Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

S3E1 The Town Boys

Johnny defies the advice of those around him by stepping up to guide four boys who have been arrested for the death of a milk cow. Seeing a reflection of his younger self in them, he decides to mentor them and secures them jobs at the livery stable in hopes of steering them towards a better path. While three of the boys begin to look up to him and seek his validation, the fourth proves to be a troublemaker with a deeper criminal inclination.