De dramaserie die is geïnspireerd op het begin van de carrière van Dr. Phil McGraw, de grondlegger van één van de meest vernieuwende rechtbank adviesbureaus.

De innerlijke werking van het rechtssysteem, beginnend met de voorgeleiding, en doorlopend via het ingewikkelde proces van de aanklagers: het opbouwen van een zaak, het onderzoeken van aanwijzingen en het voorbereiden van getuigen op de terechtzitting.

Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision.

Sanpuu Minami is a popular shojo manga artist who is believed by many to be a woman. In actuality, though, his real identity is Eichizen Gotaro, a single father with two children. One day, he receives a notification from the court that he has been appointed as a prosecutor's office examiner. With the deadline for his manga approaching, he requests a withdrawal but this is declined due to a lack of special circumstances. He joins 11 other people randomly selected from ordinary Japanese citizens, who each have unique personalities and give off the impression that they would like to get this over and done with. At first, Gotaro has a negative attitude towards the Prosecution Review Board, but as he gets closer to the thoughts of those behind the case, he starts to appreciate how important this job is.

A jury is sequestered in a hotel while deliberating a court case with massive implications.