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Victoria Meyerink, best remembered by baby-boomers as the cute little girl who appeared at the end of several Danny Kaye Show episodes of the 1960s, is here cast as 14-year-old Melissa Harrington. Our heroine is convinced that her dreams have come true when she wins the one-million-dollar lottery, which will ensure her an income of 1,000 dollars per week for the rest of her life. But as this ABC Afterschool Special unreels, Melissa learns all too quickly that any dream can turn into a nightmare.