Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime.
Yuli desperately observes on her bed the corpse that hours before had been her client, without knowing that under it is hidden a suitcase full of dollars that would be the salvation of her only daughter, victim of a serious illness.
