The Old Man

Andrey Petrovich Lvov a World War 2 veteran has lived a good and honest life helping to raise three generations of offspring his daughter granddaughter and then his great grandson Andie His greatgrandfathers kind and gentle influence on Andie was so strong that upon entering military service the boy was unable to cope with the tyranny of Captain Yefremov a man whose numerous personal problems and hangups had turned him into a vindictive and merciless fiend One day in an alcoholic stupor the Captain pulled a gun on Andie accidentally shooting and killing him During the investigation the Captain blamed the accident on Andies carelessness in handling arms Six months later Andrey Petrovich learned the horrific truth behind the incident from one of his great grandsons friends on being demobilized from the military