A rich and famous painter dies leaving a secret that kept him apart from the woman he loved. Suspecting a family plot, she will try to unveil it keeping his death from the greedy relatives who are called in the middle of the night. She will try to find the truth before the dawn comes at last.

Amalia necesita descubrir quién es el autor de las calumnias que se vierten sobre ella. Su única oportunidad consiste en reunir a los familiares de Mauricio, fallecido, aunque éstos no lo saben por lo que les cuenta que está agonizando.