Run: 2026-02-19-01KHVPJGZC8EWE3QCEM8S955QN

Hunter: [Approaching the cafe table, flashing his badge] "Excuse me. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. I'm looking into the disappearances out by the apple festival grounds last night. Did you see anything unusual?" Marie: [Looking up from her camera screen, her face suddenly going pale] "La police ? Oh, mon Dieu... c'est à propos de l'homme dans les bois, n'est-ce pas ?" Hunter: [Frowning, tilting his head] "Miss, I didn't catch a single word of that. Are you speaking French? I need you to speak English." Marie: [Trembling, shaking her head frantically] "Non, non, je ne comprends pas l'anglais ! Mais s'il vous plaît, vous devez regarder ça ! J'étais près des vergers—pour mes photos de paysages—et j'ai vu quelque chose de terrible !" Hunter: [Squinting, clearly frustrated by the barrier] "Look, lady, I don't know what you're saying. I'm a detective, I don't play charades. I'm just trying to find out if you saw anyone suspicious around the festival." Marie: [Pushing her camera across the cafe table toward him, her voice shaking] "Regardez l'écran de l'appareil photo ! Je cadrais les pommiers au crépuscule. Tout au fond... il y a une silhouette. Quelqu'un s'est fait enlever !" Hunter: [Staring down at the camera, then back up at her, completely confused] "You're pointing at trees. It's a picture of an orchard. Did you see the guy who went missing or not? A simple 'yes' or 'no' will do." Marie: [Frustrated, tears welling in her eyes as she taps the screen to zoom in] "Ici ! Dans l'ombre ! L'homme luttait, et puis il a complètement disparu ! J'ai eu si peur que j'ai couru jusqu'ici !" Hunter: [Sighing heavily, rubbing the back of his neck] "Right. This is highly unproductive. I'm going to need to track down a translator. The high school French teacher or something. Just... sit tight. Don't leave." [Hunter's cell phone suddenly rings. He pulls it from his coat pocket and answers.] Hunter: [Barking into the phone] "Hunter. ... Yeah. ... Are you sure? Another disappearance? ... Alright, lock down the perimeter around the northern orchards. Nobody gets in or out. I'm a mile away, heading there now." Hunter: [Hanging up, pointing a stern finger at Marie] "Stay out of the woods, understand? I have to go." Marie: [Standing up abruptly, gripping her camera tightly as she watches him turn away] "Attendez ! Où allez-vous ? L'ombre sur la photo... il faut que vous sachiez !"