12 Angry Men Line Cues (Foreman)

Four: "We're trying to make it clear. One doesn't talk about quality when murder is involved. Well, let's do it."

About this on the fingerprints-the kid wiped the fingerprints off the knife. Well, what about the doorknob? If I saw a man coming into my home, a man that hated me, and if he was wiping the doorknob with a handkerchief as he came in, it would give me an uneasy feeling. So the doorknobs must have been wiped after the killing, and this, too, would take some time.

Eight: "Please-have some compassion."

Gentleman, please, we have our job and our duty here.

Seven: "Who says it's easy for me?" Four: "Or me?" Eight: "No one."

He's still just as guilty, whether it's an easy vote or a hard vote.

Seven: "Right. This better be fast. I've got tickets to 'Cats' for tonight. I must be the only guy in the world who hasn't seen it yet. Okay, your honor, start the show."

How about sitting down? The gentleman at the window. How about sitting down?

Four: "Yes, it is."

I have an uncle who's a tailor.

Eight: "Do you know?" Seven: "Well, ah..." Eight: "Mr. Foreman."

I heard you. [Go to the door.]

Four: "If we're going to discuss this case, why, let's discuss the facts."

I think that's a good point. We have a job to do. Let's do it.

Nine: "It's only one night." Seven: "Oh, now. Come on." Eight: "Well, yes, that's true."

I think we ought to get on with it now.

Three: "Let's call our votes out."

I vote yes, we're a hung jury. Two?

Eight: "However, if he were dumb, then why did he make the kind of wound that an inexperienced man would make with a knife?"

I'm not sure I understand.

Three: "Ask him to hire you. He's rich. Look at the suit!"

Is it custom-tailored?

Five: "I say guilty. I was right the first time." Three: "Now we're beginning to make sense in here."

It seems to be about nine guilty to three not guilty.

Six: "I think maybe we should try another vote. Mr. Foreman?"

It's alright with me. Anybody doesn't want to vote?

Twelve: "Yes." Three: "Oh, no!"

It's six to six.

Ten: "You see-do you see?"

Let's calm down now. [To Five] It's your turn.

Twelve: "That's right. She saw the killing, didn't she?"

Let's go in order.

Four: "He has a right. Let him go ahead." Two: "Do you want me to time this, too?"

Let's hear him.

Eleven: "We can't even agree about whether or not the window should be open."

Let's make it a majority vote. The majority wins.

Three: "Now, you listen to me-"

Let's try to keep this organized, gentleman.

Nine: "The doubt is there, in my mind."

Maybe we should vote.

Two: "Cough drop?"

No, thank you.

Guard: "Is there anything wrong, gentlemen? I heard some noise."

No, there's nothing wrong. You can take that back.

Four: "How does he do?"

Not too well. Y'know, a friend of his, that's a friend of my uncle, the tailor-well-this friend wanted to be on this jury in my place.

"...This slick preacher starts to tear your heart out with stories about a poor little kid who just couldn't help becoming a murderer. So you change your vote. If that isn't the most sickening-"

Now hold it.

Eleven: "I can understand this sensitivity."

Now let's stop the bickering.

Ten: "You're a pretty smart fellow, aren't you?"

Now take it easy.

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

Now, let's be reasonable. There's nothing personal-

Three: "I've got a good mind to walk around this table and belt him one."

Now, please. I don't want any fights in here.

Seven: "That was easy."

Okay. All those voting guilty raise your hands. Eight-nine-ten-eleven-that's eleven for guilty. Okay. Not guilty?

Three: "Hey, you're in left field!"

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

Three: "That's six."

Please. Six guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Not Guilty. Guilty.

Five: "Look at it! It's the same knife!"

Quiet! Let's be quiet.

Four: "If seven or more of us vote yes; that we are a hung jury, then we take it in to the judge and tell him we are a hung jury."

Right. And if seven or more vote no, that mean we aren't a hung jury, and we go on discussing it.

Seven: "Okay-let's start it off."

Right. [To Two] We'll start with you.

Two: "Take my chair." Eleven: "Thank you."

Shall we get back to the case?

Seven: "Why don't we take it in to the judge and let the kid take his chances with twelve other guys?"

Six to six. I don't think we'll ever agree-on anything.

Four: "Very fair."

Supposing we go once around the table.

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 gentle man that we're right and he's wrong. Maybe if we each talk for a minute or two. You know-try it on for size."

That sounds fair enough.

Three: "I want an open ballot. Let's call out our votes. I want to know who stands where."

