On his 40th birthday, Luis has a passionate encounter in a brothel. Afterward, he becomes increasingly disturbed by a mysterious bloodstain that inexplicably spreads across the sheet. Driven to desperation, he jumps from a blood-filled room. He awakens in a dream where a fairy godmother reminds him of a child she still carries within her, urging him to nurture it. Believing this to be a lesson, Luis wishes to become that child as he blows out his birthday candles. Beneath the sheets, covered in blood, he realizes the error of his wish.