After filling her life with addictions Christina (Susan Dey) is left with a dead-end job a deadbeat boyfriend and a bad rapport with her mother (Piper Laurie). The last thing she needs is a baby a sentiment the authorities agree with when the infant is born with a drug dependency. Now Christina's future is in the hands of a dedicated social worker (Lorraine Toussaint) whose own instincts as a mother have her fighting for the child's rights.