Run: 2026-10-08-01M4DTDYH8DHE2Y73EG4M5P9VG

**Voice Sheet: Alborn Café, Afternoon** *Selvi sits alone at a corner table by the window, a camera resting on the table in front of her. She keeps turning the lens cap over in her fingers. Hunter pushes open the door, the bell chimes, and he crosses to her table.* **Hunter:** "Excuse me. Ma'am, I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn Police. Mind if I ask you a few questions about what happened down by the orchard road last Tuesday?" **Selvi:** "मुझे माफ़ कीजिए... मुझे कुछ समझ नहीं आ रहा।" *(She looks up at him, eyes wide, then glances at the camera.)* **Hunter:** "Okay. You're a witness, right? You were out there with the camera?" **Selvi:** "वो तस्वीर... मैंने वहाँ कुछ देखा था। मैं अभी भी काँप रही हूँ।" *(Her voice wavers. She presses her palm flat against the table to steady her hand.)* **Hunter:** *(leans in slightly, lowering his voice)* "Hey, take it easy. Nobody's in trouble here. Can you just tell me what you saw?" **Selvi:** "प्लीज़, मुझे थोड़ा समय दीजिए। मैं बहुत डरी हुई हूँ।" **Hunter:** *(pauses, rubbing the back of his neck)* "Right. Okay. Look, I don't speak... whatever that is. Hindi, I'm guessing?" **Selvi:** "हाँ... हिंदी।" **Hunter:** "Yeah. So I'm going to need some help here. Can you show me? Pictures, maybe?" *(Selvi hesitates, then slowly turns the camera on and scrolls through the screen. She stops on a frame and turns it toward him. It shows a blurred figure between the apple trees at dusk.)* **Selvi:** "यह... यहाँ। यह वही जगह है।" **Hunter:** *(squinting at the screen)* "Between the trees by the old barn. That's the spot the Keller boy went missing from, isn't it?" **Selvi:** "मुझे नहीं पता कि वह कौन था। वह हिल भी नहीं रहा था।" **Hunter:** "Okay. Not moving. Got it." *(He pulls a small notepad from his jacket and writes.)* "Can you tell me what time this was taken?" *(Selvi taps the screen. He leans closer to read the timestamp.)* **Selvi:** "शाम के छह बजकर बीस मिनट।" **Hunter:** "Six-twenty. Good. That helps." *(He glances up.)* "You're doing fine. I know this isn't easy." **Selvi:** "आप मेरी बात नहीं समझ रहे, है ना?" **Hunter:** *(with a faint, tired smile)* "No, ma'am. Not one word. But I can see you're scared, and I'm not going to push you past what you can handle." *(Selvi exhales slowly and sets the camera down. For the first time, her shoulders loosen a little. Hunter's phone buzzes against the table. He checks the screen, and his expression tightens.)* **Hunter:** "Dammit. I have to take this." *(He stands and answers.)* "Hunter. ...Yeah. Yeah, I'm at the café on Main. Give me ten minutes." *(He turns back to Selvi, tapping the notepad.)* **Hunter:** "I've got to go, but I want you to stay here until I get back, alright? Or, if you'd rather, I can have an officer walk you home. Someone will be able to translate for us. I'll make sure of it." **Selvi:** "ठीक है। शुक्रिया।" **Hunter:** "Yeah. Thanks. Keep that camera close, okay? Those pictures might be important." *(He heads for the door. Selvi picks up the camera and looks down at the frozen image on the screen. The bell chimes as Hunter leaves. She stays where she is, staring at the figure between the trees.)* **Selvi:** "हे भगवान... वह अभी भी वहीं है।" *(Lights fade.)* --- *Translator's note for the author: Selvi's Hindi lines translate roughly as: "I'm sorry... I don't understand anything." / "That picture... I saw something there. I'm still shaking." / "Please, give me a little time. I'm very frightened." / "Yes... Hindi." / "The time? At six-twenty in the evening." / "You don't understand what I'm saying, do you?" / "Okay. Thank you." / "Oh God... he's still there."*