Chile, 1955. The case of María Carolina Geel, a popular writer who murders her lover, captivates Mercedes, a shy secretary working for the judge assigned to defend the accused.

Chile, 1955. When the popular writer María Carolina Geel murders her lover, the case captivates Mercedes, the shy secretary of the judge in charge of defending the accused. After visiting the writer's apartment, Mercedes begins to question her life, identity and the role of women in society as she finds in that home an oasis of freedom.

A well known lady writer gets into a fit of rage and shoots her lover dead. During the process of investigation the lady secretary of the judge defending the accused visits the apartment of the accused and spends some time there. There far from her mundane life she finds much needed solace and tranquility .—Madan Marwah