In Stand By for Crime: Baby Betsy's Mother, Chuck Morgan, a radio newscaster, is drawn into a complex and emotional case when he learns that a woman named May Dawson is claiming to be the biological mother of Betsy, a six-year-old girl adopted by Clara and Clark Ellis. The Ellis family, who have raised Betsy since she was seven months old, is devastated by the possibility of losing her. They approach Chuck for help, expressing their fears and desperation. Clara Ellis's maternal instincts kick in, and she is adamant that no one will take her child away from her.