**Scene Context:** Alborn, MN. Inside "The Daily Grind" Cafe. **Characters:** * **Isabella:** (Speaking Italian) shaken, clutching her camera. * **Hunter:** (Speaking English) authoritative, confused, impatient. *** **Hunter**: "Excuse me. Miss? I’m Detective Hunter. I need to ask you a few questions about what you saw near the orchard last night." **Isabella**: *(Staring at her camera screen, eyes wide)* "Dio mio... non può essere vero. Tremavo così forte che l'immagine è sfocata, ma..." *(My God... it can't be true. I was shaking so hard the image is blurry, but...)* **Hunter**: "Ma'am? People are saying you were the last one out by the festival grounds. Did you see anything suspicious?" **Isabella**: *(Looks up, eyes tearing up)* "Non capisco. Tu... tu sei della polizia? Quell'uomo nel bosco... aveva qualcosa in mano." *(I don't understand. You... you are police? That man in the woods... he had something in his hand.)* **Hunter**: *(Frowns, tilting his head)* "I’m sorry, I don't speak... Italian? Is that Italian? Look, did you see a vehicle? A truck?" **Isabella**: *(Shaking her head rapidly, tapping the camera screen)* "No, no! Ascolta! Devi guardare. C'era nebbia, ma ho visto le scarpe. Erano rosse. Rosse come il sangue." *(No, no! Listen! You have to look. There was fog, but I saw the shoes. They were red. Red like blood.)* **Hunter**: "Okay, calm down. Slow down. *English*? Do you speak English?" **Isabella**: "Inglese? No. Niente inglese. Solo italiano." *(English? No. No English. Only Italian.)* **Hunter**: *(Sighs heavily, rubbing his face)* "Great. Just great. Okay. Picture? Camera? Can I see the camera?" **Isabella**: *(Pulls the camera tight to her chest, looking terrified)* "No! È pericoloso. Se lui sa che ho visto... mi cercherà. Mi sta già cercando!" *(No! It’s dangerous. If he knows I saw... he will look for me. He is already looking for me!)* **Hunter**: "I'm not going to hurt you. I just need to know if you saw the missing girl. The girl? Gone?" **Isabella**: *(Whispering, looking over her shoulder)* "È sparita nel nulla. Come un fantasma." *(She disappeared into nothing. Like a ghost.)* **Hunter**: *(Phone rings. He answers abruptly)* "Hunter here. Yeah? Wait, they found what? By the cider mill? ... I’m on my way." **Isabella**: "Che succede? Hai quella faccia... la faccia delle cattive notizie." *(What is happening? You have that face... the face of bad news.)* **Hunter**: *(Puts phone away, points a finger at her)* "Stay here. You stay. Stay. Don't move. I'll find a translator and be right back." **Isabella**: "Non capisco una parola... per favore non lasciarmi sola." *(I don't understand a word... please don't leave me alone.)* **Hunter**: "Just... drink your coffee. Stay."