Run: 2026-03-11-01KKFCDBYMRHTN2CWNSBF10NDC

**Scene:** The scent of cinnamon and baked apples hangs in the air at "The Spotted Bean" café in Alborn. SELVI sits at a small table by the window, her hands trembling slightly as she scrolls through the photos on her DSLR camera. Her expression is tight, her brow furrowed. DETECTIVE HUNTER, in his plainclothes—jeans, a leather jacket, and a badge on his belt—approaches the table. He holds up a small notepad. **Hunter:** "Excuse me, ma'am? I'm Detective Hunter. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" **Selvi:** (Looks up, her eyes wide with anxiety. She speaks rapidly in Hindi.) **Selvi:** (Hindi): "नहीं... मुझे... मुझे बात नहीं करनी।" (Translation: "No... I... I don't want to talk.") **Hunter:** (Frowns, misunderstanding her tone for fear of him.) "It's alright. I just need to know if you were here at the café around 6 PM last Tuesday? We're asking everyone who might have been in the area." **Selvi:** (Her hands clutch her camera tighter. She looks past him out the window, then back, speaking faster, her voice cracking.) **Selvi:** (Hindi): "उस दिन... बारिश हो रही थी। मैं केवल तस्वीरें ले रही थी... लेकिन फिर... वह कार। वह काली कार।" (Translation: "That day... it was raining. I was only taking pictures... but then... that car. That black car.") **Hunter:** (Scribbles 'pictures', 'rain', then draws a blank, looking at her with clear confusion.) "A car? What about a car? Did you see something related to Liam Jensen? He was last seen near here." **Selvi:** (Shakes her head vigorously, misunderstanding his question as pressure. She points a shaky finger at her camera's LCD screen, which shows a beautifully framed shot of the rainy main street.) **Selvi:** (Hindi): "तस्वीर यहाँ है! देखो! छोटी लड़की... वह छोटी लड़की वहाँ खड़ी थी, फिर उस काली कार ने रुका, और फिर... बस चली गई!" (Translation: "The picture is here! Look! The little girl... the little girl was standing there, then that black car stopped, and then... just drove away!") **Hunter:** (Leans in, trying to see the screen. He sees the street, the rain, a blurry figure of a child under an umbrella, and the rear of a dark sedan in the distance. He sees nothing that explains her distress.) "Ma'am, I can't... I don't understand what you're trying to tell me. Did something happen to that child?" **Selvi:** (Frustrated, almost in tears. She stands abruptly, nearly knocking her cup over.) **Selvi:** (Hindi): "हाँ! वह... वह गई! वह कार में गई और कभी वापस नहीं आई! और ड्राइवर ने मुझे देखा... उसने मुझे देखा!" (Translation: "Yes! She... she's gone! She went in the car and never came back! And the driver looked at me... he looked at me!") **Hunter:** (His detective's instinct kicks in at her sheer panic. He senses this is about more than a simple missing person report. He tries to calm her, his tone softening.) "Okay. Okay, slow down. What driver? Where did this happen? Just point me to the spot." *Before Selvi can respond, Hunter's phone buzzes urgently in his pocket. He pulls it out, reads the caller ID, and answers, his voice instantly professional and clipped.* **Hunter:** "Hunter here... Yeah... When? ... Understood. Seal the area. I'm on my way." (He hangs up, his face grim.) "I have to go." He looks back at Selvi, who stands frozen, her camera held like a shield. He pulls a card from his wallet and places it on the table. **Hunter:** "I don't know what you're telling me, but you look like you've seen something that scared you. If you remember anything else, anything at all that I can understand, call me. Stay safe." *Without waiting for a reply, Hunter turns and strides out of the café with purpose, leaving Selvi alone, trembling, whispering to the empty air.* **Selvi:** (Murmuring in Hindi, to herself): "अंधेरा आ रहा है..." (Translation: "The darkness is coming...") *** **Voice Sheet:** **Selvi:** (Hindi): "नहीं... मुझे... मुझे बात नहीं करनी।" (Translation: "No... I... I don't want to talk.") **Hunter:** "It's alright. I just need to know if you were here at the café around 6 PM last Tuesday?" **Selvi:** (Hindi): "उस दिन... बारिश हो रही थी। मैं केवल तस्वीरें ले रही थी... लेकिन फिर... वह कार। वह काली कार।" (Translation: "That day... it was raining. I was only taking pictures... but then... that car. That black car.") **Hunter:** "A car? What about a car? Did you see something related to Liam Jensen?" **Selvi:** (Hindi): "तस्वीर यहाँ है! देखो! छोटी लड़की... वह छोटी लड़की वहाँ खड़ी थी, फिर उस काली कार ने रुका, और फिर... बस चली गई!" (Translation: "The picture is here! Look! The little girl... the little girl was standing there, then that black car stopped, and then... just drove away!") **Hunter:** "Ma'am, I can't... I don't understand. Did something happen to that child?" **Selvi:** (Hindi): "हाँ! वह... वह गई! वह कार में गई और कभी वापस नहीं आई! और ड्राइवर ने मुझे देखा... उसने मुझे देखा!" (Translation: "Yes! She... she's gone! She went in the car and never came back! And the driver looked at me... he looked at me!") **Hunter:** "Okay. Okay, slow down. What driver? Where did this happen?" (Phone rings) "Hunter here... Yeah... When? ... Seal the area. I'm on my way." (To Selvi) "I have to go. If you remember anything else, call me. Stay safe." **Selvi:** (Murmuring): "अंधेरा आ रहा है..." (Translation: "The darkness is coming...")