Run: 2026-09-23-01M36RA9XCBDA71HCZKHVNJK69

Selvi: "[She looks up, startled, and draws her camera close.] आप कौन हैं? क्या बात है?" Hunter: "Detective Hunter. Mind if I sit?" Selvi: "[She glances at his badge, then at the empty chair, unsure.] पुलिस?" Hunter: "Yes. I’m asking people who were at the apple festival last night about the woman who disappeared." Selvi: "[Her fingers tighten around the camera.] वह सचमुच गायब हो गई? किसी को नहीं मिली?" Hunter: "You were there, weren’t you?" Selvi: "[She studies his face, unable to follow. He shows her a flyer. Her expression changes as she recognizes the woman.] हाँ। मैंने उसे देखा था।" Hunter: "You know her?" Selvi: "[She shakes her head, then taps the picture on the flyer.] नहीं, जानती नहीं। लेकिन कल रात…" Hunter: "You saw her last night?" Selvi: "[She nods quickly and opens the camera’s image gallery.] यह देखिए। मैं नदी के रास्ते की तस्वीरें ले रही थी।" Hunter: "[Leaning toward the camera screen.] Is this the festival?" Selvi: "[She points to the image, then traces a path across the screen with one finger.] यहाँ रोशनी के पास वह थी। लाल कोट पहने हुए।" Hunter: "That’s the missing woman?" Selvi: "[She nods, then swipes to the next photograph.] और फिर… वह वहाँ नहीं थी।" Hunter: "You mean she walked away?" Selvi: "[She shakes her head emphatically and points behind the woman in the photograph.] नहीं। उसके पीछे एक आदमी था। उसका चेहरा साफ़ नहीं आया।" Hunter: "A man? Can you zoom in?" Selvi: "[She tries, hands trembling slightly.] मैं… कोशिश कर रही हूँ। रुको, यह वाली तस्वीर…" Hunter: "Take your time." Selvi: "[She finds another image and turns the camera toward him.] देखिए। यहाँ कोई है। पेड़ के पास।" Hunter: "[He studies the screen, his brow furrowing.] I can barely make out a shape. Did you see him take her?" Selvi: "[She looks from his face to the photograph, distressed by his tone though not his words.] मैंने एक आवाज़ सुनी थी। फिर मैंने मुड़कर देखा—वह लड़की नहीं थी। वह आदमी भी नहीं था।" Hunter: "You heard something? What kind of sound?" Selvi: "[She makes a small, sharp gesture with her hand, then points toward the orchard in the photograph.] जैसे कुछ टूट गया हो। उधर से।" Hunter: "The orchard?" Selvi: "[She nods, then presses a hand to her chest.] मुझे लगा था शायद मैं गलत देख रही हूँ। लेकिन तस्वीर में वह आदमी है।" Hunter: "[His phone rings. He checks the screen.] I have to take this." Selvi: "[She watches him answer, confused.] क्या हुआ? आप जा रहे हैं?" Hunter: "Hunter. Go ahead." Selvi: "[As he stands, she holds out the camera, trying to show him the photograph once more.] यह तस्वीर ले लीजिए। कृपया।" Hunter: "[He pauses, then takes out a notepad and gestures for her to wait while he writes his number.] Call me if you remember anything." Selvi: "[She looks at the writing, then up at him, uncertain.] मैं आपकी बात समझ नहीं पा रही।" Hunter: "[Into the phone, already turning toward the door.] I’m on my way." Selvi: "[Quietly, as he hurries out.] वह आदमी कौन था?