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**VOICE SHEET** **Scene:** *The Copper Kettle Café, Alborn, MN. Late morning. Melanie sits alone at a corner table, turning her camera over in her hands. Hunter approaches.* **Hunter:** Morning. Mind if I sit? I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn PD. I'm talking to folks about what happened at Lindqvist's orchard Tuesday night. **Melanie:** "Entschuldigung, ich verstehe Sie nicht. Bitte... ich habe Angst. Ich habe gestern Abend etwas gesehen. Etwas Schreckliches." *(Excuse me, I don't understand you. Please... I'm scared. I saw something last night. Something terrible.)* **Hunter:** Okay. English, ma'am? Do you speak English? **Melanie:** "Nein, nein... Warten Sie. Die Bilder. Hier, sehen Sie. Die Bilder sagen alles." *(No, no... Wait. The pictures. Here, look. The pictures say everything.)* **Hunter:** *(pauses, studying her face)* I'm going to guess that means you're not following me, and that's fine. Take your time. What's on the camera? **Melanie:** "Der Mann mit der roten Jacke. Er ist um drei Uhr morgens zu den Bäumen gegangen. Und dann kam das Auto ohne Licht." *(The man in the red jacket. He walked to the trees at three in the morning. And then the car came without its lights.)* **Hunter:** Red jacket. Car without lights. *(He leans in, scrolling through the photos on the small screen.)* Hang on. This is from Tuesday? Those are timestamped 2:58 a.m. **Melanie:** "Ja! Genau! Sie müssen mir glauben. Er hat die Frau nicht gesehen, aber ich habe sie gesehen. Sie hat nach Hilfe gerufen, und niemand kam." *(Yes! Exactly! You have to believe me. He didn't see the woman, but I saw her. She called for help, and nobody came.)* **Hunter:** *(frowning)* Ma'am, I've got no idea what you just said, but your hands are shaking, and I'd bet my badge that's not because of the coffee. Here. *(He slides a napkin across the table.)* Breathe. You're safe in here. **Melanie:** "Danke. Entschuldigen Sie. Ich bin Melanie. Ich studiere hier... Fotografie. Ich wollte nur Landschaften fotografieren, die Herbstfarben. Stattdessen..." *(She trails off, shaking her head.)* *(Thank you. Sorry. I'm Melanie. I study here... photography. I only wanted to photograph the landscapes, the autumn colors. Instead...)* **Hunter:** Melanie. Okay. Hunter. *(He taps his chest.)* Hunter. And I'm guessing you're not from around here. **Melanie:** "Nein, ich komme aus Deutschland. Aus Hamburg. Das ist mein erstes Jahr in Amerika." *(No, I'm from Germany. From Hamburg. This is my first year in America.)* **Hunter:** Germany. Figures. *(Dry half-smile.)* Well, Melanie from Germany, I need you to come down to the station this afternoon. Bring the camera. We'll get someone who speaks German to help us go through those photos properly. **Melanie:** "Ja, gut. Ich komme. Bitte finden Sie diese Frau. Sie war so jung." *(Yes, good. I'll come. Please find this woman. She was so young.)* **Hunter:** *(Pause. His expression softens slightly.)* I'll do my best. *(His phone buzzes. He glances at the screen and his jaw tightens.)* Sorry, I have to take this. Stay put. Don't leave without talking to me. **Melanie:** "Was ist los? Ist es wieder passiert?" *(What's wrong? Has it happened again?)* **Hunter:** *(into phone)* Hunter. Say that again... Where? ...Yeah, I'm on my way. Secure the road. *(He hangs up and turns back to Melanie, already standing.)* I've got to go. Another one's gone missing, out on County Road 9. I'll send a patrol officer for you within the hour. Keep that camera safe, Melanie. **Melanie:** "Seien Sie vorsichtig, Herr Hunter." *(Be careful, Mr. Hunter.)* **Hunter:** *(already walking toward the door, tossing a look back)* Yeah. Careful. Got it. Whatever that means. *Hunter exits. Melanie grips her camera and stares at the window.*