Run: 2026-04-25-01KQ2DJEPMJ36DS1V7FKWWFQQG

**Voice Sheet – Scene: The Café Encounter** **Setting:** A small café in Alborn, MN. Selvi sits alone at a corner table, scrolling through photos on her camera. Hunter enters, spots her, and approaches. --- **Hunter:** "Excuse me. You were at the apple festival last night, right? I saw you with the camera." **Selvi:** *(looks up, startled)* "Haan… main vahaan thi." *(Yes… I was there.)* **Hunter:** "I'm Detective Hunter. I'm looking into something that happened. Did you see anything unusual? Anyone acting strange?" **Selvi:** *(voice trembling)* "Maine kuch dekha… par mujhe samajh nahi aaya. Ek aadmi… andhere mein kisi ko le gaya." *(I saw something… but I didn't understand it. A man… took someone into the darkness.)* **Hunter:** *(frowning, confused)* "I'm sorry, I don't—do you speak English? At all?" **Selvi:** *(shakes head, eyes wide)* "Main Hindi mein bol rahi hoon. Mujhe maaf karein." *(I am speaking in Hindi. Forgive me.)* **Hunter:** *(rubs his forehead)* "Okay… okay. Um. The man? Did you get a photo? Camera?" **Selvi:** *(nods frantically, holds up camera)* "Haan, photo hai. Lekin maine use nahi dekha—sirf uski pith. Aur ek laal dupatta." *(Yes, there is a photo. But I didn't see his face—only his back. And a red scarf.)* **Hunter:** *(pulls out notepad, writes "red scarf" and an arrow)* "Look—point. You point. Man? There?" *(gestures vaguely)* **Selvi:** *(points to the camera screen, then to the window toward the festival grounds)* "Vahaan. Uski taraf ishaara kiya." *(There. I am pointing toward him.)* **Hunter:** *(leaning closer, squinting at the screen)* "That's… that's good. Really good. I need this. Can I—" *(motions taking the camera)* **Selvi:** *(clutches camera to chest)* "Nahi! Yeh mera hai. Main detective ko doongi." *(No! This is mine. I will give it to the detective.)* **Hunter:** *(sighs, nods slowly)* "Detective. Yeah. That's me. I'm the detective. So… you keep it safe. I'll come back with someone who speaks…" *(circles his hand)* "…your language. Okay?" **Selvi:** *(nods, still shaken)* "Theek hai. Main yahin rahungi." *(Okay. I will stay here.)* **Hunter's phone rings.** He glances at the screen, expression hardening. **Hunter:** "I have to go. Stay put. Don't give that camera to anyone else. Understand?" **Selvi:** *(nods, but looks confused)* "Haan… samajh gayi." *(Yes… I understand.)* **Hunter:** *(turns, mutters to himself as he walks away)* "Red scarf… and a language barrier. Just my luck." **Selvi:** *(watches him leave, whispers)* "Kya aap mujhe samajh sakte hain, Detective?" *(Can you understand me, Detective?)* --- End of Scene ---