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In the sterile confines of a locked psychiatric ward, Dr. Falsh faces his most enigmatic challenge yet: Mr. Ams, a patient gripped by a monothematic delusion that he is, in fact, the psychiatrist. The narrative delves into a clinical battle of wits as Falsh attempts to break through Ams's complex trauma and professional fixation. To secure medication compliance, the two engage in a high-stakes game of speed chess where the price of losing—or a stalemate—is the ingestion of antipsychotics. However, as the game progresses, the boundaries between caregiver and captive begin to dissolve. A haunting final revelation forces a questioning of the true nature of sanity, suggesting that the mind behind the clipboard may be just as fractured as the one behind the glass. Comparable works include Shutter Island