Run: 2026-04-25-01KQ2FH2B723JB04RJ3JGZ0FTW

**Voice Sheet** **(Scene: A small café in Alborn, MN. MELANIE sits at a corner table, staring at the screen of her camera, her hands trembling slightly. HUNTER approaches, notebook in hand.)** Hunter: "Excuse me, miss? Sorry to bother you. I’m Detective Hunter. I’m looking into a few things that happened near the park last night. I was told you were out there taking photos around dusk. Did you see anything unusual?" Melanie: (looks up, startled; speaks rapidly in German, voice shaky) "Ich... ich weiß nicht. Es war so dunkel, und dann habe ich etwas gehört – ein Schreien, glaube ich. Ich habe versucht, ein Foto zu machen, aber meine Hände haben gezittert. Es war schrecklich." Hunter: (frowns, confused) "I... I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Do you speak English? *Any* English? I’m asking about last night, around the old bridge. Did you see a person, or maybe a car?" Melanie: (shakes her head, eyes welling up; points at her camera) "Nein, nein. Ich habe nur den Nebel gesehen. Und dann – ein Schatten. Aber als ich das Bild gemacht habe, war da nichts. Nur Bäume. Vielleicht habe ich mir eingebildet..." Hunter: (sighs, rubs his forehead) "Okay, okay. Slow down. I’m not getting any of this. Let me try—" (he mimes taking a photo, then points at the camera, then makes a questioning gesture) "You take picture? See something? Bad thing?" Melanie: (nods vigorously, then scrolls through her camera and turns it to show him a blurry, dark photo. She points at a faint shape in the background.) "Da. Da war jemand. Oder etwas. Ich hatte solche Angst. Ich bin weggerannt." Hunter: (squints at the photo, then back at her. He speaks slowly, using hand gestures.) "This—this shape. You saw a person? Here? Last night, around 10 p.m.?" Melanie: (touches her chest, then points at the photo, her voice cracking) "Ja. Eine Person. Vielleicht eine Frau. Aber sie hat geschrien. Und dann – nichts mehr." Hunter: (pulls out his phone, shows her a picture of a missing woman's flyer) "This woman? Did you see her?" Melanie: (gasps, covers her mouth, nods frantically) "Ja! Ja, das ist sie! Sie hat geholfen? Nein, sie hat geweint. Ich wollte helfen, aber ich war zu spät." Hunter: (His phone rings. He glances at it, then holds up a finger to Melanie.) "One second." (He answers) "Hunter. Yeah. Where? ... I’ll be right there." (He hangs up, looks at Melanie, apologetic) "I have to go. But I need to talk to you again. Can you stay here? I’ll send someone who speaks German." Melanie: (looks confused, then worried) "Bitte, verstehen Sie? Ist sie in Gefahr?" Hunter: (shakes his head, knowing he can’t respond meaningfully, but gives a reassuring nod) "I’ll be back. Just wait here. Please." (He turns and hurries out of the café.) Melanie: (watches him leave, then looks back at her camera, whispering in German) "Ich hoffe, ich habe nicht zu lange gewartet..."