Run: 2026-02-08-01KGYXGG9QVY8EPD6C3P3HMS0X

**Scene Description:** The morning mist still clings to the eaves of the "Golden Russet" cafe in Alborn. Selvi sits at a corner table, her fingers trembling slightly as she scrolls through the digital gallery on her Nikon. Hunter, wearing a heavy canvas jacket and the weary expression of a man who hasn't slept in forty-eight hours, pulls out the chair across from her. He slides a grainy surveillance photo onto the table—the last known sighting of a local high schooler—and looks at Selvi for a lead. **Voice Sheet:** **Hunter:** "Morning. I’m Detective Hunter. I saw you taking photos down by the old mill yesterday afternoon. Did you happen to see a young man in a blue hoodie passing through your frame?" **Selvi:** "नमस्ते... मुझे माफ करना, मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा कि आप क्या कह रहे हैं। पर कल रात... कल रात मैंने कुछ बहुत भयानक देखा।" *(Namaste... I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are saying. But last night... last night I saw something terrible.)* **Hunter:** "Whoa, slow down. I don't speak... whatever that is. Was he there? Near the water?" **Selvi:** "वहाँ जंगल में... एक साया था। वह लड़का चिल्ला रहा था और फिर अचानक सब शांत हो गया। मैं बहुत डर गई थी, मैं हिल भी नहीं पाई।" *(There in the woods... there was a shadow. That boy was screaming and then suddenly everything went silent. I was so scared, I couldn't even move.)* **Hunter:** "Look, I need you to focus. I see you’ve got your camera right there. Did you get a shot of him? Just show me the screen if you don't have the words for it." **Selvi:** "मेरी आँखों के सामने वह गायब हो गया! पुलिसवाले साहब, आपको मेरी बात समझनी होगी, वह जगह सुरक्षित नहीं है। वहाँ कुछ बहुत बुरा है।" *(He disappeared right before my eyes! Mr. Policeman, you have to understand me, that place is not safe. There is something very evil there.)* **Hunter:** "Dammit. We're going in circles. I don't know if you're scared of me or if you're trying to tell me you're a witness. Stay put, okay? Let me see if I can find a translation app on my—" *(Hunter’s phone erupts with a loud, rhythmic buzzing. He checks the caller ID and his face turns grim.)* **Hunter:** "Station? Yeah... What? Another one? At the apple orchards? I'm five minutes out. Secure the perimeter and don't let the press near the bins." **Selvi:** "नहीं, रुकिए! आप जा रहे हैं? मुझे नहीं पता मुझे क्या करना चाहिए!" *(No, wait! You're leaving? I don't know what I'm supposed to do!)* **Hunter:** "Look, I have to go. Emergency. Stay in town, Selvi. Don't go back to the mill. I'll find someone who speaks... Hindi? I’ll find you later. Just... stay safe."