Havana, the eve of Fidel Castro's infamous coup d'etat. Bunnie Mapplethorp, a beautiful American heiress, winds down her New Year's Eve festivities at the plush Hotel Nacional accompanied by her wealthy American friends. On her way out of the ballroom, she is drawn to the bar's TV set broadcasting news of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista's sudden departure from the island. Bunnie is both captivated and perplexed by this event. The following morning, after lunch with her good friend and wife of the American ambassador, Bunnie drives in her Cadillac convertible up the coast to her family's winter mansion. She plans on leaving Cuba at sunrise aboard the yacht of friends who are all sailing off to Miami together. But, for now, she just wants to say good-bye to the old place resolved to the fact 'the party is over.' In the rural area where the mansion is located, rebels are busy cleaning up stray Republican soldiers. Raul Cruz, a lieutenant in the Republican Army, is seen running through ...