## Scene: Cozy Cafe, Alborn, MN **(Isabella sits at a small table in a sunny corner of the cafe, her camera resting on the table between her hands. She studies the images on its screen, her brow furrowed in concern. Hunter enters the cafe, his eyes scanning the room until they land on her. He approaches cautiously.)** **Hunter:** Excuse me, ma'am. **(Isabella looks up, startled. She smiles tentatively.)** **Isabella:** Sì? **Hunter:** I'm Detective Hunter. I'm working on a case here in town. **(Isabella's smile fades, replaced by a look of worry.)** **Isabella:** (in Italian) Un caso? Che cosa è successo? **Hunter:** (confused) Uh... what? **Isabella:** (voice trembling slightly) ... L'altra notte... la ragazza... scomparsa... **Hunter:** (shaking his head) I... I don't understand. **(He gestures at his own ears helplessly.)** **Hunter:** I don't speak... **Isabella:** (desperately) ...Parla inglese? **Hunter:** No. **(He pulls out a notepad and pen, scribbling something down.)** **Hunter:** You speak... Italian? **(Isabella nods, relief flooding her face.)** **Isabella:** Sì. **Hunter:** Write... what happened? **(Isabella writes something on the notepad and hands it to Hunter. He reads it, his brow furrowing.)** **Hunter:** You saw something? **Isabella:** Sì. **(She gestures towards the cafe window, her voice hushed.)** **Isabella:** La ragazza... la porta... chiuso... **Hunter:** (eyes widening) You saw the girl... leave? **Isabella:** Sì. Ma... non era sola... **(Hunter glances at his watch.)** **Hunter:** I need to go. **Isabella:** (worried) Ma... cosa succede? **Hunter:** Another call. I'll come back. **(He scribbles something on the notepad again.)** **Hunter:** My number. Call me if you remember anything else. **(He hands her the notepad and walks away, leaving Isabella alone with her camera and her growing unease.)**