Base on true events, Freda, (11), the abused daughter of a hardened hooker, escapes from her mother's pimp Sonny, to a near by motel room and inadvertently see Jack, (40), an ex-con cabbie trying to hang himself. Next morning Jack saves Freda from being raped by the seedy motel manager. Freda, with the help of her 'imaginary friend' Bella, talks Jack into helping her find her brother, which eventually leads them to Sonny's mansion, where the deadly drama resolves.