Pete's parents divorced when he was studying at a junior middle school. Pete gave up his study. To earn money, he put on sport jacket and then danced jazz in the street. But his income only could afford a jar of orange juice. He felt jealous of rich people, especially a Jewish woman. She was a jolly woman. Every one could see the joy in her smiling face. But Pete though she had a proud jaw only because she wore jewelry! Some guys taught Pete to speak jargon and how to steal! One night, Pete went jogging and he saw the Jewish woman walk alone! He robbed of her jewel! The woman defended herself with a knife. She cut his wrist so badly that blood jetted out. Pete fled in a hurry. On the way, he hurt his ankle joint. Pete tried to leave on a jet plane. But it was late. He was arrested and put into a jail. The police knew that his motive was jealousy. But in the name of justice, all men should be equal before laws. Nothing could justify Pete's robbery. The jury passed judgment on Pete. He was judged guilty. A journalist heard of Pete's story, he wanted to interview him. As a journalist of a famous journal, he journeyed frequently. He drove a car to the jail. But he was held for an hour in a traffic jam. The traffic jam happened at a highway junction. In the car, the journalist began to think what caused Pete to be a criminal.

　　彼特的父母在彼特念低年级中学(初中)时离婚了。彼特放弃了学业。为了挣钱，他穿上运动茄克衫在街上跳爵士乐舞。但他的收入只够买一罐橘子汁。他很妒忌富人，特别是一名犹太妇女。那是一名欢乐的妇女。每个人都在她的笑脸上看到喜悦。但彼特认为她有一个骄傲的下颌只不过是因为她戴着珠宝!一些家伙教彼特行话，还教他如何盗窃!一天夜里，彼特慢跑时看见了那个犹太妇女独自一人行走!他抢劫了她的珠宝!妇女用一把小刀进行自卫。她把他的手腕砍伤得很厉害，鲜血喷射出来。彼特匆忙逃走了。路上，他伤了他的踝关节。彼特试图乘喷气式飞机离开，但迟了。他被逮捕并关人监狱。警方知道他的动机是妒忌。但在公正的名义下，人人在法律面前平等。没有什么理由可以证明他的抢劫是正当的。陪审团通过了判决。他被判有罪。一名新闻记者听说了彼特的事，他想采访他。作为一家知名期刊的新闻记者，他常常旅行。他开车去监狱。但他被交通阻塞耽搁了一个钟头。交通阻塞发生在一个高速公路的交*点处。在车里，新闻记者开始思索是什么导致彼特成为罪犯。