If art really does imitate life, it may be best in certain instances to make clear which is taking place.

That idea was reflected in a post the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shared on Facebook on Friday night.

The department’s San Dimas station got a call on Wednesday about a possible kidnapping along Highway 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

The caller said he saw two people pointing a gun at another person whose hands were duct taped near a black BMW sedan.