[2] During World War I, Klaus Schneider, a train conductor, is hospitalized for head injuries.

Schneider, now known as Erik Jan Hanussen, becomes a successful variety star after Nowotny's guidance.

He gains fame for predicting a cruise ship's sinking but faces arrest and trial for fraud.

Despite his earlier claims of being apolitical, he predicts Adolf Hitler's rise to Chancellor, causing tension with Nowotny and Wally.

When he foresees the Reichstag fire, the Nazis brand him a traitor, leading to his murder by the SA on March 24-25, 1933, likely influenced by his Jewish background.