In this gripping drama, a Caribbean island erupts into chaos as its despotic ruler Mariano Vargas falls to the fury of his own people. Amidst the power vacuum, a complex web of intrigue unfolds as Ramón Vázquez, Vargas' secretary and lover of his wife Inés, clings to control. Meanwhile, Alejandro Gual, a special military unit leader, seeks to overthrow Vázquez by exploiting the widow's affections for her former lover.