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In New Orleans, a failed day trader at a stock brokerage firmshows up at the office and opens fire on his former colleagues, then killshimself. Among the dead is Jacob Wood. Two years later, with attorney WendellRohr, Jacob's widow Celeste takes Vicksburg Firearms to court on the groundsthat the company's gross negligence led to her husband's death. During juryselection, jury consultant Rankin Fitch and his team communicate backgroundinformation on each of the jurors to lead defense attorney Durwood Cable in thecourtroom through electronic surveillance.
In the jury pool, Nick Easter tries to gethimself excused from jury duty. Judge Frederick Harkin decides to give Nick alesson in civic duty and Fitch tells Cable that the judge has now given them nochoice, and that he must select Nick as a juror. Nick's congenial manner winshim acceptance from his fellow jurors, but Frank Herrera, a Marine veteran,takes an instant dislike to him.
A woman named Marlee makes an offer toFitch and Rohr: she will deliver the verdict to the first bidder. Rohrdismisses the offer, assuming it to be a tactic by Fitch to obtain a mistrial.Fitch asks for proof that she can deliver, though, which Nick provides. Fitchorders Nick's apartment searched, but finds nothing. Marlee retaliates bygetting one of Fitch's jurors bounced. Nick shows the judge surveillancefootage of his apartment being searched, and the judge orders the jurysequestered. Fitch then goes after three jurors with blackmail, leading one, RikkiColeman, to attempt suicide.
Rohr loses a key witness due to harassment,and after confronting Fitch, decides that he cannot win the case. He asks hisfirm's partners for $10 million. Fitch sends an operative, Janovich, to kidnapMarlee, but she fights him off and raises Fitch's price to $15 million. Onprinciple, Rohr changes his mind and refuses to pay. Fitch agrees to pay Marleeto be certain of the verdict.
Fitch's subordinate Doyle travels to Gardner, Indiana,where he discovers that Nick is really Jeff Kerr, a law school drop-out, andthat Marlee's real name is Gabby Brandt. Gabby's sister died in a schoolshooting. The town sued the gun manufacturer and Fitch helped the defense winthe case. Doyle concludes that Nick and Marlee's offer is a set-up, and hecalls Fitch, but it is too late.
Nick receives confirmation of receipt ofpayment and he steers the jury in favor of the plaintiff, much to the chagrinof Herrera, who launches into a rant against the plaintiff, which undermineshis support. The gun manufacturer is found liable, with the jury awarding $110million in general damages to Celeste Wood.
After the trial, Nick and Marlee confrontFitch with a receipt for the $15 million bribe and demand that he retire. Theyinform him that the $15 million will benefit the shooting victims in Gardner.
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