Elijah Williams, one of Sister Clarisse's street kids, has been arrested for killing Gillian Hoskins, a young, attractive teacher at California High School in Hollywood, California. Elijah was found in the room with the victim, crying as he held her dead body in his arms. Her blood was on his hands. The murder weapon, a bloody screwdriver, lay on the floor nearby. Elijah says he didn't do it, says he doesn't know who did. Clarisse and Sophie believe him and are determined to find the real killer.