Dr. Mann's Kind Folly

A sci-fi fairy tale based in a future (2889) London reminiscent of Jules Verne or H.G. Wells. The central character is Dr. Isaac Luther Mann, a mad scientist with a pet falcon named Algernon and a penchant for building AI robots to keep him company. What begins as a kindness to an orphaned boy soon becomes a dangerous dilemma for Dr. Mann, as he attempts to separate the traumas of his past from his professional objectivity, and with them his responsibility in the life and death of a young boy.