Here’s a moral dilemma: Should a Rwandan war criminal who killed hundreds of people receive amnesty if he can cure birth defects? Tom (unaware that his own son is a killer) sure didn’t think Edwin (Hill Harper) deserved forgiveness simply because he fixed a few chromosomes in utero. "We’re saving the future, but leaving justice behind," he roared. "Is this what you want to be a part of?" Diana retorted it wouldn’t be the first time that the U.S. recruited talented war criminals. Remember those Dr. Strangeloves who did so much for our nuclear expansion ("Mein Fuhr… um… mein Ike! I can split-en ze atom!")? Karma — the arbiter of all deeds — had the last laugh on Edwin, however, because the more Edwin used his gift, the more his health deteriorated. But if he stopped saving fetuses, he’d get shipped back to Rwanda, where death awaited him with palm-rubbing anticipation. "Some babies get saved, and you get your pound of flesh," snorted Diana. "How does that feel, Tom?" "It
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