Run: 2026-02-19-01KHVPMXQCF2VA6ACSG875D1MQ

**Hunter:** "(Approaching with a firm, authoritative posture) Excuse me, Miss. I'm Detective Hunter with the local precinct. I noticed you've been snapping pictures around the apple festival grounds. Mind if I ask you a few questions about the disappearance out by the orchards last night?" **Maria:** "(Startled, hands trembling as she clutches her camera close to her chest) ¿Qué? Lo siento, no entiendo. ¿Eres de la policía? Yo... yo vi algo anoche. En la oscuridad." **Hunter:** "(Frowning, clearly confused) Whoa, easy there. You're shaking like a leaf. I don't understand a word you just said. Do you speak any English?" **Maria:** "(Shaking her head rapidly, voice cracking with distress) ¡No, no inglés! ¡No hablo su idioma! Por favor... las fotos. Estaba tomando fotos de los paisajes para mi universidad y... y vi a alguien desaparecer en el huerto. ¡Tengo mucho miedo!" **Hunter:** "(Holding up a hand in a 'stop' gesture, sighing in frustration) Look, ma'am, I am catching exactly zero of that. Not a single word. You're pointing at your camera... 'Fotos'? Did you catch something out there on film?" **Maria:** "(Nodding vigorously, tapping the digital screen of her camera) ¡Sí, sí! ¡Fotografías! Mira, por favor. Había una sombra grande escondida entre los manzanos. El hombre simplemente se desvaneció. ¡Tienes que mirar!" **Hunter:** "(Leaning in, trying to focus on the small screen she's shoving toward him) Okay, let me look at the screen. Wait a minute... is that a torn jacket by the old cider mill? What the hell..." **Maria:** "(Desperate to be understood, pointing at the blurred figure on the screen) ¡Sí, allí! Yo me asusté mucho. No sabía qué hacer, me quedé congelada detrás del árbol." **Hunter:** "(His cell phone suddenly loudly rings; he pulls it from his coat pocket with a scowl) Hold that thought. (Answers phone) Hunter here. ... You've gotta be kidding me. Another one missing? Over by the highway? Yeah. Lock down the perimeter, I'm heading there right now." **Maria:** "(Looking alarmed as he steps back, gripping his sleeve quickly) ¡No! ¿Qué pasa? ¿A dónde vas? ¡Por favor, señor, no me dejes sola con esto!" **Hunter:** "(Gently but firmly pulling his arm away, pointing to her chair) Look, I have to leave. Emergency across town. I need you to stay right here. Stay. I'll send a deputy with a dictionary or someone who actually speaks your language, okay? Keep that camera safe." **Maria:** "(Wrapping the camera strap tightly around her wrist as she watches him rush out) Madre mía... este pueblo está maldito."