The Bus Ride, set in 1957, is the story of Karen, a sixteen-year-old girl being sent across the state on a bus to a home for unwed mothers. She is unaware that an illegal abortion has been arranged shortly after her arrival at the home. When her seventeen-year-old boyfriend, Peter, discovers this evil plan created by his parents and Karen's grandmother, he begins to chase the bus to save their child. His well-to-do parents realize what Peter is doing...