A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

• Screenland
• Breakout
• Margaret Klenck
• Gary McCleery
• John Sayles
• J.T. Walsh
• Martin Donovan
• Spalding Gray
• John Seitz