That sounds fair. Anyone object? All right. I'll call off your jury numbers. I vote guilty. Number two?

Eight: "...We'll take in a guilty verdict right now." Seven: "Okay, let's do it."

That sounds fair. Is everyone agreed?

Eight: "You mean that we vote yes, we are a hung jury, or no, we are not a hung jury."

That's just what I was thinking of.

Eight: "You can almost reach out of the window of that room and touch the el. Right?"

That's right. I tried it.

Eight: "No, I don't know. Maybe you know." [Guard enters] Guard: "Is this what you wanted?"

That's right. Thank you.

Five: "I'll pass it."

That's your privilege. [To Six] How about you?

Ten: "Look, this is absolutely insane. What makes you think you can do this?"

We can't stop him.

Four: "...Get down the stairs to the place where the old man saw him-the boy, that is." Three: "This is right."

We reconstructed the old man getting out of bed and going to the door, and we timed that; now let's reconstruct the actual crime.

Twelve: "In six days my job could be gone, and the whole company, too. They aren't going to like this."

Well, figure this is our duty.

Guard: "Sure, that's my job."

You want this?

Ten: "That's fine. If the speech is over, let's go on."

[Give the knife back to the guard and give him money for snacks.]

Eight: "All right, let's talk about it. Let's get it in here and look at it. I'd like to see it again, Mr. Foreman."

[Go to the door.]

Eleven: "Perhaps this is best."

[Tear ballots and hand them out. Once everyone has passed them down, open them and begin to read.] Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.

Twelve: "We're wasting time."

[To Eight] It's your turn.

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

All right, gentleman. Let's take seats.

Eight: "I hope we have."

All right. Is there anything else?

Seven:"Okay-okay-I apologize. Is that what you want?" Eight: "That's what I want."

All right. Let's stop the arguing. Who's got something constructive to say?

Three: "That's if we disagree-but this is open and shut. Let's get it done."

All right. Now-you gentleman can handle this any way you want to. I mean, I'm not going to make any rules. If we want to discuss it first and then vote, that's one way. Or we can discuss it now and see how we stand.

Seven: "Why didn't you let him? I would have done anything to miss this."

And get caught, or something? Y'know what kind of a fine you could pay for anything like that? Anyway, this friend of my uncle's was on a jury once, about ten years ago-a case just about like this one.

Three: "...he ran to the door of his apartment, looked out and saw the kid running downstairs and out of the house. Then he called the police. They found the father with a knife in his chest."

And the coroner fixed the time of death at around midnight.

Eight: "All right. Let us vote."

Anybody doesn't want to vote?

Six: "Well, it doesn't exactly prove anything. It's just part of the picture. I didn't say it proved anything."

Anything else?

Seven: "I agree, it's the only way." Twelve: "Anything to end this."

Are we agreed then? Seven or more vote yes and we take it in to the judge.

Ten: "I still want to know. Vote on what?"

Are we or aren't we a hung jury?

Five: "I'd like to change my vote to not guilty."

Are you sure?

Two: "Anybody-want a cough-drop?"

Come on. Let's get on with it.

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

Earlier that night the kid and his father did have a fight.

Four: "No, I'm convinced now. There is a reasonable doubt." Eight: "You're alone."

Eleven votes, not guilty; one, guilty.

Eleven: "He may have been a little bit off on the speed that the old cripple moved at-but twenty-four seconds off...well, now, you know...

Far be it from me to call anyone a liar, and even allowing for quite a difference in speed between the old man and you... Why, still, there's quite a-

Three: "Let me tell you why that kid's a-"

The man wants to talk.

Five: "Yes, I'm sure."

The vote is nine to thee in favor of guilty.

Ten: "I'll tell you something. The crime is being committed right in this room."

The vote is six to six.

Four: "I believe the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There are some things I want to find out from those gentlemen that changed their minds."

Then we aren't a hung jury-so we go on.

Six: "I wanted more talk, and now I've had it." Eight: "I want another vote."

There's another vote called for. I guess the quickest way is a show of hands. Anybody object. [No one does] All right, all those voting not guilty raise your hands. [All raise, then I raise, count] Nine. All those voting guilty. [Raise] Three. The vote is nine to three in favor of acquittal.

Twelve: "So what happened?"

They let him off. Reasonable doubt. And do y'know, about eight years later they found out that he'd actually done it, anyway. A guilty man-a murderer-was turned loose in the streets.

Three: "What do they think we are, crooks?"

They lock us up for a little while...