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Hunter: "(Approaching the table, holding up his badge) Afternoon, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Sheriff's Department. I'm investigating the disappearances around Alborn. I heard you were taking photos near the old Miller farm yesterday afternoon. Did you see anything unusual out there?" Marie: "(Looking up from her camera, her eyes wide and anxious, her hands trembling) Oh! Bonjour... Je... désolée, je ne comprends pas. Parlez-vous français ?" Hunter: "(Sighing heavily, rubbing the back of his neck) French. Great. No, ma'am, no French. Look—(He gestures to her camera)—you. Photos. Yesterday. Near the apple orchards. Did you see anyone? A girl? Blonde?" Marie: "(Nervously clutching her camera to her chest) L'orchard ? Oui, j'y étais... C'était horrible. J'ai vu quelque chose dans les bois. Un homme. Il... il traînait un grand sac noir vers la vieille grange." Hunter: "(Staring at her, completely blank) Whoa, slow down. I didn't get a word of that. *Oui*? You were at the orchard? Did you see something? (He mimics looking through binoculars, then points to her camera screen) Show me. Show me the pictures." Marie: "(Fumbling with the camera dials, showing him a blurry photo on the small screen, her voice shaking) Regardez... J'ai essayé de zoomer, mais j'avais tellement peur que mes mains tremblaient. L'homme... il s'est retourné. J'ai peur qu'il m'ait vue !" Hunter: "(Squiting at the screen, frustrated) It's too dark. Is that a silhouette in the trees? Look, ma'am, I need a description. Who was it? Tall? Short? (He gestures with his hands, indicating heights)" Marie: "(Nodding quickly, trying to match his gestures) Oui, oui ! Très grand. Un homme très grand. Habillé tout en noir. Il avait... il avait un visage très sombre, très menaçant." Hunter: "(Trying to decipher her tone) 'Grand' means tall, right? A tall man? In black? Okay, we're getting somewhere. What was he doing? (He mimics carrying something heavy)" Marie: "(Tears welling up in her eyes, nodding vigorously as she mimes dragging something heavy) Oui ! C'est ça ! Il traînait quelque chose de lourd. Je pense... je pense que c'était un corps. C'était affreux, j'ai cru mourir de peur !" Hunter: "A body? Dragging? Dammit, I wish I could understand you. Just stay calm, okay? (He pats his chest in a calming gesture) Easy. We're going to go down to the station and find someone who can—" *(Hunter's cell phone suddenly blares a loud, harsh ringtone. He grunts and pulls it from his pocket, looking at the caller ID.)* Hunter: "(Into phone) Hunter. Speak to me... What? Where? The old creek bed? Don't touch anything, I'm five minutes out. (He hangs up, looking tense and urgent)" Marie: "(Looking terrified by his sudden shift in demeanor) Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? Monsieur ? S'il vous plaît, ne me laissez pas seule ici ! J'ai peur qu'il me suive !" Hunter: "(Backing away from the table, gesturing for her to stay put) Look, I have to go. Emergency. Duty calls. You—(He points at her)—stay here. Don't leave this cafe. *Restez ici.* Is that French? Just stay. I'll have a deputy come pick you up with a translator. Safe. Stay safe." Marie: "(Watches him jog out of the cafe, calling out desperately) Monsieur ! Attendez ! S'il vous plaît !"