In 1970 pharmacology professor Michael Ross retires from the world of academia and opens a community pharmacy in a peaceful town in upstate New York. He believes he has put the horrific tragedies of his past behind him and finds serenity in his new life. Until he recognizes a customer as the former Nazi SS officer, Hans Stern, the evil being who killed Michael's wife and three young daughters 25-years-ago in Auschwitz. He could not protect his family then, but he can avenge their deaths now.