The Escudero mansion rests on a majestic estate against the backdrop of green fields. Inside, however, gloom and terror are cast upon the inhabitants by the head of the household, the formidable Don Emilio. Even Emilio's own sister, Esperanza, sends her children away to escape her brother's intolerable misdeeds. After many years and deaths in the family, Esperanza's daughter Sonia comes back a strong, grown woman and ready to put old Emilio in his rightful position and redeem the lives he mercilessly trampled on.