Run: 2026-09-03-01M1KYX9PCPRDQVQ619Q8M4ER6

[At a café in downtown Alborn, Isabella sits alone at a window table, turning her camera over in her hands. Hunter approaches, holding up his badge.] **Isabella:** (looking up, troubled and shaken; in Italian) "Mi dispiace... non capisco. Non parlo inglese. Per favore, mi lasci in pace. Sono già sconvolta per quello che è successo ieri sera. Non voglio ricordare." *(Translation: "I'm sorry... I don't understand. I don't speak English. Please, leave me alone. I'm already shaken by what happened last night. I don't want to remember.")* **Hunter:** (confused) "I don't speak Italian. Do you understand English? No? Okay. Uh... *parli inglese?* That's all I've got. Look, I'm Detective Hunter. There's been a series of disappearances in this town. Last night, a man named Tom Halloway vanished near the old cider mill. You were seen there taking pictures. Did you see anything unusual?" **Isabella:** (growing more upset; in Italian) "Perché mi fa queste domande? Non capisco. Io... io ero al fiume a fotografare. Ho visto una luce strana. E poi un uomo è sparito. È stato terribile. La prego, non mi arresti!" *(Translation: "Why are you asking me these questions? I don't understand. I... I was by the river taking pictures. I saw a strange light. And then a man vanished. It was terrible. Please, don't arrest me!")* **Hunter:** "Nobody's arresting you! I just need a yes or no. Can I see your camera? May I? ... Easy, easy. I just want to look at the screen." **Isabella:** (holding out the camera; in Italian) "La mia macchina fotografica? Sì, guardi. Le faccio vedere. Ho scattato una foto prima che... prima che succedesse. Forse nella foto si vede qualcosa. Non so se può aiutare." *(Translation: "My camera? Yes, look. I'll show you. I took a photo before... before it happened. Maybe you can see something in the photo. I don't know if it can help.")* **Hunter:** "Okay, that's the mill, all right. Is this him? The man in the picture? He was there? ... Don't grab it back—I'm not taking it. Did you see anyone else? Anyone take him? A vehicle? Anything?" **Isabella:** (shaking; in Italian) "Sì, quell'uomo. Non so come si chiama. Non l'ho visto bene in faccia. Ma c'era qualcun altro tra gli alberi. Ci guardava. Ho paura che sia ancora lì. La prego, mi creda, non sto inventando." *(Translation: "Yes, that man. I don't know his name. I didn't see his face well. But there was someone else among the trees. Watching us. I'm afraid he's still there. Please, believe me, I'm not making it up.")* **Hunter:** "Someone else in the trees? Male or female? Did you see a face? ... Blink once for male, twice for female. ... Right, you don't understand a word I'm saying. The blink thing was stupid. Do you have anyone who speaks English? A friend? A phone number?" **Isabella:** (close to tears; in Italian) "Nessuno. Sono qui per studiare. Studio all'università, faccio fotografia di paesaggi. Non conosco nessuno. Il mio inglese è... niente. Non capisco. Ho solo la mia macchina fotografica. E la paura." *(Translation: "No one. I'm here to study. I'm at the university, I do landscape photography. I don't know anyone. My English is... nothing. I don't understand. I only have my camera. And fear.")* **Hunter:** "Landscape photography, huh? Okay, that explains the camera. But this is serious. Something happened to that man, and if you saw it, I need facts. Was there a vehicle? A truck? Did you hear anything?" **Isabella:** (gripping the camera tightly; in Italian) "Un rumore... sì, come un ronzio, molto basso. E la luce era fredda, bianca, come un lampo ma senza tuono. Poi l'uomo non c'era più. Non so altro. Mi dispiace." *(Translation: "A noise... yes, like a hum, very low. And the light was cold, white, like a flash of lightning but without thunder. Then the man was gone. I don't know anything else. I'm sorry.")* **Hunter:** "A hum? A white light? Lady, you're terrified, and I don't understand a damn word, but I think you saw something. Hold on—my phone's ringing." *(answers phone)* "Hunter. ... Yeah. ... Another one? Over at the orchard? ... Copy, I'm on my way." *(to Isabella)* "I have to go. Stay right here. Do not leave. We'll get someone who speaks Italian, okay? Just stay." **Isabella:** (calling after him, in Italian) "Aspetti! Non se ne vada! Ho paura! La prego, mi porti con lei? C'è qualcosa nel bosco... qualcosa di sbagliato! Non voglio restare sola!" *(Translation: "Wait! Don't go! I'm scared! Please, take me with you? There's something in the woods... something wrong! I don't want to stay alone!")* **Hunter:** (over his shoulder, already moving) "I can't take you with me. I'll be back. Stay. Here." *(He exits the café.)* **Isabella:** (to herself, trembling; in Italian) "Se ne è andato... Che cosa devo fare? Ho visto di nuovo la luce stamattina, vicino all'albergo. Non sono al sicuro qui..." *(Translation: "He's gone... What should I do? I saw the light again this morning, near the hotel. I'm not safe here...")*