Smokin' Jack!

SMOKIN' JACK! Synopsis by Paul B Allen III Act I will be remembered for two horrific events that come out of left field. The freeway sniper massacre that takes the lives of Strayhorn "Stray" Saintclair’s parents, and twenty years later, the shooting of "Stray" himself. Things become even more interesting when a doctor who thinks outside of the box saves Stray's life. The process that the doctor uses inadvertently boosts Stray's IQ to the level of a genius and causes him to develop special abilities, such as photographic memory and computer-like mathematical skills. But those abilities are only the beginning. When he learns that the man who murdered his family, New Orleans Jack, has been leaving warning clues that no one has been able to solve over the past twenty years, Stray realizes that he must become proactive in the capture of this criminal genius. ACT II centers on physical confrontations as Stray prepares to take on New Orleans Jack and his crew. For instance, after learning Kung-Fu from a book in the morning, Stray challenges a Kung-Fu master that afternoon. The battle is humorous and fierce. New Orleans Jack sends hired muscle to end Stray, and he nearly succeeds. Their battle is epic. It's David and Goliath all over again. Wing Chun Kung-Fu and speed vs. Krav Maga, size, and power. The battle between Stray and a dozen of Jack’s henchmen on a luxury cruise liner is filled with Parkour bounding from place to place, expert marksmanship and Kung-Fu sequences. When New Orleans Jack is captured, his escape plan is extraordinarily elaborate and fascinating to watch as it unfolds. ACT III asks the question, "How do you stop an escaping criminal in a Learjet, while said Learjet is taking off?" Trying to answer that question is what Stray and his girlfriend, Divya Patel, must answer, and fast. New Orleans Jack raises a question about the origin of Stray which reveals that a twist in this story is imminent. Yes, Jack’s bullet to Stray’s brain led to the creation of the genius who captured him. But who created the monster that murdered Stray’s family and put that bullet in Stray's brain in the first place? Stray’s abilities, awakened by nanotechnology and G2 quiescent stem cells, are evolving, and as a result, he continues to discover and develop new skills and abilities.