Tamara Villanueva is visiting her small hometown in southern Peru when she is caught in a massive earthquake. During the disaster she witnesses what might have been murder. But she's not sure until her aunt is found dead.
When the earthquake is over and her shell-shocked family is standing around in the street, she tries unsuccessfully to convince them that her aunt might not have died of natural causes.
The next few months take her on a journey of truth seeking. During that time she confronts the toll, both physical and mental, that the earthquake has taken on her, her family and the town. Will the answers she's looking for lead to justice or destroy an already devastated town further?