Federal jury duty sounds like a civic duty… until you’re sitting in a courtroom holding someone’s fate in your hands.

This week, Kat takes us inside a real federal trial — the selection process, the fear, the confusion, the secrecy, the emotional exhaustion, and the haunting moment of having to say the word: GUILTY.

What happens behind closed jury room doors? How does it feel knowing your decision changes someone’s life forever? And what follows you home after it’s all over?

Dark. Human. Uncomfortable. Glittery.