Victoria and Marita discover that they are half-sisters during their father's wake. Victoria is going through financial problems and decides to sell the beach house that her father left her because she is about to be repossessed. To do so, she must obtain permission from Marita, who she accepts as long as they spend the summer together.

Ana just had her heart broken and not only the city could hear it but feel it wih a tremor. In a society that suppresses feelings she must choose between controlling them or extracting her heart.