When Joseph Sherman, a killer serving a life sentence in a state prison, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he requests a physician-assisted death. Avalyn Robbins, his nurse, is charged with handing him the medication that will end his life. Forced into a role she does not wish to play, Avalyn must decide if she will show Joseph Sherman the dignity which he so viciously denied to others. This fast-paced novel locks you within the walls of a prison infirmary for one day. Your reward is a timeless perspective on one of the defining issues of our time.