Thomas Edison steals patents and struggles in a loveless marriage to a woman half his age. Wealth cannot buy happiness as Mina becomes a matron of society and surpasses him in popularity. Nikola Tesla is a dreamer with a poetic touch who has ESP and an ability to perceive inventions in his mind. The scientist has few allies. Mark Twain is one of the friends he trusts. Tesla's 'battle of the currents' with Edison is touched upon in our story. When the older inventor rips him off for thousands of dollars after perfecting A/C current, Tesla quits but never forgets about the extorted money. During final decades of his life, he withdraws into a hotel room, granting interviews on his birthday. When he mentions contacting aliens, the media calls him a 'well known leader' sent from Venus to aid mankind'. After he dies, men in black Tanner and Barnes search for his hidden 'death ray'. Nikola Tesla was given the task of saving human beings from self destruction. Why did his mission fail?