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1 You did a wonderful job. Wonderful! 2 You've listened to a long and complex case, murder in the first degree. 3 Premeditated murder is the most serious charge tried in our criminal courts. 4 You've listened to the testimony. You've had the law interpreted to you. 5 It is now your duty to sit down and separate the facts from the fancy. 6 One man is dead. Another man's life is at stake. 7 If there's a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused... 8 ...a reasonable doubt, then you must bring me a verdict of not guilty. 9 If there's no reasonable doubt, you must in good conscience... 10 ...find the accused guilty. 11 However you decide, your verdict must be unanimous. 12 If you find the accused guilty, the bench will not consider any mercy. 13 The death sentence is mandatory in this case. 14 You are faced with a grave responsibility. Thank you, gentlemen. 15 The alternate jurors are excused. 16 The jury will now retire. 17 Piece of gum? 18 - No, thanks. - This thing isn't moving. 19 Give me a hand. That's it. 20 You know something? I called the weather bureau. 21 This is going to be the hottest day of the year. 22 - You'd think they'd air-condition. - What is your name, sir? 23 - It's that one. - Thank you very much. 24 Okay, gentlemen. Everybody's here. 25 If there's anything you want, I'll be right outside the door. Just knock. 26 I never knew they locked the door. 27 Sure they lock the door. What'd you think? 28 I don't know. It just never occurred to me. 29 - What's that for? - I thought we might vote by ballot. 30 Great idea. Maybe we can get him elected senator. 31 - How'd you like it? - I don't know. It was interesting. 32 Yeah? I almost fell asleep. 33 - I've never been on a jury before. - Yeah? I've sat

on many juries. 34 What gets me is how the lawyers talk, even when it's an open-and-shut case. 35 - Ever hear so much talk about nothing? - They're entitled. 36 They're entitled. It's the system. 37 I'd slap those tough kids down before they start any trouble. 38 It'd save us time and money. 39 - Let's get started. - Good idea. 40 Let's get going. We all have things to do. 41 Let's start with a five-minute break. One man's in the bathroom. 42 - Are we going to sit normal? - I don't know. I guess so. 43 You're in my seat. 44 - Excuse me. - That's all right. 45 Hey, that's not a bad view, huh? 46 What'd you think of the case? 47 It had a lot of interest for me. No real dead spots, you know what I mean? 48 We were lucky to get a murder case. 49 I figured us for an assault or burglary. They can be the dullest. 50 - Hey, is that the Woolworth Building? - That's right. 51 I've lived here all my life, and I've never been inside that. 52 You had to sort out that junk, like the thing with the movies. 53 Yeah. What about that business with the knife? 54 Asking grown-up people to believe that jazz. 55 - I expected that. Look what we've got. - Yeah, I guess so. 56 Well, your horn works, now try your lights. What've you got, a cold? 57 These hot-weather colds can kill you. I can hardly touch my nose, you know? 58 I sure do. I just got over one. 59 - Come on, Mr. Foreman, let's go here. - The guy's still in the bathroom. 60 What's new? I didn't get a chance to see a paper. 61 - I was wondering how the market closed. - You got a seat on the exchange? 62 I'm a broker. 63 I run a messenger service. The Beck and Call Company. The name is my wife's idea. I got 37 men working, started with nothing. 65 Okay, men. Let's take our seats. 66

Yeah. We can all get out pretty quick. I have tickets to tonight's ball game. 67 Yanks and Cleveland. 68 Yeah, we got this kid, Modjelewski, in there. He's a real bull, this kid. 69 A real jug handle. You know? 70 You're a real baseball fan, aren't you? 71 Where do we sit? 72 I thought we'd sit in order. By jury numbers. 73 One, two, three and so on around the table, if that's okay. 74 - What's the difference? - It's reasonable. 75 - Let it be. - Twelve is to your right? 76 - Well, we go around clockwise. - Start with you, one, two... 77 What was your impression of the prosecuting attorney? 78 I beg pardon? 79 I thought he was sharp, the way he hammered all those points one by one... 80 ...in a logical sequence. I was very impressed. 81 - I think he did an expert job. - A lot of drive too, real drive. 82 - Fellows. Can we hold it down? - Sure. 83 Say, we'd like to get started. Gentleman at the window. 84 - We'd like to get started. - I'm sorry. 85 Pretty tough to figure, isn't it, kid kills his father? 86 Listen, you see that all the time. 87 They let those kids run wild. Well, maybe it serves him right, you know? 88 - Is everyone here? - The old man is inside. - Would you knock on the door for him? - Yeah. 90 - You a Yankee fan? - No. Baltimore. 91 Baltimore? 92 That's like being hit in the head with a crowbar once a day. 93 What've they got? Who they got besides good groundskeepers? 94 We'd like to get started. 95 Forgive me. I didn't mean to keep you waiting. 96 Baltimore! 97 Okay, gentlemen. If I can have your attention. 98 You fellows can handle this any way you want. I'm not going to make any rules. 99 We can discuss it first and then vote on it. Of course, that's one way. 100 And, well, we

can vote on it right now. 101 I think a preliminary vote is customary. 102 Yeah, let's vote. Who knows, maybe we can all get out of here. 103 Okay, then. Of course you know that we have a first-degree murder charge... 104 ...and if we vote the accused guilty, we've got to send him to the chair. 105 - That's mandatory. - We know that. 106 - Yeah. Let's see who's where. - Anyone doesn't want to vote? 107 It's all right with me. 108 Remember that this has to be 12 to nothing, either way. That's the law. 109 Okay, are we ready? Now, all those voting guilty, please raise your hands. 110 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... 111 ...eight, nine, ten, eleven. Okay, that's eleven guilty. 112 Who's voting not guilty? 113 One. Right. Eleven, guilty. One, not guilty. 114 - Well, now we know where we are. - Boy, oh, boy, there's always one. 115 So, what do we do now? 116 - I guess we talk. - Boy, oh, boy. 117 You really think he's innocent? 118 - I don't know. - You sat in court with the rest of us. 119 You could see the kid's a dangerous killer. 120 - He's 18 years old. - Well, that's old enough. 121 He stabbed his own father in the chest. 122 They proved it a dozen ways in court. Would you like me to list them? 123 No. 124 - Then what do you want? - I just want to talk. 125 Talk about what? Eleven say, \"guilty. \" Nobody has to think about it but you. 126 I want to ask you. Do you believe his story? 127 - I don't know if I do. Maybe I don't. - So how come you vote not guilty? 128 With 11 votes for guilty, it's not easy to raise my hand... 129 ...and send a boy to die without talking about it. 130 - Well, now, who says it's easy? - No one. 131 What, just because I voted fast? I honestly think the guy's guilty. 132 Talking for 100 years couldn't

change my mind. 133 I'm not trying to. It's just that we're talking about somebody's life. 134 Supposing we're wrong! 135 Supposing this building should fall. You could suppose anything. 136 That's right. 137 What's the difference how long? Suppose we do it in 5 minutes? 138 Let's take an hour. The ball game doesn't start until 8:00. 139 - Who's got something to say? - I'll sit for an hour. 140 - Great. I heard a pretty good story- - That's not why we're sitting here. 141 All right, then you tell me. What are we sitting here for? 142 I don't know, maybe no reason. This kid's been kicked around all his life. 143 You know, born in a slum, mother dead since he was 9. 144 A year and a half in an orphanage when his father was in jail for forgery. 145 That's not a very happy beginning. He's a wild, angry kid. And you know why? 146 Because he's been hit on the head by somebody every day. 147 He's had a pretty miserable 18 years. I think we owe him a few words. 148 We don't owe him a thing. He got a fair trial, didn't he? 149 What do you think that trial cost? He's lucky he got it, you know? 150 Look, we're all grownups in here. We heard the facts, didn't we? 151 We're not supposed to believe this kid, knowing what he is. 152 I've lived among them. You can't believe what they say. You know that. 153 - They're born liars. - Only an ignorant man can believe that. 154 - Listen. - Were you born... 155 ...with a monopoly on the truth? Certain things must be pointed out to him. 156 - We don't need a sermon. - We have a job to do, let's do it. 157 Rice Pops. It's a product I work on at the agency. 158 \"The breakfast with the built-in bounce. \" I wrote that. 159 - Very catchy. - Yeah. 160 - Do you mind? - I'm sorry. 161

