
Dixon Steele

Laurel Gray

Brub Nicolai

Capt. Lochner

Mel Lippman

Sylvia Nicolai

Mildred Atkinson

Charlie Waterman

Lloyd Barnes

Ted Barton

Paul
Singer

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.