A/n: Check back, I'll be adding as the story progresses.
Glossary
Ion:Created around 2012. A mock key with an electronic impulse that charged the engine and supposedly made any car start. Abundant in black market streets. Reliability questionable.
Red Pins: Homicide detectives and Street Watchers. Named for the red pins over the left breast of their uniforms.
TeleV: Standard television
Tel: Large screen television
Via-mail: Upgraded E-mail
Newsday: Online equivalent of a newspaper
Phraseology
"Line it up" -bar talk. A refill.