2014 12 08

Mon Dec 8 2074 Reports start flowing in of a dramatic firefight and hostage scenario in northern Los Angeles. A possible terrorist cell? A half hour later an on-site news team KPRI-ARES shows live feed of LAPD and SWAT arresting several individuals, three males and two females. Kai Ortega, a rising actress and star of the summers Maria Mercurial biopic, was reportedly the hostage- shot dead in the final standoff. Photos show a downed helicopter, a dozen dead cops blurred out lay dead in a office parking lot. Social media explodes. A news-drone captures video of the 'terrorists'. Local Denver runners might recognize the cadre as familiar faces. Already, the team is getting the handle "The Riverside Five" post-arrest as their paddy wagon pulls away.