Run: 2026-02-24-01KJ8V0EB6PR95740R23P3VZTS

Marie: *looks up from her camera, startled* Hunter: "Sorry to bother you, ma'am. My name is Detective Hunter. I need to ask you a few questions about what happened on Miller Road last night." Marie: "Oh— oui, oui, j'étais là-bas. Je prenais des photos du paysage quand j'ai vu quelque chose... quelque chose de très étrange." Hunter: *narrows eyes* "I'm sorry, do you— do you speak English?" Marie: "L'homme... il marchait vers les bois, et puis..." *snaps fingers* "...disparu. Comme ça. Je n'ai jamais vu quelque chose comme ça de ma vie." Hunter: *pulls out notepad, looking increasingly frustrated* "Ma'am, I really need you to— okay. Okay. Were you on Miller Road? Last night?" Marie: *points to her camera and nods vigorously* "Oui! Oui, Miller Road! J'ai des photos, regardez—" *turns the camera screen toward him, hands trembling* Hunter: *leans in, studies the screen* "What am I looking at here... is that a figure? Near the tree line?" Marie: "C'est lui. L'homme qui a disparu. Je vous jure, il était là, et puis plus rien. J'avais tellement peur, je ne savais pas quoi faire." Hunter: *taps the camera screen* "Can I— can I take this? As evidence?" Marie: *pulls camera back protectively* "Non, non, non! C'est mon appareil photo! Vous n'avez pas le droit de—" Hunter: *holds both hands up* "Alright, alright. Sorry. My mistake." Marie: *clutches camera to her chest, exhales shakily* "Je suis désolée. Je suis juste... j'ai peur. Cette ville, quelque chose ne va pas ici." Hunter: *studies her face* "You're scared. I can see that. You're not the only one." *slides a business card across the table* "Listen, I don't know if you understand a word I'm saying, but if you think of anything— or if you find someone who can translate— you call me." Marie: *picks up the card, reads it slowly* "Détective..." *looks up at him with wide eyes* "Vous cherchez les gens disparus?" Hunter: "I wish I knew what you were saying." Marie: *points to the card, then to the camera, then to the woods visible through the cafe window* "Il y a encore quelqu'un là-dehors, j'en suis certaine. Dans les bois. Je l'ai vu hier soir aussi." Hunter: *follows her gaze toward the window, jaw tightening* "The woods. You keep looking at the woods." Marie: "Oui." *whispers* Hunter: *phone buzzes loudly in his pocket* "Hold on—" *answers* "Hunter here... Yeah... When?... I'm on my way." *stands abruptly, buttoning his jacket* "I have to go. Don't go anywhere near those woods, you hear me?" *points firmly at her, then at the trees outside* Marie: *looks at his gesture, then back at him, swallowing hard* "Oui. Je comprends." Hunter: *gives a single, solemn nod and heads for the door, pausing to glance once more at her camera* "Those photos might be the only proof we've got." Marie: *quietly, to herself, watching him leave* "Bonne chance, détective."