简介：GretchenVanHouckisjustarrivingintheUSA,onashipfromHolland.Shejoinsherfather,whohasalreadyspentseveralyearsinAmerica,whereheownsanengravingbusiness.InthetenementcommunitywheretheVanHouckslive,thereareresidentsofmanynationalities.GretchensoonbecomesclosefriendswithPietro,apopularresident,andshealsotakesaninterestinthewidowGarrityandherchildren.Anotherresident,Rogers,ismoremysterious.OnedayRogerstellsMr.VanHouckthathecouldhelphimgetajobprintingmoneyforthegovernment.VanHouckeagerlyagreestotry,butwhenhefindsoutwhatRogersisreallydoing,heisplacedinapainfuldilemma.…