The frantic turnings in the mind of a violence-haunted young girl.

Marcy Madden had always wanted to be the center of attention. In her fantasies, she was the heroine—rescuing children from mad dogs or from drowning, devoting herself to a sick mother dying of a "rare, tropical disease." Then one day she discovered a plot to kidnap young Bonnie of the wealthy Lenning family

In an attempt to save the child, Marcy herself came face-to-face with stark terror...