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Juvenile bureau. A crime wave is growing, and its centered on the youth of the city.
Responding to a report of a fight in a movie theater, Joe Friday, and Ben Romero comment on the decline in teenage morality. How do these things break out? Arriving at the scene, the cops take in the damage. The manager tells about the fight, as he worries over the damages done to his displays. The names of the kids aren’t unknown, and a list of them is handed over to the cops.
The investigation begins in an upscale neighborhood. Denials that sweet little Harry could be involved in such a rumble are made. It gets harder to deny when Harry has dropped a box that his dad identifies. Harry turns to tears when Joe revealsthe contents, marijuana.
In voiceover, Joe tells how the case advances, and Harry tells about other narcotics the kidds were using. Johnny is a big time smart guy who has been supplying the teens, and Joe continues the voiceover to explain the grown up problems that drugs can lead into. , Messing with heroine can even land 17 year old informants in the hospital.
With the situation stirred up, and cops on his trail, Johnny has gone into hiding. How much does his mom suspect? His girlfriend may know more, but maybe not the extent of the danger he’s in.
Can Joe and Ben reach Johnny before he gets himself into trouble he can’t get out of?
