Run: 2026-02-24-01KJ8W88G3G8R4EVGRX250MSW6

*Note: Selvi's lines are spoken in Hindi. English translations are provided in brackets for the reader — Hunter understands none of it.* --- Selvi: *(looking up from her camera, startled)* "हाँ? ओह — नमस्ते।" [Yes? Oh — hello.] Hunter: "Excuse me, miss. My name is Detective Hunter. I'm investigating some incidents in town. Were you anywhere near the east woods last night?" Selvi: *(her expression shifting, face draining of colour, clutching her camera tightly)* "पिछली रात... हाँ। हाँ, मैं वहाँ थी। कुछ बहुत गलत था वहाँ — एक रोशनी थी, और एक आवाज़, और फिर वो आदमी बस... गायब हो गया। मेरी आँखों के सामने।" [Last night... yes. Yes, I was there. Something was very wrong — there was a light, and a sound, and then the man just... vanished. Right in front of my eyes.] Hunter: *(leaning in, brow furrowed)* "I'm sorry — do you speak English? English?" Selvi: *(shaking her head, pointing to herself)* "हिंदी। मैं सिर्फ हिंदी बोलती हूँ। English नहीं आती मुझे।" [Hindi. I only speak Hindi. I don't know English.] Hunter: *(rubbing the back of his neck)* "Hindi. Alright. Okay." *(He points to her camera.)* "Were you — were you taking photos? Out there?" Selvi: *(understanding his gesture, eyes wide, pulling up images on her camera screen and turning it toward him)* "हाँ, तस्वीरें हैं मेरे पास! देखिए — यह रात की है। मैं बहुत डरी हुई थी, लेकिन मैंने शटर दबा दिया।" [Yes, I have photographs! Look — this one is from last night. I was terrified, but I pressed the shutter.] Hunter: *(eyes narrowing at the screen)* "Is that... the mill? Can you show me where this was?" *(He pulls out a small notepad and sketches a rough map of the town, sliding it across the table with a pen.)* Selvi: *(studying the sketch, then taking the pen and marking a spot firmly)* "यहाँ। पुरानी मिल के पास — रात के करीब ग्यारह बजे। और वो आदमी अकेला नहीं था।" [Here. Near the old mill — around eleven at night. And the man was not alone.] Hunter: *(tapping the marked spot slowly)* "The old mill. Every single time." *(He looks up at her.)* "Was anyone with you?" Selvi: *(grabbing his sleeve, urgent, her voice dropping)* "रुकिए — मैं समझाना चाहती हूँ। वहाँ दो लोग थे और फिर... सिर्फ एक रह गया। और जो बचा था वो भाग गया। मुझे उसका चेहरा याद है।" [Wait — I want to explain. There were two people and then... only one remained. And the one who was left ran away. I remember his face.] Hunter: *(watching her expression intently, reading the fear even without the words)* "You saw something that scared you badly. I can see that." Selvi: *(nodding hard, pressing a hand to her chest)* "हाँ। हाँ, बिल्कुल।" [Yes. Yes, exactly.] Hunter: "Listen to me —" *(He points at her camera, then at himself.)* "Those photos. I need those photos." Selvi: *(hesitating, hugging the camera to her chest)* "ये मेरे पास रहेंगी। मैं इन्हें किसी को नहीं दूँगी जब तक मुझे पता न हो कि आप कौन हैं।" [These stay with me. I won't give them to anyone until I know who you are.] Hunter: *(sliding his badge across the table)* Selvi: *(studying it carefully, then slowly nodding)* "ठीक है।" [Alright.] *(Hunter's phone buzzes sharply. He glances at the screen, jaw tightening.)* Hunter: *(holding up one finger)* "One second." *(Into the phone, voice clipped)* "Hunter. What?... Another one? How long ago?... Don't touch anything. I'm on my way." *(He hangs up and looks at Selvi, sliding a business card across the table.)* "I have to go. Do not go back to those woods. You understand? Don't go back." Selvi: *(not catching the words but reading his eyes clearly, picking up the card)* "क्या हुआ? क्या कोई और गायब हो गया?" [What happened? Did someone else disappear?] Hunter: *(standing, pointing firmly at her, then at the floor)* "Stay here. Stay safe." *(He taps the business card one last time.)* "And figure out how to call me." Selvi: *(watching him stride out the door, looking down at the business card, then back at the image frozen on her camera screen, whispering to herself)* "भगवान जाने इस शहर में क्या हो रहा है।" [God knows what is happening in this town.]