Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson") Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attractive and are only too willing to accompany him to a nearby desert area to be his "girl for the night." Not all of them return however. Featuring Richard Thomas as his loyal hanger-on and a colorful assortment of familiar actors in vivid character roles including Barbara Bel Geddes Gloria Grahame Edward Asner Fay Spain James Broderick and Michael Conrad.