Run: 2026-09-03-01M1KBSCRGXE8GBFJV5QFAVNBM

**Voice Sheet – Scene at the Café** **Hunter:** "Excuse me, miss? Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Mind if I ask you a few questions about what happened at the apple festival last weekend?" **Melanie:** *(looks up from her camera, startled)* "Oh—ja? Was ist passiert? Ich war nur am Fotografieren." **Hunter:** "Right. I'm looking into a couple of folks who went missing after the festival. I heard you were out near the orchards that night." **Melanie:** *(pales, grips her camera tightly)* "Die verschwundenen Leute? Ich... ich habe etwas gesehen. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich darüber sprechen soll. Es war so seltsam..." **Hunter:** *(blinks, confused)* "I'm sorry—I don't quite follow. Do you speak English?" **Melanie:** *(shaking her head, voice trembling)* "Nein, kein Englisch. Aber ich kann Ihnen zeigen, was ich fotografiert habe." **Hunter:** "Okay, okay. Take your time." *(holds up his hands calmly)* "I'm not going anywhere." **Melanie:** *(scrolls through photos, unsteady)* "Da—da war ein Mann in Schwarz. Er stand am Waldrand und hat die Leute angeschaut. Danach waren sie weg. Ich habe es mit der Kamera gesehen, aber niemand glaubt mir." **Hunter:** "I wish I understood what you're saying. You look pretty shaken up, though." *(pulls out his notepad, points at her camera)* "That camera—you got something on there?" **Melanie:** "Ja, hier. Sehen Sie? Das ist er." *(shows him the screen; her hand is trembling)* **Hunter:** *(leans in, goes still)* "Wait. That's—that's him. That's one of the missing men. Where was this taken?" **Melanie:** *(teary-eyed)* "Am alten Apfelgarten. Um Mitternacht. Ich konnte nicht schlafen, also bin ich losgegangen. Er hat mich nicht gesehen." **Hunter:** "Midnight at the orchard. Okay, that matches the timeline." *(his phone buzzes; he glances at it)* "Sorry, hold that thought." *(answers)* "Hunter. Yeah... what? Another one? Alright, I'm on my way." **Hunter:** *(pockets the phone, turns back to Melanie)* "I have to go. But I need to talk to you again. Do you know where you're staying? The study-abroad house?" **Melanie:** *(nods, still pale)* "Ja, das Dorms. Ich bin morgen noch hier. Bitte—finden Sie sie." **Hunter:** "I'll do my best." *(hesitates, then gives a curt nod)* "Stay safe, miss."