sentences:  When he regains consciousness, Johnny and his doctors swiftly discover that seemingly minor brain damage that he sustained while he was in his coma caused the reactivation of a long-dormant part of his brain that gives him the ability to learn something about the past or future of people and objects he touches.While he initially wants to use his powers for good, such as to warn a woman that her kitchen is on fire, Johnny eventually denies their existence, the only exception being when he is contacted by a sheriff seeking assistance in tracking a serial killer.After finding the killer, Johnny goes into semi-retirement once again, taking a job as a private tutor when he finds himself unable to return to his old teaching job on the grounds that he is "too controversial" to be an educator.