Ignored by his alcoholic parents, Jimmy Wilson starts hanging around with some shady characters. After falling in love with a lounge singer, Jimmy tries to impress her by doing jobs for her shady boss. After one of these jobs goes bad, Jimmy ends up on the run. Eventually, he must confront the truth, his past, and his parents. The judge cites parental neglect in the case of a teenager (John Miljan) charged with murder.
A female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.
A fired teacher finds work at a girls reform school and helps a detective on a case.
