Act I
Juror 8 proves that the knife used in the killing isn't effective evidence when he does this.
What is he reveals an identical knife that he purchased at a junk shop?
Act 2 ends with Juror 3 screaming this at Juror 8.
What is "I'll kill him/you!"
The killer would have had to stab downward for this reason.
What is his father was considerably taller?
In Act 1, it is revealed that the kid has spent time in juvenile detention for what crime?
What is knife-fighting?
This is the reason that the old man wouldn't likely have heard the boy scream "I'll kill you!"
What is the passing el train?
The jurors reenact the man's murder, showing that it would have taken about this long to commit.
What is 25-40 seconds?
The defendant is this old.
What is 19 years old?
Jurors 3 and 12 insist in Act 2 that the jurors should declare that they are this rather than coming up with a verdict.
What is a hung jury?
He is the most racist juror.
10
The jurors think the kid's alibi, that he was at the movies at the time of the killing, is a lie for this reason.
What is he doesn't have his ticket stub?
The jurors, by reenacting the scene, prove that the old man would have taken much longer than he originally said to reach the stairwell. How long did the old man say he took?
What is 15 seconds?
The angle of the stab wound is unlikely for this reason (Hint: it is NOT because the father was taller)
What is an experienced knife-fighter would have used the knife differently?
Through which of the five cars of the el train did the eye-witness across the street see the murder?
What is the last two?
This is the first juror to change his vote because of Juror 8's arguments.
9
These were the last 3 holdouts for guilty
3, 4, 10