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Isabella: “Scusi… posso guardare la sua faccia un momento?” Hunter: “What? No—listen. I’m Detective Hunter. You’re new in town, right? I need to ask you about what happened at the apple festival.” Isabella: “L’appello… il festival… sì.” (She swallows, fingers tightening around her camera.) “Io… ho visto qualcosa. O forse non sono sicura. Ma… era strano.” Hunter: “Strange how. People disappear—someone’s been taking folks, and I’m trying to piece it together. Talk to me.” Isabella: “Quando hanno chiuso le bancarelle… c’era silenzio improvviso. Ho fotografato il vicolo vicino al frutteto—le luci erano ancora accese, ma… non c’era più nessuno.” Hunter: “A service alley. Near the orchard. You took pictures?” Isabella: “Sì, sempre.” (She lifts the camera slightly, as if offering proof.) “Nelle mie foto… ci sono ombre. E una tenda… non quella degli organizzatori. Non so di chi fosse.” Hunter: “Tents don’t… usually just show up. What did you see—faces, a vehicle, a sound?” Isabella: “Non ho sentito voci. Solo… un fruscio, come quando la stoffa si muove da sola.” (Her eyes flick to the window, troubled.) “E poi… ho trovato le mie scarpe bagnate. Come se fossi stata… trascinata.” Hunter: “Traded places? Dragged? Slow down—are you saying someone grabbed you?” Isabella: “Non proprio.” (She shakes her head quickly.) “Io… non mi ricordo bene. Però so che ero lì. E quando ho guardato di nuovo… la tenda non c’era più.” Hunter: “Okay. You’re telling me you went to take pictures, got spooked, and now you don’t remember parts. That’s helpful and also not helpful at the same time.” Isabella: “Mi dispiace. Sono… scossa.” (She presses her palm to her chest.) “Vorrei che qualcuno mi credesse. Perché ho paura che—che qualcuno sia ancora là fuori.” Hunter: “I believe you’re scared. That I can work with. But I need details I can act on. Who else was nearby?” Isabella: “Ho visto una donna con un cappotto verde.” Hunter: “Describe her. Hair, height, anything.” Isabella: “Capelli scuri. Corti. Lei… guardava sempre lontano. Non mi ha parlato. Solo… mi ha guardata come se fossi… in ritardo.” Hunter: “Green coat, dark hair. Kept her distance. Got it.” Isabella: “E le mie foto—io posso mostrarle.” (Her voice steadies a fraction.) “Se vuole, possiamo andare al… telefono, al computer… ma io non—non so se—” Hunter: “Hold on. Show me the pictures. Right now.” Isabella: “Certo.” (She turns the camera toward him, then freezes when she realizes he can’t read what she’s trying to say.) “Aspetti, detective… non parliamo… non parliamo la stessa lingua.” Hunter: “Yeah, no kidding.” (He looks at her camera like it might start speaking English.) “I don’t know Italian. Not a word.” Isabella: “Allora… mi fa comodo?” (She looks embarrassed.) “Posso… indicare. Questo—questo è il vicolo.” Hunter: “Okay. Pointing helps.” (He leans in, cautious.) “And this tent?” Isabella: “Sì. È qui.” (She points, then points again, frantic but careful.) “E qui… ombra. Due persone? Non posso dire. Ma… sembrano—” Hunter: “Shadows. Maybe two people. Maybe not. Still better than ‘someone disappeared somewhere.’” Isabella: “Lei crede che sia collegato?” Hunter: “I don’t know yet.” (He straightens, no-nonsense returning.) “But disappearances don’t happen in neat little stories. They happen in places and patterns. You gave me a place.” Isabella: “Grazie.” (A quick, grateful nod.) “Almeno qualcuno… ascolta.” Hunter: “I’m listening.” (A beat.) “Don’t wander off. If you think you saw anything else, you tell me.” Isabella: “Va bene. Ma—” (Her eyes widen.) “Se lei non torna presto… io ho paura di andare a casa.” Hunter: “Home’s safe enough, but you’re not going alone. Understand?” Isabella: “Capisco.” (She looks down at the camera again.) “Posso restare qui ancora un po’… a fotografare? Ma oggi… non riesco.” Hunter: “You can sit. You can breathe. I’ll be back when I can.” Isabella: “Non parliamo… ma io voglio—” Hunter: “Yeah. I’ll figure it out as I go.” (He checks his phone, suddenly tense.) “Hold on.” Hunter: “Dispatch. What?” (He turns slightly away, still facing her just enough that she knows it’s serious.) Hunter: “Copies? Now? Alright.” Isabella: “Cosa succede?” Hunter: “Another call. Possible lead. I’ve got to go.” Isabella: “Ma… io non ho finito.” (Her voice cracks.) “Io ho paura di dimenticare.” Hunter: “Then don’t. Write everything down when I’m gone—dates, times, the woman in the green coat, the alley. Take pictures of anything you remember.” Isabella: “Va bene.” (She nods hard, forcing calm.) “Posso… avere il suo numero?” Hunter: “I’ll give you mine.” (He starts moving, then looks back.) “Don’t contact anyone on your own. You hear me?” Isabella: “Sì.” (She gathers her camera like it’s armor.) “Detective Hunter… grazie.” Hunter: “Yeah. Stay put.” (He leaves, boots steady on the cafe tile.) Isabella: “Aspetti—” (She reaches out, then stops, watching him go, trembling.)