‘A Bhriain, a chara, deirim leat go bhfuil troid romhainn. Ní bhfaighimid trócaire ar bith; ní dhéanfaimid trócaire ach chomh beag. Tá an namhaid sa daingean cheana féin. Caithfear é a ruaigeadh gan mhoill, nó beimid ródhéanach.’
Nuair a thuirlingíonn trunc mistéireach ag doras Chaitlín Mhic Gearailt, is beag coinne atá aici leis an uafás atá istigh ann: corpán a fir céile. Bhí an Garda óg Seán Mac Gearailt ar mhisean sár-rúnda do Malcolm Ó Conchubhair, Cheannaire an Bhrainse Lorgaireachta, é ag fiosrú buíon coirpeach atá i bhfad ró-eolach ar ghníomhaíochtaí rúnda na nGardaí agus an Rialtais. Níl aon amhras ar Malcolm – ná ar a chara mór Réics Carló – gur teachtaireacht dó féin atá sa dúnmharú seo: éirigh as an bhfiosrúchán. Láithreach.
Isteach sa bhearna bhaoil arís le Réics agus a chúntóir óg, Brian Ó Ruairc, agus iad ag iarraidh Éire a choinneáil slán ó naimhde. Ach cén seans atá acu nuair atá duine mór sa Rialtas, is léir, ag tacú leis na coirpigh?
A criminal gang whose crimes have come to the attention of An Garda Síochána are not best pleased when a young Garda, Seán Mac Gearailt, begins to pry into their affairs and their access to classified information. They send him packing however, delivering his dead body in a sealed trunk to his house. This gruesome act carries a clear message from the criminal gang agree Seán’s boss, Malcolm, and Malcolm’s best friend Réics Carló – Stop the investigation! Now!
Turning a deaf ear to the chilling message of the gang Réics and his assistant Brian Ó Ruairc plot and plan the downfall of these enemies of the State. But what chance have they when it seems the gang have friends in high places?
