Alberto is dying. But even at the cusp of death, he is haunted by his life's greatest regret: the love of a young beauty named Carmen. He gets the help of his young friend Xavier to find her, to have another shot at happiness. But soon, Xavier finds that the very task of locating Carmen becomes an all-consuming mission that destroys the things he loves. XAVIER DECIDES TO STOP A KILLING--a tale about love, unfulfilled longing and other monsters--is a tour de force that is jarringly strange as it is familiar.