In the last episode of Chernobyl, Valery made the shocking decision to tell the court what really happened in the nuclear reactor, even though it would ruin his reputation and leave him having no friends or family left. Later on, once he realized that what he did in the court would ultimately be censored by the Soviet Union, he killed himself, hoping that his death would maybe bring to light the flaws in the Soviet Union’s nuclear reactors. I was stunned by the decision that Valery made. It would be extremely difficult to make the decisions he made for most people, never mind that it could have likely been in vain. It reminds me of a talk I had with my father awhile ago. My father, being an honest person, would never cheat on anything, no matter how minor the assignment was back when he was a student. I did not believe him and asked whether he cheated on assignments that anyone could get away with, such as homework. He replied no, saying that it would cost him by doing so. Valery understood this concept. He could have easily lied in court and gotten the highest Soviet Union awards and been remembered in history as a hero. Instead, he told the truth and ultimately costed him his life. Why? He knew that if he did lie in court, the cost of it would be much more severe, sooner or later.