Grace Coppin

Idealistic and naive Dr. Jason arrives at a school for delinquent girls and immediately begins to try to make a difference in the lives of some of the inmates. Oblivious to the sadistic treatment of the girls by the matrons, it takes a rebellious girl named Loretta to open his eyes. Assisted by a female staff member, Jason finally gets proof of the abuse and threatens the head of the school with exposure unless he is given full rein to run things.

New-York, une nuit, une femme est attaquée chez elle par deux individus. Ils l'endorment au chloroforme, la noient dans sa baignoire, et lui dérobent ses bijoux. Quelques heures plus tard l'un des deux se débarrasse de l'autre. La police enquête sur le premier crime, convoque les suspects, en tient un, le surveille. Un jeune policier fait le lien entre les deux affaires...

A light-skinned African-American family are "passing" in an all-white New England town. When the truth comes out, the more prejudiced neighbors demand their expulsion from the community.