Run: 2026-10-09-01M4G0EZ5FAYGZ8MSTKAM2Z03E

**VOICE SHEET: "The Orchard Lens"** *Scene: The Corner Cup café, Alborn, MN. Late morning. Selvi sits at a window table, camera in her lap. Hunter approaches with a folder under his arm.* --- **Hunter:** "Morning. Mind if I sit? Detective Hunter. I'm looking into what happened out at Kessler's orchard on Friday. You were out there, weren't you? I saw you with that camera during the festival setup." **Selvi:** "कल सुबह मैं बगीचे में थी। मैंने कुछ देखा... मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा कि क्या करूँ।" *[Yesterday morning I was in the orchard. I saw something... I don't know what to do.]* **Hunter:** *(pauses, slight frown)* "Okay. I'm going to be honest with you. I didn't catch any of that. Do you speak English?" **Selvi:** "मुझे... माफ़ करिए। मैं अंग्रेज़ी नहीं जानती।" *[I'm sorry. I don't know English.]* **Hunter:** "Right. Great. Well, that's a first for this month." *(He sets the folder down and rubs the back of his neck.)* "Look, I'm not trying to make this harder on you. Take your time." **Selvi:** *(Her hands tighten around the camera. She turns it on, scrolls, and slides it across the table.)* "यह... यह देखिए।" *[This... look at this.]* **Hunter:** *(leans in, studies the screen)* "Orchard rows. Fog. Early morning, by the look of the light." *(He zooms with two fingers.)* "Wait. Is that a vehicle? Back by the tree line?" **Selvi:** *(nods rapidly, speaking in a shaky voice)* "हाँ, वहाँ एक गाड़ी थी। और एक आदमी... वह किसी को उठा रहा था। मुझे डर लगा, तो मैं छिप गई।" *[Yes, there was a vehicle there. And a man... he was lifting someone. I was scared, so I hid.]* **Hunter:** *(quietly)* "Okay. Okay. Slow down. You're telling me you saw someone being moved, and you hid." **Selvi:** *(voice cracking, a few words in Hindi that Hunter cannot follow, then:)* "मेरा नाम... मेरा नाम भी उस पर..." *(She stops, swallows, and taps the screen where a timestamp reads 5:42 AM.)* "यही समय।" *[My name... my name is also on that... ] [This time.]* **Hunter:** *(glancing at the timestamp, then back at her)* "Five forty-two. That's the same morning Denise Harlow stopped answering her phone." *(He pulls a pen from his pocket and taps a notepad.)* "Did the man see you?" **Selvi:** *(shakes her head, then hesitates, then shrugs helplessly)* "मुझे नहीं पता। शायद नहीं।" *[I don't know. Probably not.]* **Hunter:** "Okay. Can you email me these photos? Original files, not compressed. Do you have an email address?" **Selvi:** *(blank look)* "ईमेल?" *[Email?]* **Hunter:** *(sighs, almost smiles)* "Yeah. Okay. Give me the camera for a second. I'll do it myself and you just nod if it's right." **Selvi:** *(hesitates, then slowly hands it over, holding onto the strap a moment longer than necessary)* "इसे सावधानी से रखिए। यह मेरे पिता का दिया हुआ है।" *[Be careful with it. My father gave it to me.]* **Hunter:** *(softly, as if he understands the gesture)* "I'll take care of it. Promise." *(Hunter's phone buzzes loudly on the table. He glances at the screen, his expression tightening.)* **Hunter:** "I have to take this. Don't leave town, okay? And don't go back out to that orchard alone." *(He stands, then taps the camera gently.)* "We're going to figure this out." **Selvi:** *(looking up at him, voice barely steady)* "आप... आप उसे ढूँढेंगे, है ना?" *[You... you'll find her, won't you?]* **Hunter:** *(already walking toward the door, phone pressed to his ear)* "Yeah. I will." *(He exits. Selvi watches him go, then looks down at her empty hands and whispers to herself.)* **Selvi:** "मुझे भी बोलना सीखना होगा।" *[I'll have to learn to speak up too.]* *[END OF SCENE]*