Tales That Witness Madness

In the clinic's linking episodes, Dr Tremayne reveals to Dr Nicholas that he has solved four special cases. He outlines that these four patients—Paul, Timothy, Brian, and Auriol—will each be presented in turn. The scene sets the framework for the examination of their histories.

Paul is the sensitive, introverted young son of bickering parents Sam and Fay. The unhappy domestic atmosphere shapes his inner world and sense of safety. He begins to retreat into his own thoughts as a refuge.

Amid the turmoil at home, Paul befriends an imaginary tiger who serves as his loyal confidant. The tiger symbolizes his need for protection and a way to cope with his unstable family life.

Timothy, an antique store owner, inherits a peculiar portrait of Uncle Albert and a penny farthing bicycle from his Aunt. The inherited items become the catalyst for a sequence of uncanny events.

In a series of episodes, Uncle Albert's portrait seems to exert a force that compels Timothy to mount the bicycle. This action catapults him into an earlier era where he begins time-travel adventures.

During his time-travel, Timothy courts Beatrice, who was Albert’s love interest in the past. The romance unfolds across eras, complicating his present life.

Timothy’s time-traveling escapades place his girlfriend Ann in peril as the past intrudes on the present. The danger widens beyond Timothy’s own experiences.

Brian Thompson brings home an old dead tree, which he lovingly calls Mel. He mounts Mel in his modern living room as a bizarre piece of found-object art.

Brian’s fixation on Mel deepens as he treats the tree with unusual reverence. This bizarre attachment provokes jealousy and anger in his wife Bella.

Ambitious literary agent Auriol Pageant lasciviously courts new client Kimo, while he shows more interest in his daughter Ginny. Her scheming edge hints at ulterior motives beneath her charm.

Auriol plans a sumptuous luau for Kimo, but the arrangements fall through and Keoki takes over. The shift signals a darker turn to the ensemble’s plans.

The luau is revealed as a ceremony to assure Kimo’s dying mother Malia passage to heaven by appeasing a Hawaiian god. The ritual demands Ginny's flesh as a virgin sacrifice, turning celebration into horror.

In the epilogue, Tremayne watches as manifestations of the patients' histories materialize around him. Nicholas cannot perceive them and remains outside the vision, treating Tremayne as insane.

Nicholas enters the patient holding area and is killed by the manifestation known as Mr Tiger. Tremayne’s controversial belief in the patients' histories ends in tragedy as Nicholas dies.