Daniel, a successful businessman, meets single-mother Yolanda; after a whirlwind courtship they marry and move to a new house far outside of town. Soon, this house, with its large grounds and tranquil vistas, turns into a kind of macabre prison, as Daniel's past returns to haunt them. Unbeknownst to Yolanda, Daniel, the perfect bourgeois, who strictly adheres to convention and social decorum, has mastered the art of masking his raging violence and streak of perversity.