Doodling keeps me thinking clearly. 162 We have work. There's no point staying forever. 163 Okay. Now, perhaps if the gentleman down there who's disagreeing with us... 1 ...perhaps you could say why. We might show you where you're mixed-up. 165 Maybe this is an idea. I haven't given it much thought. 166 It seems it's up to us to convince him that he's wrong and we're right. 167 Maybe if we each took a couple of minutes just to- It was just an idea. 168 No, no, no. That's a good one. Suppose we go once around the table. 169 I guess you're first. 170 It's hard to put into words. I just think he's guilty. 171 I thought it was obvious from the word go. Nobody proved otherwise. 172 Nobody has to. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. 173 The defendant doesn't have to speak. That's in the Constitution. 174 Sure, I know that. What I meant was- 175 Well, I just think he's guilty. Somebody saw him do it. 176 Okay. Here's what I think, and I have no personal feelings about this... 177 ...I just want to talk about facts. 178 Number one: 179 The old man lived under the room where the killing took place. 180 At 12:10, on the night of the killing, he heard loud noises, like a fight. 181 And he heard the kid yell, \"I'm gonna kill you. \" 182 A second later, a body hit the floor. 183 Ran to the door and saw the kid run down the stairs and leave. 184 Called the police. They found the man with a knife in his chest. 185 The coroner fixed the time of death around midnight. 186 These are facts. You can't refute facts. The kid is guilty. 187 I'm as sentimental as the next fellow. I know he's only 18. 188 - He's still got to pay for it. - I'm with you. 1 Okay, you finished? 190 - Yeah. - Next. 191 It is obvious that the boy's entire story was flimsy. 192

He claimed he was at the movies... 193 ...yet he couldn't remember the film's names or actors. 194 - That's right. - No one saw him going in or out. 195 What about the testimony of the woman across the street? 196 - She was the one who saw the killing. - Now, fellows. Let's go in order. 197 Just a minute. Here's a woman who's lying in bed. She can't sleep. 198 She's dying with the heat, you know? 199 She looks out the window and sees the kid stick the knife into his father. 200 The time is 12:10. Everything fits. She's known the kid all his life. 201 His window is across the El tracks. She saw him do it. 202 Through the windows of a passing El train. 203 This El train had no passengers. It was being moved downtown. 204 The lights were out. 205 They proved that you can look through the windows... 206 ...when the lights are out and see the other side. 207 I'd like to ask you something. 208 You don't believe the boy's story, why the woman's? She's one of \"them\" too. 209 - You're a smart fellow, aren't you? - Gentlemen, gentlemen. 210 - Come on. Sit down, sit down. - What's he so wise about? 211 Come on, we're not going to get anywhere fighting. Whose turn is it? 212 His, number five. 213 Can I pass? 214 Well, that's your privilege. How about the next gentleman? 215 Well, I don't know. I started to be convinced very early in the case. 216 You see, I was looking for a motive. 217 It's important because if you don't have a motive, where's your case? 218 That testimony from the people across the hall from the kid's apartment... 219 ...that was very powerful. 220 Didn't they say something about a fight, an argument... 221 ...between the old man and his son, around 7:00? I could be wrong, but I- 222 - It was 8:00. - That's right. 223

They heard an argument, couldn't hear about what. 224 They heard the father hit the boy twice. 225 They saw the boy run angry out of the house. What's that prove? 226 It don't prove anything. It's part of the picture. 227 You said it provided a motive. I don't think it was a very strong motive. 228 This boy has been hit so many times that violence is normal to him. 229 I can't see two slaps in the face provoking him into committing murder. 230 It may have been two too many. Everyone has a breaking point. 231 Anything else? 232 - No. - Okay. How about you? 233 I don't know. It's all been said. 234 You can talk here forever. It's still the same thing. 235 This kid is 5 for 0. 236 Well, look at his record. 237 At 10, he was in children's court. He threw a rock at a teacher. 238 When he was 15, he was in reform school. He stole a car. 239 He's been arrested for mugging. 240 He was picked up twice for knife fighting. He's real handy with a knife. 241 This is a very fine boy. 242 Since he was 5, his father beat him up regularly with his fists. 243 So would I. A kid like that... 244 It's these kids, the way they are nowadays. 245 When I was a kid, I used to call my father \"sir. \" That's right. Sir. 246 - You hear a kid call his father that? - Fathers don't think it's important. 247 - You got any kids? - Three. 248 I got one. 249 He's 22 years old. 250 When he was 9 years old, he ran away from a fight. 251 I saw it. I was so embarrassed I almost threw up. 252 I said, \"I'll make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying. \" 253 Well, I made a man out of him. When he was 16, we had a fight. 254 He hit me in the jaw. He was a big kid. 255 I haven't seen him for two years. 256 Kids. 257 Work your heart

out... 258 - Well, let's get going. - I think we're missing the point. 259 He's from a broken home in a filthy neighborhood. We can't help that. 260 We decide if he's innocent or guilty, not to go into how he grew up. 261 He was born in a slum, breeding grounds for criminals. We all know it. 262 It's no secret. Children from slums are potential menaces to society. 263 - Now, I- - You can say that again. 2 The kids from those places are trash. I don't want any part of them. 265 Listen, I've lived in a slum all my life. 266 - Wait a minute. - Please! 267 I played in back yards filled with garbage. 268 - Maybe you can smell it on me. - Listen. 269 - There's nothing personal. - It was personal. 270 He didn't mean you. Let's not be so sensitive. 271 - This sensitivity I can understand. - Okay, let's stop the arguing. 272 We're only wasting time. It's your turn down there. Let's go. 273 I thought you were all trying to convince me. Wasn't that the idea? 274 - That was the idea. - I forgot. 275 He's the one who's keeping us here. Let's hear him. 276 We decided to do this a certain way. We ought to stick to it. 277 - Stop being a kid. - What do you mean, \"a kid\"? 278 What do you think I mean? K- I-D, kid. 279 Just because I'm trying to keep organized? 280 You take it. Take the responsibility. I'll keep my mouth shut. 281 Why are you getting hot? Calm down. 282 Don't tell me to calm down. Just take the chair. 283 Did you ever see such a thing? 284 - You think it's funny? - Forget it. It's unimportant. 285 - Unimportant? You try it. - No, nobody wants to change. 286 - You're doing a beautiful job. Sit down - Yeah, you're doing great. 287 Just stay in there and pitch. 288 All right, let's hear from somebody. 2 If you want me to say how I

feel about it, it's all right with me. 290 Boy, I don't care what you do. 291 All right, I don't have anything brilliant. I know as much as you do. 292 According to testimony, the boy looks guilty. Maybe he is. 293 I sat there in court for six days listening while the evidence built up. 294 Everybody sounded so positive. I got a peculiar feeling about this trial. 295 Nothing is that positive. There are questions I'd have liked to ask. 296 Maybe they'd have meant nothing. 297 But I felt that the defense wasn't doing a thorough cross-examination. 298 - He let things go by, little things. - What little things? 299 When fellows don't ask questions, it's because they know the answers. 300 It's also possible for a lawyer to be stupid, isn't it? 301 - I mean, it's possible. - Sounds like you met my brother-in-law. 302 I kept putting myself in the kid's place. 303 I'd have asked for another lawyer. I mean, if I was on trial for my life... 304 ...I'd want my lawyer to tear their witnesses to shreds, or try to. 305 Look, there was one alleged eyewitness to this killing. 306 Someone else heard the killing, saw the boy run afterwards... 307 ...and there was circumstantial evidence. 308 Those two witnesses were the entire case. Supposing they're wrong? 309 What do you mean? What's the point of having witnesses? 310 Could they be wrong? 311 Those people sat on the stand under oath. 312 They're people. People make mistakes. Could they be wrong? 313 - Well, no. I don't think so. - Do you know so? 314 Nobody can know that. This isn't an exact science. 315 That's right, it isn't. 316 Let's get to the point. What about the switch knife in the old man's chest? 317 Wait. Some people haven't talked. 318 - Shouldn't we go in order? - They'll get a chance. Be quiet. 319 What

