Run: 2026-09-23-01M37PB9DY1CYQDJB9JE3PBY9S

*Scene: The Rusty Kettle Café, Alborn, MN. Mid-morning. Selvi sits alone at a window table, her camera in her hands, scrolling through photos with trembling fingers. The bell above the door chimes. Hunter enters, scans the room, and approaches her table.* Selvi: *(startled, instinctively hugging the camera to her chest)* "नहीं—नहीं, मैंने कुछ नहीं देखा... मैं कुछ नहीं बता सकती। कृपया मुझे अकेला छोड़ दीजिए।" *(No—no, I didn't see anything... I can't tell you anything. Please leave me alone.)* Hunter: "Whoa, easy. I'm not here to give you a hard time, ma'am. I'm Detective Hunter, Alborn P.D." *(flips open his badge)* "I just need to ask you a few questions about the night of the apple festival. The night the Donnelly girl went missing. You were out by the orchard, weren't you? A few folks mentioned someone with a camera." Selvi: *(eyes widening, voice shaking)* "आप... आप उस रात के बारे में पूछ रहे हैं? मैं वहाँ थी, लेकिन मैंने... मैंने सिर्फ़ तस्वीरें ली थीं। पेड़ों के पीछे कोई था। मैं बहुत डर गई थी।" *(You... you're asking about that night? I was there, but I... I only took pictures. There was someone behind the trees. I was so scared.)* Hunter: *(frowning, glancing at the door as if she might be telling him to leave)* "I'm sorry, I'm not following. Look—" *(he taps the table slowly, points to himself)* "Hunter. Detective." *(makes a walking motion with two fingers, then points toward the window, in the direction of the orchard)* "That night. The orchard. You. Were you there?" Selvi: *(hesitating, then nodding slowly)* "हाँ... हाँ, बाग़। मैं सूरज डूबने की तस्वीरें लेने गई थी।" *(Yes... yes, the orchard. I went to take pictures of the sunset.)* Hunter: "Okay, we're getting somewhere. Bag—orchard—got it." *(pulls out a small notebook)* "Did you see anyone? Anyone at all near the east fence?" Selvi: *(her breath catches; she looks down at her camera, then slowly turns the screen toward him)* "यह देखिए... मैंने यह तस्वीर उस शाम खींची थी। पृष्ठभूमि में... वहाँ कोई खड़ा था। जब तक मैं मुड़कर देखती, कोई नहीं था।" *(Look at this... I took this photo that evening. In the background... someone was standing there. By the time I turned around, no one was there.)* Hunter: *(leaning in, squinting at the screen; his expression hardens)* "Son of a— Hold on, hold on. Zoom in on that. Right there, by the fence line. That's not a shadow. That's a person. Ma'am, I need this photo. Do you understand? This—" *(points at the screen)* "—photo. I need it." Selvi: *(pulling the camera back protectively, shaking her head)* "नहीं, मेरा कैमरा मत छीनिए! ये मेरी ज़िंदगी है—मेरी सारी यादें इसमें हैं।" *(No, don't take my camera! This is my life—all my memories are in it.)* Hunter: "No—no, I'm not taking your camera. I'm not confiscating anything. Look—" *(raises both palms, then mimes pressing a button with his finger and handing something over)* "A copy. Just a copy. One picture. Picture—" *(frames a rectangle with his fingers and clicks)* "—for me. Then you keep it. Understand?" Selvi: *(studying his face for a long moment, then exhaling)* "...कॉपी? ठीक है। ठीक है, मैं आपको यह तस्वीर दे दूँगी। लेकिन वह रात... मुझे अब भी बुरे सपने आते हैं। वह आदमी मेरी ओर देख रहा था। मुझे यक़ीन है।" *(A copy? Fine. Fine, I'll give you this photo. But that night... I still have nightmares. That man was looking at me. I'm sure of it.)* Hunter: *(taking the memory card she cautiously offers, meeting her eyes)* "I don't understand a word you're saying, but I'm gonna guess you're telling me you were scared. You have every right to be. Whoever this is—" *(taps the camera screen)* "—he took two people from this town already. That's not happening a third time. Not on my watch." Selvi: *(small, tired nod)* "शुक्रिया... मुझे उम्मीद है कि आप उसे ढूंढ लेंगे।" *(Thank you... I hope you find him.)* *(Hunter's phone buzzes sharply. He glances at the screen, and his jaw tightens.)* Hunter: "Hunter. ...When? ...No, don't touch anything, keep everyone back. I'm on my way." *(snaps the phone shut, standing abruptly)* "Ma'am—Selvi, right? That's the name the café owner gave me. Stay near town these next few days. Don't go out to that orchard alone. Not at night. Nod if you understand me." Selvi: *(not understanding the words, but reading his urgency; she nods anyway, clutching her camera)* "मैं समझ गई। जाइए... और सावधान रहिए।" *(I understand. Go... and be careful.)* Hunter: "Good. Stay safe." *(he drops his card on the table, taps it twice, and strides toward the door; the bell chimes behind him)* Selvi: *(alone again, whispering to herself as she stares at the photo on her camera)* "भगवान करे, यह सब जल्दी ख़त्म हो जाए।" *(God willing, all of this ends soon.)*