Run: 2026-09-24-01M39WWYMFS4518E5E8S9JQ36H

Marie: "(Sitting alone at a corner table, staring intently at the back of her camera, hands trembling slightly) Ce n'est pas possible... Ça n'a aucun sens..." Hunter: "(Approaching the table, flashing a badge) Excuse me, ma'am. Detective Hunter. Alborn PD. I'm asking everyone in town about the disappearances near the orchard last night. Mind if I ask you a few questions?" Marie: "(Looking up, startled and pale) Je... Je ne comprends pas. Qu'est-ce qui se passe? Pourquoi tout le monde me regarde comme ça?" Hunter: "(Frowning, crossing his arms) I don't speak French, lady. Three people went missing near the apple orchard. You were out there taking pictures yesterday evening, weren't you? I need to know what you saw." Marie: "(Voice cracking, clutching the camera to her chest) Le verger... Oui, j'y étais. Je prenais des photos du coucher de soleil. Mais ce que j'ai vu... Ce n'était pas humain. Vous devez croire!" Hunter: "(Sighing impatiently) Look, I don't have time for a language lesson. Did you see someone? Nod your head yes or no." Marie: "(Nodding frantically, pointing at the camera screen) Oui! Mais pas des gens! Des ombres! Elles bougeaient dans les arbres sans faire un bruit. Regardez l'écran! Regardez ce que j'ai capturé!" Hunter: "(Glancing at the screen, then back at her, rubbing his jaw) I can't read whatever that is. You're saying you saw something in the trees? Something moving?" Marie: "(Tears welling up in her eyes) Oui! Elles avaient des yeux qui brillaient dans le noir! Quand j'ai déclenché le flash, elles ont disparu. Toutes. Comme de la fumée. Elles savent que je les ai vues. Elles me suivent depuis ce matin!" Hunter: "(Shaking his head, pulling out a notepad) Unbelievable. I'm getting nowhere fast. Okay, look. Name. What's your name? Nom?" Marie: "Marie. Mais ce n'est pas important! Écoutez-moi! Elles vont venir finir le travail! Elles vont venir me chercher!" Hunter: "(Phone ringing loudly in his pocket, he answers it abruptly) Hunter. (Pause) Yeah, I'm close. (Pause) Say again? All of them? (Pause) Understood. I'm leaving now." (Puts phone away) Marie: "(Standing up abruptly, grabbing his sleeve) Attendez! Ne partez pas! Vous ne pouvez pas me laisser seule ici! S'il vous plaît!" Hunter: "(Gently pulling his arm away, jaw set tight) Stay here. Lock the doors. I'll send someone who speaks... whatever that is. Don't leave town." Marie: "(Watching him walk away, voice rising in panic) Revenez! S'il vous plaît! Prenez l'appareil au moins! La preuve! Elles vont... Elles vont..."