ROOM CONTINUITY: Same apartment established in the 4-sided room reference. Warm ceiling and kitchen lights are ON. Main curtained window remains in its established position. Maya is inside the small, lived-in apartment, still keyed up from the frightening street encounter. The front-door deadbolt is thrown. Every light is on. She moves nervously through the room when— KNOCK. KNOCK. A soft, deliberate knock comes from the WINDOW, not the door. Maya instantly whips around toward the window. She looks toward the kitchen and grabs the cast-iron pan from the drying rack. She presses her back against the wall, gripping the pan tightly. Through the curtain, a human-shaped silhouette is visible. Completely still. Waiting. CAMERA: Wide interior shot from the living-room side, keeping the established window and kitchen relationship visible.