After the unexpected death of his father, Walter's world is turned upside down. He meets a half-sister, Magnolia, moves in with his aunt in a studio apartment and begins to suffer episodes of narcolepsy. From certain situations in apparent disconnection, Walter finds clues that lead him to consider that his father faked his own death to avoid the heavy daily routine. In pursuit of corroborating his hypothesis, Walter will be torn between sanity and madness, the real and the dreamlike, between life and death.

Maria lives with her mother in a village in the interior of the country. She does the housework and works as a masseur in a room in the house. The mother is in a bad way because of an injury caused by Suncho, the dog in the house, and then Maria takes care of her demands. Florence, her younger sister, is moving to the capital with her boyfriend. The early arrival of the couple in the village, to finalize details of the move, triggers movements inside the house.

A contemporary dance group performs a rehearsal close to the premiere of the work. The existing tension, and enmity in the group, will make them release their violence. After this explosion of blows, they remained calm, as if nothing had happened.