My trick for this? Don't have your smart character come up with brilliant plans- have them come up with reasonably good plans under harsh time (or other) constraints. It takes a smart person to figure out in seconds what would take others minutes or hours!
happy pride month to the straight guy who told me "oh i know i'm straight cause i kissed my guy friend once and i hated it the stubble was awful" and then kissed me and said "oh wow that was like kissing a girl...so soft"
BTW ICE is raping children in custody in texas then deporting the newborns after they're born. These children are not pregnant before entering ICE detention.