Run: 2026-09-23-01M37Q3NEXVZJ7D5F422NEN4WE

**VOICE SHEET: "The Orchard Photographs"** *Scene: The Crisp Apple Café, Main Street, Alborn, MN. Late afternoon.* --- Hunter: "Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. Mind if I sit down a minute?" Selvi: "जी... माफ़ कीजिए, मैं..." Hunter: "I'll take that as a yes. I'm asking around about this girl. Emily Hart. Seventeen. She went missing Saturday night after the festival. You've probably seen the posters. Look familiar?" Selvi: *(sharp intake of breath)* "यह लड़की... हे भगवान। मैंने इसे देखा था। उस रात, बाग़ के पास... मैंने सोचा था कि शायद मुझे वहम हुआ है, लेकिन..." Hunter: "Okay. Hold on. That's... not English. Is that Spanish?" Selvi: "हिंदी। मैं हिंदी बोलती हूँ। मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती। इंडिया... मैं इंडिया से हूँ।" Hunter: "India. Hindi. Got it. Great. And I don't speak a word of it." *(slowly)* "Did you... see her? See?" Selvi: "हाँ! हाँ, देखा था! कैमरा... रुकिए, फ़ोटो... मेरे पास फ़ोटो हैं।" Hunter: "Camera. Photo. Okay, those I understand. You took pictures? Can you show me?" Selvi: "यह देखिए। शनिवार की रात थी, लगभग नौ बजे। मैं पहाड़ी से सूर्यास्त के बाद बाग़ की तस्वीरें ले रही थी... और फिर वह आई।" Hunter: "That's the Lindqvist orchard, out on County Road Nine. And that's... that's her. Green jacket. Same one in the poster." *(leans closer)* "Who's the guy next to her?" Selvi: "मुझे नहीं पता वह कौन था। मैंने उसका चेहरा ठीक से नहीं देखा। लेकिन उसने मुझे देख लिया था। उसने अपनी टॉर्च मेरी तरफ़ घुमाई और मैं वहाँ से भाग गई।" Hunter: "Hey. Hey, you're shaking. Easy. You're safe here, alright? Nobody's going to hurt you." Selvi: "आप नहीं समझ रहे। कल रात कोई मेरे होमस्टे के बाहर खड़ा था। बहुत देर तक। मुझे लगता है वह वही आदमी था।" Hunter: "I'm catching about one word in twenty, and it's 'camera.'" *(pulls out phone)* "Let me try the translator thing. Come on... one bar. Of course. This whole town's a dead zone." Selvi: "फ़ोन? अनुवाद? हाँ, हाँ, कोशिश कीजिए..." Hunter: "It's just spinning. Look, can I get a copy of these pictures? The memory card? I'd give it back. Promise." Selvi: *(pulling the camera toward her)* "नहीं... माफ़ कीजिए। यह कैमरा मेरे पास ही रहेगा। अगर वह आदमी... अगर उसे पता चला कि मेरे पास सबूत है..." Hunter: "Alright. Alright. Not taking it. It's yours." *(hands up)* "I get it. Somebody spooked you. That much I don't need translated." Selvi: "धन्यवाद। मैं मदद करना चाहती हूँ, सच में। बस... मुझे डर लग रहा है।" *(Hunter's phone rings.)* Hunter: "Figures. Now I get a signal." *(into phone)* "Hunter. ... Where? ... The orchard? ... Don't touch anything. I'm on my way." Selvi: "क्या हुआ? कुछ बुरा हुआ है न? आपके चेहरे पर लिखा है।" Hunter: "I have to go. Something's come up at the orchard." *(slides a card across the table)* "This is my card. My number. You stay here, okay? Stay. I'll come back." *(taps his watch)* "One hour. One." Selvi: "एक... एक घंटा? ठीक है।" *(then, urgently)* "रुकिए! वह गाड़ी... उसकी नंबर प्लेट भी एक फ़ोटो में है! डिटेक्टिव!" Hunter: *(already at the door)* "One hour! Don't go anywhere!" Selvi: *(quietly, to herself, gripping the camera)* "एक घंटा। और तब तक मैं यहाँ अकेली बैठी रहूँ... जिसने भी मुझे देखा था, उसे पता है कि मैं कहाँ रहती हूँ।" --- **TRANSLATION KEY (for script reference only, not spoken)** - **जी... माफ़ कीजिए, मैं...**: Yes... excuse me, I... - **यह लड़की... हे भगवान...**: This girl... oh God. I saw her. That night, near the orchard... I thought maybe I imagined it, but... - **हिंदी। मैं हिंदी बोलती हूँ...**: Hindi. I speak Hindi. I don't know English. India... I'm from India. - **हाँ! हाँ, देखा था!...**: Yes! Yes, I saw! Camera... wait, photos... I have photos. - **यह देखिए। शनिवार की रात थी...**: Look at this. It was Saturday night, around nine. I was photographing the orchard from the hill after sunset... and then she came. - **मुझे नहीं पता वह कौन था...**: I don't know who he was. I didn't see his face clearly. But he saw me. He turned his flashlight toward me and I ran away. - **आप नहीं समझ रहे...**: You don't understand. Last night someone was standing outside my homestay. For a long time. I think it was the same man. - **फ़ोन? अनुवाद?...**: Phone? Translation? Yes, yes, try it... - **नहीं... माफ़ कीजिए...**: No... I'm sorry. This camera stays with me. If that man... if he finds out I have proof... - **धन्यवाद। मैं मदद करना चाहती हूँ...**: Thank you. I want to help, truly. I'm just... scared. - **क्या हुआ? कुछ बुरा हुआ है न?...**: What happened? Something bad happened, didn't it? It's written all over your face. - **एक... एक घंटा? ठीक है।**: One... one hour? Okay. - **रुकिए! वह गाड़ी...**: Wait! That car... its license plate is in one of the photos too! Detective! - **एक घंटा। और तब तक...**: One hour. And until then I sit here alone... whoever saw me knows where I live.