Gabriela, una empleada de banco, vive con sus padres mientras su esposo Roberto consigue una beca como escritor. Al ver que Roberto llega borracho se mete al baño. Él entra, discuten y Roberto la sodomiza forzándola. En la mañana la madre dice a Gabriela que ha tenido amantes y que no mantenga a su esposo como ella hace con su padre. Roberto se suicida y la madre anima a Gabriela hablándole de nuevas metas. Su padre Juan se apunta con una pistola pero la deja. Entonces saca una revista pornográfica, se masturba y llora. In Spanish no Subtitles Gabriela works at a bank and lives with her parents while her husband Roberto gets a grant as a writer. One night, Roberto comes home drunk and Gabriela locks herself in the bathroom. He gets in, they argue, and he abuses her. The next morning, her mother confesses to Gabriela that she has had lovers and advises her not to put up with Roberto as she did with Gabriela’s father. Roberto ends up committing suicide and the mother consoles Gabriela, telling her she has many things to accomplish.