A guest was killed in one of the hotels in San Sebastian. Inspector Zubizarreta, who arrived at the scene, recognizes him as his friend, the artist Alvaro, who disappeared several years ago. But now Alvaro goes by a different name and all the time that Zubizarreta considered him missing, he lived a completely different life. Perhaps this is what led to his death. While investigating this crime, the inspector meets a young woman named Darling and her companions - saxophonist Ismael and eight-year-old girl Lali, who ended up (by chance or not) in the same hotel. The exotic trio occupies the inspector's imagination, but the acquaintance seems fleeting to him. And he cannot even imagine that he will meet them again - in the shadowy world of African religious cults, trade in antiques and weapons. But whose side are they on - Good or Evil?..