The sudden death of a baby girl becomes suspicious when the medical examiner discovers that pressure was applied to the baby's face. Suspicion quickly falls on the father, whose strange behavior leads him to even try to steal the infant's body in order to "finish what was started." The grandmother, however, is convinced that the murder is the work of Inguma, an evil creature from Basque mythology.
The sudden death of a baby girl becomes suspicious when the medical examiner discovers that pressure was applied to the infant's face. Suspicion quickly falls on the father, whose strange behavior leads him to even attempt to steal the baby's body in order to "finish what was started." The grandmother, however, is convinced that the murder is the work of Inguma, an evil creature from Basque mythology. To Inspector Amaia Salazar, this story is just another legend. But when she decides to look more closely at the sudden infant deaths reported in the Baztan Valley in recent years, Amaia observes disturbing similarities, and the investigation takes an unexpected turn. Escaping her roles as wife and mother, Amaia dedicates herself entirely to this new case, which leads her to the very origin of the events that have plagued the valley and soon forces her to confront her past and her own inner demons.
