Julio del Toro is a successful writer in his fifties, who has always had his life under his control, until the day that, returning from one of his frequent foreign travel, this consistent world will fall into crisis. His daughter has started an affair with a Spanish older than him, his mistress poses a serious ultimatum, a young journalist begins to prepare a report on his work, and he faces the question if he is already finished as a creator. While Julio feels increasingly confused and disoriented, the women around him will make the decisions that he is not able to take.

富有写作才华的年轻窃贼马伊卡盗取了知名作家胡斯多重要作品的手稿。迫于还债的压力，他改写了手稿内容，冒名参加小说比赛并赢得了头等奖金，而不甘失利的胡斯多由此察觉了一系列事件的端倪，最终使马伊卡的命运发生了许多改变。