Run: 2026-06-24-01KVX30ZHYRYAXGWXSQ2E3TDE9

# Voice Sheet — Cafe Scene **Hunter:** "Excuse me, miss? I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn Police Department. I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind." **Selvi:** *looks up, startled* "मैं... मुझे माफ़ करें, मैं अंग्रेज़ी नहीं बोलती।" *(I... I'm sorry, I don't speak English.)* **Hunter:** *furrows brow* "I'm sorry, I don't understand. Do you speak English at all?" **Selvi:** *shakes head, points to herself* "Selvi. मेरा नाम Selvi है।" *(My name is Selvi.)* **Hunter:** "Selvi. Okay. Selvi, I just need to know—" *pulls out a notepad* "—were you near Carlson's Orchard the night of the festival?" **Selvi:** *eyes widen, hands begin to tremble around her camera* "वह... वह रात... मैं वहाँ थी। मैंने फ़ोटो खींची थीं। लेकिन फिर..." *voice cracks* "फिर कुछ... कुछ ग़लत हुआ। वह आदमी—" *(That... that night... I was there. I took photos. But then... then something... something wrong happened. That man—)* **Hunter:** *exhales in frustration* "Ma'am, I really need you to— hold on." *points to her camera* "Camera. Photos. Carlson's Orchard?" **Selvi:** *nods slowly, gripping the camera tighter* "हाँ... हाँ, फ़ोटो। लेकिन मैं... मैं डर गई हूँ। वह आदमी बहुत अजीब था। उसने मुझे देखा।" *(Yes... yes, photos. But I... I got scared. That man was very strange. He saw me.)* **Hunter:** "Man? A man?" *gestures vaguely* "Can you show me the photos?" **Selvi:** *hesitates, then slowly turns the camera screen toward him, scrolling through images* "ये देखिए... यहाँ... पेड़ों के पीछे कोई था।" *(Look here... here... there was someone behind the trees.)* **Hunter:** *leans in, studying the screen* "This shadow here — can you zoom in?" **Selvi:** *taps the screen, zooming* "मुझे नहीं पता क्या... मुझे लगा वह किसी को खींच रहा था। बहुत तेज़। मैंने चिल्लाया लेकिन कोई नहीं सुना।" *(I don't know what... I felt he was dragging someone. Very fast. I screamed but no one heard.)* **Hunter:** *squints, then pulls out a business card and slides it across the table* "I can't understand you, but I think you saw something important. I'm going to find someone who can translate. Don't leave town, okay?" **Selvi:** *looks at the card, confused* "मुझे समझ नहीं आया..." *(I didn't understand...)* **Hunter:** *holds up a hand, phone already ringing in his pocket* "Just — stay here. Please." **Selvi:** *nervously* "ठीक है... ठीक है।" *(Okay... okay.)* **Hunter:** *answers phone* "Hunter here. ...What? ...When? ...I'm on my way." *looks back at Selvi* "Stay. Here." *points to the table firmly, then turns and strides out of the cafe.* **Selvi:** *whispers to herself, clutching the camera to her chest* "मुझे बुरा लग रहा है। कुछ बहुत बुरा हुआ उस रात।" *(I have a bad feeling. Something very bad happened that night.)*