James er hjemløs og tjener til dagen og vejen som gademusikant. Han er også afhængig af hårde stoffer. Heldigvis er der folk omkring ham, der er klar til a hjælpe, så James får sin egen lejlighed og en chance for at starte forfra. Så møder han katten Bob. Bob er kommet til skade, så James hjælper ham, men derefter nægter katten at forlade ham. Bob følger med ham på 'jobbet' og hjælper James til at få mere opmærksomhed, og snart begynder selv medierne at interessere sig for den usædvanlige historie.

A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.

To avoid jail, a tax-dodging businessman is sentenced to a year of community service in a homeless shelter.

Having just moved to a new town, widow Elaine Freedman and her teenage daughter Justine are greeted by the effusive, terribly nice Dr. Calvin Lawrence. Sensing that Justine is bit testy and out of sorts, Dr. Lawrence recommends that she begin taking a special vitamin which he manufactures in his own home. Before long, Justine is the model of perfection -- just like all the other teenagers in town.