Murni wants to be ronggeng but she doesn't want tradition to serve men keep going. With the help of Pandu, her educated little friend, they try lying to the public that Murni has opened "kelambu" with him. But the lie doesn't work smooth when she rejects other men who want to sleep with her and made all the citizens turn around insulted her. This made Pandu expelled, they thought educated people are against the culture and both of them finally separated.

On a deserted beach, Urip, a debt collector, visits a food stall run by Ambar. Urip ordered a plate of pecel that reminds him of a tragedy that happened a week ago. At that time, he and his brother Darto went to the stall, which was still being managed by Ambar’s mother, Mak Sati. They argued about how Mak Sati should pay her debts. Talks about debt heated up and resulted in a riot.