Run: 2026-02-25-01KJBG9TH75V6C528JVWRAH3BZ

MELANIE: "Bitte gehen Sie weg. Bitte." [Please go away. Please.] HUNTER: (Gestures to the empty chair opposite him) "Ma'am. It's dangerous out there alone. You're with me. Can you sit?" MELANIE: (Shakes head, clutching her camera to her chest) "Nein. Ich bin sicher. Ich habe nichts gesehen." [No. I am safe. I saw nothing.] HUNTER: (Frowns, leans closer, speaking slowly) "You saw... the girl? The one who was taken?" MELANIE: "Sarah? Der Apfelbaum. Das ist dort." [Sarah? The apple tree. It's there.] (Points with a shaking hand toward the town square.) HUNTER: "Sarah Jenkins? Okay. Okay. Did she see you?" MELANIE: "Sie hat die Kamera gesehen. Sie wollte das Licht." [She saw the camera. She wanted the light.] HUNTER: "The light? Mel, I need to know what you saw. Is there a photo? A picture?" (Taps his own chest, then mimics holding a lens.) MELANIE: (Reluctantly sets the camera on the table, but doesn't hand it over) "Nein. Nicht noch mal." [No. Not again.] HUNTER: "I'm not asking for the camera. I'm asking for information. For the sake of the town." (Looks down at her camera, then back to her face.) MELANIE: "Die Schatten... sie kommen zu früh. Es ist nicht Herbst, aber sie sind hier." [The shadows... they come too early. It's not autumn, but they are here.] HUNTER: "Okay. I don't know what that means. But I need to file a report. Is this the photo of her last sighting?" MELANIE: "Ja. Aber die Datei... gelöscht." [Yes. But the file... deleted.] HUNTER: (Pins her with a stare, hands on the table) "I'm Detective Miller. I'm not deleting anything. I'm keeping you safe. Show me the photo now." MELANIE: "Nein! Bitte! Sie gehen. Jetzt." [No! Please! You go. Now.] HUNTER: "I'm not leaving. Someone is in trouble. We need to find them." MELANIE: (Stands up abruptly, gathering the camera) "Gehen Sie weg." [Go away.] HUNTER: (Reaches out a hand, then stops) "Wait. Just the picture. Then you can go." MELANIE: (Turns away, stepping back) "Ich weiß nichts. Ich weiß nichts." [I know nothing. I know nothing.] HUNTER: (Phone buzzes in his pocket. He glances at the screen.) "I've got to take this. But I'm back in five." (Starts walking away, checking his watch.) MELANIE: "Laufen Sie. Jetzt. Jetzt." [Run. Now. Now.] HUNTER: (Turns back, confused by her panic) "Why? Why the rush?" MELANIE: "Geh. Bitte." [Go. Please.] HUNTER: "Alright. I'm going. But I'm coming back." MELANIE: (Sits down heavily, trembling) "Nein. Nicht zurück." [No. Not back.] HUNTER: (Into phone) "Miller here. Yeah, I got the report... What? Where? Alright. I'm on my way." (Looks one last time at the German-speaking woman, then exits the cafe.)