Doctors are supposed to be healers and those who can ease human suffering, but what might occur if a doctor abandoned ethics and sought to unlock the fear and pain of damaged people by enhancing their suffering? C.A.A. Savastano and Chuck Ochelli delve into the life of Dr. Louis Joylan West and his commitment to understanding human pain and discomfort by using inhuman methods to do so often at the behest of government officials.