After the founder's death, his widow defies expectations by taking over the funeral home against the right-hand man's plans, facing competition, internal conflicts and a #metoo case that threatens the company's legacy.

Based on the novel of the same name winner of the Primavera award 2016. Raquel, a young literature teacher, gives her marriage a second chance and moves to her husband's birth town, which hides a dark secret she will try to unravel.