Twelve ordinary Australians are selected for jury duty in a murder trial.
Detective Sam Chedid takes the stand as various pieces of evidence are introduced to the Court, some of which raise questions about Nathan Spears' involvement.
The Crown calls Claire's best friend, Amita, to the stand. As the trial gets more complex, so too do the jury room dynamics, as their personal lives become increasingly entangled.
Kate Lawson's provocative artwork takes centre stage in the courtroom. The Crown raises questions around her artistic methods, as well as revealing a complicated mental health diagnosis.
Claire's 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.
The jurors are taken to Kate's house to observe a demonstration of the Crown's case theory, before Kate's brother, Robbie, takes the stand.
Claire's 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 Claire’s boarding school mistress, Fiona, takes the stand, a shock revelation changes the course of the trial. Jury room dynamics are tested as tensions reach boiling point.
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?
As the trial comes to an end, the jurors are sequestered as Kate's involvement in a historic crime could effect the case. As Georgina struggles with a decision to either stay or leave her husband Jamie.
