Terrified, covered in blood and not daring to look back, Jordán and Cornelia flee in the middle of the night through a desert landscape. Despite being just children, they are relentlessly pursued by a group of people, thirsty for revenge. Luckily, they find a hiding place in the dark, but not for long.

A huge bus has pulled up in the town square. In front of it, Caterina Izara, an enlightened woman imbued with an atrocious conservatism, holds a rally for the locals who acclaim her as a deity. Not far from there, agents Teodoro and Sorroche , put aside their unhappy lives to start the night shift. But the calm won’t last long.

A few hours before fleeing with Jordán, Cornelia is forced to escape from the shantytown where she lives. Tábata, the woman who takes care of her as if she were her own daughter, warns her of a serious danger: they are coming for them. That same afternoon, Jordán is dealing in the mall with his friends, back home, this event will have tragic consequences.

The police station becomes a place where chaos and confusion reign and where past and revenge collide.

After their intense escape, Jordán and Cornelia take shelter in the shopping mall, thinking the danger has passed. However, agents Teodoro and Sorroche are close on their heels.

Weeks before Josué's murder, Cornelia's life in the shantytown is a living hell. Her only escape is Tábata, with whom she enjoys immersing herself in stories full of magic and mystery. Back to the present, Teodoro and Sorroche deal with the murder of Jordán and secrets are revealed.