Clarissa Bourne agrees to attend a book reading by her academic colleague Rafe Solmes but wakes up the next morning entirely unsure of what happened. Did he rape her? Did he drug her wine? She is soon on the receiving end of a barrage of text messages and unwanted gifts and is relieved when she is summoned to jury duty, hoping it will give her some respite from his unwanted attentions. The trial only serves to heighten her anxiety when the defendant, a rape victim, is degraded and humiliated by the prosecution. The defendant’s treatment inspires Clarissa to meticulously record Rafe’s overtures, which become increasingly threatening, especially after Clarissa grows closer to a fellow juror.