Plot SynopsisThe film opens with a train robbery in mountainous errain near the border of the California State Line.Plot SynopsisBehind the credits, the film opens in Los Angeles with one of the three teenagers, the major character, lone troublemaker Jim Stark (James Dean) seen tipsy-drunk in the darkness, lying contentedly (in a fetal position) on a sidewalk curb with a beatific smile on his face.He passed over a dozen flirtatious love notes (asking for a date) to her during the meal, but she rejected them.The astrological name Scorpio, and the killer""s taunting with coded, written notes were just a few of the similarities between the film""s account and the real case.