Doherty returns to Ireland after 15 years away to see his dying mother. She asks him to get his younger brother Billy out of the IRA and take him to London. However, McCarthy, who holds a grudge against Doherty for leaving the IRA, manipulates Billy into a meeting. Doherty takes a gun and goes to meet Billy, where McCarthy also shows up and takes Billy hostage. McCarthy's wife Rachel intervenes and shoots McCarthy, allowing Doherty to escape with Billy and Rachel back to London.

1. Once upon a time in Ireland
The synopsis for the short film is that the main character Doherty is returning back to Ireland after
going to London 15 years ago to get away from the IRA and to make something of himself. He is
returning to Ireland to look after his mum who is on her death bed, but waiting for him is McCarthy
who has held a grudge on him for leaving the IRA because he feels like he has been stabbed in the
back by him. When he gets to Ireland he makes his way to see his mum who warns him of McCarthy
and ask him to do something for her 1 last time and that is to get his younger brother Billy out of the
IRA and to take him back to London with him, she hands him a number on which to call Billy on, he
rings Billy to tell him to come to their mothers house so he can talk to him and try and convince him
on coming to London with him, Billy agrees to this but whilst he’s on the phone McCarthy over hears
him and manipulates Billy into ringing the number back and organizing somewhere else for them to
meet. However McCarthy’s wife Rachel O, Reilly over hears McCarthy telling Billy to do this and
forms a plan of stopping him. Adam realises what could be going on finds his Dads old handgun and
takes it with him in case something happens. He drives to an old factory where he is to meet Billy he
sees Billy and gets out of the car and walks over to him, Doherty hugs his younger brother and then
sees McCarthy over his shoulder. McCarthy orders Billy to come and stand next to him, Doherty and
McCarthy both pull out guns and aim at each other, then McCarthy takes Billy as a hostage and tells
Doherty to drop his gun he is about to shoot him when a gunshot is fired and he drops to his knees
and out walks Rachel who has shot him and she stands in front of him watching him die. Doherty
takes the gun off her and tells both Billy and Rachel to get in his car and they drive off as the car is
driving away the shot fades, then the shot reappears with Billy on a train heading back to London
and then the last shot is of Doherty and Rachel sat at a table in Ireland and they are together.