While Gabriela waits for her husband Benito to come back from the war, she ventures outside to search for connection. As she gets closer to nature, chatting with the moon and standing off with a coyote, Gabriela feels increasingly estranged from her husband, even after his return from the field. For her, the outside world – including the infatuated neighbor boy – seems more vital and immediate than her relationship with her husband, who has been changed by the war into a man she doesn’t always recognize.