Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2FRNYM9QX64EBP7587GC4

**Café Scene: Voice Sheet** *(Hindi lines are followed by an English translation in brackets for the reader. Hunter cannot understand them.)* --- **Hunter:** "Excuse me, miss. Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Mind if I sit?" **Selvi:** "जी? माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती।" *[Sorry, I don't know English.]* **Hunter:** "I'm looking into what happened out at the Delaney orchard last night. Folks say you were out that way yesterday." **Selvi:** "ऑर्चर्ड... आपने ऑर्चर्ड कहा? हाँ, मैं वहाँ थी। मैंने कुछ देखा था... मेरे हाथ अब तक काँप रहे हैं।" *[Orchard... did you say orchard? Yes, I was there. I saw something... my hands are still shaking.]* **Hunter:** "Was that... Hindi? Huh. Okay." *(slower, louder)* "Did. You. See. Anything?" **Selvi:** "आप धीरे बोलें या ज़ोर से, मैं नहीं समझूँगी। पर आप अच्छे इंसान लगते हैं।" *[Whether you speak slowly or loudly, I won't understand. But you seem like a good person.]* **Hunter:** "Right. Loud doesn't help. Sorry." *(taps his chest)* "Hunter." *(gestures to her)* "And you are...?" **Selvi:** *(touching her chest)* "सेल्वी। मैं यहाँ पढ़ने आई हूँ। स्टूडेंट।" *[Selvi. I came here to study. Student.]* **Hunter:** "Selvi. Got it. Student, huh? Exchange program, maybe?" *(nods at the camera)* "That yours?" **Selvi:** "हाँ, कैमरा। मैंने कल सुबह सूरज उगने से पहले वहाँ तस्वीरें खींचीं। यह देखिए... कृपया, देखिए।" *[Yes, camera. Yesterday morning, before sunrise, I took pictures there. Look at this... please, look.]* **Hunter:** "You want me to look at the screen? Okay, okay." *(pause)* "That's the orchard fence. And that's... a truck. Parked by the north gate. At that hour?" **Selvi:** "यह आदमी। उसने मुझे देख लिया था। वह मेरी तरफ़ आया, और मैं भाग गई।" *[This man. He saw me. He came toward me, and I ran.]* **Hunter:** "Easy. Take a breath. You're saying somebody was there? This man?" *(points at the screen, then at her, raising his eyebrows)* **Selvi:** "हाँ, हाँ! वही! उसके हाथ में लालटेन थी... और ज़मीन पर कुछ पड़ा था। मुझे लगा कि वह कोई इंसान था।" *[Yes, yes! Him! He had a lantern in his hand... and something was lying on the ground. I thought it was a person.]* **Hunter:** "You're saying a lot, and I'm catching none of it. But this picture's good. Real good. Can you show me the rest? Next one?" *(mimes swiping)* **Selvi:** "और तस्वीरें? ठीक है। यह... और यह। बस इतनी ही हैं। फिर मैं डर गई थी।" *[More pictures? Okay. This... and this. That's all there are. Then I got scared.]* **Hunter:** "License plate's half hidden by the fence post. Damn. Still, it's more than I had this morning." *(His phone rings.)* **Hunter:** "Hunter. ...Where? ...Another one? ...No, don't touch anything. I'm on my way." *(He hangs up and stands.)* **Hunter:** "Selvi, I have to go. Stay here. Don't go anywhere. Understand? *Stay.*" *(points at the chair, then at her)* "I'll come back for those photos." **Selvi:** "आप जा रहे हैं? रुकिए, अभी और तस्वीरें हैं! और वह आदमी... वह अब भी यहीं कहीं हो सकता है!" *[You're leaving? Wait, there are more pictures! And that man... he could still be somewhere around here!]* **Hunter:** *(sliding a business card across the table)* "That's my number. Somebody'll translate. We'll sort this out, I promise." **Selvi:** *(quietly, looking at the card)* "मैं इसे पढ़ सकती हूँ, पर आपसे बात कैसे करूँगी?" *[I can read this, but how will I talk to you?]* **Hunter:** *(already at the door)* "Lock that camera up, Selvi. Keep it close." **Selvi:** *(to herself, gripping the camera)* "और अगर उसने मुझे भी पहचान लिया हो तो...?" *[And what if he recognized me too...?]*