In 1935, de la Torre embarked on an investigation into the meat trade, a subject that his fellow party member Julio Noble had previously attempted but failed to uncover. During this investigation, tragedy struck when de la Torre's disciple and close friend, senator-elect Enzo Bordabehere, was murdered, leading to the intervention in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The film depicts the unfolding of de la Torre's and Bordavere's investigation, as well as the manipulation of Valdez Cora, who would later become de la Torre's would-be assassin, by corrupt members of the Senate, particularly the pro-Nazi figure Don Alberto.
