When two European backpackers are found murdered after attending a high society party in northern Argentina, sacrificial offerings left near the bodies point to their involvement in a Macumba rite. But for their friend Veronica Rosenthal, the story smacks of a cover-up. Sure enough, Veronica's determination to get justice for the 'foreign girls' quickly reveals a political dimension to the murder and leads her into very dangerous territory, bringing her face to face with old enemies, as well as new ones.