Fact based drama about an American couple on vacation in Italy in 1994 with their two children who are attacked and shot by highway bandits. Shortly they discover that their son is brain dead. The parents are then faced with the hard decision to donate the boy's organs which ultimately led to saving the lives of seven seriously ill Italian patients. Written by John sacksteder In the movie Nicholas' Gift (1998) (TV) A family from America travels to Italy with there young son Nicholas and young daughter Nicholas is fascinated about the story of Penelope and Greek mythology throughout the trip he makes inferences about death, Is there a heaven?, How do the dead people get across the river? But then on a highway 2 bandits shoot and injure little Nicholas and he becomes brain dead the parents decide to donate his organs which save seven other patients throughout Italy which makes him the hero he always dreamed to be. Written by kiella While on vacation in Italy, the Greens' rental car is attacked and their young son, Nicholas, is shot. In the aftermath and the media furor, the choices the Greens make change not only the life of Angelo, a boy who needs a heart transplant, but also Italian opinion on organ donation. Written by Kathy Li