Sharon Carlson (Kate Jackson) sees her troubled son, Kenny (Chad Allen), come home after a two-year prison stint. Despite the trepidations of her family, Sharon welcomes Kenny back with open arms. He, in turn, gets a job as a mechanic and attempts to go straight. But when an old cellmate, Warren (Keith Szarabajka), arrives, suddenly Kenny falls off the rails, his violent tendencies returning. When he's accused of murder, Sharon must decide whether she can still stand by her son.