The Temporal Displacement Foundation is
a posh mental asylum specializing in the treatment of patients
who believe they are famous people from history. It is headed
by Dr. Sam Cohen, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose therapy
technique consists of re-enacting scenes from those historical
figures' lives. These psychodramas are intended to provide
a cathartic cure for the patients.
The Hitler patient is particularly notable. Incredibly convincing,
the patient is obviously a genius, able to spout any of Hitler's
recorded speeches verbatim at the drop of a hat. With his
unlimited theatrical budget, Cohen uses props, costumes and
other therapists as actors to vividly re-enact the major public
and private events in Hitler's life.
Only traces of the patient remain as he chrages forward like
a battering ram, giving hope to a frustrated nation. His appeal
to the common people is evident by his faithful followers.
Fired up by his many successes, he prematurely attempts a
putsch in an effort to begin a new national government. This
lands him in jail, where he manages to turn his mistake into
success by writing most of "Mein Kampf", his popular
testament.
The patient is nearly forgotten as this ruthless and cruel
dictator emerges. The psychodramas illuminate Hitler's strange
relationshio with women, Hitler as a political strategist
and Hitler as a psychopath. Those closest to him commit suicide
or are murdered with astonishing frequency. When the Hitler
patient finds out that Dr. Cohen is a Jew, he proves to be
true to Hitler's nature in a strartling denouement.
