Professionsl Ethics

Almost all Jews left city N* in Ukraine during mass emigration of the 1980s and 1990s. A handful remained: Misha, a 27 years old surgeon, was one of them. In love with Oxana, a beautiful nurse, fond of Ukraine and passionate about his work, he thought of his life as wonderful and rewarding. One day Oxana told him that two scary guys dropped by in the hospital when he was in an operation room and left a message that they would be waiting for him in the local tavern. When they met, Misha recognized his childhood friends, Jewish boys who later became vicious gangsters. They came to town after serving seven years in prison for armed robbery. There was a brawl with the local thugs in the tavern, and Misha was a victim. The drama unfolded left Misha with the toughest choice of his life.