Ann Kelley is a beautiful, athletic woman who transitioned from astronomer to become a physician-in-training. She is the bright future of medicine, ethical, bright and caring. She meets Jon Canard, an established cardiologist, as he is in a maelstrom of career threatening conflicts induced by the greed of his angry partners and the hospital leaders. They fall in love and find profound happiness before Ann falls ill. As the ethics of the world around them disintegrates, Jon must battle for his career and for Ann's life against a host of professionals dedicated to make both fail. The story highlights the financial and ethical conflicts destroying the American medical industry in contrast with most powerful positive forces in mankind.