SAW SOMEONE MISSING?")* **Isabella:** *(reading the phone, then nodding)* Sì. Sì, esatto. Non sono sicura di cosa sia successo. Era tutto così veloce. Avevo paura. *(her voice cracks)* Mi sento così in colpa. Forse avrei dovuto fare qualcosa. **Hunter:** *(setting the camera down carefully)* I'm going to need to keep this. Those photos could be evidence. **Isabella:** *(clutching the camera back protectively)* No! Per favore, no! È tutto quello che ho! Le mie foto... è il mio lavoro! **Hunter:** *(holding up both hands)* Easy. Easy. I just need copies. We'll get it back to you. **Isabella:** *(staring at him, still anxious, then slowly sliding the camera back to him)* ...Va bene. Ma per favore... sia gentile con me. Non capisco cosa sta succedendo in questa città. Non è così come me l'avevano raccontato. **Hunter:** *(quietly, almost to himself)* Yeah. It's not what anyone expected. *(then, looking back at her)* You said you saw a girl. Can you tell me what she looked like? Here — *(he slides a notepad and pen across the table)* **Isabella:** *(picking up the pen, beginning to sketch — a young woman, long dark hair, a red jacket)* Aveva... i capelli lunghi, scuri. Una giacca rossa. Camminava da sola. *(she looks up at Hunter)* Era spaventata. Lo potevo vedere. **Hunter:** *(nodding slowly)* Was anyone else around? Anyone following her? **Isabella:** *(pausing, then adding a shadowy figure to her sketch — distant, half-hidden behind a tree)* C'era... qualcun altro. Lontano. Non riuscivo a vedere bene. Ma era lì. *(she pushes the notepad toward Hunter)* Non so se fosse un'altra persona o solo un'ombra del bosco. **Hunter:** *(studying the sketch)* That's more than we've had in two months. *(he reaches for his notepad)* I'm going to leave my card with you. If you remember anything else — **Isabella:** *(taking the card, turning it over in her hands)* Non so nemmeno cosa sia questo numero. Non ho un telefono americano... **Hunter:** *(pinching the bridge of his nose)* Right. Okay. You're staying at the university house on Elm Street, yeah? The study abroad group? **Isabella:** Sì, sì. È una casa grande, vicino alla chiesa. **Hunter:** Then I'll find you there if I need anything. Just — stay in well-lit areas. Don't go out to the trails alone again. **Isabella:** *(softly)* Non ho intenzione di farlo. Ho già avuto abbastanza paura per tutta la vita. *(Hunter's phone buzzes. He glances at the screen, and his expression hardens.)* **Hunter:** I gotta go. *(he stands, dropping a few bills on the table for her coffee)* Don't leave town, Isabella. I mean it. **Isabella:** *(calling after him as he turns away)* Aspetti — sa il mio nome? Non le l'ho mai detto! *(Hunter is already out the door, his phone pressed to his ear. Isabella sits alone, clutching the café cup with both hands, her camera gone, the sketch still sitting on the table in front of her.)* **Isabella:** *(whispering to herself)* ...che cosa è appena successo? --- *END SCENE*