Run: 2026-09-03-01M1KZDSKZTY1Y2RQ6NFWKDFF1

[Voice sheet — Melanie’s lines are spoken in German; English translations appear in parentheses for reference. Hunter speaks only English.] [Setting: A cozy café in downtown Alborn, MN. Melanie sits alone by the window, her camera cradled in her hands. Hunter approaches her table, badge in hand.] Hunter: "Excuse me. Detective Hunter, Alborn P.D. Mind if I ask you a few questions about the apple festival disappearance?" Melanie: (troubled, in German) "Es war schrecklich! Ich habe nur die Landschaft fotografiert, aber auf dem Bild war ein Schatten, und dann war der Mann verschwunden." (It was terrible! I only photographed the landscape, but in the picture there was a shadow, and then the man was gone.) Hunter: (confused) "Whoa—slow down. I don't speak German. Do you speak English? English?" Melanie: (shaken) "Nein, ich spreche kein Englisch. Nur Deutsch. Bitte, ich habe Angst." (No, I don't speak English. Only German. Please, I'm scared.) Hunter: "Okay. Okay. Camera?" [points to the camera] "You take pictures at the festival? At the orchard?" Melanie: "Ja, meine Kamera. Ich habe Fotos vom Festival gemacht. Hier, schauen Sie—das ist der Obstgarten im Nebel." (Yes, my camera. I took photos at the festival. Here, look—that is the orchard in the fog.) [Melanie turns the camera so Hunter can see the screen. She points a trembling finger at a pale shape among the apple trees.] Hunter: "This is the McCray orchard. Did you see this man? Missing person. Name's Elias Brant. Tall guy, flannel shirt? Yes or no?" Melanie: "Elias? Ich kenne keinen Elias. Ich sah einen Mann im Nebel, aber er war plötzlich fort. Wie die anderen. Warum verschwinden sie?" (Elias? I don't know any Elias. I saw a man in the fog, but he was suddenly gone. Like the others. Why are they disappearing?) Hunter: "I can't understand a word. Do you have someone who can translate? A friend? A professor?" Melanie: "Mein Professor spricht Englisch, aber er ist nicht hier. Ich bin allein." (My professor speaks English, but he is not here. I am alone.) Hunter: "All right. Sit tight. I'll find someone who speaks German." [Hunter's phone rings. He steps slightly away and answers.] Hunter: (into phone) "Hunter. ... Yeah. Another one? ... Where? ... I'm on my way." [He hangs up and turns back to Melanie.] Hunter: "I've got to go. Wait here—please. Don't leave. We'll finish this." Melanie: "Was ist passiert? Wohin gehen Sie? Bitte, ich habe Angst!" (What happened? Where are you going? Please, I'm scared!) Hunter: "I know. Just stay put. I'll be back."