As he describes the play, we see it enacted, also in animation and continued black and white (this is his real play being described, not imagined, hence continued display in black and white). "Visitor after visitor arrive. Some ask about his betrothed, Julia de Weidenau, others ask about his rival for Julia affections, Jaroslav Kubin. "As Act 1 progresses, we learn Kubin has lost his mind. ROEMERSTADT is seen killing a visitor. ('The dangers multiply,' the story reads.) "The first speaker in the play re-enters as does the stranger whom ROEMERSTADT has killed. "By the third act, the spectator understands that ROEMERSTADT is Kubin."
time of this shot: 5 min.?