Run: 2026-10-09-01M4FZ8WTSJWHN2P3VSWKB1KWP

**Voice Sheet: Cafe Scene** *Alborn, MN, the morning after the apple festival parade* **Maria:** "¿Sí? Perdone, no... no entiendo nada." *[Yes? Sorry, I don't... I don't understand anything.]* **Hunter:** "Morning. Hunter, detective with the county. Mind if I sit? I'm looking into what happened Saturday night, out by the orchard road. You were out there with that camera, weren't you? I saw you at the festival." **Maria:** "Lo siento, ¿qué dice? Usted habla muy rápido. ¿Es policía?" *[I'm sorry, what are you saying? You speak very fast. Are you a police officer?]* **Hunter:** "Okay. Slower. Police. Detective. Badge." *(taps his jacket)* "Did you take pictures Saturday night? Pictures. Photos." **Maria:** "Fotos... sí, sí, tomé muchas fotos. Pero... no sé por qué le importan a usted. ¿Qué pasó allí?" *[Photos... yes, yes, I took many photos. But... I don't know why they matter to you. What happened there?]* **Hunter:** "Look, I don't know what you're saying, but you're shaking. Take a breath. Nobody's in trouble here." **Maria:** *(voice trembling, turning the camera over in her hands)* "Vi a un hombre cerca de los árboles. Estaba parado, mirando el camino. Y después... ya no estaba. Como si la noche se lo hubiera tragado. Lo fotografié, pero no sé si salió bien. Tengo miedo." *[I saw a man near the trees. He was standing there, looking at the road. And then... he was gone. As if the night had swallowed him. I photographed him, but I don't know if it came out. I'm scared.]* **Hunter:** *(leaning forward, quieter)* "Scared. Okay. Miedo, right? I know that one. Is that the word? Miedo?" **Maria:** "¿Miedo? Sí... sí, miedo. ¿Usted también lo siente?" *[Fear? Yes... yes, fear. Do you feel it too?]* **Hunter:** *(almost smiling, nodding)* "Something like that. Can I see the camera? Show me the picture. Mostrar. Show." **Maria:** *(hesitates, then slowly turns the screen toward him)* "Aquí. Mire. Es borroso, pero ahí está... ¿lo ve? Junto al árbol grande." *[Here. Look. It's blurry, but there he is... do you see him? Next to the big tree.]* **Hunter:** *(squinting at the screen)* "I see a tree. And... maybe a shape? Could be a person. Could be a fence post." *(pulls out a notepad and sketches quickly)* "Can you send me a copy? Email. Correo. ¿Email?" **Maria:** "No entiendo 'email', pero... ¿quiere la foto? Puedo copiarla a una tarjeta, si eso sirve." *[I don't understand "email," but... you want the photo? I can copy it to a card, if that works.]* **Hunter:** *(nodding slowly)* "Card. Yes. Good. That works." *(His phone buzzes. He glances at the screen, his expression tightening.)* **Hunter:** "Dispatch. I have to take this. Stay here, okay? Don't go back out near the orchard. Quédese aquí. *(pauses, awkwardly)* ...Please." **Maria:** "¿Se va? Pero... ¡espere! ¿Va a volver?" *[You're leaving? But... wait! Are you coming back?]* **Hunter:** *(already walking toward the door, phone to his ear)* "Yeah. Hunter. Go ahead. ...Where? When?" **Maria:** *(quietly, to herself, clutching the camera)* "Qué extraño hombre... pero me escuchó." *[What a strange man... but he listened to me.]* *(Lights fade.)*