## Scene: Cafe in Alborn, MN **INT. CAFE - DAY** Isabella, a young woman with a bright smile and a camera slung around her neck, sits at a table by the window, sifting through photos on her camera. Her face is pale, her eyes shadowed. She looks troubled. Hunter, a tall, imposing man in a worn leather jacket, enters the cafe. He scans the room, eyes drawn to Isabella. He approaches her table. **HUNTER:** (nods politely) Excuse me, miss. You wouldn't happen to be the... uh... the one who took the photos of the apple festival, would you? Isabella looks up, eyes wide. She seems startled by his presence. **ISABELLA:** (in Italian, voice trembling) *No, no. I wasn't there. That day...* She trails off, her hand shaking as it hovers over her camera. Her brow furrows as if remembering a painful memory. **HUNTER:** (puzzled) Uh, okay. Well, someone was there. Took a lot of pictures. You look like you might be the one. Hunter tries to decipher the Italian words Isabella mumbled but he can't understand anything. He looks at her, his expression softening. **HUNTER:** (gesturing to himself) I'm Hunter, by the way. Detective. I'm looking into something. **ISABELLA:** (still in Italian) *I don't know anything. I didn't see anything. I just...* **HUNTER:** (trying to be patient) I get it. You're just trying to enjoy your coffee and… Hunter is interrupted by his phone ringing. He pulls it out of his pocket, glances at the screen, and sighs. **HUNTER:** (into phone) Yeah, I'm on my way. Just wrapping up this… (he gestures to Isabella with a shrug) …conversation. **ISABELLA:** (in Italian) *Please, just... I want to leave.* Hunter looks back at her, noticing the fear in her eyes. He understands that she is not comfortable talking to him. **HUNTER:** (softly) Okay, miss. I'll let you go. But maybe we can talk again later? Hunter pockets his phone and offers her a kind smile. **ISABELLA:** (shakes her head) *No. Never.* She grabs her belongings and rushes out of the cafe, leaving Hunter standing there, confused and with more questions than answers.