Pa’s last will had Odessa in a buzz. Once the announcement was made, I took office—assisted by Anton and Uncle Sasha. I welcome the fact that Nikolai paved the way for new routes for arms shipments into Europe via Russia. This made our Odessa gang get new orders in and out of New York. In a week we were all rushing to beat the deadlines and get everything ready. 

Anton rushed into my office. “Ivan, you will not believe how much profit we have made in a ...