What happened?

Abstract

Envision coming across the dead bodies and the related carnage of a crime scene at night. It is a place of chaos and confusion, smoke, shadows, and debris. Victims wander around dazed and stumble into each other; bystanders and the curious mill around in anxious speculation and anticipation. No one really knows what happened, or even when. They just know that it has happened. The authorities are supposedly on the way. Then suddenly, someone runs up to you and puts you in charge. Why? Because you know the neighborhood.