about this knife the boy admitted buying that night? Let's talk about it. 320 All right, let's talk about it. Let's look at it. 321 - Mr. Foreman. - We saw what it looks like. 322 - Why do we have to see it again? - He has a right to see evidence. 323 - Could you bring us the knife? - All right. 324 The knife is strong evidence, don't you think? 325 - I do. - Good. 326 Suppose we take the facts one at a time. 327 One: The boy left the house at 8:00 after being slapped by his father. 328 No, he didn't say, \"slapped. \" He said, \"punched. \" There's a difference. 329 After being hit several times by his father. 330 Two: He went to a neighborhood junk shop and bought a... 331 - Switch knife. - Switchblade knife. 332 This wasn't an ordinary knife. It had an unusual carved handle and blade. 333 The storekeeper said it was the only one of its kind he'd ever had. 334 Three: He met some friends in front of a tavern about 8:45. Am I right? 335 - Yes, you are. - You bet he is. 336 He talked with his friends, leaving them at 9:45. 337 During this time, they saw the switch knife. 338 Four: They identified the death weapon in court as that very same knife. 339 Five: He arrived home at about 10:00. 340 This is where the stories by the state and the boy begin to diverge. 341 He claims he went to a movie at 11:30... 342 ...returning at 3:10 to find his father dead and himself arrested. 343 He also claims the two detectives threw him down a flight of stairs. 344 What happened to the knife? He claims it fell through a hole in his pocket... 345 ...sometime between 11:30 and 3:10 and that he never saw it again. 346 Now there's a tale. I think it's clear that the boy never went to the movies. 347 No one saw him go out at 11:30. No one in the theater saw him.

348 He couldn't remember the names of the pictures. 349 What happened is this. The boy stayed home. 350 Had a fight with his father, stabbed him and left the house at 12:10. 351 He even wiped the knife clean of fingerprints. 352 Are you saying that this knife fell through a hole in the boy's pocket? 353 Someone picked it up, went to the house and stabbed his father... 354 ...to test its sharpness? 355 It's possible he lost it and his father was stabbed with a similar knife. 356 Take a look at this knife. 357 It's a very unusual knife. 358 I've never seen one like it. Neither had the storekeeper who sold it. 359 Isn't that a pretty incredible coincidence? 360 - I'm saying a coincidence is possible. - I say it's not. 361 - Where did that come from? - It's the same knife. 362 - What do you think you're doing? - Where did you get it? 363 I went out walking last night through the boy's neighborhood. 3 I bought it at a pawnshop two blocks from the boy's house. It cost $6. 365 It's against the law to buy a switchblade. 366 - I broke the law. - You pulled a real bright trick. 367 Tell me what it proves. Maybe there are 10 knives like that. So what? 368 - Maybe there are. - What does it mean? 369 You found a knife like it. Is that some big discovery? 370 We're to believe somebody else did it with a similar knife? 371 - The odds are a million-to-1. - It's possible. 372 But not very probable. 373 Okay. Let's take our seats. There's no point in standing around all over... 374 It's interesting that he'd find a knife like the boy's. 375 - What's interesting about it? - I don't know. I just thought it was. 376 There's 11 of us who think he's guilty. 377 What will you accomplish? You won't change our minds. 378 Be stubborn and hang this jury. He'll be tried

again and found guilty. 379 - You're probably right. - So, what are you gonna do? 380 - We could be here all night. - It's only one night. A boy may die. 381 Why don't we just set up house here? 382 Someone send the policeman for a pinochle deck, and we'll sweat it out. 383 - He shouldn't joke about it. - What do you want me to do? 384 What's the knife got to do with it? Somebody saw the kid stab his father. 385 What more do we need? You guys can talk the ears off my head. 386 I got three garages going to pot. Let's get done and get out of here. 387 The knife was important to the district attorney. He spent- 388 - He's a 15th assistant. What's he know? - These arguments are slowing us up. 3 Well, what about it? You're the only one. 390 I have a proposition to make to you. I'm going to call for another vote. 391 I want you 11 men to vote by secret written ballot. 392 I'll abstain. If there are 11 votes for guilty, I won't stand alone. 393 We'll take in a guilty verdict to the judge right now. 394 But if anyone votes not guilty, we'll stay here and talk it out. 395 - If you want to try it, I'm ready. - Let's do it the hard way. 396 That sounds fair. Everyone agreed? Anyone doesn't agree? 397 - Here, pass these along. - Is that the right time? 398 \"Guilty. \" 399 \"Guilty. \" 400 \"Guilty. \" 401 \"Guilty. \" 402 \"Guilty. \" 403 \"Guilty. \" 404 \"Guilty. \" 405 \"Guilty. \" 406 \"Guilty. \" 407 \"Not guilty. \" 408 \"Guilty. \" 409 - Boy, how do you like that? - And another chap flips his wings. 410 All right, who was it? I want to know. 411 Excuse me. It was a secret ballot. We all agreed on that. 412 - If the gentleman wants it secret- - What do you mean, \"secret\"? 413 There are no secrets in a jury room. I know who it was. 414 You

really are something. 415 You sit here, vote guilty, and some preacher tears your poor heart out... 416 ...about a kid who couldn't help being a murderer, and you change your vote. 417 If that isn't the most- 418 Why don't you drop a quarter in his collection box? 419 Now, just wait a minute. You can't talk to me like that. 420 - Who do you think you are? - Calm down. 421 He's very excitable. Sit down. 422 You bet I am! We're trying to put a man in the chair where he belongs. 423 He tells us fairy tales, and we listen. 424 Hey. Come on, huh? 425 - What made you change your vote? - He didn't change his vote. I did. 426 - Fine. - I knew it. 427 - Would you like me to tell you why? - No, I wouldn't. 428 - I'd like to make it clear anyway. - Do we have to listen to this? 429 - The man wants to talk. - Thank you. 430 This gentleman has been standing alone against us. 431 Now he doesn't say the boy's not guilty. He just isn't sure. 432 It's not easy to stand alone against ridicule. 433 So he gambled for support, and I gave it to him. I respect his motives. 434 The boy on trial is probably guilty. 435 But I want to hear more. Right now the vote is 10 to 2. 436 - You have no right to leave- - He can't hear you. 437 He never will. Let's sit down. 438 Shall we continue? 439 I think we ought to take a break. 440 You know, one man's inside, and I think we ought to wait for him. Okay. 441 Looks like we're really hung up here. 442 That thing with the old man, that was unexpected. 443 I wish I could figure out some way we could break it up. 444 You know, in advertising- I told you I worked in an agency? 445 There are some strange people working there. 446 They're not strange, I guess. They just have peculiar ways of expressing

themselves. 447 I suppose it's the same in your business too? 448 - What do you do? - I'm a watchmaker. 449 Really? I imagine the finest watchmakers come from Europe, huh? 450 In an agency when we reach a point like this- 451 In an ad agency, when a point like this is reached... 452 ...always some character ready with an idea, see? And it kills me... 453 It's the weirdest thing, the way they precede their idea with a phrase. 454 Some account exec will get up and he'll say, \"Okay, here's an idea. 455 Let's run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it. \" 456 It's idiotic, but it's funny. 457 Hey... 458 ...I got a little excited back there. 459 I didn't mean to get nasty. 460 Glad you're not one of those that lets these emotional appeals influence him. 461 I don't know what's the matter with that fan. 462 - Hey, you a salesman? - I'm an architect. 463 You know what the \"soft sell\" is? 4 Well, you got it, believe me. 465 I got a different technique. 466 Laughs, drinks, jokes, tricks, you know? 467 Yeah. 468 Hit 'em where they live, that's my motto. 469 I made 27 grand last year selling marmalade. That's not bad. 470 I mean, you know, considering marmalade. 471 What are you getting out of this? Kicks? 472 Did somebody bump your head, and you haven't gotten over it? 473 - Maybe. - You do-gooders are all alike. 474 You're always blowing your stacks over some guy that fanned. 475 Well, what are you wasting our time for? 476 Donate 5 dollars to the cause, and maybe it'll make you feel better. 477 This kid is guilty, pal. It's as plain as the nose on your face. 478 So why don't we stop wasting our time? 479 We're gonna all get sore throats. 480 What difference is it if you get it here or at the ball game?

