Juror 12 states, "That's right. She saw the killing, didn't she?"

[...]

Juror 10 loudly states, "Just a minute. Here's a woman who's lying in bed and can't sleep. It's hot, you know. (He gets up and begins to walk around, blowing his nose and talking.) Anyway, she looks out the window and right across the street she sees the kid stick the knife into his father. She's known the kid all his life. His window is right opposite hers, across the el tracks, and she swore she saw him do it."

Juror 8 states, "Through the windows of a passing elevated train."

Juror 10 states, "Okay. And they proved in court that you can look through the windows of a passing el train at night and see what's happening on the other side. They proved it" (11).

Juror 11 responds, "I think it was eight o'clock. Not seven."

Juror 8 explains, "That's right. Eight o'clock. They heard the father hit the boy twice and then saw the boy walk angrily out of the house. What does that prove?"

Juror 3 notes, "Well, it doesn't exactly prove anything. It's just part of the picture. I didn't say it proved anything" (12).

Juror 8 replies, "I do."

Juror 4 notes, "The boy admits going out of his house at eight o'clock after being slapped by his father."

Then Juror 8 states, "Or punched."

Juror 4 replies to Juror 8 when he states, "Or punched. He went to a neighborhood store and bought a switch knife. The storekeeper was arrested the following day when he admitted selling it to the boy. It's a very unusual knife. The storekeeper identified it and said it was the only one of its kind he had in stock. Why did the boy get it? (Sarcastically) As a present for a friend of his, he says. Am I right so far?..."

Juror 4 notes, "Next, the boy claims that on the way home the knife must have fallen through a hole in his coat pocket, that he never saw it again" (14).

Juror 4 notes, "Take a look at that  knife.  It's a very  strange  knife.  I've never  seen one like  it  before  in  my  life  and neither  had the storekeeper  who sold  it  to him."

[NO. 8 reaches casually into his pocket and withdraws an object. No one notices this. He stands up quietly.] 

Juror 4 replies, "Aren't  you  trying  to make  us accept a pretty  incredible coincidence?"

Juror 8 responds, "I'm  not trying  to make  anyone  accept it.  I'm  just  saying  it's possible. "

Juror 3 yells,  "And  I'm saying  it's  not  possible!" 

[NO. 8 swiftly flicks open the blade of a switch knife and jams it into the table next to the first one. They are exactly alike. There are several gasps and everyone stares at the knife. There is a long silence.]

Juror 3 remarks, "What  are you  trying  to do?"

Juror 10 yells,  "Yeah,  what  is  this?  Who do you  think  you  are? 

Juror 5 shouts, "Look at it!  It's the same  knife!" (16).