Impish Tom Sawyer spends his time skipping school, getting into scrapes and trying to avoid the wrath of his Aunt Polly. Becky Thatcher is the object of Tom's affections, but when it comes to midnight escapades in a graveyard, local waif Huckleberry Finn is the ideal confederate. There, the duo witness a dastardly crime that offers Tom the chance to be an unlikely hero for once in his life.