在这部危险机密剧情/爱情/惊悚片中,单亲妈妈安妮莱德（黛米·摩尔 饰）被选中为陪审团成员，审理一起黑手党老大的案子。于此同时，在黑手党内外号”老师”的迷人男子（亚历克·鲍德温 饰）也对她展开追求。他的真正目的是要左右她的判决，以及靠她来影响其他陪审团成员。但是当安妮试图想在审判期间维持公正的态度时，她儿子的性命也因此受到了威胁……
When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The Teacher" to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty". He threatens to kill her son if she doesn't commit. When the trial is over, he can't let her go...
