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.
1943 год, в оккупированной немцами Италии в одном из лагерей для военнопленных назревает побег. Его возглавляет недавно сбитый американский летчик, полковник Фон Райан. Захватив поезд для перевозки пленных, он совершает беспрецедентную акцию, пересекая Италию под самым носом у фашистов.
