Among the profound social and political changes that took place in Barcelona at early 20's, the first-born of a ruined aristocratic family falls into a spiral of decline, while his younger brother struggles to return to the peak at any price and unscrupulous. Prostitution, blackmail, deceit and prohibited passions happen in this adaptation of "Vida Privada" (Private Life), the sordid and implacable novel by J.M de Sagarra.