▁future ▁of ▁people ▁and ▁objects ▁he ▁touch es . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁initially ▁wants ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁powers ▁for ▁good , ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁warn ▁a ▁woman ▁that ▁her ▁kitchen ▁is ▁on ▁fire , ▁Johnny ▁eventually ▁den ies ▁their ▁existence , ▁the ▁only ▁exception ▁being ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁contact ed ▁by ▁a ▁sh er iff ▁seeking ▁assistance ▁in ▁tracking ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller . ▁After ▁finding ▁the ▁k iller , ▁Johnny ▁goes ▁into ▁semi - ret irement ▁once ▁again , ▁taking ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁t utor ▁when ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁unable ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁old ▁teaching ▁job ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁" to o ▁controvers ial " ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁educ ator . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁political ▁r ally , ▁he ▁sh akes ▁hands ▁with ▁candidate ▁Greg ▁Still son ▁and ▁for ese es ▁an ▁ap oc aly ptic ▁future ▁that ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁if ▁Still son ▁won ▁the ▁election . ▁Although ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁resort ▁to ▁murder , ▁Johnny ' s ▁hand ▁is ▁forced ▁when ▁he ▁disco vers ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁tum or ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁accident , ▁which ▁gives ▁him ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁to ▁live . ▁With ▁no ▁hope ▁of ▁gather ing ▁evidence ▁to ▁expose ▁Still son ' s ▁threat ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁left ▁to ▁him , ▁Johnny ▁instead ▁attempts ▁to ▁shoot ▁him ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference . ▁ ▁Although ▁Still son ▁surv ives ▁and ▁Johnny ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁his ▁security ▁detail , ▁Still son ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁child