Run: 2026-06-01-01KT1HZEBD656JC0C7THW3ATHT

**VOICE SHEET — CAFE SCENE** *Selvi sits alone at a small cafe table, scrolling through photos on her camera with a worried expression. Hunter approaches and pulls out the chair across from her.* **Hunter:** "Ma'am? I'm Detective Hunter, with the Alborn Police Department. Mind if I sit?" **Selvi:** *(startled, clutching camera to her chest)* "Haan? Kya... kya hua?" **Hunter:** "I'm investigating a few incidents that have happened around town recently. A man by the name of Gerald Hoffbauer went missing three nights ago. You wouldn't have seen anything unusual, would you? Maybe around the old mill on Birchwood Lane?" **Selvi:** *(shaking her head rapidly, then nodding, eyes wide)* "Nahi nahi... matlab... haan, haan! Maine kuch dekha! Wahan, us raat — main photos liye the, samajh nahi aa raha tha—" **Hunter:** "Ma'am, do you speak English? I'm going to need you to slow down." **Selvi:** *(leaning forward urgently, gesturing at her camera)* "Dekhiye, dekhiye! Camera mein— ek aadmi... wo aadmi... wo theek nahi tha. Bahut... bahut andhera tha, lekin maine— maine click kiya. Phir wo gaya. Bas. Gaya." **Hunter:** *(squinting, leaning in)* "I'm sorry, I don't— could you point to something? Is that a map? A picture? What are you trying to show me?" **Selvi:** *(turning the camera toward him, a dark photo of a figure by the mill visible on the screen)* "Yeh! Yeh dekhiye! Yehi wo— isko dekho!" **Hunter:** *(taking the camera, studying the photo, expression shifting from confusion to focus)* "Wait a minute... is this from that night? Is that Gerald? I can't... the resolution's rough, but— Ma'am, where are you staying? I'd like to follow up with you. Do you have a translator? A phone number for someone who speaks English?" **Selvi:** *(frustrated, rubbing her temples, switching back to simpler words)* "Mera... phone? Haan. Par aap... aapko Hindi aati hai? Thodi bhi?" **Hunter:** "I'm sorry, I don't speak a word of it. Listen, just— stay right here. Don't go anywhere. I'm going to call the station, see if we can get someone out here who can help translate, and I want a better look at these photos." *Hunter's phone begins to ring loudly. He glances at the screen, his jaw tightening.* **Hunter:** "I've gotta take this. Don't move, alright? I'll be right back." *Hunter steps away, phone to his ear, his posture stiffening as he listens to the voice on the other end.* **Selvi:** *(calling after him softly, to herself, looking back down at her camera)* "Koi nahi samjhega... mujhe yahan se jaana nahi chahiye tha..." *She scrolls to the next photo in the series — and her face goes pale. She stares at it for a long moment, then quietly closes the camera and pulls her jacket tighter around herself.*