In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain, in a new undetectable sub, violates orders and heads for the U.S. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?

A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.

Two married couples have their twelve-year bond of friendship put to the test when one couple reveals that they are splitting up.

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.