En el pueblo extremeño de Don Benito, un testigo inesperado acusa a un cacique, que cuenta con la protección de las autoridades, del asesinato de una madre y una hija, hecho que todo el pueblo conocía. Noveno episodio de la serie "La huella del crimen", producida por Pedro Costa Muste para TVE en 1985. En principio constaba de seis episodios independientes entre sí, pero, en 1991, se rodaron cinco episodios más y una película: Amantes, de Vicente Aranda.

In a fictitious South American country there's lots of political tension, the labor-unions have all their members on strike. The public demands the return of politician B. from exile. However private trucker Pal can't afford to strike, so he's beaten up and his truck burned. In the headlines he's described as strike-breaker. This is only part of an intrigue which shall get him to murder B.

A painter becomes obsessed and begins an affair with a mysterious woman who was touched deeply by one of his works.