Run: 2026-02-19-01KHVPCE4JXRHSTYJT9P57XTQJ

**Hunter:** *(Approaches the cafe table, flashing his badge)* "Excuse me, miss. Detective Hunter. Mind if I ask you a few questions? I'm looking into the disappearances, specifically what happened out by the apple festival grounds yesterday." **Isabella:** *(Startled, lowering her camera with a trembling hand)* "Oh! Mi scusi, io... non parlo inglese. Non capisco. Sei della polizia?" **Hunter:** *(Frowning, lowering his badge)* "Right. Not a lick of English. You're the study abroad student everyone's talking about, aren't you? Isabella?" **Isabella:** *(Hearing her name, nodding frantically, her voice wavering)* "Sì, sono Isabella. L'addetto alla sicurezza... o il poliziotto? È stato terribile. Il festival delle mele... ho visto qualcosa di orribile ieri. Non ho chiuso occhio." **Hunter:** *(Rubbing the back of his neck, completely confused)* "Look, lady, I have absolutely no idea what you're saying. Let's try this. Listen to me: Did. You. See. Anyone. In. The. Orchard?" *(He points to his eyes, then points out toward the edge of town)*. **Isabella:** *(Visibly shaken, clutching her camera defensively to her chest)* "Perché fai così con le mani? Ti sto dicendo che un uomo è scomparso! Stavo fotografando il paesaggio, la luce tra i meli era perfetta, e poi lui... è svanito nell'ombra!" **Hunter:** *(Sighing in frustration, pointing directly at her camera)* "Photos. Pictures. You're always carrying that thing around. Did you catch anything on there? Let me see the camera." **Isabella:** *(Understanding his gesture, she turns on the camera, hands shaking as she scrolls to a photo)* "Guarda tu stesso. Negli alberi. L'uomo era lì vicino ai cesti di mele, e un attimo dopo non c'era più nulla. Solo nebbia e alberi vuoti. Ho davvero tanta paura." **Hunter:** *(Taking the camera gently, squinting at the small LCD screen)* "Just looks like a bunch of apple trees... wait. Is that a torn piece of flannel near the edge of the frame? That matches the missing guy's shirt perfectly. How did I miss that at the scene?" **Isabella:** *(Tapping the screen with a shaking finger)* "Vedi? Quel pezzo di stoffa rossa. C'è qualcosa di molto strano ed inquietante in questa piccola città." **Hunter:** *(Nodding, completely missing her meaning but laser-focused on the photo)* "Yeah... this is exactly the break I need. I need to take this back to the precinct so we can blow this image up—" *(Hunter's cell phone suddenly rings buzzes sharply from his coat pocket. He grimaces and answers it.)* **Hunter:** "Hunter here. Make it fast... What? ...Are you kidding me? Another one? Down by the old mill? ...Alright, secure the perimeter. I'm on my way." **Hunter:** *(Hanging up and abruptly shoving the camera back into Isabella's hands)* "Look, Isabella, I gotta go. Another missing person. You take your camera, go back to your dorm, and lock the doors. Understand? Lock. Your. Doors. I'll find someone in this town who speaks Italian and come find you later." **Isabella:** *(Standing up quickly as he turns away, her eyes wide with fresh alarm)* "Cosa succede? Dove vai? Ma la fotografia... non puoi andartene! Non lasciarmi da sola con questa macchina fotografica! Aspetta!"