Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2KTM9MA5KTC0T8GMPZ66G

**Café Scene: Voice Sheet** *(Translations of Marie's lines appear in brackets for the reader only. Hunter understands none of 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." *(taps his badge)* "I'm asking folks about what happened out at the Miller orchard yesterday." Marie: "Police? Mon Dieu... Vous êtes de la police?" *[Police? My God... You're with the police?]* Hunter: "Police. Yes. Right." *(pause)* "You speak English?" Marie: "Je suis désolée, je ne parle pas anglais. Pas un mot." *[I'm sorry, I don't speak English. Not a word.]* Hunter: "Okay. That's... okay." *(slowly, a little louder)* "Were. You. At. The. Orchard?" Marie: "Vous n'avez pas besoin de crier, monsieur. Je ne suis pas sourde, je ne comprends simplement pas." *[You don't need to shout, sir. I'm not deaf, I just don't understand.]* Hunter: "Not shouting. Just..." *(exhales)* "Hunter." *(points to himself)* "Hunter." Marie: "Hunter? C'est votre nom?" *(points to herself)* "Marie. Je m'appelle Marie." *[Hunter? That's your name? ... Marie. My name is Marie.]* Hunter: "Marie. Good. That's a start." Marie: "Hier, j'étais là-bas. Dans le verger. Je prenais des photos du lever du soleil, et puis j'ai vu quelque chose. Quelque chose de très étrange." *[Yesterday, I was there. In the orchard. I was taking photos of the sunrise, and then I saw something. Something very strange.]* Hunter: "Whoa, slow down. I'm not getting any of that." Marie: "Il y avait un homme. Il courait entre les arbres. Il avait peur, je crois. Et puis... plus rien. Il a disparu." *[There was a man. He was running between the trees. He was afraid, I think. And then... nothing. He vanished.]* Hunter: "Orchard. You said 'orchard'?" *(pause)* "Wait, that sounded close. Verger? Is that what..." *(shakes his head)* "No, I've got nothing." Marie: "Attendez. Attendez, je vais vous montrer." *[Wait. Wait, I'll show you.]* Hunter: "Your camera? You want me to look?" Marie: "Oui, regardez. Là. Vous voyez? Entre les pommiers, au fond." *[Yes, look. There. You see? Between the apple trees, in the back.]* Hunter: "That's the Miller place, all right. And that..." *(leans in)* "...that's a person. Or the back of one." Marie: "Il portait un manteau sombre. Et il y avait une deuxième silhouette, plus loin. Je n'ai pas osé m'approcher." *[He was wearing a dark coat. And there was a second figure, farther back. I didn't dare go closer.]* Hunter: "Two people? Two?" *(holds up two fingers)* Marie: "Oui. Deux." *(holds up two fingers, then trembles)* "J'ai encore les mains qui tremblent, regardez." *[Yes. Two. ... My hands are still shaking, look.]* Hunter: "Hey, it's all right. You're safe." *(gently)* "Safe. Okay?" Marie: "Je ne sais pas ce que vous dites, mais... merci. Votre voix est calme. Ça aide." *[I don't know what you're saying, but... thank you. Your voice is calm. It helps.]* Hunter: "Can you send me these? The photos." *(mimes taking a picture, then points at himself)* "To me?" Marie: "Vous voulez les photos? Ah... oui, oui. Je peux les copier." *[You want the photos? Ah... yes, yes. I can copy them.]* *(Hunter's phone rings.)* Hunter: "Hunter." *(listens)* "When?... Copy that. I'm on my way." *(hangs up)* "Marie, I've got to go." Marie: "Vous partez? Maintenant? Mais... vous reviendrez?" *[You're leaving? Now? But... will you come back?]* Hunter: "I'll be back. Tomorrow." *(slides a card across the table)* "Don't go anywhere near that orchard. Understand? Stay away." Marie: "Votre carte... Je ne peux pas la lire, mais je la garde. Faites attention, monsieur Hunter." *[Your card... I can't read it, but I'll keep it. Be careful, Mr. Hunter.]* Hunter: "Yeah. You too, Marie. Get yourself someone who can translate, okay?" *(half-smiles)* "Tomorrow." Marie: "Demain... Oui. À demain." *[Tomorrow... Yes. Until tomorrow.]*