Colin Mc Nally couldn't give a toss about the political situation in the north of Ireland. He's too busy out stealing cars with his mates. But a chance encounter with the a ruthless policeman turns him into an informer for the so-called forces of law and order, and a target of retribution for his father's old mates in the I.R,A. In the violent upheaval that follows, Colin must struggle with the intense loyalty he feels for his mates; the need to protect his mother from her tragic past; and the political ideals of a dead father.