A careless bureaucrat has unjustly removed Virgil and Rhonda Thwait's two small children from their custody. A series of mishaps makes the mistake final and they are given up to adoptive parents. The stress drives the Thwaits apart and costs them their marriage, home, and business. Realizing that the law will not help her and that she will never see her babies again, Rhonda devises her own brand of justice. Working outside the system, she finally achieves Criminal Justice.