Run: 2026-09-29-01M3P2HFRC71T17RHKXN0HE9DB

Melanie: "Entschuldigung… ich kann nicht… Ich habe das noch nicht verarbeitet." *(Excuse me… I can't… I haven't processed this yet.)* Hunter: "Ma'am? Sorry to bother you. I'm Detective Hunter, Alborn PD. Mind if I sit?" Melanie: "Polizei? Oh Gott. Ist es wegen heute Morgen?" *(Police? Oh God. Is this about this morning?)* Hunter: "Uh… okay. I'm going to guess that's a no on English." Melanie: "Ich spreche kein Englisch. Nur… Deutsch. Deutsch!" *(I don't speak English. Only… German. German!)* Hunter: "Deutsch. German. Right." *(He pauses.)* "Great. Well, I'm here about Tom Halvorsen. The orchard. He hasn't been seen since Tuesday night." Melanie: "Halvorsen? Der Mann mit den Apfelbäumen? Nein, nein, ich kenne ihn nicht. Aber ich war dort." *(Halvorsen? The man with the apple trees? No, no, I don't know him. But I was there.)* Hunter: "Slow down. Halvorsen. Orchard." *(He points vaguely outside.)* "Were you out there?" Melanie: "Ja! Orchard… Obstgarten… ich habe Fotos gemacht. Fotos!" *(Yes! Orchard… orchard… I took photos. Photos!)* Hunter: "Photos. Okay. That word I got." Melanie: "Kamera." *(She lifts the camera.)* "Hier. Schauen Sie. Bitte." *(Camera. Here. Look. Please.)* Hunter: "You're showing me the camera. Okay. Easy." Melanie: "Da. Das ist die Uhrzeit. Fünf Uhr vierzehn. Und dort… dieser Schatten. Da war jemand." *(There. That's the time. Five fourteen. And there… that shadow. Someone was there.)* Hunter: "Five fourteen a.m. That's your timestamp? And that…" *(He squints at the screen.)* "That's a pickup truck. And a person. Or maybe two." Melanie: "Ich hatte solche Angst. Ich bin einfach weggerannt. Ich habe nichts gesagt, zu niemandem." *(I was so scared. I just ran away. I didn't tell anyone.)* Hunter: "You're shaking. Hey, it's alright. You're not in trouble. I just need to understand what you saw." Melanie: "Ich verstehe Sie nicht. Bitte, nicht böse sein." *(I don't understand you. Please, don't be angry.)* Hunter: "Not angry. Not angry." *(He holds up his palms.)* "Name? I'm Hunter." *(He taps his chest.)* "Hunter." Melanie: "Hunter." *(She taps her own chest.)* "Melanie." Hunter: "Melanie. Good. Melanie, can you show me where? On a map?" Melanie: "Karte? Ja, warten Sie…" *(Map? Yes, wait…)* "Hier, die Straße, der alte Schuppen, und dann der Hügel. Ich habe den Sonnenaufgang fotografiert." *(Here, the road, the old shed, and then the hill. I was photographing the sunrise.)* Hunter: "That's a lot of words for a napkin drawing, but that looks like County Road 9. The old Halvorsen shed." *(His phone buzzes.)* "Hang on. Hunter." Hunter: "Yeah… When? … No, don't touch anything. I'm ten minutes out." Melanie: "Ist etwas passiert?" *(Did something happen?)* Hunter: "I have to go. Melanie, stay. Here. Tomorrow." *(He points at the table, then at his watch.)* "Ten o'clock. Ten." Melanie: "Morgen? Zehn Uhr? Hier?" *(Tomorrow? Ten o'clock? Here?)* Hunter: "Ten. Yes. And keep that camera safe. Don't delete anything. Understand? Camera. Safe." Melanie: "Die Kamera behalte ich. Ich lösche nichts. Versprochen." *(I'll keep the camera. I won't delete anything. I promise.)* Hunter: "I'm going to take that as a yes. Tomorrow, Melanie." Melanie: "Bis morgen, Hunter. Bitte… finden Sie ihn." *(Until tomorrow, Hunter. Please… find him.)*