481 No difference, pal. No difference at all. 482 - Nice bunch of guys, huh? - They're about the same as anyone else. 483 Boy, what a murderous day. You think it'll be much longer? 484 I don't know. 485 He's guilty for sure. Not a doubt in the whole world. 486 We should've been done already. 487 I don't mind, you know. Beats working. 488 - You think he's not guilty, huh? - I don't know. It's possible. 4 I don't know you, but I'm betting you've never been wronger. 490 You're wasting your time. 491 Supposing you were the one that was on trial? 492 Well, I'm not used to supposing. 493 I'm just a working man. My boss does the supposing... 494 ...but I'll try one. 495 Supposing you talk us all out of this... 496 ...and the kid really did knife his father, huh? 497 Ready? 498 Sorry, blue eyes. 499 - One of those. - Okay, let's take our seats. 500 Looks like we'll be here for dinner. 501 Okay, let's get down to business. Who wants to start? 502 - I will. - Okay, go. 503 You. The old man who lived downstairs says he heard the kid yell: 504 \"I'm gonna kill you. \" A second later he heard the body fall. 505 He ran to the door, and he saw the kid running out. 506 What does that mean to you? 507 How clearly could he have heard through the ceiling? 508 He didn't hear it through the ceiling. The window was open. 509 - It's not that easy to identify a voice. - He identified it in court. 510 Don't forget the lady across the street. She saw the boy stab his father. 511 - Isn't that enough for you? - No, it isn't. 512 It's like talking into a dead phone. 513 She saw the killing through the windows of a train. 514 There are six cars. She saw the killing through the last two. 515 She remembered insignificant details. How

can you argue? 516 Has anybody here any idea how long it would take an El-? 517 This isn't a game. 518 Did you see him? The nerve! 519 - Listen- - The absolute nerve. 520 - All right, forget it. - This isn't a game? 521 - Calm down. - Who does he think he is? 522 Forget it now. 523 Has anybody any idea how long it takes an elevated train to pass a given point? 524 - I wouldn't have the slightest idea. - What do you think? 525 I don't know. Maybe 10, 12 seconds? 526 That's good. Anyone else? 527 - Sounds right. - Why the guessing game? 528 - And you? -10 seconds. 529 All right, say 10 seconds. What are you getting at? 530 It takes a six-car El train 10 seconds to pass a point. 531 Say the point is the window of the room where the killing took place. 532 You can reach out and almost touch the tracks. 533 Let me ask you this: Has anyone ever lived near the tracks? 534 I just painted an apartment that overlooked an El line. 535 - What's it like? - What do you mean? 536 - Noisy? - Oh, brother! 537 - Don't matter, we're all punchy. - I lived near the El line once. 538 When a train passes, the noise is unbearable. 539 - You can hardly hear yourself think. - Get to the point. 540 I will. Just a minute. 541 Let's take two testimonies and put them together. 542 First, the old man in the apartment downstairs. 543 He heard the boy say, \"I'm going to kill you\"... 544 ...and a second later heard a body hit the floor. 545 - That's right. - Second... 546 ...the woman swore positively she looked out of the window... 547 ...and saw the killing through the last two cars of the train. 548 - What are you giving us? - Just a minute. 549 We've agreed that it takes 10 seconds

for a train to pass a given point. 550 Since she saw the killing through the last two cars... 551 ...we can assume that the body hit the floor just as the train went by. 552 Therefore the train had been roaring by the old man's window... 553 ...a full 10 seconds before the body hit the floor. 554 According to his testimony, \"I'm gonna kill you\"... 555 ...body hits the floor a second later... 556 ...he would have had to hear the boy with the El roaring past. 557 - He couldn't have heard it. - Of course he did. 558 - You think so? - He yelled at the top of his voice. 559 He couldn't have identified the voice with the El passing. 560 You're talking about seconds. Nobody's that accurate. 561 I think testimony that could put a boy in the chair should be that accurate. 562 - I don't think he heard it. - Maybe he didn't, with all that noise. 563 What are you talking about? 5 - It stands to reason he couldn't hear. - Why should he lie? 565 Attention, maybe. 566 You come up with these bright sayings. Send them to a paper. 567 - They pay $3 apiece. - What are you talking to him like that for? 568 A guy talks like that to an old man ought to get stepped on. 569 You ought to have more respect, mister. 570 You say stuff like that to him again, I'm gonna lay you out. 571 Now, you go ahead. You say anything you like. 572 Why do you think the old man might lie? 573 It was just that I looked at him for a very long time. 574 Seemed the jacket was split under the shoulder. 575 Or did you notice that? I mean, to come to court like that. 576 He was a very old man in a torn jacket. 577 And he walked very slowly to the stand. 578 He was dragging his left leg and trying to hide it... 579 ...'cause he was ashamed. 580 I think I know this man better than anyone here.

581 This is a quiet, frightened, insignificant old man... 582 ...who has been nothing all his life. 583 Who's never had recognition or his name in the newspapers. 584 Nobody knows him. Nobody quotes him. 585 Nobody seeks his advice after 75 years. 586 Gentlemen, that's a very sad thing, to mean nothing. 587 A man like this needs to be quoted. 588 To be listened to. To be quoted just once, very important to him. 5 It would be so hard for him to recede into- 590 You're telling us he'd lie just so he could be important once? 591 No. He wouldn't really lie. 592 Maybe he made himself believe he heard those words and recognized the boy. 593 That's a fantastic story. 594 How can you make up a thing like that? What do you know about it? 595 Does anybody want a cough drop? 596 - No, thanks. - I'll take one. 597 I still don't see how anybody can think he's not guilty. 598 There's something else I'd like to talk about for a minute. 599 We proved he couldn't hear the boy say, \"I'm gonna kill you. \" 600 - You didn't prove it at all. - Supposing he really did hear it. 601 This phrase, how many times have all of us used it? Thousands. 602 \"I could kill you for that. \" \"Get in there, Rocky, and kill him. \" 603 - It doesn't mean we're gonna- - What are you trying to do? 604 The phrase was, \"I'm gonna kill you. \" Don't tell me he didn't mean it. 605 Anybody says that the way he did, they mean it. 606 Gee, now, I don't know. 607 I was arguing with a guy I work with a few weeks ago. 608 He called me an idiot, so I yelled at him. 609 He's trying to make you believe things that aren't so. 610 Kid said he'd kill him and did. 611 You think the boy would shout that so the whole neighborhood could hear? 612 He's much too bright.

