Run: 2026-10-13-01M4TAE9CFX68Q0XK3CP3J6ZQ7

**Scene: The Copper Kettle Café, Alborn, MN — afternoon. Selvi sits alone, scrolling through photos on her camera. Detective Hunter approaches her table.** --- **Hunter:** "Afternoon, ma'am. Detective Hunter, Alborn Police. Mind if I ask you a couple of questions about Saturday night — out by Hansen's orchard?" **Selvi:** "माफ़ कीजिए, मुझे अंग्रेज़ी नहीं आती। क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं?" *(Maaf kijiye, mujhe angrezi nahin aati. Kya aap Hindi bolte hain? — "Forgive me, I don't know English. Do you speak Hindi?")* **Hunter:** "I... don't follow. What language is that? Do you understand any English? Police? Missing persons?" **Selvi:** "पुलिस? मैंने कुछ गलत नहीं किया, सर। मैं तो बस तस्वीरें ले रही थी।" *(Police? Maine kuch galat nahin kiya, sir. Main to bas tasveeren le rahi thi. — "Police? I haven't done anything wrong, sir. I was just taking pictures.")* **Hunter:** "Pictures. Right — your camera. Were you out near the orchard that night, taking pictures? Did you see something? A car? A person?" **Selvi:** "हाँ... मैं वहाँ थी। सूरज ढलने के बाद। मैंने एक आदमी को देखा — वो किसी को गाड़ी में धकेल रहा था।" *(Haan... main wahaan thi. Suraj dhalne ke baad. Maine ek aadmi ko dekha — wo kisi ko gaadi mein dhakel raha tha. — "Yes... I was there. After sunset. I saw a man — he was pushing someone into a car.")* **Hunter:** "Ma'am, I don't know a word of what you're saying — but I can see it's scaring you half to death." **Selvi:** "मैं बहुत डरी हुई हूँ। उसने मुझे देख लिया था। वो आदमी... वो इसी शहर में है।" *(Main bahut dari hui hoon. Usne mujhe dekh liya tha. Wo aadmi... wo isi shahar mein hai. — "I'm very frightened. He saw me. That man... he's in this town.")* **Hunter:** "Is there somebody who can translate? A friend? Someone from your program?" **Selvi:** "मेरी सहेली प्रिया... वो अंग्रेज़ी बोलती है। मैं उसे फ़ोन कर सकती हूँ।" *(Meri saheli Priya... wo angrezi bolti hai. Main use phone kar sakti hoon. — "My friend Priya... she speaks English. I can call her.")* **Hunter:** "Priya. Okay — call Priya. Have her meet us here tomorrow, ten o'clock. Ten. Tomorrow. You understand?" *[Hunter's phone rings.]* **Hunter:** "Hunter. ...Where? ...Same as the others? ...Don't touch a thing. I'm ten minutes out." **Hunter:** "I've got to go. Tomorrow, ten a.m., right here, with your friend. And ma'am — whatever it is you saw... watch your back until then." **Selvi:** "ठीक है, सर। पर कृपया सावधान रहिएगा। उसकी आँखें... मैं उन्हें भूल नहीं पा रही।" *(Theek hai, sir. Par kripya saavdhaan rahiyega. Uski aankhen... main unhe bhool nahin pa rahi. — "Alright, sir. But please be careful. His eyes... I can't forget them.")* **Hunter:** "Whatever you just said... lock your door tonight." *[Hunter exits. Selvi looks down at her camera — at a photo only she understands.]*