Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger) is a twelve year old Depression era girl whose single-par

　　蕭條的城市裡，幫派分子隨處可見，擔任黑手黨會計的傑克因為私吞黑手黨財產並向警方告密，而遭到黑手黨監視，他一家人被困在公寓中隨時會遭遇不測。傑克和妻子將小兒子菲爾託付給單身女鄰居葛洛莉（吉娜·羅蘭茲