Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2B1KKV34FS6G8S18AADNT

**Note:** Selvi speaks only Hindi (romanized, with the meaning in parentheses for the reader). Hunter understands none of it. --- **Selvi:** "Yeh sab kya ho raha hai is shehar mein? Kal raat se main ek pal ke liye bhi so nahi paayi hoon." *(What is happening in this town? I haven't slept a single moment since last night.)* **Hunter:** "Ma'am? Excuse me. Sorry to bother you. Do you speak English?" **Selvi:** "Aap kya keh rahe hain? Mujhe angrezi nahi aati." *(What are you saying? I don't know English.)* **Hunter:** "...Okay. I'm guessing that's a no." *(He taps the badge on his belt.)* "Hunter. Detective. Alborn Police." **Selvi:** "Police? Achha... police. Aap police hain." *(Police? Oh... you're police.)* **Hunter:** "Yeah. Police. I'm looking into what happened out at the Halvorsen orchard last night." *(He points east, out the window.)* "The orchard. Were you there?" **Selvi:** "Baagh? Haan, main wahan thi, shaam ko. Maine sirf tasveerein li thi. Main kuch nahi jaanti, sach mein!" *(The orchard? Yes, I was there in the evening. I only took pictures. I don't know anything, truly!)* **Hunter:** "Easy, easy. You're not in trouble." *(He holds up both palms.)* "I just need to know what you saw." **Selvi:** "Aap itni tezi se bol rahe hain... Dheere boliye, please." *(You're speaking so fast... Slowly, please.)* **Hunter:** "Right. Slower." *(He pulls a photo from his jacket and sets it on the table.)* "Margaret Halvorsen. Have you seen her?" **Selvi:** "Yeh toh... yeh wahi aunty hain! Inhone mujhe apne pedon se seb diye the. Hansmukh thi, bahut meherbaan." *(This is... the same aunty! She gave me apples from her trees. She was cheerful, so kind.)* "Kya inhe kuch ho gaya hai?" *(Has something happened to her?)* **Hunter:** "You recognize her. Good. That's good." *(He nods slowly and points to the photo, then to her.)* "When did you last see her?" **Selvi:** *(She shakes her head, then taps her camera.)* "Ek minute... meri tasveerein. Shayad... yeh dekhiye." *(One minute... my pictures. Maybe... look at this.)* **Hunter:** "You want to show me something on the camera?" **Selvi:** "Yeh dekhiye. Yahan, pedon ke peeche. Main ne tab dhyan nahi diya tha. Aaj subah zoom karke dekha, toh..." *(Look at this. Here, behind the trees. I didn't notice then. This morning I zoomed in, and...)* **Hunter:** *(He leans in and squints at the screen.)* "That's a truck. Dark pickup, no lights. Parked past the tree line." *(He taps the edge of the screen.)* "Can you send me this? Or... hold on to it. Don't delete anything." **Selvi:** "Main samajh nahi paa rahi hoon... Aap ko yeh chahiye? Yeh meri camera hai." *(I can't understand... Do you want this? It's my camera.)* **Hunter:** "No, no, keep it. I'm not taking it. Just... keep it safe." *(His phone buzzes. He glances at the screen and scowls.)* "Hunter. Yeah. ...When? ...I'm on my way." **Selvi:** "Kya hua? Kuch bura hua hai?" *(What happened? Is something wrong?)* **Hunter:** *(He stands, and holds up five fingers.)* "I have to go. Five minutes. Don't leave, all right? Stay here." *(He points at the chair, then taps his chest.)* "I'll be back." **Selvi:** "Paanch minute? Aap wapas aayenge? ...Theek hai. Main yahin hoon." *(Five minutes? You'll come back? ...Okay. I'll be here.)* **Hunter:** *(Already moving toward the door.)* "Thank you, ma'am. Really." **Selvi:** *(Quietly, gripping the camera to her chest as the bell above the door jingles.)* "Bhagwan kare Margaret aunty theek hon." *(God willing, Margaret aunty is all right.)*