Jimmy (Mattie Liptak) is a paperboy, whose salary goes toward paying the doctor to take care of his ill mother. As Jimmy sells his papers, he notices something strange at the candy shop across the street. Men line up waiting for the shop owner to open the door, and little girls go in, but never come out. The sudden realization that the girls are being transformed into candy galvanizes Jimmy into action. An intense showdown with the shop owner (Doug Jones) gives Jimmy the strength to stick to his convictions. In the end, Jimmy is able to transform most of the candy back into little girls, but not all of them change back, a sign of the irreparable damage done by the shop owner. The girls are reunited with their families, but the city is not safe from candy shops...