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12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 5 / 17 章 · 5'00" · B2

Juror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade, Explained：alleged eyewitness

The jurors argue about the murder weapon, a switchblade the boy supposedly bought and that the shopkeeper called one of a kind. Then one juror produces an identical knife he bought the night before. "It's the same knife," he says — and the prosecution's "incredible coincidence" starts to look like no coincidence at all.

あらすじ

In the jury room, the men re-examine the case, one fact at a time. They question whether the defense lawyer pushed hard enough, note that the whole case rests on two witnesses, and study the unusual switchblade said to be the murder weapon. Then a juror pulls an identical knife from his pocket and explains he bought it for six dollars at a pawnshop near the boy's home.

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alleged eyewitnessthe entire casea thing like thatlost his knife

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このシーンの表現

alleged eyewitness

a claimed witness

Juror 8 notes the killing had only one alleged eyewitness, and the word alleged plants doubt at once.

The report named an alleged eyewitness to the crash.

このシーンの他の表現

  • the entire case

    the whole argument

  • a thing like that

    something of that kind

  • lost his knife

    misplace a knife

  • incredible coincidence

    an amazing coincidence

  • pawnshop

    a shop that lends on goods

このシーンのメモ一覧

100 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · C1conduct a cross-examination

questioning of a witness

wasn't conducting a thorough-enough cross-examination.
表現 · B1let something go by

let something pass

I mean, he - he let too many things go by, little things that...
発音figure they'll

The t in figure is often dropped before they'll.

it's because they know the answers already and they figure they'll be hurt.
表現 · B2plain stupid

simply foolish

Maybe it's also possible for a lawyer to be just plain stupid, isn't it?
スラング · B1brother-in-law

sister's husband — A normal family term, neutral in tone.

You sound like you met my brother-in-law once.
表現 · C1tear something to shreds

rip apart completely

I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds, or at least try to.
文法 · B2to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds

infinitive object complement: The infinitive completes the object and says what the lawyer should do.

I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds, or at least try to.
発音witnesses to shreds

To weakens to a light tuh after witnesses.

I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds, or at least try to.
文法 · B2those two witnesses were the entire case

subject complement: The linking verb equates the two witnesses with the whole case.

But actually, those two witnesses were the entire case for the prosecution.
表現 · A2make a mistake

get things wrong

They're only people. People make mistakes.
表現 · B2an exact science

a precise science

This isn't an exact science.
表現 · C1exhibits in evidence

items shown in court

The gentleman has a right to see exhibits in evidence.
表現 · A2one at a time

one by one

Now, suppose we take these facts one at a time.
発音take these facts

Link take these and clip the end of facts.

Now, suppose we take these facts one at a time.
スラング · B1Switch knives

folding knives — Spoken shorthand for switchblade knives.

- where he bought one of those - - Switch knives.
表現 · B2a carved handle

an engraved handle

It had a very unusual carved handle and blade.
表現 · C1diverge from

split apart

begin to diverge slightly.
文法 · B1the two detectives who arrested him

relative clause: The who-clause identifies which detectives are meant.

He also claims that the two detectives who arrested him...
スラング · B1a half a flight

half a staircase — A loose spoken form of half a flight.

threw him down a half a flight of stairs.
表現 · A2through a hole

through a gap

He claims that it fell through a hole in his pocket on the way to the movies...
スラング · B2a tale

a story — A slightly mocking way to call something a story.

Now there's a tale, gentlemen.
文法 · B2Aren't you asking us to accept

negative question: The negative question is rhetorical, asserting rather than asking.

Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?
表現 · A2X blocks from

two streets away

I bought that at a little pawnshop just two blocks from the boy's house.
発音blocks from

From weakens to fruhm after blocks.

I bought that at a little pawnshop just two blocks from the boy's house.
スラング · B2pulled a real bright trick

played a clever stunt — Casual; can be admiring or accusing.

Listen, you pulled a real bright trick. Now, supposing you tell me what it proves.

「Juror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a lesson in how quickly certainty can be built — and broken. The prosecution's case rests on two witnesses and one unusual knife, and most jurors treat that as enough. One juror keeps testing it: if the witnesses could be wrong, and if the knife isn't unique, the story collapses. He proves the second point in the most physical way possible, producing a switchblade just like the murder weapon, bought for six dollars near the boy's house. "Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?" someone had asked. Now the coincidence is on the table. The knife also exposes the jury's own rule-breaking, since buying or selling one is illegal, and the reaction — "you pulled a real bright trick" — shows how much the demonstration unsettles them. What they call a trick is really evidence.

Theme

JusticeThe scene tests the state's case piece by piece, and a six-dollar knife shows that the evidence everyone trusted was never as solid as it looked.
PhilosophyThe argument turns on doubt: absolute certainty is impossible, so a verdict built on 'nobody can know' rather than proof starts to look unsafe.

このチャプターで学べること

  • One real object can outweigh a whole argument.
  • Possibility does not have to be probability.
  • The case rests on fewer legs than it seems.
  • A cheap knife can change a room's mood.

発音のポイント

  • figure they'll — The t in figure is often dropped before they'll.
  • witnesses to shreds — To weakens to a light tuh after witnesses.
  • take these facts — Link take these and clip the end of facts.
  • blocks from — From weakens to fruhm after blocks.
Aren't you asking us to accept a pretty incredible coincidence?

A juror challenges the idea that the unique knife must be the murder weapon: the coincidence of a second identical knife is too much to swallow.

Oh, come on. Nobody can know a thing like that.

A juror dismisses the demand for certainty about the witnesses: in real life no one can be absolutely sure, which is exactly the standard the holdout keeps invoking.

Listen, you pulled a real bright trick. Now, supposing you tell me what it proves.

A juror calls the second knife a stunt and demands its meaning. He is right to ask, but the answer is already there: if a second knife exists, the weapon proves nothing.

It's against the law to buy or sell switchblade knives.

A juror points out that the demonstration itself broke the law — the holdout bought a banned switchblade illegally, which shows how far he went to test the case.

このシーンについての質問

Why does the juror buy a switchblade at a pawnshop?

To prove the murder weapon wasn't unique. If he could buy an identical knife near the boy's home for six dollars, then the knife found in the father's chest doesn't single the boy out.

Does the second switchblade prove the boy is innocent?

No — it proves the knife evidence is weaker than it seemed. It shows the weapon could have belonged to someone else, which is enough to raise reasonable doubt.

Why did he break the law to buy the knife?

Buying or selling switchblades is illegal, and he says so plainly: it was the only way to test whether the weapon in evidence was really one of a kind.

What does "pulled a real bright trick" mean here?

It means the juror is accusing him of a clever stunt meant to sway the room. The phrase is sarcastic, but the 'trick' is actually physical proof.

Why do the jurors trust the shopkeeper's claim at first?

Because it fits the story they already believe: a violent boy, a distinctive knife, and a shopkeeper saying he had only ever stocked one. The second knife is what makes them question it.

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第 1 章open-and-shut caseJurors Gather in the Jury Room第 2 章kick someone aroundJuror 8 Votes Not Guilty第 3 章burden of proofThe Jurors Go Around the Table第 4 章breaking pointJuror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot再生中 · 第 5 章alleged eyewitnessJuror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade第 6 章hang a juryJuror 8 Proposes Another Vote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
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