While rushing home to his hotel one bitterly cold night, Jim Ferguson spots a lone, young and pregnant lady of the night on a street where there are normally several such ladies. She is shivering uncontrollably, but Jim lacks the courage to stop. He feels guilty and tells his wife Cathy during his nightly call to her and his young daughter. With the help of a pastor and a police sergeant and with his wife's encouragement, he attempts to help the young girl to escape from the cruel man who controls her. They are pursued by the pimp and one of his cronies with tragic consequences. Without knowing what has happened to Jim, Cathy, through many nightmare days, has several dreams of seeing Jim, some bad and some good, as she and her mother refuse to accept what everyone is trying to prepare them for. Meanwhile the pastor and the police sergeant refuse to give up their search for what happened and to bring the culprits to justice.