Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.

Gloria is the mother of twins. Her daughter is found brutalized and murdered. Her son leaves college and his NCAA wrestling career behind to return to the scene of the crime and to mourn his sister. He demands that the perpetrator be convicted and imprisoned. He ekes out a living dressed as a chicken for a fast food chicken restaurant. During the ongoing trial, he meets an older woman whose alcoholic husband has been killed and she is left to support...