Homeless Detective

THE DARK ELEVATOR THE HOMELESS DETECTIVE Written by Mike Colonna Logline: A disgraced plastic surgeon joins the Marine Corp and develops special powers after a roadside bomb in Fallujah turns his life around. A traumatic brain injury gives him special powers to communicate with his “phantom platoon.” Synopsis: Joeseph DaVinci’s life changes after he botches a facelift on a famous Hollywood celebrity. He loses his wife in a freak car accident then loses his license during a medical board hearing. Distraught, DiVinci joins the Marines as a Medic and Intelligence Officer. During a mission to clear out an enemy stronghold, an IED explodes under his armored vehicle killing all 8 Marines in his platoon. DiVinci is the lone survivor but sustains a severe brain injury that gives him special powers to communicate with his “ghost platoon.” DiVinci’s injury makes him unemployable. He creates a new life under the Sixth Street bridge with a homeless group that overlooks the downtown L.A. train yard. On a starry night, DiVinci hears an explosion on the Street Bridge. An LAPD officer is trapped in her car after it runs over a terrorist planted bomb. DiVinci comes to the rescue. The cop and the homeless DiVinci become a Sherlock Holmes undercover duo solving crimes with the help of DiVinci’s Ghost Platoon.