It was an unthinkable crime. In california, a six-year-old entered the home of a neighbor to steal a tricycle and savagely beat ignacio bermudez, jr., a 30-day-old infant. Today, doctors fear bermudez may never walk, see or care for himself. Frontline explores the conscience of a community and the haunting problem of violent crime in ever-younger children. The program also looks back at the highly publicized 'crucifixion murder' case and examines the lives of two boys who murdered the playmate in 1971. Their experience has far- reaching implications for the bermudez case and the youngest person in the u.S. Ever charged with attempted murder.