Ari is a junior-high student who likes wrestling and lifting weights more than anything else. One day at a local park he and his friend Jeremy are brutally beaten by a group of older guys. Ari's gang vows revenge on them.

To the children of the rich, survival is just as difficult as it is for everyone else--but in their own trouble-filled minds, finding a reason to live can be hardest.

Carl Moss leaves jail,where he has taken the rap for his evil twin Sterling,and has been declared a model prisoner. Pauline Sneek,his probation officer - and girlfriend - gets him community work teaching youngsters how to lead law-abiding lives. This displeases Sterling,as he needs the young delinquents for his bicycle stealing ring.