613 Bright? He's a common, ignorant slob. He don't even speak good English. 614 He doesn't even speak good English. 615 Mr. Foreman, I'd like to change my vote to not guilty. 616 - You what? - You heard me. 617 - Are you sure? - Yeah, I'm sure. 618 9 to 3, favor of guilty. 619 Well, if this isn't the living end, huh? 620 What are you basing it on, stories this guy made up? 621 You should write for a detective magazine, you'd make a fortune. 622 The kid's own lawyer knew he didn't stand a chance. 623 Right from the beginning, his own lawyer knew. 624 Boy, oh, boy. I'm telling you, this guy here is really something. 625 The kid had a lawyer. He presented his case. 626 - How come you got so much to say? - Lawyers aren't infallible. 627 - He was court appointed. - What's that supposed to mean? 628 It could mean he didn't want the case... 629 ...or he resented it. The case brings him nothing. 630 No money, no glory, not even much chance of winning. 631 Not a very promising situation for a young lawyer. 632 He'd really have to believe in his client to put up a case. He didn't. 633 Of course he didn't. Who the heck could? 634 Maybe some guy's mother or somebody... 635 Aw, look, will you look at the time? Come on. 636 Pardon me. I have made some notes here... 637 ...and I would like, please, to say something. 638 I have been listening very carefully... 639 ...and it seems that this man has some very good points to make. 0 From what was presented at the trial, the boy looks guilty on the surface. 1 - But maybe if we go deeper-? - Come on, will you? 2 There's a question I'd like to ask. 3 Let us assume that the boy did commit the murder. 4 Now this happened at 10 minutes after 12. 5

Now, how was he caught by the police? 6 He came back home at 3:00 or so... 7 ...and he was captured by two detectives in his house. 8 Now, my question is, if he really had killed his father... 9 ...why did he come back home three hours later? 650 Wouldn't he be afraid of being caught? 651 He came for his knife. It's not nice to leave knives sticking in chests. 652 Yeah, especially relatives'. 653 I don't see anything funny. He knew the knife could be... 654 ...identified as his. He had to get it before the police did. 655 If he knew it could be identified, why did he leave it in the first place? 656 We can assume the boy ran out in a panic after having killed his father. 657 When he calmed down, he realized he'd left his knife. 658 This depends on your definition of panic. 659 He'd have had to be calm enough to leave no fingerprints on the knife. 660 Now, where did this panic start and where did it end? 661 You voted guilty. What side are you on? 662 I don't have to be loyal to one side or the other. I'm just asking questions. 663 This is just off the top of my head, but... 6 If I were him and I'd done the stabbing, I'd go back for the knife. 665 He figured nobody saw him leave and the body wouldn't be found till the next day. 666 It was the middle of the night. 667 - He figured nobody would find the body. - Pardon. This is my whole point. 668 The woman testified that the moment after the killing- 669 A moment after the train passed... 670 ...she screamed and went to telephone the police. 671 Now, the boy certainly must have heard the scream. 672 So he knew that somebody saw something. 673 I don't think he would have gone back. 674 In his panic, he may not have heard the scream. Perhaps it wasn't loud. 675 Or he may not have

connected the scream with his act. 676 Screams were commonplace in his neighborhood. 677 - There's your answer. - Maybe. 678 Maybe he did kill his father, didn't hear the scream... 679 ...ran out in a panic, calmed down later... 680 ...and came to get the knife, risking capture. 681 Maybe that happened, but maybe it didn't. 682 There's enough doubt that we can wonder whether he was there. 683 What are you talking about? The old man saw him run. 684 He's twisting the facts. 685 Did or didn't the old man see the kid at 12:10? 686 - Well, did or didn't he? - He says he did. 687 - Says he did? - Look, witnesses can make mistakes. 688 Sure, when you want them to, and when he wants them to. 6 - Keep the yelling down. - Maybe what we need is yelling. 690 These guys keep going off. Did hear the scream, didn't. 691 You people are talking only about the little details. 692 You're forgetting the important stuff. 693 - I want another vote. - I'm talking. 694 There's another vote called for. Now let's take our seats. 695 I never saw so much time spent on nothing. 696 It only takes a second. 697 The fastest way is to find out who's voting not guilty. 698 All those voting not guilty, raise your hands. 699 Still the same. One, two, three, not guilty. Nine, guilties. 700 I tell you, we can yackety-yak till next Tuesday. 701 Where's it all getting us? 702 Pardon. I vote not guilty. 703 What's he talking about? We're all going crazy in here. 704 The kid is guilty. Why don't you listen to the facts? 705 This is getting to be a joke. 706 The vote is 8 to 4, favor of guilty. 707 What is this, \"Love Your Underprivileged Brother Week\"? 708 Tell me why you changed your vote. Give me reasons. 709 I don't have to

defend my decision. There's reasonable doubt in my mind. 710 What doubt? That's just words. Look at this. 711 The kid you decided isn't guilty was seen ramming this into his father. 712 - What about it, Mr. Reasonable Doubt? - That's not the knife. Remember? 713 Brilliant. 714 I tell you, this is the craziest. 715 What are we supposed to believe? You're pulling stories out of thin air. 716 This guy, if he's ringside at the Dempsey-Firpo fight... 717 ...he'd be trying to tell you that... 718 What about the old man? We're to believe he didn't run to his door... 719 ...and see the kid leave 15 seconds after the killing? 720 He's just saying so to be important, right? 721 - What's the point? - Hold it. 722 The Baltimore rooter is heard from. And pop-ups are falling for base hits. 723 Now, did the old man say he ran to the door? 724 Ran, walked, what's the difference? He got there. 725 - Wait a sec- - He said he ran. I think he did. 726 I don't see how he could have run. 727 He said he went from his bedroom to the door. 728 - Where was the bedroom? - Down the hall. 729 You remember everything, don't you remember that? 730 No. I'd like to see a diagram of the apartment. 731 Why don't we have them run the trial again? 732 You're the only one wants to see exhibits. 733 - I wanna see it too. - And I wanna stop wasting time. 734 If we're gonna wade through the nonsense about the body- 735 We're not, but I'd like to find out if an old man whose foot drags... 736 ...could get from his bed to his front door in 15 seconds. 737 - Twenty. - He said 15. 738 He said 20. What are you trying to distort? 739 He said 15. 740 How does he know how long 15 seconds is? 741 He said 15 seconds. He was positive. 742 He

was old. Half the time, he was confused. 743 How could he be positive about anything? 744 I don't see what you're going to prove. The man saw the boy. 745 Let's see if the details bear him out. 746 He said he heard footsteps, upstairs, running toward the front door. 747 Heard the door open, the footsteps start down. 748 He got to his door and swore it couldn't be more than 15 seconds. 749 - The killer began running- - He didn't. 750 The old man said he did. 751 You ought to be at that hairsplitter's convention. 752 Why don't you stop making smart remarks? 753 My friend, for your $3 a day- 754 Now that you've got that, what about it? 755 Here's where the killing took place. 756 The old man's apartment was beneath it and exactly the same. 757 Here are the tracks, living room, bathroom. 758 Here's the hall. Here's the stairs. The old man was in this bedroom. 759 He crossed to the door, walked down the hall... 760 ...opened the door in time to see the boy running down the stairs. 761 That's the story for the 19th time. 762 15 seconds after the body hit the floor. 763 - Correct. - Now, let's see, it was... 7 It's 12 feet from the bed to the door. The hall is 43 feet. 765 He would have had to walk 12 feet, open the door... 766 ...walk 43 feet down and open the front door in 15 seconds. 767 - Do you think he could have done it? - Sure. 768 He can walk only slowly. They had to help him. 769 You make it sound like a long walk. 770 For an old man who had a stroke, it is a long walk. 771 - What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it. 772 What? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up? 773 - Maybe he didn't think of it. - What do you mean? 774 - It's obvious. - Did you think of it? 775 He didn't

