In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. Haunted by his own past—born out of wedlock and raised by a compassionate employer—Bill grapples with a profound moral dilemma. As he delves deeper into the convent's secrets, he must choose between maintaining the status quo or risking everything to confront systemic injustice. ​