I.R.A. hitman Martin is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He develops a bond with the priest and his niece, but his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

Martin Fallon is an I.R.A. bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck, but instead kills a busload of schoolchildren. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The I.R.A. wants him back (he knows too much) and local crime boss Meehan will only help him if he performs one last hit--on a rival crime boss. When Fallon performs the hit, he is seen by a Catholic priest. He refuses to kill an innocent again, and must find a way to escape the police without killing the priest who can identify him.—John Vogel <[email protected]>