bring it up, because it would hurt his case. 776 What do you think of that? 777 He didn't bring it up, because it would have meant bullying an old man. 778 That doesn't sit well with a jury. Lawyers avoid it. 779 - What kind of bum is he? - That's what I've been asking. 780 Pass me that chair. 781 Those chairs are the bed. I paced off 12 feet. 782 - This will be the bedroom door. - You can't re-create a thing like that. 783 - I'd like to see it. - I'll pace to that wall and back again. 784 What are you wasting everybody's time in here for? 785 Look, according to you, it'll only take 15 seconds. Now, we can spare that. 786 Come on, knock it off. 787 Okay. Okay, Killer. Yeah. 788 Stand there and mark the door. 7 It was chain-locked, remember? 790 - Got a watch with a second hand? - I have. 791 You want me to start, stamp your foot. You can time me from there. 792 - What are we gonna do, play charades? - What are we waiting for? 793 I want to wait until the second hand reaches 60. 794 Come on. 795 Come on. Speed it up. He could walk twice as fast as that. 796 You want me to walk faster than that? I will. 797 - Lock. Door. Stop. - Right. 798 - What's the time? - Exactly 41 seconds. 799 -41? - Here's what I think happened. 800 The old man heard the fight hours earlier. 801 Then in bed, he heard a body hit the floor... 802 ...heard the scream. Got to his door as fast as he could... 803 ...heard somebody and assumed it was the boy. 804 - I think that's possible. - Assumed? 805 I've seen all kinds of dishonesty, but this little display takes the cake. 806 You come in here with your hearts bleeding about slum kids and injustice. 807 You listen to some fairy tales. You get through to these old ladies. 808 You're not

getting through me. I've had enough. 809 What's the matter with you? You know he's guilty! 810 You're letting him slip through our fingers. 811 - Are you his executioner? - I'm one of them. 812 - And you'd like to pull the switch. - For this kid, you bet I would. 813 I feel sorry for you. What it must feel like to want to pull the switch. 814 Since you walked in, you've been acting like a public avenger. 815 You want to see this boy die because you personally want it. 816 You're a sadist. 817 Let me go! I'll kill him. I'll kill him! 818 You don't really mean you'll kill me, do you? 819 Anything wrong? I heard some noise. 820 No. Everything's all right. Just a friendly little argument. 821 We're through with that diagram. You can take it if you want. 822 Here you are. Thank you. 823 What are you looking at? 824 - I suppose somebody has to start. - I beg pardon. 825 \"I beg pardon\"? What are you so polite about? 826 For the same reason you're not. It's the way I was brought up. 827 This fighting, that's not why we are here, to fight. 828 We have a responsibility. 829 This, I have always thought, is a remarkable thing about democracy. 830 That we are- 831 What is the word? Notified. 832 That we are notified by mail to come down to this place... 833 ...to decide on the guilt or innocence of a man we have never heard of before. 834 We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. 835 This is one of the reasons why we are strong. 836 We should not make it a personal thing. 837 Thank you. 838 If nobody has an idea, I might. 839 Let's throw it out on the stoop and see if the cat licks it up. 840 - \"The cat licks it up\"? - Yeah. 841 Look how dark it's getting. 842 I bet we're gonna have a storm now. 843

Boy, oh, boy, it's really hot. 844 Pardon me, but don't you ever sweat? 845 No, I don't. 846 Listen, I was wondering if... 847 ...maybe we should take another vote. 848 Great. Maybe we can follow this one up with a little dancing and refreshments. 849 - Mr. Foreman? - Well, that's okay with me. 850 Anyone doesn't want to vote? 851 - Hey, come on. - What? I'm sorry. 852 We ought to have an open ballot. Call out our votes. 853 - Let's see who stands where. - That sounds fair to me. 854 Anyone object? 855 Okay, I'll call off your jury numbers. One? 856 That's me. I vote guilty. Two? 857 Not guilty. 858 Number three? 859 Guilty. 860 Number four? 861 Guilty. 862 Number five? 863 Not guilty. 8 Number six? 865 Not guilty. 866 Number seven? 867 Guilty. 868 Number eight? 869 Not guilty. 870 Number nine? 871 Not guilty. 872 Number 10? 873 Guilty. 874 Number 11? 875 Not guilty. 876 Number 12? 877 Number 12? 878 Guilty. 879 The vote is now 6 to 6. 880 Yeah, and we go into extra innings here, huh? 881 Six to six. 882 Some of you people in here must be out of your minds. 883 A kid like that. 884 I don't think the kind of boy he is has anything to do with it. 885 - The facts determine the case. - Don't give me that. 886 I'm tired of facts. You can twist them any way. 887 That's the point this gentleman has been making. 888 I mean, you keep shouting at the top of your lungs! 8 I'd like to be a few years younger. That man gets on my... 0 - It's hot in here. - Want a drink of water? 1 No. No, thanks. Thanks. 2 It's gonna rain. 3 Well, how did you figure that out, Killer? 4 How come you

changed your vote? 5 It seemed to me there was room for doubt. 6 - You haven't got a leg to stand on. - I don't feel that way. 7 - A lot of details never came out. - Well, good luck. 8 Come on. You're like everybody else. You think too much, you get mixed-up. 9 - You know what I mean? - I don't think you have any right- 900 Loudmouth. 901 Look at that come down, will you? 902 You know, this reminds me of a storm we had last... 903 Was that November? I don't know, something. 904 It was quite a storm we had. It was in the middle of a game. 905 We were behind, 7 to 6, but we'd started to move the ball. 906 Made a real tackle there. Started to cut right, slash right in and cut. 907 We had this kid, Slattery. 908 He was a real ox, a real ox. 909 I wish I had another one just like him. 910 I'm the assistant head coach at the Andrew J. McCorkle High School. 911 Yeah, that's out in Queens. 912 And anyway, we're starting to move along real nice. 913 And, you know, their whole line is just coming apart. 914 It starts to come down cats and dogs, just like this. 915 Just, whoosh, right down. 916 Well, that was murder, you know? 917 I swear, I nearly bawled. You just couldn't go nowhere. 918 Yeah. 919 Hey, what is it with this fan here? How come...? 920 Hey, huh? 921 Must have been on the switch with the lights. 922 Well, things are looking up here, huh? 923 Yeah. 924 Boy, it's better. 925 Hey, two points. 926 Any of you guys ever go to the Garden? 927 That's a damned stupid thing to do. 928 I'm sorry, I... 929 You know? 930 Pardon me. 931 Well, how do you like it? Even-steven. Pretty surprising, isn't it? 932 Yes. 933 Say, that business when that tall guy, what's his name...

934 ...was trying to bait me, now, that doesn't prove anything. 935 Where does he come off calling me a public avenger, sadist and everything? 936 Anyone in his right mind would blow his stack. 937 He was just trying to bait me. 938 He did an excellent job. 939 I tell you, we're going nowhere here. I'm ready to declare a hung jury. 940 - There's no point in going on. - I go for that too. 941 Let the kid take his chances with 12 other guys. 942 I don't think the judge will accept a hung jury. 943 - Well, let's find out. - I'm not in favor of that. 944 This kid wouldn't stand a chance with another jury. 945 We're hung. Nobody's gonna change his vote. 946 - You still don't think there's doubt? - No, I don't. 947 Pardon. Maybe you don't fully understand the term \"reasonable doubt. \" 948 What do you mean I don't understand? 949 Boy, how do you like this guy? They're all alike. 950 They come here, and before they take a breath... 951 ...they're telling us how to run the show. 952 The arrogance of this guy. 953 Hey, all right. Let's stop the arguing for about two minutes in here. 954 Who's got something to say? 955 I'd like to go over something if you don't mind. 956 An important point for the prosecution was that after the boy claimed... 957 ...he'd been at the movies during the killing... 958 ...he couldn't remember the movies or the stars in them. 959 This gentleman has put up that point. 960 Correct. It was the only alibi the boy offered. 961 And he couldn't back it up with details. 962 Do you think you could remember details... 963 ...after being slapped in the face by your father? 9 I think so. If there were any special details. 965 The boy couldn't remember, because he wasn't there. 966 The boy was

