The Device
SUSPENSE / THRILLER ACTION FANTASY HISTORICAL FICTION MYSTERY SCI-FI
20th Century (multiple decades)
Dale C. George
Logline
When George d’Clare receives the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, he and his wife Madison organize a support group. This noble endeavor eventually leads them to meeting a strange man with an incredible story – a captivating tale about a device that could transport a person into the future and return them safely to the present. His far-fetched account also comes with an equally fantastic offer: to help him in a daring plan to use the device to bring back the cure for the disease. Thinking the man suffers from dementia, George dismisses him as delusional. But when the strange man is later killed in a deliberate hit-and-run, the couple embarks on a search for the truth about the device, beginning with the perfectly-handwritten diary he left behind. They soon discover that they are involved in a deadly cat-and-mouse chase through time, whose origin dates back to the final days of World War II, and to a highly-classified Nazi operation, codenamed “Firebird.”
Genre
Suspense / Thriller, Action, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Sci-Fi,
Short Summary
A man who gets diagnosed with Parkinson's disease gets the opportunity to use a time machine (the device) to go into the future and bring back the cure. Unknown to the man, there is an evil Nazi war criminal who has escaped from the past who will stop at nothing to recover the device.
Setting
Berlin, Ft. Meade, Maryland, and Utah
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Captain Henry "Hank" Stevens, the dedicated WWII soldier with a photographic memory who uncovers the Nazi plot and pursues the evil Nazi into the future (our time)
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Educated, Heroic, Lone Wolf, Secretive, Strong Moral Code, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: George d'Clare
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Educated, Empathetic, Funny, Perseverance
Additional Character Details
Name: Madison d'Clare
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Confident, Outspoken, Adventurous, Beautiful, Charming
Additional Character Details
Name: General Berger
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Villainous, Aggressive, Badass, Confident, Criminal, Greedy, Narcissistic