When scriptwriter, Peter Hartley, tackles an intruder and takes the law into his own hands, his troubles are only beginning. Overpowering the burglar, he needs to play for time before deciding what to do with his quarry. The project he is working on - an investigation into Russian mafia operations moving into Western Europe, and into Dublin in particular - is also unravelling as forces gather to sabotage the programme and make sure it never hits the screen. As Hartley's dilemmas multiply, how can he keep his family safe? Threatened from all sides, Hartley must find a safe route through a minefield of his own making