California’s Los Angeles is the name of the city. Here, I work. I’m a police officer. It was December 10th, a Friday. In Los Angeles, it was chilly. We were on robbery detail and working the day watch. My colleague is Ben Romero, and Thad Brown, the Chief of Detectives, is my supervisor. Friday is my name.

We received a report regarding Cliff Small, George Shum, Julius Carver, and Fred Malek, four teenage criminals who are wanted for a string of robberies, car thefts, and safe burglaries in the San Francisco area. They were traveling toward our city, armed, and careless. Our role? Take them.