An Irish republican, fleeing from his troubled homeland, arrives in New York to procure missiles that will be smuggled back to Ireland. His quest is rooted in his determination to continue the fight for his cause. Upon his arrival, he takes lodgings with a family of a New York City police sergeant, under the false pretense of being a tourist. The sergeant, unaware of the Irishman’s true intentions and affiliations, welcomes him into his home, treating him as one of the family. This hospitable arrangement sets the stage for a complex relationship formed on unsuspecting trust and the concealed motives of the guest. The intertwining of their lives brings forth a narrative of conflicting duties and the search for common ground between two starkly different quests for justice.

As the Irishman's mission quietly progresses, his interactions with the sergeant deepen, leading to a mutual respect that complicates their inherently opposing ethical standpoints. Meanwhile, the complexities of their shared living situation begin to unravel as the true nature of the Irishman's visit to New York emerges. This revelation threatens to shatter the bond of trust established between them. With the sergeant's sense of duty to uphold the law and the Irishman's commitment to his cause, the stage is set for a moral and existential conflict that tests the limits of their friendship, their loyalties, and their understanding of what it means to do the right thing.