Run: 2026-02-19-01KHVP52BBGF047MS94639JH2D

Hunter: "(Approaching the cafe table) Excuse me, miss. I didn't mean to interrupt your coffee. Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. I'm investigating the recent disappearances around town. I see you've got a camera there. Have you been taking landscape photos near the Apple Festival orchards?" Marie: "(Startled, looking up from her camera screen, her voice trembling) Oh ! Mon Dieu, vous m'avez fait peur. Je... je ne parle pas anglais. Vous êtes de la police ?" Hunter: "(Frowning, looking completely bewildered) Look, miss, I don't speak a single word of French. Whatever you just said went right over my head. I just need to know if you saw anything unusual yesterday near the edge of town." Marie: "(Shaken, breathing heavily as she clutches the camera to her chest) C'est à propos de la forêt, n'est-ce pas ? Hier soir... j'étais près des vergers. Regardez. (Slides the camera across the cafe table, pointing at the screen with a shaking finger) Regardez ce que j'ai pris en photo. C'est horrible, cet homme a disparu devant moi !" Hunter: "You want me to look at the pictures? Alright. Let's see what you've got. (Pauses, squinting at the small digital screen) It just looks like the festival grounds to me. Wait... zoom in on those apple trees. Is that someone being dragged into the woods?" Marie: "(Tears swelling in her eyes, nodding frantically) Oui ! Oui ! Il a été emporté ! J'ai entendu un cri d'agonie. J'ai eu si peur, je suis restée cachée dans les buissons pendant des heures." Hunter: "(Letting out a sharp sigh) I have absolutely no idea what you're saying, ma'am. I can see you're terrified, but you're giving me nothing but French. I need names. I need concrete details. Who is the person in this photo?" Marie: "(Distressed, burying her face in her free hand) Je ne sais pas comment vous l'expliquer ! Pourquoi est-ce que vous ne comprenez pas ? C'est pour ça que je suis assise à ce café depuis ce matin... J'étais complètement tétanisée !" Hunter: "(Cell phone rings loudly, interrupting) Hang on. (Pulls phone from his heavy coat pocket) Hunter. ... Yeah. ... Are you kidding me? A fresh set of tracks behind the cider mill? I'll be right there." Marie: "(Looking up in a panic as he stands) Quoi ? Qu'est-ce qu'il a dit ? Où allez-vous ?" Hunter: "I've gotta go. Another incident at the cider mill. Keep that camera safe, miss. I'm going to send a deputy down here who can actually understand what you're saying. Do not leave this cafe." Marie: "(Reaching out desperately as he turns away) Non, attendez ! S'il vous plaît ! Ne me laissez pas toute seule avec ces images ! Et si celui qui a fait ça me cherche dans Alborn ?"