 Retelling of Louisa May Alcott s classic tale of two street kids - one (Michael Caloz) who becomes the recipient of a kind benefactor and the other (Ben Cook) who goes on the run on the street. The first gets taken to a school run by kindly teachers (Mariel Hemingway, Chris Sarandon) where he learns virtue and honesty. But when the second boy suddenly is brought into the school, he starts disruptions encouraging drinking and gambling. When he is finally cast out of the school, the other boys react in various ways.