Susan Linwood and David Clark are both called to sit on the grand jury where they hear evidence against an elderly Chinese couple who are accused of trafficking in heroin, but there is something not right about the proof and the two jurors find themselves in the midst of an investigation of high-level corruption.
Traces the history of the several clauses of the Fifth Amendment: the right to a grand jury, due process, self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and eminent domain.