Run: 2026-07-25-01KYD7AHC0BPFVGBVXRWHZM0YY

Marie: "..." Hunter: "Excuse me, are you Marie Dubois? I need to ask you about something." Marie: "Je... je ne comprends pas. Qu’est-ce que vous voulez dire?" (I... I don’t understand. What do you mean?) Hunter: "I’m Detective Hunter. There’s been… disappearances in town. Did you see anything strange at the apple festival last night?" Marie: "Le festival? Ah, oui… mais les disparitions? Personne n’a disparu pendant le festival. Les gens étaient… heureux, dansant." (The festival? Ah, yes… but the disappearances? No one disappeared during the festival. People were… happy, dancing.) Hunter: (frowning) "Happy? Did anything *unusual* happen? Any loud noises? People acting strange?" Marie: (voice trembling) "Il y a eu une lumière… bleue. Dans les bois. Et une voix, comme un enfant. Je l’ai photographiée. Mais… mais elle n’est pas dans l’œuvre." (There was a light… blue. In the woods. And a voice, like a child. I photographed it. But… it’s not in the photo.) Hunter: (leaning closer) "A blue light? In the woods? Can you show me the photos?" Marie: "Sur ma caméra. Ici." (Here.) (She hands him her camera, her hands shaking. Hunter flips through blurry images of trees and flickering shadows.) Hunter: "Did you see who was near those woods after the festival?" Marie: "Un homme. Hiver. Il m’a dit… ‘*Viens avec moi*.’" (A man. Winter. He told me… ‘Come with me.’) Hunter: (sighs, checking his watch) "Winter? Like… the season?" Marie: "Non, son nom! Il a un sac à dos noir. Il a disparu, comme… comme s’il était disparu. Depuis." (No, his name! He had a black backpack. He vanished, like… like he was gone. Ever since.) Hunter: (standing, brushing off his coat) "I’ll need to check the woods. Thank you, Marie. Stay safe." Marie: "Attendez! Qui est-ce qui a fait ça? Pourquoi?" (Wait! Who did this? Why?) Hunter: (already walking away) "More questions after we find the missing people." (He exits, leaving Marie staring at her camera, her finger hovering over the shutter button.)