Run: 2026-10-08-01M4DYGG040T9XG3B95PV5BR4W

**VOICE SHEET** *Scene: A corner cafe on Main Street, Alborn, MN. Late afternoon. Maria sits by the window, turning her camera over in her hands. Hunter approaches and stands at her table.* **Hunter:** Excuse me. Mind if I sit? I'm Detective Hunter. I'm talking to people about what happened at the orchard last Thursday. You were up on the ridge with that camera, weren't you? The waitress said you've been taking pictures all week. **Maria:** *(Spanish, uneasy)* Lo siento, no entiendo. ¿Usted es policía? Sí, la vi... la vi todo. Esa mujer, en el campo de manzanas. Estaba llorando. *[I'm sorry, I don't understand. You're the police? Yes, I saw... I saw everything. That woman, in the apple field. She was crying.]* **Hunter:** *(pausing, leaning back slightly)* Okay. That's... not English. Look, I need to know what you saw. The orchard. Thursday evening. **Maria:** *(Spanish, voice trembling)* Había un hombre. Llevaba una chaqueta amarilla. Se llevó a la niña y no volvió a mirar atrás. Tengo las fotos, pero no quiero verlas otra vez. *[There was a man. He wore a yellow jacket. He took the little girl and never looked back. I have the photos, but I don't want to look at them again.]* **Hunter:** *(frowning, pulling out his phone)* Hold on. Let me try something. *(He types, then reads aloud, slowly.)* "Did... you... see... the... man?" Is that... close? Are you saying you saw a man? **Maria:** *(Spanish, softer, nodding)* Sí. Un hombre. Y la niña. Y la camioneta roja. *[Yes. A man. And the girl. And the red truck.]* **Hunter:** *(exhaling, rubbing the back of his neck)* Red truck. Okay. Red truck I can work with. *(He taps his phone again.)* "Show... me... the... photo?" **Maria:** *(Spanish, hesitant, turning the camera around and sliding it across the table)* Aquí. Pero no sé quién es. Solo sé que ella lloraba. *[Here. But I don't know who he is. I only know she was crying.]* **Hunter:** *(leaning in, studying the small screen)* Huh. That's the orchard road. And that's... *(he zooms in with two fingers)* ...a yellow jacket, sure enough. Good. Good. This helps. *(He looks up.)* Thank you. I know this is hard to get across. **Maria:** *(Spanish, a faint, grateful smile)* Gracias. Por favor, dígale a la gente que tenga cuidado. Este pueblo es tan bonito. No quiero que nadie más desaparezca. *[Thank you. Please, tell people to be careful. This town is so beautiful. I don't want anyone else to disappear.]* **Hunter:** *(quietly)* Yeah. Nobody else is going missing on my watch. *(Hunter's phone buzzes loudly on the table. He glances at the screen and stands abruptly.)* **Hunter:** Sorry, I have to take this. *(Into phone)* Hunter. Yeah. Where? ...Okay, I'm ten minutes out. Don't touch anything. *(He turns back to Maria and pulls a business card from his jacket, setting it beside her camera.)* **Hunter:** Look, I need you to stay in town for a few more days. Can you do that? *(He mimes a cross-legged sitting gesture, then points at her and the card.)* Stay. Call. Okay? **Maria:** *(Spanish, half-smiling, unsure)* Sí... creo que lo entiendo. Quédese tranquilo, detective. *[Yes... I think I understand. Be at ease, detective.]* **Hunter:** *(already walking toward the door, muttering to himself)* Great. Now I need a translator and a getaway driver. *(He exits. Maria picks up the business card, looks at it for a long moment, then raises her camera and takes one last photo through the cafe window.)* *END SCENE*