The Twelve

Behind the facade of their anonymity, these twelve ordinary people bring with them their own histories. Lives that are as complex as the trial, full of fractured dreams, shameful secrets, hope, fears, personal trauma, and prejudice.

The Crown calls Claires best friend, Amita, to the stand. As the trial gets more complex, so too does the jury room dynamics, as their personal lives become increasingly entangled.

Claires father, Nathan Spears, takes the stand. He paints Kate as a sexual predator who groomed Claire, but reveals his temper when Colby gets under his skin.

Claires mother, Diane, takes the stand. In support of her sister, Kate, she throws suspicion onto Nathan as she further reveals the tumultuous relationship between him and Claire.

When Nathan lies under oath, an enraged Kate refuses Colby’s advice not to testify but will the secret between Kate and her sister explode under the pressure of the revelations?

Co-accused ex-lovers stand trial for the murder of wealthy farmer, Bernice Price. But can the twelve jurors really be impartial when they come from a tight rural community where everyone know everyone?

Colby throws suspicion onto two prosecution witnesses. Pressure mounts for Meredith when her husband unexpectedly shows up at court.

Its Meredith’s turn to present her case but things are not looking good for the defence, until Colby finds some new evidence that could turn things around.

Meredith’s decision to put Sasha on the stand backfires when Colby delivers some damning evidence, leaving the Jury shellshocked and ready to make some big life decisions.

A cold case from 1968 is re-opened for jury consideration when a man is charged with the murder of a woman who was researching the case for a true crime novel.

As the trial continues, a series of experts bring the grisly details of Amanda’s murder into sharper focus, while Colby continues to hunt for the mysterious new witness.

On the first day of the Defence case, Colby pokes holes in the Prosecution’s theory against Alan and is buoyed by a breakthrough in the search for the mysterious ‘John’.