Run: 2026-04-27-01KQ70BPNGB9SC1XRA4TC5CBDE

**VOICE SHEET** **SCENE:** Alborn, MN Cafe. Selvi sits with her camera. Hunter approaches. **Selvi:** "Oof... yeh tasveeren... main samajh nahi pa rahi hoon. Lens mein kya tha? Kal raat jab main pahadon ki roshni pakad rahi thi... maine kuch dekha. Jo dikhna nahi chahiye tha. Yahan sab kuch... ajeeb ho raha hai." **Hunter:** "Excuse me? I'm Detective Hunter. Are you Selvi from the study abroad program? I need to ask you about the disturbance near the gazebo this morning. The one during the festival prep." **Selvi:** "Suno... yahan kuch galat hai. Maine subah apne camera se dekha tha... wo... wo chehra... aur phir wo gayab. Log hawa mein dhul rahe hain. Kya aap nahi jaante? Mujhe darr lag raha hai. Yeh shahar... yeh surakshit nahi hai." **Hunter:** "I'm sorry, ma'am. Do you speak English? I need to know what you saw near the festival grounds." **Selvi:** "English? Nahin jaanti. Hindi mein baat karo. Suno, maine sach dekha tha! Main yahan bas manzar baandhne aayi thi, par ab... ab kuch toot gaya hai. Meri tasveeron mein koi shor hai jo sunayi nahi deta, par mehsoos hota hai." **Hunter:** "I only understand English. Look, I'm investigating missing persons. Did you see someone? A suspect? Or can you describe what happened in English?" **Selvi:** "Main nahi bolti aapki zubaan. Aur na hi main jhoot bol sakti hoon. Maine dekha ki wo vyakti... jo kal raat gayab hua tha... wo aaj subah mere lens ke saamne tha. Par wo jism nahi tha... wo dhuan tha. Main camera band karke bhagi, par yaadein nahi jaayengi. Yeh town... yeh khaufo ka hai." **Hunter:** "Ma'am, please focus. I don't understand what you're saying. You're shaking. Are you injured? Or are you saying you saw one of the missing people?" **Selvi:** *Voice trembling, clutching camera* "Injured? Meri rooh... meri rooon zakhmi hai. Main ek student hoon, detective. Mujhe architecture aur landscapes chahiye the, par mujhe maut mili. Aapko meri zaroorat hai kya? Main aapki madad kar sakti hoon, par aap sun nahi rahe. Aapke kaan band hain." **Hunter:** "I'm trying to help you, but I can't if you won't communicate. I need facts. Names, times, descriptions. If you can't speak English, can you write this down? Or point to something?" **Selvi:** "Likhna? Hindi mein likh doon? Aap padh paoge? Yeh sab... yeh bahut gehra hai. Maine socha tha main al-born hoon, door apne ghar se... par yahan koi bach nahi Sakta. Meri photo... wo saboot hai. Par aapke liye wo bas ek tasveer hogi. Main akeli hoon yahan, Sahab. Poori tarah akeli." **Hunter:** "I can't read Hindi, and I don't have time for a translation service right now. Look, if you have information, you need to find a way to convey it. Stay here. I'll get someone who speaks your language to take your statement. Do you understand?" **Selvi:** "Koi aur nahi aayega. Yahan koi nahi bachega jo sun sake. Main jaanti hoon. Jaisi aapki marzi. Par jaldi... jaldi karo. Meri camera ki aankhein abhi bhi khuli hain... aur wo dekh rahi hain ki kya hone wala hai." **Hunter:** *Phone rings, Hunter checks it, expression hardens.* "Hunter." *Pause.* "What? On my way. Do not touch anything." *Hunter hangs up and stands abruptly.* "I have to go. A lead just opened up. Stay right here. Don't go anywhere until the translator gets here. Do you hear me?" **Selvi:** "Main jaanti hoon... main jaanti hoon ki kya hua hai. Chale jao. Par yeh shahar tumhe chhod nahi dega, Detective." **Hunter:** *Already walking away, checking radio.* "Stay put."