Run: 2026-09-03-01M1M1Y2RJJJ0ADK4S5KW8TGZ5

Maria: (looking up from her camera, troubled, in Spanish) "Perdón... no entiendo. No hablo inglés. ¿Qué quiere de mí?" (Translation: "Sorry... I don't understand. I don't speak English. What do you want from me?") Hunter: (confused, holding up his badge) "Detective Hunter. Alborn P.D. English? Do you speak English? I need to ask you about the disappearances. Three people. The latest was two nights ago, during the Apple Festival. A young woman—Ellie Sorenson—vanished near the cider tent. Did you see anything?" Maria: (shaken, in Spanish) "¿La chica del festival? Sí... estuve allí. Estaba tomando fotos del huerto viejo al anochecer. Vi a un hombre alto, con una sudadera oscura, arrastrando algo pesado envuelto en una lona." (Translation: "The girl from the festival? Yes... I was there. I was taking photos of the old orchard at dusk. I saw a tall man in a dark hoodie dragging something heavy wrapped in a tarp.") Hunter: (frustrated, speaking slowly and miming) "Slow down. Orchard. Tall man. Dark hoodie. Dragging something. Did you see Ellie? Red hair? Small? Nod yes or no." Maria: (whispering fearfully, in Spanish) "No sé si era ella. La vi antes, junto a la carpa de la sidra, hablando con él. Después él la siguió entre los árboles. Tomé una foto, pero en la imagen solo aparece una sombra... y un par de ojos que me miran desde la oscuridad. Tengo miedo." (Translation: "I don't know if it was her. I saw her earlier by the cider tent, talking to him. Then he followed her among the trees. I took a photo, but in the image there's only a shadow... and a pair of eyes watching me from the darkness. I'm scared.") Hunter: (pointing to her camera) "Camera. Photos. Did you take pictures at the orchard? Can I see them? Please. This is important." Maria: (clutching the camera, in Spanish) "¡No! No puedo enseñarle las fotos. Si él descubre que las tengo, vendrá por mí. Ya me siguió una vez desde el huerto. Creo que está ahí afuera, observándome." (Translation: "No! I can't show you the photos. If he finds out I have them, he'll come for me. He already followed me once from the orchard. I think he's out there, watching me.") Hunter: (glancing toward the window, confused) "Outside? Someone followed you? Damn it. Look, I don't understand you, but you're safe. Stay here." (He pulls out his phone.) "Interpreter. I'll get an interpreter. Someone who speaks Spanish. Understand?" Maria: (urgent, in Spanish) "¿Intérprete? No entiendo. Por favor, no me deje sola. Hay alguien mirándome desde la calle. Tengo miedo." (Translation: "Interpreter? I don't understand. Please, don't leave me alone. Someone is watching me from the street. I'm scared.") Hunter: (phone rings; he answers brusquely) "Hunter." (beat) "Yeah, I'm at the café on Main. I've got a possible witness—Spanish-speaking only. I need an interpreter and a unit to watch the street. Now." (beat) "On my way." Hunter: (standing, firm) "I have to go. Wait here. Don't move. Someone will come. You'll be safe." Maria: (rising slightly, calling after him, in Spanish) "¡Espere! No se vaya, por favor. Vuelva pronto... tengo la cámara, pero tengo mucho miedo." (Translation: "Wait! Please don't go. Come back soon... I have the camera, but I'm very scared.") Hunter: (over his shoulder) "Wait. Here. I'll be back." (He exits.)