The marriage between Gloria and Pablo Morales is hell. The woman torments her husband with her jealousy, complaints and an extreme puritanism that borders on obsession. Since Gloria doesn’t want to separate and Pablo no longer knows what to do, the situation becomes untenable. One day, Pablo announces to his acquaintances that Gloria has gone to Guadalajara to visit an aunt. However, in his taxidermist’s laboratory, Pablo keeps a skeleton that he treats as if it were his wife, the priest Artemio will be the one who suspects that Dr. Morales has murdered his wife and will seek justice in court. However, the widowed man seems to have achieved the perfect crime.