Run: 2026-07-01-01KWE9YNC7XB8S2E9CHP8DSN86

**INT. CAFÉ ON MAIN STREET — ALBORN, MN — AFTERNOON** *Selvi sits at a small table by the window, scrolling through photos on her camera's display. Her hands tremble slightly as she pauses on one image. The bell above the door chimes as Hunter walks in, scanning the room before making his way toward her.* Hunter: "Excuse me, miss. Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Got a minute?" Selvi: *(startled, looking up)* "क्या? माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे समझ नहीं आया।" *(What? I'm sorry, I don't understand.)* Hunter: *(pausing, brow furrowed)* "Uh... you speak English?" Selvi: *(shaking her head, gesturing helplessly toward her camera)* "मैंने कुछ देखा... जंगल में... मुझे नहीं पता ये क्या था।" *(I saw something... in the woods... I don't know what it was.)* Hunter: "Okay, hold on—slow down. I don't know what you're saying." Selvi: *(voice shaking, pointing at the camera screen)* "ये तस्वीर... मुझे डर लग रहा है।" *(This photo... I'm scared.)* Hunter: *(leaning in, trying to see the screen)* "Is that... can I look at that?" *Selvi hesitates, then slowly turns the camera toward him. On the screen is a blurred photograph—shadows among the trees, something pale in the distance.* Hunter: *(quietly)* "Where was this taken?" Selvi: *(shaking her head again, frustrated tears welling up)* "मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती... कोई मदद करेगा?" *(I don't know English... will someone help?)* Hunter: "I—I need someone who can translate. Stay right here, okay? Don't go anywhere." *He holds up a hand, gesturing for her to wait, when his phone buzzes in his pocket. He pulls it out, checking the screen, his jaw tightening.* Hunter: "Hunter." *(pause)* "When?" *(pause)* "I'm on my way." *He looks back at Selvi, torn, then reaches into his jacket for a card and sets it on the table.* Hunter: "I have to go. Find someone—anyone—who speaks your language. I'll be back." *Selvi watches him go, clutching her camera tightly to her chest, eyes still fixed on the disturbing image on the screen.*