Run: 2026-06-01-01KT1G68MSMS3ZSCN14CVT3YHN

**Setting:** *A quiet café in Alborn. Selvi sits alone at a window table, scrolling through photos on her camera with a troubled expression. Hunter approaches, badge clipped to his belt.* --- **Hunter:** "Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Got a minute?" **Selvi:** *\[startled, clutches camera to her chest\]* "Haan? Kaun ho aap? Please... please mujhe akele chhod dijiye." *(Yes? Who are you? Please... please leave me alone.)* **Hunter:** "Not trying to bother you, ma'am. We're asking folks about something that happened near the old orchard last night. You see anything strange? Anyone acting suspicious?" **Selvi:** *\[shakes her head quickly, then stops, nods\]* "Nahi—matlab—haan! Maine kuch dekha! Woh..." *(No—I mean—yes! I saw something! That...)* *\[holds up camera\]* "Yahan dekhiye! Sab yahan hai!" *(Look here! It's all here!)* **Hunter:** "Whoa—slow down. The camera? You got something on the camera?" **Selvi:** "Haan! Woh aadmi—kuch le ja raha tha—bahut tez! Mujhe darr lag raha hai!" *(Yes! That man—was taking something—very fast! I'm scared!)* **Hunter:** "A man. Taking something. Okay, ma'am, I need you to—" *\[pauses, frustrated\]* "You speak any English? Even a little?" **Selvi:** "English? Nahi. Main... main India se aayi hoon. Study abroad. Mujhe bas photos leni thi. Mujhe nahi pata tha..." *(English? No. I... I came from India. Study abroad. I just wanted to take photos. I didn't know...)* **Hunter:** *\[sighs, rubs the back of his neck\]* "Alright. Alright, we got a problem here. Look—don't you go anywhere, you hear me? I'm gonna get somebody from the station. The college up the road might have someone who can translate. Just—sit tight. Five minutes." **Selvi:** *\[standing, anxious\]* "Lekin woh aadmi—shayad wapas aayega! Please kisi ko bulaaiye! Please!" *(But that man—he might come back! Please call someone! Please!)* **Hunter:** "Ma'am—ma'am, please, I need you to calm down and sit. I will be right back. You understand? *Sit.*" **Selvi:** *\[slowly sits, gripping the camera\]* "Jaldi aaiye..." *(Come back quickly...)* *\[Hunter's phone rings. He glances at the screen, jaw tightening.\]* **Hunter:** "Hunter." *\[listens, face clouding\]* "Yeah. I'm five minutes out. Keep the scene clear and don't let anyone near the barn." *\[hangs up, looks at Selvi\]* "I have to go. Ma'am—do not leave this café. You hear me? *Do not leave.* I'll be back with help." **Selvi:** "Theek hai... please... jaldi..." *(Okay... please... quickly...)* *\[Hunter hurries out. The bell above the door jingles. Selvi is alone.\]* **Selvi:** *\[looking down at a photo on her camera screen—a blurry figure carrying something dark across a moonlit orchard\]* "Kya hoga ab..." *(What will happen now...)*