▁announ ce ▁its ▁ver dict . ▁One ▁of ▁two ▁short ▁end ings ▁follows . ▁If ▁found ▁not ▁guilty , ▁Andre ▁thanks ▁the ▁j ury . ▁If ▁found ▁guilty , ▁she ▁says ▁the ▁j ury ▁have ▁sp ared ▁her ▁from ▁comm itting ▁suic ide . ▁In ▁Re e id ' s ▁amateur ▁version , ▁after ▁either ▁ver dict ▁the ▁judge ▁ber ates ▁the ▁jur ors ▁for ▁their ▁bad ▁judgment ▁and ▁decl ares ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁serve ▁on ▁a ▁j ury ▁again . ▁ ▁Title ▁ ▁Although ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th , ▁the ▁play ' s ▁title ▁changed ▁multiple ▁times ▁and ▁several ▁alternative ▁titles ▁were ▁considered . ▁Rand ' s ▁working ▁title ▁was ▁Pent house ▁Leg end . ▁When ▁C live ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁play , ▁he ▁thought ▁Rand ' s ▁title ▁suggested ▁a ▁fant asy ▁story ▁that ▁would ▁disc ou rage ▁potential ▁pat rons . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁called ▁The ▁Ver dict ▁during ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Play house ▁re he ars als , ▁but ▁opened ▁there ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁Woman ▁on ▁Tri al . ▁When ▁Wood s ▁took ▁the ▁play ▁to ▁Broadway , ▁he ▁ins isted ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁title . ▁He ▁offered ▁Rand ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁The ▁Black ▁Sed an ▁and ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th . ▁Rand ▁liked ▁neither , ▁but ▁picked ▁the ▁latter . ▁Wood s ▁later ▁suggested ▁two ▁more ▁name ▁changes , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁implement ▁them . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening , ▁he ▁considered ▁ren aming ▁the ▁play ▁The ▁Night ▁is ▁Young