Cigarette

(In Development)

Growing up dirt poor in the slums of Brooklyn, Don needs a way out; a way to a better life for him and his girlfriend, Shirley Goldin. With marriage on his mind, however, Don’s first prerogative is to win over her father. Through a series of do’s and don’ts, Don has a run in with the mob. The head of the mob, Meyer Lansky, decides to spare his life and demands his allegiance instead. To ensure his family’s safety, Don moves them to the Americana hotel in Miami, Florida. As the days draw on, Shirley grows weary.

A way out; Don sees it and pitches his idea to Meyer, who receives it openly as it benefits him and his drug smuggling efforts. Don knows that if he can build stronger, better, faster boats, then the drugs will always get to their destination. Don is also aware that if he pulls this off, he may be free of the mob for good and will finally be able to live the life he has always dreamed of. Befriending an old sailor, Knocky House, Don learns the ways of the ocean. In his first boating race, Don gloriously fails but mysteriously catches the eye of a sophisticated woman by the name of Lillian Crawford.

His boating business begins. Don’s talent is unsurpassed by any other boater. With his new Donzi boats, winning races becomes routine. Ben Kramer, a former friend of Don and a mobster, has been given control of Donzi boats and forces Don to begin anew. With the start of his new business, Don also starts his life with his second wife, Lillian. Time and time again, Don proves that he is the best in his field. Surrounded by success and fame, Don cannot help but feel restrained. His life is in the hands of the mob and Meyer is his only way out. At Meyer’s death, Don grows from discontent to nervous. Ben Kramer is now running the show and his top priority is seeing Don fall.

After many races and many more victories, Ben challenges Don to a duel on the sea. Don’s life is the prize. The boat engines purr and their captains get ready. They are off, racing against the waves, for the greatest prize of all. Ben is in his boat, Blue Thunder; Don’s third and better boat design. Don is flying through the water in a Cigarette; Don’s second and slower boat design. The heated race comes to an end, when Don beats Ben and leaves him to float in the ocean under the night sky.

Don comes to a decision to testify against the mob. He wants a clean slate and knows that this is the way to do it. Happy that he is finally going to be set free, physically and emotionally, Don waits patiently for the feds to issue him a subpoena. As a dark sedan pulls up alongside Don, he holds out his hand to receive the subpoena and is instead greeted with eight bullets and an early death.