12 Angry Men

Front 1

Three: what do they think we are crooks?

Back 1

Foreman: they lock us up for a little while…

Front 2

Twelve: I wonder what’s been going on down at the office. You know how it is in advertising. In six days my job could be gone, and the whole company too, they aren’t going to like this.

Back 2

Foreman: well figure this is our duty.

Front 3

Three: ask him to hire you. He’s rich. Look at the suit!

Back 3

Foreman: is it custom tailored?

Front 4

Four: Yes it is.

Back 4

Foreman: I have an uncle who’s a tailor.

Front 5

Four: How does he do?

Back 5

Foreman: Not too Well you know a friend of his, that’s a friend of my uncle, the tailor, well this friend wanted to be on this jury to take my place

Front 6

Seven: Why didn’t you let him? I would’ve done any thing to miss this.

Back 6

Foreman: and get caught, or something? Do you know what kind of a fine you could pay for something like that? Anyway this friend of my uncles was on a jury once, about 10 years ago, a case just about like this one.

Front 7

Twelve: so what happened?

Back 7

Foreman: they let him off. Reasonable doubt. And do, you know, about eight years later they found out that he’d actually done it anyway. A guilty man, a murder, was turned loose in the streets.

Front 8

Seven: I had one last year, while I was on vacation too.

Back 8

Foreman: All right everyone, let’s take our seats.

Front 9

Seven: right. This better be fast. I’ve got tickets to Hamilton for tonight. I must be the only girl in the world who hasn’t seen it yet. OK, your honor, start the show.

Back 9

Foreman: how about sitting down? The woman at the window. How about sitting down?

Front 10

Three: that’s if we disagree, but this is open and shut. Let’s get it done.

Back 10

Foreman: all right. Now, you can handle this anyway you want to. I mean I’m not gonna make any rules. If you want to discuss it first and then vote that’s one way. Or we can vote right now and see how we stand.

Front 11

Eight: all right. Let us vote.

Back 11

Foreman: anybody doesn’t want to vote?

Front 12

Seven: That was easy.

Back 12

Foreman: OK. All those voting guilty raise your hands. (Pause) eight..nine..ten..eleven. That’s 11 for guilty. Okay. Not guilty?

Front 13

Three: Hey, you’re in left field!

Back 13

Foreman: Okay. Eleven to one. Eleven guilty, one not guilty. Now we know where we stand.

Front 14

Four: or me?

Eight: No one.

Back 14

Foreman: he’s still just as guilty, whether it’s an easy vote or a hard vote.

Front 15

Four: If we’re going to discuss the case, why, let’s discuss the facts. Hey

Back 15

Foreman: I think that’s a good point. We have a job to do let’s do it.

Front 16

Two: take my chair

Eleven: Thank you

Back 16

Foreman: shall we get back to the case?

Front 17

Twelve: I may have an idea here. I’m just thinking out loud now, but it seems to me that it’s up to us to convince this woman that we’re right and she’s wrong. Maybe if we talk for a minute or two. You know try it on for size.

Back 17

Foreman: that sounds fair enough.

Front 18

Four: very fair.

Back 18

Foreman: supposing we go once around the table.

Front 19

Seven: OK, let’s start it off.

Back 19

Foreman: right. Will start with you. (To two)

Front 20

Three: looked out and saw the kid running downstairs and out of the house. Then he called the police. They found her father with a knife in his chest.

Back 20

Foreman: and the corner fixed the time of death at around midnight.

Front 21

Nine: well it’s only one night, a man may die.

Seven: oh now come on.

Eight: well it’s true.

Back 21

Foreman: I think we ought to get on with it now.

Front 22

Seven: we know he bought a switch knife that night and we don’t know where he really was. At the movies?

Back 22

Foreman: earlier that night the boy and his father did have a fight.

Front 23

Seven: Okay. Let’s do it.

Back 23

Foreman: that sounds fair. Is everyone agreed?

Front 24

Eleven: perhaps this is best.

Back 24

Foreman: (after papers lined up) Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.

Front 25

Three: That’s six.

Back 25

Foreman: Please. Six Guilty. Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, not Guilty. Guilty.

Front 26

Twelve: that’s right. She saw the killing didn’t she?

Back 26

Foreman: let’s go in order.

Front 27

Ten: you’re a pretty smart fellow aren’t you?

Back 27

Foreman: now take it easy.

Front 28

Ten: you see, do you see?

Back 28

Foreman: let’s calm down now. It’s your turn (to five)

Front 29

Five: I’ll pass it.

Back 29

Foreman: that’s your privilege. How about you. (To six)

Front 30

Six: well it doesn’t exactly prove anything. It’s just a part of the picture. I didn’t say approved anything.

Back 30

Foreman: anything else?

Front 31

Five: I used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. Maybe it still smells on me.

Back 31

Foreman: now, let’s be reasonable. There’s nothing personal—

Front 32

Eleven: I can understand the sensitivity.

Back 32

Foreman: now let’s stop the bickering.

Front 33

Twelve: were wasting time.

Back 33

Foreman: (To eight) it’s your turn.

Front 34

Five: look at it! It’s the same knife!

Back 34

Foreman: quiet! Let’s be quiet.

Front 35

Three: looked out and saw the kid running downstairs and out of the house. Then he called the police. They found her father with a knife in his chest.

Back 35

Foreman: and the corner fixed the time of death at around midnight.

Front 36

Nine: well it’s only one night, a man may die.

Seven: oh now come on.

Eight: well it’s true.

Back 36

Foreman: I think we ought to get on with it now.

Front 37

Seven: we know he bought a switch knife that night and we don’t know where he really was. At the movies?

Back 37

Foreman: earlier that night the boy and his father did have a fight.

Front 38

Seven: Okay. Let’s do it.

Back 38

Foreman: that sounds fair. Is everyone agreed?

Front 39

Eleven: perhaps this is best.

Back 39

Foreman: (after papers lined up) Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.

Front 40

Three: That’s six.

Back 40

Foreman: Please. Six Guilty. Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, not Guilty. Guilty.

Front 41

Twelve: that’s right. She saw the killing didn’t she?

Back 41

Foreman: let’s go in order.

Front 42

Ten: you’re a pretty smart fellow aren’t you?

Back 42

Foreman: now take it easy.

Front 43

Ten: you see, do you see?

Back 43

Foreman: let’s calm down now. It’s your turn (to five)

Front 44

Five: I’ll pass it.

Back 44

Foreman: that’s your privilege. How about you. (To six)

Front 45

Six: well it doesn’t exactly prove anything. It’s just a part of the picture. I didn’t say approved anything.

Back 45

Foreman: anything else?

Front 46

Five: I used to play in a backyard that was filled with garbage. Maybe it still smells on me.

Back 46

Foreman: now, let’s be reasonable. There’s nothing personal—

Front 47

Eleven: I can understand the sensitivity.

Back 47

Foreman: now let’s stop the bickering.

Front 48

Twelve: were wasting time.

Back 48

Foreman: (To eight) it’s your turn.

Front 49

Five: look at it! It’s the same knife!

Back 49

Foreman: quiet! Let’s be quiet.