简介：PsychiatristDr.UlrichMetzattemptstodriveDanielBrowntosuicide. Comfortable,amiableDanielBooneBrown,aresidentofNewYork'swaterfront,becomesthevictimofamadscientist'spsychologicalyuankan.ccexperiments.Fordays,Dr.UlrichMetzmessesupDaniel'slife,bringingonfailinghealth,restlesssleep,anervousandirritabledisposition,tardinessforwork,andsuperstitionsthatcauseworryandfear.Severalmonthsintotheordeal,oneofMetz'sminions,hiredasDaniel'slivery,feedshimamidnightsnackofspringonions,lobster,Welshrarebit,andmincepie.Thecontentsofhisstomachcausehimvisiblepainanddistress;thenhehasvividandsurrealnightmares.WillMetzsucceedindrivingDanieltosuicide?…