Run: 2026-03-18-01KM1GAA22MBDQNQ0F9NEPB7VQ

# Scene: Alborn Café **Selvi:** *(sitting alone at a corner table, scrolling through photos on her camera with a worried expression)* **Hunter:** *(walks up to her table, stands awkwardly)* Excuse me... ma'am? Can I sit? **Selvi:** *(looks up, startled, nods slowly)* **Hunter:** *(sits down, pulls out a small notepad)* I'm Detective Hunter. I'm looking into the... *(makes a vague hand gesture)* ...the thing that happened. The disappearing. You were at the orchard yesterday, right? Near the barn? **Selvi:** *(eyes widen, speaks quickly in Hindi)* "Haan, main wahaan tha. Mujhe bahut dar lag raha hai. Koi mujhe batayeen ye kya ho raha hai!" **Hunter:** *(brow furrows, confused)* I... I'm sorry. I don't understand. *(taps the notepad)* The orchard. You took pictures? **Selvi:** *(speaks slowly, gesturing toward her camera)* "Mera camera... mainein bahut saare photo liye. Yeh dekhiye." **Hunter:** *(leans in, looking at the camera screen)* Photos... okay. That's good. Can you tell me about... *(mimes someone vanishing into thin air)* ...this? **Selvi:** *(shakes head frantically, voice trembling)* "Main nahin samjha. Kya hua? Woh log kahan gaye? Main dukhi hoon." **Hunter:** *(sighs, rubs his temples)* Right. Okay. This isn't working. *(pulls out his phone, opens a translation app)* Wait... *(types something, shows screen to Selvi)* **Selvi:** *(reads it, then types a response)* **Hunter:** *(reads her Hindi response out loud slowly)* "...She is scared. She wants to know why people keep disappearing." *(looks up at her)* Yes. That's exactly what I want to know too. **Selvi:** *(nods vigorously, speaking in Hindi)* "Bahut bura ho raha hai yahan. Main ghar jaana chahti hoon." **Hunter:** *(types again, reads her response)* "...She says something bad is happening here. She wants to go home." **Selvi:** *(points to a photo on her camera, taps the screen urgently)* "Dekho! Yeh dekho!" **Hunter:** *(leans in, studying the photo)* What am I looking at? *(squints)* Is that... a shadow? Behind the barn? **Selvi:** *(grabs his wrist, whispers in Hindi)* "Woh yahan the. Unhe dekha maine." **Hunter:** *(checks his phone)* "She saw them." *(looks up sharply)* Saw who? The missing people? **Selvi:** *(shakes her head, fearful)* "Mujhe nahin pata. Lekin woh log... woh log the." **Hunter:** *(phone buzzes, checks it, stands abruptly)* Hold on. *(answers call)* Hunter here... What? When? *(hangs up, grabs his jacket)* I have to go. There's been another... *(stops himself, looks at Selvi)* **Selvi:** *(stands, alarmed)* "Kahan ja rahe ho? Main akeli hoon yahan!" **Hunter:** *(types quickly on his phone, shows her the screen)* "Please stay. Don't go anywhere alone. I will come back." **Selvi:** *(reads it, nods slowly, sits back down)* "Theek hai." **Hunter:** *(pauses at the table, looks back at her camera)* Can I... can I get a copy of those photos? Before I go? **Selvi:** *(removes the memory card from her camera, hands it to him carefully)* **Hunter:** *(pockets it, nods)* Thank you. *(starts to leave, then turns back)* Stay safe. *(types one more message for her)* **Selvi:** *(reads on her phone: "You are not alone. Trust no one.")* *(looks up, but he's already gone)*