the find of the century
You found another knife like it. What's that, the discovery of the age or something?12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 6 / 17 章 · 2'23" · B2
Juror 8 Proposes Another Vote, Explained：hang a jury
The second knife fails to convince everyone, and the room turns on the holdout. "So if you wanna be stubborn and hang this jury, go ahead," one juror snaps. He answers with the stakes: "It's only one night. A boy may die." Then he offers a deal — another vote, and if even one man says not guilty, they stay.
あらすじ
The jurors are still divided after the second knife appears. One accuses the holdout of wasting everyone's time and warns he'll just hang the jury. The holdout answers that it is only one night and a boy may die, then proposes a new secret vote: if all twelve vote guilty they go home, but a single not-guilty vote means they stay and talk.
注目の表現
a million-to-onehang a jurymay diea pinochle deck
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このシーンの表現
hang a jury
deadlock a jury
Losing patience, a juror warns that stubbornness will hang the whole jury, half threat, half surrender.
A single holdout can hang a jury.
このシーンの他の表現
- a million-to-one
almost impossibly unlikely
- may die
might lose his life
- a pinochle deck
a pinochle card deck
- got to do with
relate to
- slow someone up
make someone slower
このシーンのメモ一覧
42 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ
almost impossibly unlikely
Refusing the coincidence, a juror calls the odds a million-to-one, shrinking the possibility to almost nothing.
The odds are a million-to-one.just the same as
You know, it's interesting that he'd find a knife exactly like the one the boy bought.extraposition: It is a placeholder subject; the real subject is the that-clause.
You know, it's interesting that he'd find a knife exactly like the one the boy bought.interesting, ironically — Can be sincere or sarcastic, depending on tone.
Well, I don't know. I just thought it was interesting.deadlock a jury
Losing patience, a juror warns that stubbornness will hang the whole jury, half threat, half surrender.
So if you wanna be stubborn and hang this jury, go ahead.conditional clause: The if-clause sets the condition; the main clause is a bare imperative.
So if you wanna be stubborn and hang this jury, go ahead.certain as can be — A folksy way to say something is certain.
The kid will be tried again and found guilty sure as he's born.might lose his life
Against the rush to leave, Juror 8 says it is one night for them but the boy may die.
It's only one night. A boy may die.modal possibility: May marks possibility rather than certainty, which gives the line its weight.
It's only one night. A boy may die.Hit each word in A boy may die for a measured beat.
It's only one night. A boy may die.a pinochle card deck
Joking that they might as well settle in, a juror suggests sending for a pinochle deck to pass the night.
Someone send for Potsy the policeman and get a pinochle deck...Link get a and stress the first syllable of pinochle.
Someone send for Potsy the policeman and get a pinochle deck...a nickname for a cop — A joking nickname; don't use it to a real officer.
Someone send for Potsy the policeman and get a pinochle deck...relate to
Tired of the knife talk, a juror asks what any of it has got to do with the case.
Oh, listen! I don't see what all this stuff about the knife's got to do with anything.fall into ruin
I got three garages of mine goin' to pot while you're talking.Goin' drops the g and to weakens to tuh.
I got three garages of mine goin' to pot while you're talking.going — Spoken contraction; keep it out of writing.
I got three garages of mine goin' to pot while you're talking.a proposal
I have a proposition to make to all of you.a fresh ballot
I'm gonna call for another vote.discuss until resolved
But if anyone votes not guilty, we stay here and talk it out.conditional clause: If anyone stresses that even a single person is enough.
But if anyone votes not guilty, we stay here and talk it out.Link talk it out so it sounds like one run.
But if anyone votes not guilty, we stay here and talk it out.seems reasonable
Okay, that sounds fair. Everyone agreed?hand these round — A casual instruction to hand something around.
Here, pass these along.「Juror 8 Proposes Another Vote」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is about time — other people's and the defendant's. Most jurors want to get home: "I got three garages of mine goin' to pot while you're talking," one says, and the argument reduces to whether talking is worth anything. Against that, the holdout puts one sentence on the table: "It's only one night. A boy may die." It reframes the whole dispute. One night of inconvenience is set against a life, and the room has no easy answer. His offer of another vote is a clever concession: if everyone still votes guilty, he'll stop blocking, but if one more juror has doubts, the deliberation continues. It is not stubbornness for its own sake; it is a way to force the room to keep looking.
Theme
JusticeA single holdout trades one night of the jury's time against a boy's life, forcing the room to keep deliberating instead of rushing a verdict.
DutyHe turns his own reluctance into a formal offer: vote again, and if anyone else doubts, the jury stays. It makes the others own the decision.
このチャプターで学べること
- One night of talk can outweigh a rushed verdict.
- A rule can be fair and firm at once.
- Jokes here are a way of hiding impatience.
- A single holdout keeps the room open.
発音のポイント
- A boy may die — Hit each word in A boy may die for a measured beat.
- get a pinochle — Link get a and stress the first syllable of pinochle.
- goin' to pot — Goin' drops the g and to weakens to tuh.
- talk it out — Link talk it out so it sounds like one run.
It's only one night. A boy may die.The line that answers every complaint about time: a night of the jury's inconvenience weighs little against a boy's life, so stopping now is not neutral.
But if anyone votes not guilty, we stay here and talk it out.His condition for another vote: one dissenting ballot keeps the jury in the room. It shifts the burden from him alone to anyone who still has doubt.
So if you wanna be stubborn and hang this jury, go ahead.A juror dares the holdout to keep blocking, calling it stubbornness. The line names the charge against him — that he is delaying for no reason.
You guys can talk the ears right off my head. You know what I mean?A comic image of being talked at until exhausted. The juror means the debate is pointless and endless — and he has other places he would rather be.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the holdout propose another vote?
To break the deadlock without giving in. If the new vote is unanimous for guilty, he'll accept it; if one juror joins him, the jury has to keep talking.
Why is the scene called one night in a boy's life?
Because the jurors are arguing over their own evening while the defendant's life hangs on their decision. The holdout's line, "It's only one night. A boy may die," is the whole point.
Is the holdout being stubborn on purpose?
The others call it stubbornness, and he doesn't deny wanting to slow things down — but his offer shows he isn't blocking forever. He wants a real discussion first, not a rushed verdict.
What does "hang a jury" mean?
To leave a jury unable to reach a verdict, often by holding out. It can happen by accident or on purpose, and here a juror accuses the holdout of doing it deliberately.
What happens after the second secret ballot?
The count changes. One more juror votes not guilty, so the jury stays and the debate continues — exactly what the holdout's condition called for.
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第 2 章kick someone aroundJuror 8 Votes Not Guilty
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第 4 章breaking pointJuror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot
第 5 章alleged eyewitnessJuror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade
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第 7 章run it up the flagpoleJuror 9 Switches His Vote
第 8 章as plain as the nose on your faceJuror 8 Tests the El Train Timing
第 9 章recede into the backgroundWhy the Old Man Would Lie
第 10 章off the top of my headJuror 8 Questions the Knife
第 11 章out of thin airJuror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk
第 12 章see if the cat licks it upThe Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six
第 13 章hung juryJuror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi
第 14 章have the gutsJuror 8's Knife Demonstration
第 15 章you peopleJuror 10's Racist Rant
第 16 章obscure the truthJuror 8 Warns About Prejudice
第 17 章in questionJuror 8 Doubts the Eyewitness第 6 / 17 章 · 残り約 52 分