As the War of Independence intensifies , the British strengthen their military presence and assign Soames , a hardened SIS agent , to lead a new counter-intelligence team tasked to combat the IRA . Heeding Broy 's warning of the new threat , Collins deploys a hit squad that simultaneously assassinates Soames and agents under his command . In retaliation , the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries fire at an unarmed crowd at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park , killing many Irishmen . While in hiding , Collins and Kitty bond intimately . Collins also learns that Broy was tortured and killed after he was caught by Soames frantically destroying Castle documents
deploys a hit squad
Bloody Sunday (1920)
Michael Collins (film)