Run: 2026-05-27-01KSMFBB9F0P2PE0E42YKA3H3Y

**Voice Sheet Dialogue** **SCENE:** Cafe in Alborn, MN - A quiet morning. Maria sits at a corner table, her camera in hand, reviewing photos. Hunter enters, scanning the room, then approaches her table. **CHARACTERS:** - MARIA - 30, Spanish student, troubled - HUNTER - 35, detective, professional **MATCH CUT** **HUNTER:** (Cautious, approaching) Excuse me, miss. I'm Detective Reed with the local police department. Mind if I ask you a few questions? **MARIA:** (Startled, looking up quickly) (Mumbles in Spanish) "Lo siento, no hablo inglés... No entiendo." (Pauses, troubled look on her face as she realizes they can't communicate.) **HUNTER:** (Frowns, leaning in slightly) I see. Well, do you speak any English? Any at all? **MARIA:** (Shaking head, spoke softly in Spanish) "No. Español... solo español." (Reaches for her phone in her bag, possibly to use a translator app.) **HUNTER:** (Patience wearing thin) Okay. Maybe I can try a few simple words? I need to ask about something that happened last night. In the park. **MARIA:** (Nods, hope in her eyes) "Parque? Sí, estoy apuntado en mi cámara." (Points excitedly at her camera.) **HUNTER:** (Relieved) Great! You were taking pictures in the park? Did you see anything unusual last night? Anything that worried you? **MARIA:** (Eyes widen, voice trembling now in Spanish) "Vi a un hombre... en el bosque, detrás de los arbustos." (Points toward the window vaguely) "Él... estaba mirando algo en el suelo, pero cuando me vio... corre." (Starts to shake, clearly distressed by the memory.) **HUNTER:** (Intensely focused now) Was he carrying anything? A large package? Maybe a backpack? **MARIA:** (Partially in Spanish, partially in charades) "No... no. Así que... tarjetaper files... rgen Ocultó algo pequeño... pequeño... así." (Makes a small gesture with her fingers.) "Él... se veía... cómo decirlo... duro." (Scanning the table, she picks up the sugar bowl to demonstrate, pointing from the bowl upward.) "Fuerte como esto. High." (Points to her shoulders, then continues in Spanish) "¡Y me miró! Para largo tiempo." **HUNTER:** (Scribbling in a notepad) Did he say anything to you? Maybe in Spanish? **MARIA:** (Shaking head vigorously) "No. Pero no... no era bien. No bien en absoluto." (Slams her flat palm down hard on the tabletop to emphasize.) **HUNTER:** (Nods thoughtfully) Okay, I think I'm getting the picture. If you could look at some photos with me... see if you can identify him... The DETECTIVE's PHONE RINGS LOUDLY, THE VIBRATO SHAKING THE TABLE **HUNTER:** (Fishes phone from jacket) Dammit. Excuse me, I have to take this. **MARIA:** (Relieved look, back to Spanish now) "Sí, sí. Es bueno." **HUNTER:** (Listing far punch) Reed... talk to me. (Pauses, listening intently) I'm on it. Yeah. Text me that address. (Ends call, looks at MARIA apologetically.) I have to go. I'll have an officer come by to get a formal statement with a translator service. **MARIA:** (Nods uncertainly) "Bien... bien." **HUNTER:** (Hands her card) If you think of anything else... anything at all, call me or the station. (Awkward pat on shoulder) Thanks for your time. **MARIA:** (Taking card, not looking at him directly) "Sí. Nuestra. Déjala tu." (She waves vaguely at him, not wanting direct eye contact now, returning to her camera as DETECTIVE leaves in a hurry.) She shivers slightly, sticks her camera back into its case, and hugs her arms to herself, troubled and alone. **END SCENE.** (Note: MARIA's dialysis is conducted almost entirely in Spanish, requiring HUNTER to interpret body language and context. Their miscommunication creates clear tension.)