María Casta and her teenage son Edipio shelter from the lashing storm that occurs on the same day as the death of the old parish priest, Lubencio.

Ciudadela, Menorca. When María Médem returns to her job as an officer in the local police after maternity leave, two sexagenarians are murdered on the island.

One night, a headteacher gets an unexpected call and is told that one of his pupils has attempted suicide during a study trip to France.