Run: 2026-06-01-01KT1H27C0E1C3SKG1Q1361D06

**CAFÉ SCENE — DIALOGUE** --- Maria: *"...no puedo dejar de pensar en lo que vi esa noche..."* ("...I can't stop thinking about what I saw that night...") Hunter: "Excuse me. I'm Detective Hunter with the Alborn Police Department. I'm investigating a few incidents that have happened in town recently. Have you noticed anything unusual around here in the last couple of weeks?" Maria: *"...¿qué? No, yo no... yo solo vengo aquí por las mañanas, tomo fotos del lago, los árboles..."* ("...what? No, I didn't... I only come here in the mornings, I take pictures of the lake, the trees...") Hunter: "I — okay, I'm sorry. Are you a local? Do you live around here? I'm just trying to get some information about—" Maria: *"...pero había alguien, en el bosque, detrás de la cerca vieja. No se movía. No sé cuánto tiempo estuvo ahí, mirándome..."* ("...but there was someone, in the woods, behind the old fence. They didn't move. I don't know how long they were there, watching me...") Hunter: "...Do you — do you speak English? I'm sorry, I — I really need to ask you something. This is about the disappearances. Have you seen anyone strange hanging around town?" Maria: *"...yo no quiero problemas. Solo estoy aquí por la universidad, por el programa. No conozco a nadie. Pero esa persona... su cara..."* ("...I don't want problems. I'm only here for the university, for the program. I don't know anyone. But that person... their face...") Hunter: "Wait — wait. What about their face? Did you see their face? Can you show me where this was? I need you to — look, I don't know what you're saying, but if you saw something, I need to know what it was." Maria: *"...lo tengo. En la cámara. Lo vi cuando llegué al hostal. Dios mío, yo no debería haberlo visto..."* ("...I have it. On the camera. I saw it when I got to the hostel. My God, I shouldn't have seen it...") Hunter: "Your camera? Are you a photographer? Did you take a picture of something? Listen — I really need to know what you're trying to tell me. This is important. People are missing." Maria: *"...no sé cómo decírselo. Si le enseño, tal vez... tal vez sea un error..."* ("...I don't know how to tell you. If I show you, maybe... maybe it's a mistake...") Hunter: "Show me what? Ma'am, please — I'm trying to help here, but I can't understand a word you're saying. Is there someone I can call for you? Someone who speaks—" *Hunter's phone rings. He glances at the screen, jaw tightening.* Hunter: "...Damn it. I have to take this. Hold on — don't go anywhere, okay? Stay right here. I'll be back in two minutes, and we're going to figure out how to—" Maria: *"...¿adónde va? Por favor, no se vaya. Necesito que alguien me crea..."* ("...where are you going? Please, don't go. I need someone to believe me...") Hunter: *Into phone:* "Hunter. Yeah. What do you got? ...The Henderson place? Yeah, I'm on my way. Listen, keep the scene intact. I don't want anyone touching anything." *Hunter looks back at Maria, frustrated, then at the café counter.* Hunter: "Can somebody here help me? Does anyone speak — is there a manager? Anyone? She saw something, and I — I have to go. I have to go *now*." *Hunter hurries toward the door, already typing something into his phone.* Maria: *"...no. No, no, no. ¿Por qué se fue? Era importante. Era importante y ahora..."* ("...no. No, no, no. Why did he leave? It was important. It was important and now...") *Maria stares down at her camera, the screen dark against her trembling hands.*