The last time Darren (Robert Sheehan) tried to walk away from John Boy Power’s toxic gangland world he was shot and almost died. Now recovering from his injuries but tortured by nightmares he tries to stay on the periphery and persuade Rosie (Ruth Negga) to come home from London. When John Boy (Aidan Gillen) pays off a large debt, Darren yet again finds himself trapped and back under John Boy’s control. Still spooked by the death of his brother Hughie, John Boy’s drug habit is making him increasingly paranoid and erratic. Nidge (Tom Vaughan Lawlor), now John Boy’s second in command and principle enforcer, is trying to juggle an always tricky personal and professional life. When a consignment of drugs is impounded by customs, it sparks a war with a rival gang leader Fran (Peter Coonan). As the crisis escalates, John Boy becomes unpredictable and dangerous; loyal to no-one including members of his own gang. In episode four the crew are in festive spirits as Trish has the baby on Christmas Eve, while Rosie has come back to Dublin and Darren falls in love with her all over again. However, the gang war is still raging, and John Boy orders Tommy - already caught between his friendship with Debbie and his worries about Siobhan’s money runs - to kill Fran. The hit goes wrong, and someone else becomes fatally caught up in the aftermath.
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