questioned by detectives in the kitchen of his apartment... 967 ...while the body of his father was on the floor. 968 Could you remember under those circumstances? 969 - Under great stress? - Under great stress. 970 He remembered in court. He named the pictures and stars. 971 Yes. His lawyer took great pains to bring that out. 972 He had months from the murder to the trial to memorize them. 973 It's not difficult to find out what played at a particular theater. 974 I'll take the testimony of the boy right after the murder... 975 ...when he couldn't remember the movies, great stress or not. 976 - I'd like to ask you a question. - Go ahead. 977 - Where were you last night? - I was home. 978 - How about the night before? - What is this? 979 No, it's all right. 980 I left the office at 8:30 and went home. 981 - The night before that? - That was Tuesday night. 982 - The night of the bridge tournament. - Monday? 983 When you get down to New Year's Eve, 1954, let me know, huh? 984 Monday night? 985 Monday night my wife and I went to the movies. 986 - What did you see? - The Scarlet Circle. 987 - What was the second feature? - The... 988 I'll tell you in a minute. 9 The Remarkable Mrs... Something... 990 The Remarkable Mrs. Bainbridge. 991 I saw that. It's called The Amazing Mrs. Bainbridge. 992 Yes, that's right. 993 Who was in The Amazing Mrs. Bainbridge? 994 Barbara Long, I think it was. A dark, very pretty girl. 995 Lind or Long, something like that. 996 - Who else? - I'd never heard of them before. 997 It was a very inexpensive second feature with unknown... 998 And you weren't under an emotional stress, were you? 999 No, I wasn't. 1000 - I think the point is made. -

Big point. 1001 Talk till your tongue is on the floor. The boy is guilty. 1002 You know what I mean, my friend? 1003 - You got those cough drops? - They're all gone, my friend. 1004 Boy, look at that rain. There goes your ball game. 1005 It's only a shower. 1006 Besides, they got the infield covered. 1007 Say, could I see that knife a second, please? 1008 We're still tied up, 6 to 6. Who's got a suggestion? 1009 - It's after 6, let's get dinner. - Wait until 7:00. Give it an hour. 1010 Okay with me. 1011 There's something I'd like to say. 1012 It's been bothering me, and as long as we're stuck... 1013 This business about the stab wound and how it was made. 1014 - The downward angle of it. - Don't start that again. 1015 - They've been over it. - I know, but I don't go along with it. 1016 The boy is 5'7\" tall. His father was 6'2\". 1017 A difference of 7 inches. 1018 It's awkward to stab down into someone who's a half-foot taller. 1019 Give me that. 1020 I'll give you a demonstration. Somebody get up. 1021 Watch this because I don't want to do it again. 1022 I'll make myself 7 inches shorter. Okay? 1023 - It's about right. Maybe a little more. - Okay. A little more. 1024 Now... Nobody's hurt. 1025 - Right? - Right. Nobody hurt. 1026 Now, this is the way I'd stab a man who was taller than I was. 1027 Look at the angle, down and in. 1028 And this is the way it was done. Now tell me I'm wrong. 1029 - Down and in. There's no argument. - Hold it, will you? 1030 Will you give me that? 1031 Boy, I hate these things. 1032 - Ever see a knife fight? - No. 1033 - You? - No. 1034 Anybody here ever see a knife fight? 1035 Well, I have. 1036 You know, my back stoop, the lot across the

street, back yard. 1037 Switchblades came with the neighborhood. 1038 I never thought of it. You try to forget. 1039 - How do you use a switchblade? - Well, you'd never use it like this. 1040 See, you lose too much time switching hands. 1041 Here's how, underhanded. 1042 Anyone who's used a switch knife wouldn't handle it any other way. 1043 - Are you sure? - I'm sure. 1044 - That's why they open like that. - The boy was handy with the knife? 1045 You think he could have made the wound? 1046 No. Not with the experience he'd had handling these things. 1047 - He'd have gone for him underhanded. - How do you know? 1048 - Were you there in the room? - No. Neither was anybody else. 1049 What are you giving us all this mumbo jumbo for? 1050 I don't think you can determine what wound the boy made... 1051 ...because he knew how to handle a knife. 1052 What do you think? 1053 - I don't know. - What do you mean? 1054 I don't know. 1055 How about you? 1056 I don't know about the rest, but I'm tired of this. 1057 It's getting us nowhere, so I guess I'll break it up. 1058 I change my vote to not guilty. 1059 - You what? - You heard me. I've had enough. 1060 What? That's no answer. 1061 Hey, listen, you just take care of yourself, huh? You know? 1062 He's right. That's not an answer. 1063 What kind of a man are you? 10 You sat here and voted guilty with everyone else... 1065 ...because there are baseball tickets burning a hole in your pocket. 1066 And now you've changed your vote because you're sick of all the talking. 1067 Now listen, buddy. 1068 Who tells you you have the right to play like this with a man's life? 1069 - Don't you care? - Now wait a minute.

1070 - You can't talk like that to me. - I can talk like that to you. 1071 If you vote not guilty, do it because you're convinced... 1072 ...the man is not guilty, not because you've had enough. 1073 If you think he is guilty, vote that way. 1074 Don't you have the guts to do what is right? 1075 - Now listen- - Guilty or not guilty? 1076 - I told you. Not guilty. - Why? 1077 Look, I don't have to- 1078 You do have to! Say it! Why? 1079 All right, I don't think he's guilty. 1080 - I want another vote. - Okay. Another vote is called for. 1081 The quickest way is a show of hands. 1082 Okay. All those voting not guilty, raise your hands. 1083 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... 1084 ...eight. 1085 Nine. 1086 All those voting guilty, raise your hands. 1087 One, two, three. 1088 The vote's 9 to 3 in favor of acquittal. 10 I don't understand you people. 1090 All these picky points you bring up don't mean nothing. 1091 You saw this kid like I did. 1092 You believe that story about losing the knife... 1093 ...and that business about the movies? 1094 These people lie. It's born in them. 1095 I don't have to tell you. They don't know what the truth is. 1096 And let me tell you, they don't need any real big reason to kill someone. 1097 They get drunk. They're real big drinkers, all of them. 1098 Bang, someone's in the gutter. Nobody's blaming them. 1099 That's the way they are, by nature. You know what I mean? Violent. 1100 Where are you going? 1101 Human life don't mean as much to them as it does to us. 1102 They're fighting all the time, and if somebody gets killed, they don't care. 1103 There's good things about them. I'm the first one to say that. 1104 I've known a couple who were okay, but that's the

exception. 1105 Most of them have no feelings. They can do anything. 1106 What's going on here? 1107 I'm trying to tell you you're making a big mistake. This kid is a liar. 1108 I know it. I know all about them. 1109 Listen to me, they're no good. There's not one of them who is any good. 1110 I mean, what's happening in here? 1111 I'm speaking my piece, and you- 1112 Listen to me. 1113 This kid on trial here, his type. Well, don't you know about them? 1114 There's a danger here. 1115 These people are dangerous. 1116 They're wild. 1117 Listen to me. 1118 - Listen. - I have. 1119 Now sit down and don't open your mouth again. 1120 Sometimes... I tell you... 1121 It's always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. 1122 Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth. 1123 I don't really know what the truth is. 1124 I don't suppose anybody will ever really know. 1125 Nine of us now seem to feel that the defendant is innocent... 1126 ...but we're just gambling on probabilities. We may be wrong. 1127 We may be trying to let a guilty man go free. I don't know. 1128 Nobody really can, but we have a reasonable doubt... 1129 ...and that's something that's very valuable in our system. 1130 No jury can declare a man guilty unless it's sure. 1131 We nine can't understand how you three are still so sure. 1132 - Maybe you can tell us. - I'll try. 1133 You've made some points, but I believe the boy is guilty... 1134 ...and I have two reasons. 1135 One: The evidence given by the woman who actually saw the murder committed. 1136 That's the most important testimony. 1137 Two: The fact that she described the stabbing by saying she saw the boy... 1138 ...raise his arm over his head

