Run: 2026-09-23-01M37PYCVN24A75YRP4TC06ZEK

**Café Scene: Marie & Hunter** Hunter: "Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. Mind if I sit down a minute?" Marie: "Pardon ? Je… je suis désolée, je ne parle pas anglais." Hunter: "Police. Detective. See the badge? I'm asking folks about Saturday night. The orchard out on Miller Road, after the apple festival. A woman named Ellen Hartley went missing. Were you out there? Did you see anything?" Marie: "Le verger… Oh mon Dieu. Oui, j'y étais. On m'a dit qu'une femme avait disparu. C'est affreux. Je n'arrive plus à dormir depuis." Hunter: "Okay. I didn't catch a word of that. But you said 'oui.' That's yes, right? Yes? You were there?" Marie: "Oui, oui ! J'y étais. Samedi soir. Je prenais des photos du coucher de soleil sur les pommiers." Hunter: "Photos. That one I got. You were taking pictures out there?" Marie: "Oui, des photos. Attendez, je les ai toutes ici. J'ai vu quelque chose, mais je ne savais pas à qui le dire. Personne ici ne me comprend." Hunter: "Slow down. Just show me. Show me." Marie: "Là. Vous voyez ? Derrière la grange. Un homme. Il portait un manteau rouge. Et là, dix minutes plus tard, la voiture. Les phares étaient éteints." Hunter: "Hold on. Go back one. There. Can you zoom in on that? The truck. Make it bigger?" Marie: "Plus grand ? Comme ça ? Attendez, je zoome." Hunter: "That's a county plate. Only half of it, but it's something. What time was this? Time? On the watch?" Marie: "L'heure ? Euh… vingt heures quarante-sept. C'est écrit ici, regardez." Hunter: "Eight forty-seven. That's twenty minutes after anybody last saw Ellen. Ma'am, I'm going to need copies of these." Marie: "Je ne comprends pas. Vous voulez prendre mon appareil ? Non, non, s'il vous plaît. C'est tout ce que j'ai ici. Toutes mes photos…" Hunter: "No, no, I'm not taking it. Copies. Like… email? You have email?" Marie: "Un e-mail ! Oui, je peux vous les envoyer. Donnez-moi votre adresse." Hunter: "Here's my card. Email's on the back. Send me everything from Saturday. All of it." Marie: "D'accord. Ce soir. Je vous le promets. Et… je m'appelle Marie." Hunter: "Marie. Good. Nice to meet you, Marie." Marie: "Inspecteur… l'homme au manteau rouge. Il m'a vue. Il a regardé droit vers moi. J'ai peur qu'il revienne." Hunter: "You're scared. Nobody needs a translator for that. Did he see you? Him, in the picture. Did he see you?" Marie: "Oui. Il m'a vue. Il sait qui je suis, j'en suis sûre." Hunter: "Hang on, that's my phone. Hunter. Where? The Hartley place? I'm on my way. Nobody touches anything until I get there." Marie: "Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? C'est elle ? Vous l'avez retrouvée ?" Hunter: "I've got to go. I'm sorry. Stay in town tonight, around people. Understand? Stay. Here." Marie: "Vous partez ? Maintenant ? Mais… et moi ?" Hunter: "I'll come back. Tomorrow. I'll find somebody who speaks French. You, me, the photos. Tomorrow." Marie: "Demain. D'accord. Soyez prudent, inspecteur." Hunter: "I'm guessing that was 'be careful.' Lock your door tonight, Marie." --- **Translation key (Marie's lines):** - "Sorry? I… I'm sorry, I don't speak English." - "The orchard… Oh my God. Yes, I was there. I heard a woman went missing. It's awful. I haven't been able to sleep since." - "Yes, yes! I was there. Saturday night. I was taking photos of the sunset over the apple trees." - "Yes, photos. Wait, I have them all here. I saw something, but I didn't know who to tell. Nobody here understands me." - "There. You see? Behind the barn. A man. He was wearing a red coat. And there, ten minutes later, the car. The headlights were off." - "Bigger? Like this? Wait, I'll zoom in." - "The time? Um… 8:47 p.m. It's written here, look." - "I don't understand. You want to take my camera? No, no, please. It's all I have here. All my photos…" - "An email! Yes, I can send them to you. Give me your address." - "Okay. Tonight. I promise. And… my name is Marie." - "Detective… the man in the red coat. He saw me. He looked straight at me. I'm afraid he'll come back." - "Yes. He saw me. He knows who I am, I'm sure of it." - "What's happening? Is it her? Did you find her?" - "You're leaving? Now? But… what about me?" - "Tomorrow. Okay. Be careful, detective."