Run: 2026-05-10-01KR8W336PJT4BJGD55ZH3GWNQ

**Scene Description:** The scene takes place at "The Cider Press," a cozy, rustic cafe in Alborn, MN, smelling of cinnamon and roasted coffee. Melanie is tucked into a corner booth, her fingertips nervously scrolling through the digital display of her professional DSLR camera. Her face is pale, and she keeps glancing toward the window. Detective Hunter enters, his heavy boots thumping on the wooden floor. He spots Melanie—the foreign exchange student who was near the woods yesterday—and approaches her with a focused, business-like stride. *** **Dialogue Voice Sheet:** Hunter: "Excuse me. Miss? I'm Detective Hunter. I'm investigating the disappearance of the Miller girl. You were hiking near the north ridge yesterday; did you see anything out of the ordinary?" Melanie: "Oh Gott... ich... ich glaube, ich habe etwas gesehen. Es war so schnell, aber da war jemand im Wald, jemand, der nicht dorthin gehörte." Hunter: "I'm sorry, what? I don't speak... whatever that was. Look, I just need to know if you saw a teenage girl in a yellow raincoat. Do you understand 'yellow raincoat'?" Melanie: "Ich verstehe Sie nicht! Aber es war schrecklich! Ich habe ein Foto gemacht, aber es ist zu unscharf. Ich habe Angst, dass diese Person mich gesehen hat." Hunter: (Sighs, rubbing his temple) "Great. I'm talking to a wall. Listen, do you have a translator app on that phone of yours? Or maybe a guidebook? Just nod if you saw something suspicious." Melanie: (Nodding frantically, her voice trembling) "Ja! Ja, genau! Es war ein Mann, sehr groß, mit einer dunklen Maske. Er hat sie mit sich genommen!" Hunter: "Right. You're nodding. That's a start. Now, can you point to where it happened? Was it by the creek or the old mill?" Melanie: (Gesturing wildly toward the window and her camera) "Hier! Auf dem Foto! Sehen Sie? Dort, zwischen den Bäumen! Bitte, Sie müssen mir helfen, ich kann nicht schlafen!" Hunter: "I can't see a thing on that screen, kid. It's just a blur of green and brown. Look, I want to figure this out, but—" (Hunter’s phone rings loudly. He checks the screen and his expression hardens.) Hunter: "I have to go. A lead just came in at the station. Stay right here. Don't leave town, and for heaven's sake, find someone who speaks English so we can actually talk." Melanie: "Warten Sie! Gehen Sie nicht! Ich habe Ihnen doch gesagt, dass es gefährlich ist!" Hunter: "I have no idea what you're saying, but I'll be back. Stay put."