Victor, a millionaire newspaper publisher, gets a blackmail note just as Mónica, a reporter, is about to break a Syrian war story that implicates him.

The plot thickens when the extortionists make good on their threats, but also throw Victor a lifeline when he least expects it.

As more and more people die under mysterious circumstances, Victor's guilt hits a zenith and his world begins to crumble. Protests erupt in Madrid.