Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police| he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the
killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge her. He seeks an answer to the simple question 'Why?' but finds only more| and deeper| questions which resonate with
the wider context of 'the Troubles'| the inter-communal strife gripping the modern-day Northern Ireland which is the film's setting.