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**Maria:** *(murmuring while adjusting her camera)* "No entiendo... No entiendo qué pasó." *(She shakes her head, clutching the camera strap tightly.)* **Hunter:** *(approaching cautiously)* "Excuse me. Are you Maria? The student from Spain?" **Maria:** *(startled, looking up with wide eyes)* "¡Sí! Pero… ¿quién es usted? ¿Qué quiere?" **Hunter:** "Detective Hunter. I’m trying to ask about the… the festival. Last night. What happened?" **Maria:** *(standing abruptly, voice trembling)* "¡No puedo hablar de eso ahora! *(She gestures to her camera)* Las fotos… no deberían existir." **Hunter:** *(frowning, pulling out his phone)* "Festival photos? There was a fire. People disappeared. I need to know what you saw." **Maria:** *(avoiding his gaze, speaking rapidly in Spanish)* "No… no vi nada. Solo… *(She hesitates, then whispers)* …solo escuché a alguien gritar. Y luego… luego todo se fue negro." **Hunter:** *(softly, switching to Spanish using a translation app)* "You heard someone screaming? Did you see who it was?" **Maria:** *(biting her lip)* "Era una mujer. Llevaba un vestido… *(She trails off, staring at the table)* …pero no era de aquí." **Hunter:** *(typing rapidly into his phone)* "A woman in a dress? That matches… *(He pauses, realizing)* Wait, do you know Spanish? Maybe we could—" **Maria:** *(interrupting, panicked)* "¡No! No hable de eso! Si alguien me escucha… *(She pulls her camera closer)* …si alguien me reconoce, ya no tendré más opciones." **Hunter:** *(standing, voice firm but gentle)* "Maria, I’m not here to arrest you. I just need to help find the others who disappeared." *(Hunter’s phone buzzes. He glances at it, then back at Maria, regret flickering across his face.)* **Hunter:** *(apologetic)* "I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go. Someone just called. It might be important." **Maria:** *(standing, reaching out)* "¡Espera! ¡Dígame algo!" **Hunter:** *(pausing at the door, hesitating)* "If you’re safe, stay away from the festival grounds. And… *(he taps his temple)* …find someone who speaks Spanish. I’ll come back for you." *(He exits. Maria sinks into her chair, staring at her camera, the lens reflecting the dim cafe lights.)* **Maria:** *(barely a whisper)* "…¿Por qué me hubieras escuchado?"