Four boys whose parents just died recently are informed by the social worker assigned to their case, that the younger children will be placed in different foster homes. The elder brother decides to take them away and take care of them himself; he will find a job while the others go school. Jonathan goes to work as a teacher at their school, while Mark becomes a bum, living in the same park that the boys do. Now Miss Brisby, one of the boys teacher takes a liking to them and even offers their elder brother a job fixing her house. Eventually there was an incident at their which calls for the boys parents to be called, they ask Mark to pose as their father. Eventually, another incident blows their whole scheme and the younger boys are taken into custody and the older brother is arrested. Jonathan tells Miss Brisby about what happened. She then decides to appear at their hearing. When the judge, with no choice, orders that the elder brother be held and younger ones placed in the foster hom