There is a well known adage: "All good things must come to an end." Unfortunately, that saying came to apply as a result of an unfortunate episode during the third year of the marriage of Eino Tarvas and Vivian Laaning. When Vivian had learned that she was pregnant with the possibly to becoming the mother of two of her own blood children, it represented the apex of her marital happiness. Alas, it also marked the beginning of a spiral downward path which eventually led to the end of their marriage.
At Vivian's second visit to her gynecologist in Valga, the good doctor was most alarmed by her routine check on the state of her pregnancy. She advised Vivian, "I recommend you immediately check yourself in at the Tartu University Hospital. I'm going to provide a script you can present at the admittance desk to get you admitted immediately. This hospital is the largest provider of medical care in Estonia, and all of the fields practiced in the country are represented there. It also has an impeccable worldwide reputation so you will receive the greatest care possible."
Naturally, Vivian was most alarmed and asked, "What's wrong, doctor?"
"I'm not sure, but I detect some abnormalities in your pregnancy. That's why I want you to go to the hospital as they have all the modern equipment and the best doctors in Estonia to treat you properly."
"My husband is very busy at our farm. Do you think I'm capable of driving myself there?"
"Yes, I'm pretty sure, as your condition is not life threatening. The hospital is less than eighty kilometers away so you should be able to manage it on your own, but it would be preferable if you could have someone drive you there. In any case, please go as soon as you can."
Vivian dropped in at the farm to advise Eino of the alarming developments. Naturally Eino offered to drive her to the hospital, but Vivian declined the offer. Vivian optimistically answered, "No darling, I don't think it's necessary. I feel OK, and I'm sure all will be fine. You are more needed here at the farm, than to transport me to the hospital for what I'm sure will be only a short stay. I think by what the doctor has told me they'll just do some tests on me, to determine how best to deal with my pregnancy, which seems to have become a difficult one.
Thereupon, Vivian drove to the hospital in her Å koda sedan. After parking her vehicle, she appeared at the admittance desk. As a result of her doctor's prior authorization to the hospital, she was admitted immediately. A hospital bed was available and as she had arrived early enough, she was whisked away to the appropriate laboratory. There a couple of tests were administered before she was dispatched and returned to her hospital room. Eino appeared that night for an hour's visit. Unfortunately, there was at that point nothing to report, as the doctors had not appeared with an analysis of the tests. There would be three more tests scheduled for the next day, so her stay at the hospital would extend likely to a third day.
Just before dawn, Vivian miscarried and lost as it turned out her potential son. She was devastated and inconsolable. The nurse attending her was understandably empathetic and successful in bucking her spirits. She pointed out to Vivian that there was a battery of more tests to be conducted that day. That way they will possibly be able to get to the bottom of why she miscarried, and what could be done about it for the future. With such encouragement, Vivian was able to get through the morning and afternoon and underwent the various tests.
By late afternoon, the doctor who was in overall charge of her care during her stay in the hospital, had truly horrible news to convey. Her miscarriage was caused by an intrauterine fetal demise. In her situation, an embryo formed but stopped developing and died. In addition, the tests also revealed that her fallopian tubes had become severely scarred and blocked which cannot be corrected by surgery. Thus, she would not from hereon in be able to conceive and become pregnant.
If that morning's miscarriage was devastating to Vivian's psyche, the news of her sudden newly developed state of infertility sapped her spirit. She broke down and started sobbing fervently. To the credit of his compassion, the doctor remained in Vivian's presence awaiting the time for Vivian to regain her composure. As soon as Vivian became aware of the doctor's forbearance, she was able to put her misery aside, and asked, "In that case can I leave? Can I be discharged? I mean there's nothing more you can do for me now is there?"
The doctor answered, "Yes, you can be discharged if you so desire. You are right that there is no medical procedure we can undertake to improve your medical situation. However, I can allow you to stay overnight here. I can order a very effective sedative which should provide you a peaceful overnight sleep rest and thereby you'll be better equipped to cope with your condition tomorrow."
Vivian answered, "Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness and concern doctor. I'm grateful and very impressed by the health care I was afforded by you and the hospital's staff. I think there's no real benefit to delay facing the reality of my medical condition by staying the night here. Besides I'm cognizant that my bed is better served to avail for another patient in a more medical distress than I."
In Vivian's response, she appeared to be uttering noble sentiments which implied a mature acceptance of the reality of her medical condition. Actually, in her mind, Vivian was considering selecting for her a more acceptable method of overcoming her grief. Intellectually she could acknowledge the merit of the doctor's advice to stay overnight in the hospital under sedation. However, she preferred a self-medication alternative remedy which in her mind was more enjoyable albeit conceding perhaps less effective.
Accordingly, after being formally discharged from the hospital, she obtained a room at a nearby hotel. Once she had settled in the arrangements for the room, she immediately repaired to the nearest tavern, a few doors down in the same block. This to her mind was her preferred method of drowning her sorrows. She ordered doubles (90 ml or 3 oz) straight shots of the finest available Russian vodka on ice. After quickly downing three such offerings, she had acquired a buzz which had the desired effect of obliterating the misery of this arguably the most miserable day in her life. The arrest of her first husband and his subsequent murder in her mind was a much easier misfortune to overcome than this knowledge that she could no longer bear any more children.
At this point she opted to contact Eino to inform him of the disastrous happenstances of the day. Recognizing the despondency that his wife was suffering, Eino offered to come pick her up. He would bring his mother along to drive the Å koda back to the farm. Vivian nixed the plan by saying, "That's very kind of you, my darling. But I'm not fit company for any decent human being never mind you and your mother. The doctor wanted me to stay in the hospital heavily sedated with the assumption I'll be better equipped to deal with the realities tomorrow. I think drinking myself to oblivion is a better alternative solution to my woes, and besides for the immediate time being, I want to be just left alone with my thoughts. I've gotten a hotel room for the night here in Tartu to sleep off my alcohol haze. That way I'll be able to return in the morning after having hopefully vanquished my demons of despair."
Eino reluctantly acceded to Vivian's determination. He realized that for Vivian this had to have been a most disastrous day in her life. Whereas to him, the news of Vivian's infertility was not at all disturbing. He did not mind if Vivian were to bear a child from their union, but now that it transpired that she couldn't it was a no never mind proposition for him. In his mind having his son Helmutt and Vivian's daughter Maia to look after was sufficient domestication in their marriage. Since his view was diametrically opposed to her aspirations, Eino realized he could not genuinely sympathize with her disappointment. That was the reason he did not oppose Vivian's plan to continue drinking in a bar and returning the next day to the farm.
With the lack of Eino's objections, Vivian was unhindered in seriously becoming wasted from her alcohol consumption. As a result, she was unaware of the notice she was attracting from the male patrons in the bar. The bar was near the university and as a result a lot of its customers were students and faculty. One of the men intently concentrating on her was Endrik Kivimägi. Endrik was a nineteen year old student taking courses in business and economics. Noting how much Vivian had been drinking and noting the extended length of time she had been drinking, he decided to make a move on her. Accordingly, he approached her table where she had been drinking, and asked if he could join her.
Vivian had grown up in a heavy drinking family environment; not only her parents but her older sibs were conspicuous drinkers bordering on alcoholism. Vivian, herself, first got drunk and passed out at one of her parents' parties when she was only fifteen years old. Part of the reason for that outcome occurring had to do with Vivian's tall height. At fifteen she was already 175 cm tall (5'9"), significantly taller than most adult women. That being the case, the adults at the party were oblivious of her age and thought it natural to offer drinks to her.