and stab down into the father's chest 1139 - She saw him do it, the wrong way. - That's absolutely right. 1140 Let's talk about this woman. 1141 She said she went to bed about 11:00 that night. 1142 Her bed was next to the window, and she could look out... 1143 ...and see directly into the boy's room across the street. 1144 She tossed and turned for over an hour. 1145 Finally, she turned toward the window at about 12:10... 1146 ...and as she looked out... 1147 ...she saw the killing through the windows of a train. 1148 She said the lights went out after the killing... 1149 ...but that she got a good look at the boy in the act of stabbing his father. 1150 As far as I can see it, this is unshakable testimony. 1151 - Well, that's the whole case. - What do you think? 1152 How about you? 1153 I don't know. 1154 So much evidence to sift. This is a complicated business. 1155 Frankly, I don't see how you can vote for acquittal. 1156 It's not easy to arrange the evidence. 1157 Throw out the other evidence. The woman saw him. 1158 What else do you want? 1159 - Maybe- - Let's vote on it. 1160 Okay. There's another vote called for. Anyone object? 1161 All right. I'm changing my vote. He's guilty. 1162 Anybody else? The vote is 8 to 4. 1163 Why is this such a personal triumph? It's one vote. 11 I say we're a hung jury. I say we take it to the judge. 1165 How about it? I want to hear arguments. 1166 You, you're the leader of the cause, what about it? 1167 - Let's go over it again. - We've been over it again. 1168 The boy in the suit here is bouncing backwards and forwards like a ball. 1169 No point in getting nasty. You keep trying to turn this into a contest. 1170 Okay. 1171 Maybe

we can talk about setting a time limit? 1172 Yeah, once around for the deal, huh? 1173 It's a quarter after 6. Someone before mentioned 7:00. 1174 That's a point at which we can discuss whether it's a hung jury or not. 1175 - Don't you feel well? - I feel perfectly well, thank you. 1176 I was saying that 7:00 would be a reasonable- 1177 The reason I asked about that was because you rub your nose like- 1178 I'm sorry, but you made a gesture that reminded me of something. 1179 - I'm trying to settle something here. - Well, I think this is important. 1180 Thank you. 1181 Now, I'm sure you'll pardon me for this... 1182 ...but I was wondering why you rub your nose like that. 1183 Come on! 1184 I happen to be talking to the gentleman sitting next to you! 1185 Now, why were you rubbing your nose like that? 1186 Well, I was rubbing it because it bothers me a little. 1187 I'm sorry. Is it because of your eyeglasses? 1188 It is. Now can we get on to something else? 11 Your eyeglasses made those deep impressions on the sides of your nose. 1190 I hadn't noticed that before. That must be annoying. 1191 It is very annoying. 1192 Well, I wouldn't know about that. I've never worn eyeglasses. 20/20. 1193 Will you come on already with the optometrist bit? 1194 The woman who testified that she saw the killing... 1195 ...had those same marks on the sides of her nose. 1196 - Holy smokes. You know, he's right. - Quiet, please. 1197 Just give me a minute, and I'll be finished. 1198 I don't know if anyone else noticed that. 1199 I didn't think of it then, but I've been going over her face in my mind. 1200 She had those same marks. She kept rubbing them in court. 1201 He's right. She did do that a lot. 1202 This woman was

about 45 years old. 1203 She was making a tremendous effort to look 35 for her public appearance. 1204 Heavy makeup, dyed hair... 1205 ...new clothes that should have been worn by a younger woman. 1206 No glasses. Women do that. See if you can get the mental picture of it. 1207 What do you mean, no glasses? How do you know? 1208 - Because she was rubbing her nose? - She had those marks. 1209 - What do you think that means? - I'm sick of your yelling- 1210 Come on, forget it. 1211 Listen. He's right. I saw them too. I was the closest one to her. 1212 She had these things on her nose. What do you call those? 1213 What point are you making? She had dyed hair and marks on her nose. 1214 What does that mean? 1215 Could these marks be made by anything other than eyeglasses? 1216 No, they couldn't. 1217 I didn't see any marks. 1218 I did. Strange, but I didn't think about it before. 1219 What about the lawyer? Why didn't he say something? 1220 There are 12 people in here. Eleven of us didn't think of it either. 1221 What about the D.A.? 1222 Do you think he'd have her testify without glasses? 1223 Ever see a woman who didn't want glasses, because they spoil her looks? 1224 Okay. She had marks on her nose. 1225 I'm giving you that. From glasses, right? 1226 She didn't want to wear them so people would think she's gorgeous. 1227 But when she saw this kid killing his father, she was alone. 1228 That's all. 1229 Do you wear glasses to bed? 1230 No, I don't. No one wears eyeglasses to bed. 1231 It's logical to assume that she wasn't wearing them when she was in bed. 1232 - How do you know? - I'm guessing. 1233 I'm guessing she didn't put her glasses on when she looked out the window.

1234 She testified the killing took place just as she looked. 1235 She couldn't have had time to put them on. 1236 - Wait- - Here's another guess. 1237 She honestly thought she saw the boy. I say she saw a blur. 1238 How do you know what she saw? How does he know all that? 1239 How do you know what kind of glasses she wore? Maybe she was farsighted. 1240 - What do you know about it? - The woman's sight is in question now. 1241 She had to identify a person 60 feet away, at night, without glasses. 1242 You can't send someone to die on evidence like that. 1243 Don't give me that. 1244 - You think she might've made a mistake? - No. 1245 - It's not possible? - No, it's not possible. 1246 Is it possible? 1247 Not guilty. 1248 Do you think he's guilty? 1249 I think he's guilty. 1250 Do you? 1251 No. 1252 I'm convinced. Not guilty. 1253 - What's the matter with you? - I have a reasonable doubt now. 1254 It's 11 to 1. 1255 What about all the other evidence? The knife, the whole business? 1256 You said we could throw out all the other evidence. 1257 Well, what do we do now? 1258 You're alone. 1259 I don't care whether I'm alone or not. It's my right. 1260 It's your right. 1261 Well, what do you want? I say he's guilty. 1262 - We want to hear your arguments. - I gave you my arguments. 1263 We're not convinced. We want to hear them again. 12 We have as much time as it takes. 1265 Everything. 1266 Every single thing that took place in that courtroom says he's guilty. 1267 What do you think, I'm an idiot or something? 1268 Why don't you take that stuff about the old man... 1269 ...who lived there and heard everything? 1270 This business about the knife. Because we found

another one? 1271 The old man saw him right there, on the stairs. 1272 What's the difference how many seconds it was? 1273 Every single thing. 1274 The knife falling through a hole in his pocket. 1275 You can't prove he didn't get to the door. 1276 Sure you can take time, hobble around the room, but you can't prove it. 1277 What about this business of the El and the movies? 1278 There's a phony deal if I ever heard one. 1279 I'll bet you $5000 I'd remember the movies I saw. 1280 I'm telling you, everything that's gone on has been twisted and turned. 1281 This business with the glasses. 1282 How do you know she didn't have them on? This woman testified in open court. 1283 And what about hearing the kid yell? 1284 I'm telling you, I've got all the facts here. 1285 Here. 1286 That's it, that's the whole case. 1287 Well? 1288 Say something! 12 You lousy bunch of bleeding hearts. 1290 You're not going to intimidate me. I'm entitled to my opinion. 1291 Rotten kid. You work your life out! 1292 No... 1293 Not guilty. 1294 Not guilty. 1295 We're ready now. 1296 Hey! 1297 - What's your name? - Davis. 1298 My name's McCardle. 1299 - Well, so long. - So long.