Camera shifting, focusing. Pale face, red windblown hair. “Looks like two, three suspects were evading pursuit for unknown causes when Civil Authority blew their tires and they lost control. I see three cars involved in the collision, casualties unknown.“

“It appears to have degenerated into a stand-off. Two of the suspects are heavily armed with automatic weapons, and despite the N.O.C.A.’s attempts to put them down, they continue to return fire.“

Shift focus, zoom in. Burning vehicle, black plume of smoke. Dark coats, mirrored sunglasses and the roar of automatic fire. Blue uniforms moving on the outskirts, laying down a steady stream of fire.

“It looks as though they are running from the vehicle now! One’s hit, he’s down…back up! Towards the diner…SHIT!“

Explosion. White noise, camera spinning, careening into concrete and shuddering to a halt for long seconds. Above the ringing of the audio pick-ups, the whine of twin turbines and the camera drone lifts itself into the air.