Run: 2026-05-19-01KS0TSWV59B51PRKRA754QK9A

**Setting:** *The Apple Blossom Cafe in downtown Alborn, MN. Maria is sitting at a wooden corner table, nervously reviewing photos on her DSLR camera. Hunter enters, sporting his usual leather jacket and a stern detective's expression. He spots Maria's camera and approaches her.* **Voice Sheet:** Hunter: "[Approaching the table, polite but authoritative] Afternoon, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. Sorry to interrupt. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" Maria: "[Startled, clutching her camera to her chest] ¡Oh! Hola... Lo siento, yo... no hablo inglés. No entiendo mucho. ¿Pasa algo malo?" Hunter: "[Sighs softly, looking confused] Right. Uh, English? No? Okay. I’m looking for information about yesterday afternoon. Did you happen to be taking photos out by the old Miller orchard near the highway?" Maria: "[Hearing 'photos' and recognizing his badge, she gets highly agitated and speaks rapidly] ¡Sí, sí! Las fotos. Ayer estaba en el huerto de manzanos. Saqué muchas fotos de la puesta de sol... pero vi algo terrible. Muy terrible." Hunter: "[Staring blankly, rubbing the back of his neck] Whoa, slow down, kid. I don't speak a lick of Spanish. 'Ayer'... that means yesterday, right? Orchard? Did you see something out there?" Maria: "[Tears welling up, pointing frantically to her camera screen] ¡Sí! Mira. En la niebla, entre los árboles. Había una chica... una chica joven con un vestido azul. Y luego, un hombre. Él... él la sujetó del brazo. Ella intentó gritar, pero él la arrastró hacia el bosque." Hunter: "[Leaning in, trying to peer at the tiny camera screen] Can you show me? What's on the screen there? Is that... trees? It’s just blurry fog and branches, ma'am. Look, I need you to point to what you saw. Girl? *Muchacha?*" Maria: "[Frustrated and sobbing, shaking her head] No es solo la niebla, ¡se la llevó! El hombre herido... no, el hombre malo. La metió en una camioneta negra. ¡Fue un secuestro! ¡Tienes que ayudarla, por favor! ¡Está en peligro!" Hunter: "[Extremely frustrated by the language barrier, speaking louder as if that will help] I don't get it. *Camioneta*? Like... a truck? Did you see a truck? Look, I need an interpreter. Let me call dispatch and see if we have anyone on shift who—" *[Hunter's police radio and cell phone both begin to buzz violently. He answers the phone with a sharp snap.]* Hunter: "[Into phone, sharp and professional] Hunter. Speak to me. ... Where? The old mill bypass? A discarded blue dress? I'm on my way. Keep the scene secure." *[Hunter hangs up, looking grimly at Maria. He taps his watch and gestures to the cafe table.]* Hunter: "[To Maria, speaking slowly and pointing at her] Look, I have to go. Urgent police business. You... stay here. *Aquí*. Do not leave this cafe. I will find a translator and I will come back for you and that camera. Understand? Stay." Maria: "[Watching him back away, terrified and confused] ¿Te vas? ¡No, no te vayas! ¡Hay una chica secuestrada en el bosque! ¡Por favor, escúchame!"