安妮(黛咪·摩尔 Demi Moore 饰)是一名单亲妈妈,和年幼的儿子过着相依为命的生活。某日,她被选中成为了陪审团的成员,要负责陪审一起黑手党老大的审判。为了笼络人心,黑手党内一位名叫“老师”(亚历克·鲍德温 Alec Baldwin 饰)的成员暗中开始接近安妮,通过对她展开热烈的追求,来试图动摇安妮在判决中的公正之心。 然而,正义感慢慢的安妮并不是轻易就可以被蛊惑的,她相信法律,并且坚定而公正的执行着自己的权利。当黑手党发现他们的“美人计”没有起到预期的效果之后,开始将威胁的刀锋指向了安妮的儿子。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...