Verónica ("Vero"), a
bourgeois Argentine woman, drives home from recreational swimming in rural
Salta. Distracted by her cell phone, she looks down to answer it and hits something. Shocked, she collects herself and drives away; though she does not see it, a dog lies dead on the ground behind her. Vero drives to the hospital where her brother works for a cut to her head and receives an x-ray. Before she can be further examined, she flees to a nearby hotel, the disturbing nature of her accident settling in. She calls her husband's cousin, Juan Manuel, who consoles her before the two have sex. The next day, Vero returns home, where she lives with her husband Marcos and their
Indigenous maids, still feeling deeply out of place and light-headed. She attempts to go to work at her dentistry office but her staff recommends she go home. Instead, she stops by her cousin Josefina's house, where she socialises with family, who notice the front of her car is severely damaged. Vero visits a local recreation center, where she sees a boy on the ground, passed out from heat stroke. The image of the boy's lifeless body causes a panic attack, and she is consoled by a staff member, who offers her water and a hug. Later that day, Vero tells Marcos she believes she killed a person in a hit and run. Marcos takes her to the scene of the accident; they see something on the side of the road, which her husband insists is merely a dog. Marcos tells Juan Manuel, who works for the fire brigade, about Vero's concerns, but he claims there have been no claims of note. Soon after, the body of a servant's child is recovered from a local canal nearby the location of Vero's accident. Josefina's daughter Candita, who has a crush on Vero, claims she wants to know more about "the boy who was murdered," but Vero insists the boy accidentally drowned. At home, Vero works with a new gardener to improve the look of the backyard. Vero remains unconvinced that she only struck a dog, still disoriented and paranoid. To hopefully jog her memory of the fatal night, she revisits the hospital, but they claim there is no record of her admission let alone x-ray results, both scrubbed by her brother. At home, a young Indigenous boy bikes by and offers to wash her car; Vero gives him a simple chore and offers him food, clothing, and more work. Vero is invited to a posh party at the hotel where she stayed after the accident. She learns they too have no record of her stay, scrubbed by Juan Manuel. Though still disturbed, she attends the party, smiling weakly and dazedly as people enjoy the evening around her. ==Cast==