Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2ARV8Y3YPWZRE2KN6M6W3

**Voice Sheet: Café Scene** *(Marie's French lines are followed by an English translation for the reader. Hunter cannot understand them.)* --- Hunter: "Excuse me, miss. Mind if I sit?" Marie: "Oh... pardon? Je ne... je ne comprends pas." *(Oh... sorry? I don't... I don't understand.)* Hunter: "Detective Hunter, Alborn Police." *(pause)* "Police. Detective." Marie: "Police? Pourquoi la police voudrait me parler?" *(Police? Why would the police want to talk to me?)* Hunter: "I'm asking around about what happened out at the Lindqvist orchard on Tuesday night. Were you there?" Marie: "L'orchard? Je ne connais pas ce mot... Attendez." *(The orchard? I don't know that word... Wait.)* Hunter: "Orchard. Apples. Trees." *(pause)* "Tuesday. Night." Marie: "Des pommiers... oui, oui, les pommiers! Mardi soir, j'étais là-bas. Je photographiais le coucher du soleil." *(Apple trees... yes, yes, the apple trees! Tuesday evening, I was there. I was photographing the sunset.)* Hunter: "Slow down, slow down. I don't understand a word of that." *(gesturing at her camera)* "That. Camera. You took pictures?" Marie: "Oui, mon appareil photo. Mais j'ai vu quelque chose, et depuis, je n'arrive plus à dormir." *(Yes, my camera. But I saw something, and since then I haven't been able to sleep.)* Hunter: "Okay. You're upset. I can see that. Nobody's in trouble here, miss." Marie: "Vous ne comprenez pas, n'est-ce pas? Moi non plus, je ne vous comprends pas. C'est terrible." *(You don't understand, do you? I don't understand you either. This is terrible.)* Hunter: "Yeah, this isn't working." *(pause)* "Can I see the camera? Just the pictures?" Marie: "Vous voulez regarder? Attendez... Regardez. Là. Cet homme, près de la grange. Il n'aurait pas dû être là." *(You want to look? Wait... Look. There. That man, near the barn. He shouldn't have been there.)* Hunter: "Hold on. Who is that? Do you know him?" Marie: "Je ne sais pas son nom. Mais il portait un manteau rouge, et il regardait derrière lui, comme s'il avait peur." *(I don't know his name. But he was wearing a red coat, and he kept looking behind him as if he were afraid.)* Hunter: "Red jacket. Barn. Time stamp says 7:42 p.m." *(pause)* "Miss, I need you to keep these photos. Don't delete anything. Understand? Don't delete." Marie: "Ne pas... effacer? Non, non, je ne les effacerai pas. Je les garde. Toutes." *(Not... delete? No, no, I won't delete them. I'm keeping them. All of them.)* Hunter: "Good. Thank you. I'll find someone who can translate. There's got to be someone at the college." Marie: "Vous parlez de l'université? Je suis étudiante, je suis ici pour le programme d'échange." *(Are you talking about the university? I'm a student, I'm here for the exchange program.)* Hunter: "You're a student? Exchange student?" *(chuckles dryly)* "Well, at least we've got that far." Marie: "Vous souriez. C'est bien. J'avais peur que vous pensiez que j'avais fait quelque chose de mal." *(You're smiling. That's good. I was afraid you thought I had done something wrong.)* Hunter: *(phone ringing)* "Hang on. Hunter." *(pause)* "Where?... When?... Don't let anyone touch it. I'm ten minutes out." Marie: "Il y a un problème? Vous avez l'air... pressé." *(Is something wrong? You look... rushed.)* Hunter: "I have to go. Work." *(taps his watch, then hands her a card)* "Keep this. My number. Don't go anywhere alone tonight. Okay? Stay with people." Marie: "Votre numéro? D'accord. Je... merci. Je ne comprends pas tout, mais je crois que vous êtes quelqu'un de bien." *(Your number? All right. I... thank you. I don't understand everything, but I think you're a good person.)* Hunter: "I'll be back. Tomorrow. We'll get you a translator." Marie: "Revenez vite, s'il vous plaît. Je crois que cet homme au manteau rouge sait que je l'ai vu." *(Come back soon, please. I think the man in the red coat knows that I saw him.)* Hunter: "Stay safe, miss."