Madrid, Carnival Sunday. A night watchman finds the body of a woman, a rich and greedy moneylender who has apparently been murdered. The prime suspect is a watchmaker who owed her a lot of money.
Film based on the work of 'El pastor poeta'. The film tells the story of a farmer who, attracted by a popular singer (Lola Flores), leaves everything to go with her. After a few months, disillusioned of a life and a world that is not his own, he returns home for a pardon ...
Madrid, late 19th century. A wealthy woman is found murdered in her home and her maid seems to be the main suspect; but her statement further entangles the case.