Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
A district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
