Four interlocking perspectives on the Los Angeles riots that followed the Rodney King verdict. In "Gold Mountain," Oriental liquor store owners suffer tragedy when their store is robbed and vandalized. Three Hispanic youths are "Caught in the Fever" of looting and violence. "Empty" shows a white cop more sympathetic to the black viewpoint than his colleagues trapped in the looting. And in "Homecoming Day," a black family that survived the 1965 Watts riots with heavy losses concentrates on what's important to preserve in this riot.