Answer: B) Tense.
Explanation: The setting of a story or a text is the place and time where the story takes place, it can also be the context of the story (political, historical, cultural, etc). From the given options, the one that best describes the setting in the scene, is the corresponding to option B: Tense, because everyone gathered around, quieted down and John was brought out blindfolded, which gives a sensation of tension.