Run: 2026-02-24-01KJ8WP9NPDQQVJWF2EFHNNZBS

Isabella: "Oh!" *(startled, clutching her camera)* "Sì, sì — ero lì ieri sera. Ho visto qualcosa di terribile. Un uomo stava camminando verso il bosco, e poi... è semplicemente scomparso." Hunter: "Ma'am, I'm Detective Hunter. I just need to ask you a few questions about last night. Do you speak English?" Isabella: "Inglese? No, no. Mi dispiace. Parlo solo italiano." *(gestures urgently at her camera)* "Ma ho delle foto! Ho fotografato tutto!" Hunter: "Photos? You have photos?" *(leans forward, trying to follow her gestures)* Isabella: "Sì! Guardi, guardi qui." *(turns the camera screen toward him, hands trembling)* "L'ho visto con i miei occhi. Era buio, ma la mia macchina fotografica ha catturato qualcosa. Qualcosa di strano, vicino agli alberi." Hunter: *(studying the screen, frowning)* "Is that... a figure? Near the tree line? What am I looking at here?" Isabella: *(grabs his arm, voice shaking)* "Stavo solo fotografando il paesaggio — è quello che faccio sempre, capisce? E poi quell'uomo era lì, e poi non c'era più. Come se la terra lo avesse inghiottito." Hunter: "You seem pretty shaken up. Did you see something out in those woods? Is that what you're telling me?" Isabella: *(nods vigorously, eyes wide)* "Sì, nel bosco! Oh, perché non riesco a spiegarmi?" *(puts her head briefly in her hands)* "Era un uomo alto, con un cappotto scuro. Camminava velocemente verso gli alberi, e poi... niente. Sparito." Hunter: *(pulls out his notepad, gestures toward her tourist map on the table)* "Okay. Can you show me where? On the map?" Isabella: *(brightens slightly, understanding the gesture)* "La mappa? Sì, aspetti." *(points to a spot east of town near the woods)* "Ero qui. Al tramonto. Pensavo solo di fotografare i colori dell'autunno, e invece..." Hunter: *(marks the spot, jaw tightening)* "East woods. That's the third report near that exact area." *(looks up at her)* "Were you alone? Did anyone else see this?" Isabella: *(hugging herself, voice quieter)* "Ero sola. Non c'era nessun altro. Solo io e... quello che ho visto. Ho ancora paura, sa? Non riesco a dormire." Hunter: "You were alone. Of course you were." *(sighs, rubbing the back of his neck)* "I really need a translator right now." Isabella: *(laughs softly despite herself)* "Anch'io avrei bisogno di un traduttore." Hunter: *(a rare small smile)* "Yeah. I think we're saying the same thing." Isabella: *(her smile fades, glancing back at her camera)* "Quelle foto... potrebbero aiutarla. Le prenda. Le prenda pure." Hunter: "You want me to take the camera? The photos?" *(she nods, pressing it toward him)* "Thank you. I mean it." *(Hunter's phone rings. He glances at the screen and his expression hardens immediately.)* Hunter: "Excuse me — I have to take this." *(answers)* "Hunter here... What? When did they find it?... Don't touch anything. I'm on my way." *(hangs up, looks back at Isabella with urgency, points firmly at her and then at the map, shaking his head)* "Don't go back there. Those woods. You understand? Don't go back alone." Isabella: *(reads his expression, nods slowly)* "Capisco. Non tornerò. Stia attento, detective." Hunter: *(already turning to leave, pauses for just a moment)* "Thank you. For all of it." Isabella: *(quietly, watching him go)* "Spero di essere stata utile."