María López

Olga Mata

Fran Arjona

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

After a story covering many years, The saga comes to an end.

Maria's family give her a puzzle for her 50th birthday, and she loves it. Not only does the patient housewife have fun solving the puzzle, she's also really good at them. Overflowing with enthusiasm for her new-found passion, she goes back to the shop where they bought the gift for another puzzle. There her eye is caught by a notice on the message board: Partner for puzzle tournament wanted. Maria musters her courage and, despite her family's misgivings, answers the announcement.

A young man who dreams of being an artist remembers an argument he had with a cousin who distrusted his plans. The disagreement is so great that, even though they both talk, neither of them listens to what the other has to say.

Newly arrived in Hong Kong, language teacher Xiao-xue is fascinated by the mysterious dot graffiti around subway stations and tries to discover its meaning.