Nancy, the daughter of a native njai (mistress) named Dasima who was murdered several years earlier after leaving her family, returns to Batavia, Dutch East Indies (modern day Jakarta, Indonesia), as an adult.
Nancy, putri nyonya pribumi bernama Dasima yang dibunuh beberapa tahun sebelumnya setelah meninggalkan keluarganya, pulang ke Batavia, Hindia Belanda (sekarang Jakarta, Indonesia) dalam keadaan dewasa.