The morning mist still clung to the edges of Alborn, smelling of damp earth and woodsmoke. Isabella sat at a small wrought-iron table outside the town’s only bakery, her thumbs mindlessly clicking the dial on her Leica. Her face was pale, her hands trembling just enough to make the camera strap rattle against the table. Hunter stepped onto the patio, his boots heavy and rhythmic. He didn't look like a man who enjoyed the town’s charm; he looked like a man who saw ghosts in the treeline. He pulled out a grainy photograph—a missing local—and tapped the table to get her attention. **Voice Sheet** **Hunter:** "Morning. Sorry to interrupt your coffee, but I’m Detective Hunter. I saw you out by the old orchard late last night with that camera. Did you happen to see resonance of anything... unusual? A vehicle? Someone on foot?" **Isabella:** "Oh! Dio... mi scusi. Io... io non capisco cosa dice. Ma ho visto una cosa... una cosa terribile nel bosco. C'era un'ombra, un uomo che trascinava qualcosa di pesante verso il vecchio pozzo." **Hunter:** "Whoa, slow down. I don't speak... whatever that is. Take a breath. I need to know if you saw this man. *Uomo?* Is that what you’re saying? Did you see him?" **Isabella:** "Sì, un uomo! Ma era buio, e io avevo tanta paura. Ho provato a scattare una foto, ma le mie mani tremavano troppo. Non ho nulla sulla macchina fotografica, solo nero. È stato un incubo, mi creda. C’è qualcosa di male in quel posto." **Hunter:** "Look, I’m getting nothing here. *Foto?* You have a photo? Let me see the display. Just turn it on and show me what you saw at the orchard." **Isabella:** "No, non capisce! Non c'è nulla nella macchina! È sparito tutto... o forse non ho mai premuto il bottone. Sono così scossa. La gente qui, sparisce così nel nulla? È un posto maledetto?" **Hunter:** "Damn it. Listen, stay right here. I’m going to go inside and see if anyone can translate. Don't go anywhere, okay? This is a police matter." **Isabella:** "Per favore, non mi lasci qui da sola. Ho la sensazione che qualcuno mi stia guardando anche adesso. Detective, la prego!" *[Hunter’s radio crackles sharply, followed by his cell phone vibrating against his hip. He sighs, checking the screen.]* **Hunter:** "Hunter here. What? Another one? The Miller farm? Don't touch a thing, I’m five minutes out." **Isabella:** "Se ne va? Ma io... ho paura! Deve aiutarmi!" **Hunter:** "I have to go. Emergency. *Polizia* business. Just... stay in public. Stay in the light. I’ll find you later."