Belén Gopegui

Amparo, a lawyer working as an advisor in an insurance company in Madrid is grieving over a traumatic event in her past. She will have to react, however, to the world surrounding her when a young man of her acquaintance dies mysteriously while working in a mine. Amparo will take over his case and discover in the process a world of corruption and illegal measures taken by the company that the young man worked for.

Sonia and Rocio are two friends who are not happy with their lives. Sonia is a fashion executive who hardly sees her son and husband, while Rocio wants to find a good job. Both believe that the life of the other would make them happier.

A 40-year-old woman feels that people do not value her as a person, so she decides to woo a colleague with the help of an actress and a table-tennis coach.

Santiago, Marta and Carlos meet once a month to eat together, always in the same restaurant. They have known each other since university, more than 15 years ago. Then they shared many dreams and illusions, but over the years each has followed his own path. In one of those meals, Carlos borrows four million pesetas from Santiago and another four from Marta because his computer company has problems with a project they are developing. Months go by and Carlos can't get their money back. Santiago and Marta assure him that it does not matter, but in reality their lives have changed since that meal.