Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2A4RQD81ST0XZCJCVBH0F

**Café Scene: Alborn, MN** *(Translations of Maria's lines are in brackets for the reader. Hunter understands none of it.)* --- Hunter: "Morning. Mind if I sit? Detective Hunter, Alborn PD." Maria: "Ay... perdone, no le entiendo." [Oh... sorry, I don't understand you.] Hunter: "Hunter. Detective." *(taps his badge)* "I'm asking about last night. The Miller orchard. You were out there, weren't you?" Maria: "¿El huerto? Sí, yo estuve allí ayer por la noche... Dios mío, todavía me tiemblan las manos." [The orchard? Yes, I was there last night... My God, my hands are still shaking.] Hunter: "Okay. Okay, slow down. Do you speak English?" Maria: "No hablo inglés. Lo siento. Solo español." [I don't speak English. I'm sorry. Only Spanish.] Hunter: *(rubbing his jaw)* "Right. Great. I got nothing here." *(slowly, louder)* "You. Camera. Were you taking pictures?" Maria: "¿Mi cámara? Sí, sí... hice fotos. Yo solo quería fotografiar el amanecer sobre los manzanos." [My camera? Yes, yes... I took photos. I only wanted to photograph the sunrise over the apple trees.] Hunter: "Pictures. Yes. Can I see?" *(mimes holding a camera, then points to hers)* Maria: "Espere... mire. Aquí. Vi a un hombre junto a la camioneta, y luego... luego ya no estaba la chica." [Wait... look. Here. I saw a man beside the truck, and then... then the girl wasn't there anymore.] Hunter: *(leaning in, frowning at the screen)* "That's a truck. Dark color, maybe green. Can't see the plates." *(taps the screen)* "Who is this? Do you know him?" Maria: "No lo conozco. No vi su cara. Solo vi que miró hacia mí, y yo salí corriendo." [I don't know him. I didn't see his face. I only saw that he looked toward me, and I ran.] Hunter: "Hey, easy. You're safe. You're safe here." *(pauses, softer)* "You understand 'safe'? No? Yeah. Didn't think so." Maria: "Usted cree que estoy loca, ¿verdad? Nadie me va a creer." [You think I'm crazy, don't you? Nobody is going to believe me.] Hunter: "I don't know what you just said, ma'am, but I believe the picture. That's a start." Maria: "Por favor... no se lleve mi cámara. Es todo lo que tengo de este viaje." [Please... don't take my camera. It's all I have from this trip.] Hunter: "I'm not taking it. Relax." *(holds up both hands)* "I just need those photos. Copies. Somebody at the station can..." *(His phone rings. He glances at the screen and answers.)* Hunter: "Hunter." *(beat)* "Where?" *(beat)* "Nobody touches anything. I'm ten minutes out." *(He hangs up and stands.)* Hunter: "I've got to go. Stay here. Don't delete anything." *(points at the camera, then at the chair)* "Stay. Right here. I'll be back." Maria: "¿Se va? Espere... ¡no me deje sola con esto!" [You're leaving? Wait... don't leave me alone with this!] Hunter: "Ten minutes. Keep that camera close." Maria: *(quietly, to herself, as he walks away)* "Ese hombre de la camioneta... creo que me vio la cara." [That man by the truck... I think he saw my face.]