Run: 2026-04-24-01KQ08633FFNZZAMGSBCGBBR0X

*The afternoon sun filters through the windows of the Alborn Cafe. Maria sits alone at a corner table, her camera clutched in both hands as she stares, unblinking, at the preview screen.* **Maria:** (whispering to herself, shaken) "No puede ser real... no puede..." *Hunter approaches, his badge clipped to his belt, and stops beside her table.* **Hunter:** "Afternoon, miss. Detective Hunter. I'm investigating the incident out by the Bartlett orchard last night. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" *Maria looks up, her face pale and troubled.* **Maria:** (rapidly, in Spanish) "¿El incidente? Dios mío... sí, estaba allí. Escuché un grito terrible entre los árboles. Mi cámara... creo que capturó algo. Una sombra. No sé qué era, pero era grande. Muy grande." *Hunter blinks, his expression hardening into confusion.* **Hunter:** "I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish. Do you understand English? I need to know if you saw anything suspicious near the old cider press." **Maria:** (gripping the camera tighter, voice trembling) "¡No entiendo! ¿Por qué no me entiende? Vi algo horrible. Hay alguien en el bosque. Alguien que se lleva a la gente. ¡Mire las fotos! ¡En la número catorce se ve una figura!" **Hunter:** (holding up a hand, frustrated but controlled) "Ma'am, slow down. I can't help you if I can't understand you. Did you see a vehicle? A person? Were you at the festival grounds after dark?" **Maria:** (on the verge of tears) "Estaba tomando fotos del festival cuando todo se volvió oscuro. Ese lugar no es seguro. Quiero irme de Alborn. Por favor, dígame que puedo irme... tengo tanto miedo." *Hunter's cell phone rings. He holds up a finger and turns away slightly.* **Hunter:** "Hang on... Hunter. Yeah. You found the tracks? I'm on Main Street. Give me five minutes." *He pockets the phone and looks at Maria.* "I have to go. Do not leave town. Stay right here at the cafe. I'll send a translator." *He starts for the door. Maria half-rises from her chair.* **Maria:** (calling after him desperately) "¡Detective! ¡No se vaya! Tiene que ver esto... ¡las fotos son la prueba! ¡Detective!" **Hunter:** (over his shoulder, already leaving) "Stay put! Someone will be here to talk to you!"