What seems like a series of unrelated fatal arson fires soon turns into an unsettling mystery that entangles Detroit Police Homicide detectives George Hofmann and Christopher Garvin in an enigmatic manhunt. Smoke is a prequel to Heroes, also featuring Hofmann and Garvin. This time, the two detectives try to explain the unexplainable as more and more of the City of Detroit burns. Who is setting these fires and why? How can he create such extraordinary conflagrations? When will the fires stop? Are others involved? Why is it that, in the City of Detroit, all things are on fire?