10 years from now AI and robots are pervasive. Everyone is jacked in with overlays and augmented experiences. Gaming is more important than work but people still need to trudge it out to pay rent. Wars still rage around the world and our coffee is made by robots. A lot can change in 2 days. Sam is investigating a drive by shooting in Baltimore and it seems like the rabbit hole keeps getting deeper. Was it tied to the DARPA program that the victim seemed to be running? Afghanistan was still on fire with revolution. The hottest games are keeping people distracted and it all seems to be coming to a head.