Run: 2026-09-02-01M1H5D5R6A6DNV95RP627PPS6

**Scene: The Rusty Spoon Café, Alborn, MN — Late Morning** Selvi sat alone by the window, her camera turned over in her hands, thumb tracing a scratch on the lens cap. She hadn't touched her coffee in twenty minutes. The bell above the door jingled. Detective Hunter walked in, scanning the room, and made a beeline for her table. Selvi: "नहीं, नहीं... मैंने कुछ नहीं देखा। मैं सिर्फ़... मैं सिर्फ़ तस्वीरें ले रही थी।" Hunter: "Whoa, easy there. I just want to ask you a few questions. Detective Hunter." He flashed his badge. "You were out by the old orchard road yesterday evening, correct? The festival committee says you were taking photos near the Hansen farm." Selvi: "मैं नहीं समझती... कृपया, मुझे छोड़ दीजिए। मुझे वहाँ होना ही नहीं चाहिए था।" Hunter: "I'm sorry — what? Miss, I don't... Do you speak English? Any of it?" Selvi: "वह वहाँ लेटा था। बगीचे में। मैंने सोचा कोई सो रहा है, लेकिन... लेकिन वह नहीं सो रहा था। उसकी आँखें खुली थीं।" Hunter pulled out the chair across from her and sat down slowly, his eyes narrowing. Hunter: "Alright. Something's got you spooked, that much I can tell. Now, I can't understand a word you're saying, but I need you to slow down. Look — I'm going to get someone on the phone who can translate. Can you do that? Can you wait for me?" Selvi: "उसका चेहरा... मैं उसका चेहरा भूल नहीं पा रही हूँ। और मेरे कैमरे में — मेरे कैमरे में वह आदमी था। वह मुझे देख रहा था। मैंने उसे फोटो में खींच लिया था, मुझे यकीन नहीं है..." Hunter: "Okay, okay. You keep saying something about a... camera? That's a camera, right?" He pointed at her camera. She nodded, gripping it tighter. "Alright. Whoever took those three people last month, if you've got something on that memory card, that could be the break I've been looking for." Selvi: "वह आदमी मेरी तरफ़ आया था। मैं भाग गई। मैं इतनी देर तक भागती रही... अब वह मुझे ढूँढ रहा होगा। वह मुझे ढूँढ रहा होगा, समझते हैं आप?" Hunter's phone buzzed in his pocket. He checked the screen and stood up abruptly. Hunter: "Dammit. That's dispatch — they found another abandoned truck out on County Road 7. Listen to me, miss." He leaned in, tapping the table to get her attention. "Do not leave town. Do not go back to that orchard. Stay here, in public, until I get back with a translator. You understand? Stay. Here." Selvi: "आप जा रहे हैं? नहीं — आप मुझे यहाँ अकेला मत छोड़िए! सुनिए... सुनिए!" Hunter: "I'll be back within the hour. Order whatever you want, it's on the county." He was already moving toward the door, phone pressed to his ear. "Hunter here. I'm five minutes out..." The bell jingled again as the door swung shut. Selvi stared after him, then down at her camera, and pulled it close against her chest. Selvi: "वह मुझे ढूँढ रहा होगा..."