1937

The Spanish Civil War is drawing to a tragic climax. Olaf Hofmann, a Condor Legion pilot involved in the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica deserts during the Battle of Teruel, ditching his aircraft in the sea near the city of Alicante. Making it ashore, he is discovered hiding in the Hotel Moralez by Eldora, the daughter of the owner.

2018

On the day architect Sebastian Martell is made redundant his restauranteur friends decide to buy a hotel in Spain. It needs renovating, and they need an architect. Scarcely believing his good fortune he and his artist wife Roza are soon on a flight to Alicante.

Their elation is cut short when Sebastian, discovering a body in the cellars, uncovers the secrets of the Hotel Moralez, tendrils of which lead back to the Spanish Civil War and the tragedy of Guernica.

With the renovation project, their marriage, and even their lives in jeopardy, Sebastian and Roza must confront mysteries within their own families.