[1] The will of Sulastri Kusumaningrum, the mother of Kemala Dahayu Larasati (colloquially Laras), states that she bequeathed her house to Laras, with the condition that she send a box of old letters to Mahdi Jayasri (colloquially Jaya), an old man living in Prague who works at a stage theater.

Laras angrily goes to a hotel, but finds herself in culture shock, prompting Jaya to allow her to stay in his apartment.

He, alongside three other peers, exited Indonesia via the Port of Belawan emigrating to Czechoslovakia, living in exile in Prague.

Laras concludes that her mother used to lock herself daily waiting for Jaya's return, harming her parents' psychology and household.

Sulastri purposefully told Laras to fly to Prague to send Jaya's letters, hoping that by meeting her, he can forgive the past and quell his anger.