A knock on the door on a rainy night changes Ailis's life. Two officers of the newly established secret police are looking for her husband. What will be the fate of both him and their firstborn son? Her homeland, Ireland, is at the mercy of a dictatorial government. Her city, Dublin, is the center of a bloody civil conflict, and she must protect her children and her elderly father. How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – will she be forced to leave behind?