In “Mercy’s” near-future Los Angeles, AI has been adopted by law enforcement and the judicial system to more efficiently clean up the city’s crime and blight problem.

In 2029 Los Angeles, the justice system has found a solution to a major crime wave.

Set in the near future, it imagines a Los Angeles that has drastically reduced crime through a one-stop, AI-administered court system that places the burden of proof on the defendant.