Why do children who seem to be perfect angels at home and in school sometimes end up on the wrong side of the law? Malcolm Roper, a teenager of impeccable character, gives in to the allure of Reginald Littlebottom, a teenager with numerous adventure stories, a person-magnet, and with an unknown dark side. He soon gets to the wrong side of the law. After a brief experience in the youth offenders' facility and thanks to the kind young man he met there, Malcom comes out a changed person with a new ideology and mission.

Why do children who seem to be perfect angels at home and in school sometimes end up on the wrong side of the law? Malcolm Roper, a teenager of impeccable character, gives in to the allure of Reginald Littlebottom, a teenager with numerous adventure stories, a person-magnet, and with an unknown dark side. He soon gets to the wrong side of the law. After a brief experience in the youth offenders' facility and thanks to the kind young man he met there, Malcom comes out a changed person with a new ideology and mission.