▁accused ▁of ▁killing ▁a ▁Royal ▁Ul ster ▁Const ab ul ary ▁polic eman . ▁Like ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁The ▁Qu are ▁Fellow , ▁the ▁audience ▁never ▁sees ▁him . ▁The ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁odd ▁house ▁of ▁ill - re put e ▁on ▁Nelson ▁Street , ▁Dublin , ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁I RA ▁command ant . ▁The ▁host age ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁Les lie ▁Williams , ▁a ▁young ▁and ▁innoc ent ▁C ock ney ▁British ▁Army ▁soldier ▁taken ▁host age ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁bro th el , ▁brought ▁among ▁the ▁v ibr ant ▁but ▁des per ately ▁un orth odox ▁combination ▁of ▁prost it utes , ▁revolution aries ▁and ▁general ▁low ▁characters ▁inhab iting ▁the ▁place . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁a ▁love ▁story ▁develop s ▁between ▁Les lie ▁and ▁Ter esa ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Marie ▁Raf fer ty ) ▁( a ▁young ▁girl , ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁house ). ▁Both ▁are ▁or ph ans ▁living ▁foreign ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁they ▁find ▁themselves ▁in , ▁Ter esa ▁being ▁from ▁B ally ma hon , ▁County ▁Long ford . ▁During ▁this ▁Ter esa ▁promises ▁never ▁to ▁forget ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁ends ▁with ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁h anging ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁armed ▁Gard a í ▁ra id ▁the ▁bro th el . ▁Les lie ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁gun f ight , ▁by ▁Gard a ▁bul lets .