Dr Battista, an obsessively dedicated scientist, lives with daughters Kate and Bunny in Baltimore.

He’s desperate to keep his brilliant young researcher Pyotr, whose visa is set to expire in weeks.

Pyotr has now apologised over the Doctor’s plan for him to marry Dr Battista’s daughter Kate in order to get a visa.

This has left Kate wondering what she should do next...

Written by Anne Tyler.

Read by Liza Ross

Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016. Show less