Anselmo is a fair man forced to live in an unfair world. His innocence will lead him to get involved in dangerous situations that will make him wonder if he does need a bit of evil to achieve happiness.
A soldier from the 15th century, a university student from the 19th century and a nurse from the present join the secret 'Department of Time', a secret department within the Spanish government with the ability to travel through time. Their mission is prevent changes in history.
Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.
