Frankie Nash and Peter MacShane find themselves in trouble with the police after an incident in a pub. Frankie has been told by his solicitor that the fact he will soon be joining the army - mostly to please his father, a former war hero - will likely result in a light sentence. Peter decides to join him and they are soon off to Afghanistan. Once there, Peter proves to be less than able. In fact, he is terrified and can't even bring himself to return fire when they come under attack. As a result their squad leader LCpl. Alan Buckley makes him the object of his wrath. Buckley is an endless tormentor, leading Peter to take his own life. Frankie, with his own share of guilt over his friend's death, exacts his revenge but now faces the difficult decision of telling the truth about Peter, whose parents think he died a soldier's death.
—garykmcd