Synopsis

“Thou shalt not take the Lord’s name in vain.” An aged physician is approached by a woman burdened with a difficult plea. Her husband is critically ill, facing a possible demise, and she carries a child conceived with another man. Should her husband die, she wishes to keep the child, and no other time; she asks the doctor for an honest assessment of his prognosis. But the physician is troubled by her request, aware that his answer will directly influence the fate of another person. Does he have