A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

A thirteen year-old bed wetter runs home from school every day to retrieve the wet sheet his mother has hung from his bedroom window to punish him. He races to get there before any of his friends pass the house. This enforced training prepares him to become a competitive runner. The script, by Michael Landon, is autobiographical.—Frank Wallace