Separate tragedies leave a billionaire and a world-famous violinist homeless, each begging for death. Veterinarian Jim Briggs, known among Chicago's homeless as the Angel of Mercy, will decide who lives and who dies. Each man must convince Briggs they deserve a humane passing, rather than suffer a lonely, horrible death on Chicago's mean streets. Heads or tails. Briggs' gut will tell him who to kill and who to save.