Dawn in a border town in Northern Ireland. In a damp cemetery by the main road, Tom Carson, a senior police officer, is on stakeout at a PIRA arms cache. Suddenly, it all goes wrong. A colleague is killed, a girl is dead, and Tom himself is seriously injured. He will now be subject to an official enquiry. After a further assassination attempt, Tom is forced into quick and decisive action to rescue his informer and himself. He must also reassess his...