Run: 2026-07-25-01KYD4WZWRPHFA5AY5QTN40YPY

**SCENE: Apple Blossom Café, Alborn, MN — Afternoon** Selvi: *(looking at her camera, quietly, to herself)* "ये तस्वीर... ये तो वही पेड़ है... लेकिन उस दिन यहाँ कोई खड़ा था..." Hunter: *(approaching, badge in hand)* "Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" Selvi: *(startled, looking up)* "आप... आप कौन हैं? मुझे समझ नहीं आ रहा..." Hunter: "I heard you were at the apple festival on Saturday. You were taking pictures near the orchard, is that right?" Selvi: *(troubled, gripping her camera)* "हाँ, मैं वहाँ थी... मैंने कुछ देखा। वैन में एक आदमी... वह चिल्ला रहा था। फिर वो गायब हो गया।" Hunter: *(leaning in, confused)* "I'm sorry, I don't— I'm not following. Can you speak English? Do you know any English?" Selvi: *(shaken, voice trembling)* "English... नहीं। मुझे English नहीं आती। लेकिन मैंने तस्वीर ली थी। देखिए।" Hunter: "A photo? You have a photo of something? Ma'am, that could be— look, I need to know what you saw. Three people have disappeared this month." Selvi: *(pointing at the camera screen)* "यहाँ! यहाँ देखिए! ये आदमी... और ये वैन..." Hunter: *(squinting at the screen)* "Huh. That van... I've seen that van before. When did you take this?" Selvi: "शनिवार। शाम को। सूरज डूबने से पहले।" Hunter: "Saturday? You're saying Saturday? Okay. Okay, we're getting somewhere, I think." Selvi: *(anxious, wringing her hands)* "क्या... क्या मुझे कोई खतरा है? वो आदमी मुझे देख चुका है, शायद..." Hunter: "I wish I understood you, I really do. But whatever you captured here might be the first real lead I've had in weeks." Selvi: *(softly, almost a whisper)* "मैं बहुत डरी हुई हूँ..." Hunter: *(phone rings; he checks it, expression hardening)* "Hunter here. ...Where? ...On my way." *(to Selvi)* "I'm sorry, I have to go. Don't leave town, and don't talk to anyone about these photos. I'll find someone— a translator. I'll be back. Promise." Selvi: *(calling after him)* "मत जाइए! प्लीज़, मुझे अकेला मत छोड़िए...!" Hunter: *(pausing at the door, gentler)* "I don't know what you just said... but I think I understood it anyway. Stay put. I'll come back." **END SCENE**