Run: 2026-10-06-01M48VXP6FCX1JZVXQAZ396G90

**VOICE SHEET: "The Language Barrier"** --- **SELVI:** *(softly, troubled, looking down at her camera)* "Main kal raat ko ek aadmi ko dekha... woh ped ke peeche chhupa tha. Uski aankhein... bahut ajeeb thi." *(I saw a man last night... he was hiding behind a tree. His eyes... they were very strange.)* **HUNTER:** *(leaning forward, concerned)* "I'm sorry, I don't—can you say that again? Slower?" **SELVI:** *(shaking her head, voice trembling)* "Aap samajh nahi sakte. Koi nahi samajhta." *(You won't understand. No one understands.)* **HUNTER:** *(frustrated, pulling out a notepad)* "Ma'am, I'm Detective Hunter. There's been a series of disappearances in Alborn. I need to know if you've seen anything suspicious. Anything at all." **SELVI:** *(glancing up, eyes wide with fear)* "Log gayab ho rahe hain. Raat ko. Main... main dar rahi hoon." *(People are disappearing. At night. I... I'm scared.)* **HUNTER:** *(confused, exchanging glances with himself)* "I wish I understood you. Is there someone who can translate? A friend? Family?" **SELVI:** *(bitter laugh, clutching her camera)* "Yahan koi nahi. Main akeli hoon." *(No one here. I'm alone.)* **HUNTER:** *(softening slightly, professional but kind)* "I'm going to need your help, even if we struggle through this. Can you show me where you saw this man? On a map?" **SELVI:** *(nodding slowly, pointing to her camera)* "Tasveer... main le sakti hoon. Par koi sunega nahi." *(Picture... I can take it. But no one will listen.)* **HUNTER:** *(phone buzzing, checking it)* "I have to take this. It might be a lead on the Mercer case." *(into phone)* "Hunter. Yeah, I'm with a witness—" *(back to Selvi)* "I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere." **SELVI:** *(quietly, to herself, camera in hand)* "Koi nahi aata. Koi nahi sunata." *(No one comes. No one listens.)* **HUNTER:** *(already walking away, calling back)* "I'll find a translator! I promise!" --- **[END SCENE]**