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Private Notes
It is the second day of the trial and Chloe is cross-examined by the defence counsel. For Louise, the mother of three teenage daughters, Chloe's experience is a warning of the dangers facing her children, in particular the rebellious Jo.
Gerald is 62 and retired. His life is perfect - or so he tells everyone; a loving family, an ideal marriage, laughs with friends. But the trial is to prove increasingly uncomfortable for him.
David's small chemicals business is in trouble. Orders are dropping and the Bank is making threatening noises. Then comes the summons to jury service.
In the court the defendant, Donald Fleming, begins to give his evidence. In the jury box sits Mary, strong-minded and spirited, but vulnerable too - as an unwelcome visitor reminds her.
Andrew meets student Jane, twenty-five years younger than he is. On impulse he asks her out. But what do they expect from each other? Passion? Friendship? Romance? How is the relationship to move?
Julian is a young man with everything; money, looks, a successful career. But his girlfriend Carol keeps showing signs of independence - and what if Mother doesn't like her? In the Court, Donald's counsel attempts to recover some lost ground.
Mick's a comedian - gags on the building site, jokes in the pub. Mick's a realist - he knows what makes people tick. Doesn't he?
Elizabeth is an academic; Steve's a site agent for a construction firm. They seem to have nothing in common at all. But opposites attract and here the attraction is mutual, unexpected, and for one of them, overwhelming.
Ann is remote, detached from the other jurors. But her withdrawal from human contact isn't due to snobbery. As the defence counsel reviews the case Ann forces herself to review her own recent and alarming past.
The evidence has been heard, the closing speeches have been made. Now the jury must reach their verdict on the charge against Donald Fleming.
Andrew and Steve have switched to 'Guilty'. But David, Elizabeth, Gerald, John and Mick are still voting for acquittal. The Judge says he will now accept a majority verdict.
