The film begins in a parched district of Metro Manila, where a service van belonging to a country club narrowly misses crashing into a group of local residents who are waiting in line for their meager water rations. At the heart of this story is 17-year-old Isabel, portrayed by Sunshine Teodoro, who works as a "tee-girl" on the luxurious, immaculately watered golf course of the club. Alongside other tee-girls, dressed in pastel-blue uniforms, she is responsible for placing golf balls on the tee for the enjoyment of the affluent patrons, allowing them to avoid bending down.
The tee-girls' work is in stark contrast to the comfortable environment where their supervisors and the golfers relax in air-conditioned spaces. Meanwhile, Isabel and her colleagues endure cramped sleeping quarters and harsh conditions, relying only on electric fans and minimal food supplies. As a newcomer, Isabel finds herself assigned to assist the club's president, Dr. Palanca. Upon discovering that they share a heritage, Dr. Palanca speaks to Isabel in Ilocano, offering his support, which leaves her feeling an inexplicable intrigue towards him.
Simultaneously, Clara, played by Jorrybell Agoto, returns from studies in New York. Her uncle hopes to persuade her to help with his golf equipment business to mitigate the region's educational attrition. Clara is unsettled by the condescending treatment directed toward the caddies and feels ambivalent about accepting her uncle's proposition.
As Isabel's interactions with the club unfold, she is cautioned by Dr. Palanca's caddie, who warns her of the potential dangers that linger within the club, suggesting that Dr. Palanca's kindness may be a façade. One day, while returning a golf club that was inadvertently left behind by Palanca, Isabel embarks on a journey through the expansive grounds. This leads her to various unsettling encounters, including a brief exchange with Dr. Palanca’s dismissive wife, an anxious nanny seeking a missing child distinguished by a dragonfly hairpin, and another tee-girl who scolds her for touching uneaten food abandoned by the guests.
In a moment of serendipity, Isabel finds herself in a bathing area and overhears a conversation between Dr. Palanca and Clara's uncle, who discusses the ancestral land holdings in Ilocos that are at risk of being taken under the 1988 agrarian reform initiative. The implications of this conversation weigh heavily on Isabel, especially when she comes to a grim realization about Dr. Palanca's family's role in her own family's traumatic eviction from their land.
Upon locating a sleeping Dr. Palanca, Isabel stands before him, golf club in hand, conflicted about whether to confront him regarding her past. In her distraction, Clara, while assisting on the course, finds herself in a thicket where she uncovers not only the dragonfly hairpin but also the lifeless body of a young girl, presumably the missing child. The scene becomes increasingly somber as Clara witnesses her uncle ordering a caddie to discard the child's body into the retention pond, a jarring command that leaves her visibly shaken.
As the narrative unfolds, Isabel's journey leads her to the pond, where she discovers the remains. Her desperate cries for assistance go unheard, and amid the ongoing golf game in the foreground—business as usual for the wealthy patrons—she wades into the murky water, seemingly attempting to reclaim the lost child. The screen then fades to black, leaving the audience with a profound sense of unease and poignant reflection on the harsh realities and contrasts between privilege and poverty.
