Run: 2026-04-25-01KQ2GE05GZ40D38DDRZX6X2GX

**Voice Sheet – Scene: The Cafe** **Setting:** A small, quiet cafe in Alborn, MN. Selvi sits alone at a corner table, scrolling through photos on her camera. The afternoon light filters through the window. Hunter enters, spots her, and walks over. **Hunter:** "Excuse me. I’m Detective Hunter. I’m looking into the disappearances that happened near the apple orchard last night. I heard you were there taking photographs around that time. Can you tell me what you saw?" **Selvi:** *(looking up, startled; her voice shakes)* "मैंने... मैंने कुछ अजीब देखा। एक आदमी, और फिर अचानक वो गायब हो गया। मुझे समझ नहीं आता। मेरी तस्वीरों में भी कुछ गड़बड़ है।" *(Hunter blinks, leaning in slightly, confused.)* **Hunter:** "I’m sorry… I don’t speak Hindi. Do you understand English? Maybe we can find someone to translate?" **Selvi:** *(shaking her head, voice strained)* "नहीं, मैं अंग्रेज़ी नहीं जानती। मैं डरी हुई हूँ। मैंने कुछ ऐसा देखा जो समझ नहीं आता।" *(She taps her camera screen, showing him a blurred image of a figure.)* **Hunter:** *(frowning, pointing at the camera)* "This photo… is that the man? Where was this taken?" **Selvi:** *(pointing toward the window, then at the camera again, her hands trembling)* "वहाँ, बगीचे के पास। वो आदमी... वो सामने था, और फिर... फिर वो गायब। जैसे धुआँ हो गया।" *(Hunter rubs his temples, trying to piece together her intent.)* **Hunter:** "Okay. Okay. Just… stay calm. I’ll need to bring in someone who can translate. But right now, can you show me anything else? Any other photos?" **Selvi:** *(scrolling rapidly, then stopping on a dark image)* "ये देखो। यहाँ, कोई छाया है। पर वहाँ कोई नहीं था। ये ठीक नहीं है।" *(Hunter squints at the screen, a flicker of unease crossing his face.)* **Hunter:** "That’s… odd. That shadow doesn’t match the light in the rest of the shot." **Selvi:** *(nodding vigorously, tears welling up)* "हाँ! हाँ! मैं जानती हूँ। मैं रात को सो नहीं पाई। ये सब सच है।" *(Hunter’s phone buzzes. He glances at it, then back at Selvi.)* **Hunter:** "I have to take this. It’s urgent. Look—stay here. Don’t delete any of those photos. I’ll be back with someone who can help us communicate. Can you understand that much?" **Selvi:** *(watches him, not understanding the words, but reading his tone and his pointing at the phone and the door. She nods slowly, clutching her camera.)* **Hunter:** "Good. I’ll be back soon." *(He turns and walks quickly out of the cafe, phone to his ear. Selvi stares after him, then looks back at her camera, her expression haunted.)* **Selvi:** *(softly, to herself)* "मुझे नहीं पता कि तुम समझ पाओगे या नहीं, पर मैंने सच देखा है। और वो सच मुझे डरा रहा है।" *(She hugs the camera to her chest as the cafe door swings shut behind Hunter.)* --- End of Scene ---