Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ0G4E1Z754F5XDF2BK88F1E

**Voice Sheet — Café Scene: Marie & Hunter** --- Marie: *(murmuring to herself, scrolling through her camera)* "Mon Dieu... qu'est-ce que c'est que ça...?" Hunter: "Excuse me, miss? Mind if I sit down for a sec?" Marie: *(startled, looking up)* "Oh—pardon, je... je ne comprends pas." Hunter: "Uh. Right. Okay. Name's Hunter. I'm a detective." *(flashes badge)* "Detective. You understand?" Marie: "Détective? Oui, oui, je comprends ce mot. Mais... je ne parle pas anglais, monsieur. Pas du tout." Hunter: "...Not a word of that landed. Great. Look—there was an incident last night. Near the orchard. Big orchard? The one off Miller Road?" Marie: *(hands trembling slightly, clutching the camera)* "L'incident, oui... j'étais là. J'étais là hier soir, je prenais des photos du coucher de soleil, et... et j'ai vu quelque chose. Quelqu'un. Dans les arbres." Hunter: "Hey, hey—slow down. You alright? You're shaking." Marie: "J'ai tout photographié, mais je... je ne sais pas ce que j'ai vu. Une silhouette, peut-être deux. Et puis un cri. Un cri horrible, monsieur." Hunter: "Miss, I don't—" *(rubs his jaw)* "Okay. Photos? You got photos?" *(mimes taking a picture)* "Camera. Pictures. Yeah?" Marie: *(nodding quickly)* "Oui! Oui, les photos, regardez—" *(turns camera toward him)* "—voilà, ici. Vous voyez? Là, entre les arbres. Cette forme. Je l'ai vue bouger." Hunter: *(leaning in, squinting at the screen)* "...Well, I'll be damned. That's—yeah. That's something." *(quietly)* "That's definitely something." Marie: "J'ai eu tellement peur. Je suis partie en courant. Je n'ai rien dit à personne parce que... parce que qui est-ce que je peux le dire? Personne ne me comprend ici." Hunter: "Hey. Look at me." *(softer)* "I don't know what you're saying, but I can tell you're scared. And I'm gonna figure this out, alright? We'll find somebody who speaks French. You stay right here in town. Don't go anywhere alone. Understand? No—" *(shakes head, gestures)* "—no walking alone. Stay here." Marie: *(small nod)* "Je... je reste. D'accord." Hunter: "D'accord. That one I got." *(half-smile)* *(Hunter's phone buzzes. He answers.)* Hunter: "Dawson. Yeah. Where? ...How long ago?" *(pause)* "I'm on my way. Two minutes." *(hangs up, stands)* "I gotta run. Listen—" *(slides a business card across the table)* "—my number. You call me. Anything strange, anyone strange, you call. Yeah?" Marie: "Votre numéro. Oui, je... je comprends." Hunter: "Good. And—" *(taps the camera gently)* "—don't delete anything on this. Not one picture. Okay?" Marie: "Je ne supprimerai rien. Promis." Hunter: "I'll take that as a yes." *(grabs his coat)* "Stay safe, miss." Marie: *(quietly, as he walks out)* "Faites attention, monsieur le détective... s'il vous plaît." --- *[End scene.]*