## Scene: Cozy Cafe, Alborn, MN **INT. CAFE - DAY** Sunlight streams through the cafe window, illuminating Maria as she sits at a corner table. Her camera rests beside a steaming latte, and she stares intently at the photos on its screen, her brow furrowed with concern. **HUNTER enters the cafe, looking around. His eyes land on MARIA, and he walks over to her table.** **HUNTER:** Excuse me, miss. You wouldn't happen to be the one taking pictures by the old mill, would you? **MARIA looks up, startled. Her eyes are wide, and a tremor runs through her.** **MARIA:** (Spanish) ¡No! No estaba yo allí. Yo no vi nada... **HUNTER blinks, completely lost. He frowns, trying to decipher her words.** **HUNTER:** Uh... I'm sorry, I don't understand. **MARIA reaches for her camera, showing him a recent photo of the old mill, a shadowy figure standing in the distance.** **MARIA:** (Spanish) Este hombre... él estuvo allí. Cerca del molino. Era extraño, estaba solo... **HUNTER squints at the photo, then back at MARIA. He sees the fear in her eyes, the way her hands shake.** **HUNTER:** I see. Are you sure you didn't see anything else? Any other people around? **MARIA shakes her head, her lips trembling.** **MARIA:** (Spanish) No, solo él. No recuerdo más... **HUNTER looks around the cafe, searching for someone who can translate. He notices a local shopkeeper eyeing him curiously.** **HUNTER:** (To the shopkeeper) Do you speak Spanish? Could you help us out here...? **The shopkeeper shakes his head and shrugs. Just then, HUNTER'S phone rings. He sighs, pulling it out.** **HUNTER:** (To MARIA) I'm sorry, miss, but I need to take this call. I'll come back to you later, alright? **MARIA nods mutely, her gaze fixed on the photo in her hand. Hunter turns and heads towards the door, his worried expression never leaving his face.**