Run: 2026-05-27-01KSMESQ203BXEQZ7F12Z3F9QM

VOICE SHEET: DIALOGUE BETWEEN MELANIE AND HUNTER [Scene at the Alborn Diner, late afternoon] [MELANIE is sitting at a table by the window, scrolling through photos on her digital camera. She looks up as HUNTER approaches.] HUNTER (sternly) Excuse me, miss. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? [MELANIE blinks, confused. She clearly doesn't understand.] MELANIE (turning slightly, speaking in German with a troubled expression) Was? Ich verstehe nicht... (What? I don't understand...) HUNTER (confused, trying again) I just need to ask you about what happened at the town square yesterday. Have you seen anything unusual? MELANIE (shaking her head rapidly, eyes widening slightly) Nein. Nein. Ich bin nur weiblich... (No. No. I'm just a woman...) HUNTER (frowning, realizing she's speaking another language) She doesn't know any English, does she? [MELANIE places her hand on her chest and says a few words in German.] MELANIE Deutchen... Sprechen... Sie Deutchen? (German... Do you speak German?) HUNTER (shaking his head) No, ma'am, I don't. [They stare at each other for a moment, both frustrated.] HUNTER (pointing to her camera) Phone? Camera? Have you seen anything on your camera that might help the police? MELANIE (understanding his gestures, becomes visibly shaken) Nein! Nein, nein, nein! (No! No, no, no!) [HUNTER notices her distress and pulls out his notepad, writing something down.] HUNTER (softening his tone slightly) OK, I need to know if you saw anything weird. Anything at all. People acting strange? Anyone taking photos of other people? MELANIE (her eyes darting around, whispering in German) Ich habe Angst. Es war seltsam. Sehr seltsam. (I'm afraid. It was strange. Very strange.) HUNTER (leaning in slightly) Try to tell me what you saw. Use gestures. [MELANIE looks at her camera and frantically scrolls through photos, pointing at several images. She picks up her phone and tries to use the translation feature, but it's slow and not helping their conversation.] MELANIE (pointing at her camera, then at the street outside) Ich sehe... Manchester... (I see... Manchester...) HUNTER (confused) You see Manchester? The city? MELANIE (shaking her head, gesturing emphatically) Nein! Nein! Strange man... Camera... (No! No! Strange man... Camera...) [HUNTER finally sees she's trying to say something important, but the language barrier is frustrating them both.] HUNTER (reaching for his phone) Hang on, I might have a translation app on here... [Just as he finds the German-English translation feature, his phone buzzes with an incoming call. He looks at it - it's the station.] HUNTER (growing increasingly frustrated) Look, I have to take this. It's important. But this conversation isn't over. MELANIE (placing a hand on his arm) Bitte. bitmap... photos... important. (Please. bitmap... photos... important.) HUNTER holding up his index finger (promising) I'll be back. Please don't leave. [HUNTER answers his phone and walks quickly toward the exit.] HUNTER (into the phone) Marshall here. No, I haven't found anything yet. I was just about to make some headway with a witness who... Yeah, I heard. On my way now. [HUNTER exits, leaving MELANIE alone at the table, clearly distressed and frightened by whatever she witnessed.]