Suhardi, a post office clerk in Cipanas, moves to Jakarta. But he is accused of a crime he did not commit and is exiled to Irian. The situation forces his wife to work as a singer on the radio. But due to her health problems, she returns to Cipanas with her sister, Resna. After his wife dies, Suhardi returns, while Resna who loves to gamble takes Suhardi's daughter, Karina, and sends her off to work as a busker. Then Karina lives alone, because Resna is arrested by police. Fortunately, a family adopts her until she grows up. Karina's luck changes. She marries a tycoon and asks her father to stay with her.

Sugesti feels jealous because Rochijat falls in love with her sister, Bardini, and he only considers her as a friend. To cope with her disappointment, Sugesti becomes a lead singer in a theater group led by Subroto. She stops singing when she marries the loan shark, Surachman, to pay for the debts of the theater group. Meanwhile, Bardini is at a loose end and works at Sugesti's house. She pretends not to know her and treats her badly. After dealing with various challenges, Bardini marries Rochijat. When she visits her father's grave, she runs into Sugesti, who is now a poor woman, after her husband is sent to jail.