Theresa is one of the twelve jurors who have to decide about a case of assassination. She believes very strongly in the innocence of the young man, but can't convince the others. During the discussions, she realizes that one member of the jury knows details that he couldn't know from the trial alone. Since no one believes her suspicions, she investigates on her own.
A pregnant white Southern girl and a black New York lawyer, both on the run in rural Texas, meet up in a boarded-up, abandoned house and realize they both need each other in order to survive.
Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Al mismo tiempo que los aliados consiguen hacer retroceder a las tropas del Tercer Reich hacia Alemania, el Coronel Josep Ryan, piloto de combate, tiene la mala suerte de ser herido y trasladado a un campo de prisioneros americanos e ingleses. Más preocupado por sobrevivir que por escapar, se gana el humillante apodo de Von Ryan. Pero, cuando tiene que relevar al oficial inglés al mando, se propone alcanzar la libertad por medio de un arriesgadísimo plan, que consiste en huir en tren, a través de Italia, para llegar a Suiza.
