Drew's younger brother Richard, a lovable family black sheep, breezes into town. The brothers don't get along, but needless to say, the kids love him; and at a time when Corky begins to wonder who'll look after him when his parents die.

At 18, Corky wants out from under his parents' wings -- even if it just means taking the bus to school. Unfortunately, he ends up hanging out with the rough and tough "bad" crowd at school.