The main character of this story, the author's alter ego,is a nineteen-year-old scholar who is employed on a local newspaper. He's a very practical kid who enjoys his work until the day he sleeps with the newspaper's sexologist, Daniela Costa, an expert in her field, a tall, slim, attractive and elegant woman, but cold as ice. A woman with a secret in her soul that blocks her emotions and prevents her from crying. When Daniela suddenly bursts into tears, the young scholar doesn't know how to react. Days later, he receives a phone call from the sexologist's husband, who tells him his wife's story and how he has saved her life.