Bellringer

In the dark of night, an infant is given away to adoptive parents - and so begins Johnny Carousel's dizzying ride trying to find his place in the world with a psychologically abusive mother and an ineffectual father. When young Johnny's uncle introduces him to the world of gambling and "more is more," the Voice of an addict is borne, an ever-present friend and foe that Johnny will battle for the rest of his life. Helped by homeless angels and haunted by his demons, Johnny goes to work for his father in New York's garment industry where he is tutored in street smarts by his father's right hand man, Gov. Johnny meets a young runaway Mooch, and discovers that she is as lost as he, and vows to look after her and help with her unwanted pregnancy. But a car accident while driving drunk sends Johnny away to a strict boys' school where he uses his street smarts and devotion to Mooch to survive the years. Feeling abandoned by Johnny, Mooch has nothing to do with him once he is free and will ...