G. H. shall never know the full name of the protagonist is an independent woman, amateur sculptor and well-connected in the most influential circles of Rio de Janeiro. One day, alone in her attic, found a cockroach. This will result in gagging her repulsion and a wealth of intimate reflections, some hitherto unknown to herself, about her feelings, fears, anxieties ... This seemingly inconsequential will serve to review his life from childhood and reach the determination to overcome all your fears.