The movie begins with Sally's nightmare. Theresa is dancing with a man at a club. Then she is on the beach. Someone kills the man, but we can't tell who.
In another scene early in the movie, Sally is a published author and attending a book-signing, where her current husband (not her first) is reading from her latest book.
Sally's daughter Aimee is preparing to leave for college, and she needs a big old trunk. Sally discovers a notebook in that trunk--the notebook she used years ago as a juror in Theresa's trial.
Through flashbacks, we learn of Sally's experiences years earlier. As Sally gets called for jury duty, her abusive husband is having trouble making ends meet and he has yet another scheme in mind. Sally is approved as a juror but the judge doesn't like the idea of her taking notes.
One day Sally's husband has to leave but Sally has to go to court. Who will take care of Aimee? Her father doesn't seem to care, and Sally packs up Aimee and leaves. But not soon enough for the judge, who replaces her with an alternate. Only Sally seemed sympathetic to Theresa, so Theresa ends up in prison.
Feeling guilty all these years later, Sally visits Theresa in prison, seeking to write about her case and hoping to get her conviction reversed somehow. Theresa doesn't seem bitter, and the two become friends because they have so much in common. For example, Theresa was abused by her husband Vincent, who had quite a past. The two keep in contact.
Can Theresa be exonerated? This is a really good mystery, with some interesting twists, some involving the different laws in the states Theresa and Vincent lived in, and the challenges lawyers face.
Annabeth Gish does a good job, but so does Chandra West. In her early scenes, West seems so flat and emotionless, even clueless, but that's just because her character has to put up a front in hopes of being found innocent. The prisoner Theresa has a lot more range and more determination to accomplish something.
It's worth seeing.
In another scene early in the movie, Sally is a published author and attending a book-signing, where her current husband (not her first) is reading from her latest book.
Sally's daughter Aimee is preparing to leave for college, and she needs a big old trunk. Sally discovers a notebook in that trunk--the notebook she used years ago as a juror in Theresa's trial.
Through flashbacks, we learn of Sally's experiences years earlier. As Sally gets called for jury duty, her abusive husband is having trouble making ends meet and he has yet another scheme in mind. Sally is approved as a juror but the judge doesn't like the idea of her taking notes.
One day Sally's husband has to leave but Sally has to go to court. Who will take care of Aimee? Her father doesn't seem to care, and Sally packs up Aimee and leaves. But not soon enough for the judge, who replaces her with an alternate. Only Sally seemed sympathetic to Theresa, so Theresa ends up in prison.
Feeling guilty all these years later, Sally visits Theresa in prison, seeking to write about her case and hoping to get her conviction reversed somehow. Theresa doesn't seem bitter, and the two become friends because they have so much in common. For example, Theresa was abused by her husband Vincent, who had quite a past. The two keep in contact.
Can Theresa be exonerated? This is a really good mystery, with some interesting twists, some involving the different laws in the states Theresa and Vincent lived in, and the challenges lawyers face.
Annabeth Gish does a good job, but so does Chandra West. In her early scenes, West seems so flat and emotionless, even clueless, but that's just because her character has to put up a front in hopes of being found innocent. The prisoner Theresa has a lot more range and more determination to accomplish something.
It's worth seeing.