Thekillingofa15-year-old-boyrocksthenation,asaSikhclassmateoftheboyischargedwiththemurder.Thetrial,whichisengulfedinprotestsandmediaspeculation,bringstogether12jurorswhofindthemselveshavingtomakeadecisionthattheentirecountryiswaitingfor.Thejurorsinclude:Charles,ayoungmanwhohaslefttheseminarytosearchforhislostlove;Elsie,anoldlonelywomanwhoisdying;Johnny,arecoveringalcoholic;Rose,abeautifulwomanwhosehusbandisparanoidintheaftermathofacaraccident;Jeremy,aonce-wealthyfamilymanwholostallhismoneywhenconnedbyafriendinabadinvestment;Peter,whowantstobeagoodandimpartialjuroratthetrialbutisbesiegedbyhiswife’sparents,whowanttogetinvolved;andMarcia,asinglemotherwhoisforcedtolethermotherbackintoherlifeduringthetrial.Thevictim,JohnMaher,wasstabbedtwenty-eighttimesonhiswaytoschoolonemorning.Hisclassmate,DuvinderSingh,isaccused.
2024-03-01