Arising out of this horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is explored by a journalist who finds his or her own estranged dad had a profound, shadowy and catastrophic connection to the saint's life.While researching the life of Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the youthful journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his eponymous dad Manolo, also is taken on a travel through the dark, dreadful secrets of his family's past.