In her panic that he could leave her, Birgit desperately suggests that Mathias tackle the subject of wanting to have children again. Although Mathias sees that Birgit's suggestion stems only from her desperation, her words reach his heart. Sandra is horrified - Anette relieved Malte. She tries to talk Anette into conscience: she commits perjury if she repeats her lies in court. Anette is intimidated. After Malte's release, she sees only one way to avoid having to testify as a witness - she will marry Malte.

The fact that Alexandra and Christoph got closer again did not go unnoticed by Markus either. He makes it clear to Alexandra through his lawyer that he still has her in his hands and that she should stick to her agreement. As Alexandra comes under increasing pressure, her son Noah shows up to check on Eleni. The support of his family is good for Max after the separation from Vanessa. In a conversation with Michael, he reviews the relationship again and vents his anger. But Michael advises him to look ahead. Although Max is still not done with Vanessa, he claims in front of her that he accepts the breakup.

When Stella gets her new identity card, she finds herself completely. She decides to distance herself from Jakob for the time being. Cecilia takes revenge on Paula for starting a rumor and sabotaging her date with Leon. But whoever digs a pit for others... The whole Schillerallee is relieved when Bambi wakes up. But he seems to have brought extrasensory abilities with him from the coma.

Simone and Justus fight on all fronts. When Richard and Jenny are there for her, both enjoy the unusual unity. But for how long? While Leyla doesn't make it to the Frankfurt Ice Skating Cup in time, Anna fails across the board - much to the dismay of her godmother. Imani is over the moon that Deniz is finally back from Turkey. But their belated Christmas surprise threatens to fail.

When Sunny and Laura clash again, Emily intervenes and, depending on the situation, stands behind Laura. Sunny is hurt and feels let down by her best friend. Tuner sees no reason to take Elvira's doubts about Jessica's intentions seriously. But then he realizes that what she said about her financial situation doesn't really add up. Tuner wants to know where he is and confronts Jessica about it.