**[FADE IN]** **(INT. CAFE - DAY)** Sunlight streams through the windows of a cozy cafe, illuminating dust motes dancing in its warm glow APPLE PIE is displayed enticingly on trays behind glass counters alongside steaming mugs and pastries piled high with whipped cream . SELVI (30s), vibrant despite her apprehension , sits at table near window. She gently brushes against her DSLR camera lens as though calming a frightened animal, the photos she took flashing across its screen like fragmented memories HUNTER( 45 s) enters in his usual rough-around edges attire of dark jeans and an unbuttoned flannel shirt that shows off faded Marine Corps tattoos on one arm. He scans around before spotting Selvi - the lone figure engrossed with her camera, a flicker recognizing the quiet intensity he sees so often when talking to witnesses He strides over confidently **HUNTER:** Excuse me Ma'am? **(Selbi looks up startled)** **SELVI**: (eyes widening) ...हाँ...?(Yes?) Hunter leans in slightly. He tries his best "gentle" voice, the one he uses with scared children and grieving mothers Hunter: My name’s Detective Miller…I need to ask you about something that happened last night at Apple Fest **SELVI**: (Shakes head rapidly) नहीं ... नही...मुझे पता है क्या हुआ।(No.. no…. I don't know what happend.) **(Selvi avoids eye contact, her hands trembling as she clutches the camera closer to herself)** Hunter: I see. But you were there? You saw something ? **SELVI**: (voice a hushed whisper) हाँ... लेकिन....(Yes… but…) **HUNTER:** Just tell me what happened ... it's important, Ma’am **(Selvi struggles to speak for several moments , her brow creased with anxiety)** SELVi: वहाँ एक छाया थी। कुछ अजीब था... (There was a shadow. Something strange…) Hunter frowns in confusion **HUNTER**: A ...shadow? What do you mean, Ma'am ? **SELVI:**(Her voice catches) मैं देखता हूँ एक डरावनी चीज..... मेरी आंखों में.... (I saw...something scary…in my eyes…) **(Selvi looks up at Hunter with fear in her large dark brown eye)** Hunter: Look, I don't understand. Ma’am can you just describe what it looked like? **SELVI:**(shakes head violently) नहीं! मैं डरती हूँ.... (No !I am afraid…) **(Suddenly his phone rings - a jarring buzz in the quiet cafe . Hunter sighs and glances apologetically at Selvi ) **HUNTER**: I'm so sorry, Ma’am. Looks like something just came up... **SELVI:**(looks hopeful) क्या आप वापस आएँगे? (Will you come back?) Hunter: I promise to find a way - someone who can help me understand what happened last night… and translate for us both **(He flashes her his best reassuring smile, though it feels strained even as he says those words. He picks up the phone) **HUNTER:** Yeah... I know , just getting some details on something else but I’ll be right there **FADE OUT**.