Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2FVBVCGNYX7JW3V05073Q

**Voice Sheet: Café Scene** Hunter: "Excuse me, miss. Sorry to bother you. I'm Detective Hunter, Alborn P.D. Mind if I sit?" Melanie: "Oh... Entschuldigung, ich... Ich habe gerade nur meine Kamera angeschaut. Was möchten Sie?" Hunter: "Detective Hunter. Police." *(taps his badge)* "I'm asking folks about what happened out at the Miller orchard last night." Melanie: "Polizei? Oh Gott. Sie sprechen von dem Obstgarten, oder? Ich war dort. Ich habe alles gesehen, na ja, fast alles." Hunter: "Okay... I'm going to guess that's a yes? Ma'am, do you speak any English at all?" Melanie: "Ich verstehe Sie nicht. Es tut mir leid. Ich spreche kein Englisch. Noch nicht." Hunter: "Right. Not a word. Fantastic." *(sighs)* "Orchard. Miller's Orchard. You were there?" Melanie: "Orchard... Obstgarten, ja. Ja, ich war dort, gestern Abend, wegen des Sonnenuntergangs. Ich wollte nur die Hügel fotografieren." Hunter: "You were taking pictures?" *(points at the camera)* "Photos?" Melanie: "Ja, Fotos. Schauen Sie, ich zeige es Ihnen. Hier. Sehen Sie das? Das ist der Mann am Zaun. Und dieses Licht dahinter, das war kein Auto, da bin ich sicher." Hunter: "Slow down, slow down. That's a man. By the fence. And that light..." *(leans in)* "Hold on. Can you zoom in on that?" Melanie: "Nein, nicht berühren, bitte. Meine Hände zittern noch. Ich habe die ganze Nacht nicht geschlafen. Er hat direkt in die Kamera gesehen." Hunter: "Easy. I'm not going to take it. I just need to see the picture. Please." Melanie: "Ich glaube, Sie denken, ich weiß mehr, als ich sage. Aber ich weiß nur, dass jemand auf diesem Feld war, und danach war er weg. Einfach weg." Hunter: "You're upset. I get that. Can you tell me a time? What time?" *(taps his wrist)* Melanie: "Die Uhrzeit? Ah. Es war kurz nach sieben. Sieben Uhr zehn, vielleicht. Die Sonne ging gerade unter." *(holds up seven fingers, then one)* Hunter: "Seven. Seven-ten?" *(writes it down)* "Okay. That's something. That's really something." Melanie: "Bitte, ich möchte nur, dass jemand mir glaubt. In meiner Heimat würde ich sofort zur Polizei gehen. Und hier sitzt die Polizei vor mir, und ich kann nicht einmal mit ihr reden." Hunter: "I don't know what you're saying, but I can tell you're scared. You're safe here. Nobody's going to hurt you." Melanie: "Sie sehen freundlich aus, auch wenn ich kein Wort verstehe. Danke, dass Sie nicht gehen." *(Hunter's phone rings.)* Hunter: "Hunter. ... Yeah. ... Say that again? ... Where? ... I'm on my way." Melanie: "Ist etwas passiert?" Hunter: "I've got to go. Emergency. Stay here. Don't leave town." *(pulls a card from his pocket and slides it across the table)* "That's my number. Somebody who speaks German, I'll find them. I'll be back. Understand? Back." Melanie: "Sie müssen gehen. Ich verstehe. Ich bleibe hier. Ich habe die Fotos. Ich gebe sie niemandem außer Ihnen." Hunter: "Don't delete anything. Not one picture." Melanie: "Passen Sie auf sich auf, Herr Detective." --- **Translation of Melanie's lines (for the reader; the characters cannot understand each other)** 1. "Oh... Excuse me, I... I was just looking at my camera. What do you want?" 2. "Police? Oh God. You mean the orchard, right? I was there. I saw everything, well, almost everything." 3. "I don't understand you. I'm sorry. I don't speak English. Not yet." 4. "Orchard... *Obstgarten*, yes. Yes, I was there last evening for the sunset. I only wanted to photograph the hills." 5. "Yes, photos. Look, I'll show you. Here. Do you see that? That's the man by the fence. And the light behind him, that wasn't a car, I'm sure of it." 6. "No, don't touch, please. My hands are still shaking. I haven't slept all night. He looked straight into the camera." 7. "I think you believe I know more than I'm saying. But I only know that someone was in that field, and afterwards he was gone. Just gone." 8. "The time? Ah. It was just after seven. Ten past seven, maybe. The sun was just setting." 9. "Please, I just want someone to believe me. At home I would have gone to the police right away. And now the police are sitting in front of me, and I can't even talk to them." 10. "You look kind, even though I don't understand a word. Thank you for not leaving." 11. "Did something happen?" 12. "You have to go. I understand. I'll stay here. I have the photos. I won't give them to anyone but you." 13. "Take care of yourself, Detective."