After Christoph realizes that Alexandra tried to take advantage of him, he backs off. Alexandra then flees to the front: she confesses to Christoph that she came here with the plan to convert part of the "Fürstenhof" into luxury apartments. However, Alexandra has become aware of how important Christoph is for her. After his night shift, Alfons is tired and, on Vanessa's advice, tries to go to sleep with earplugs. Unfortunately, that's why he doesn't hear Hildegard pointing out the meeting date with the pastor for the wedding.

Paco can't quite hide his feelings of guilt from Nika. Irritated by his strange behavior, she begins to question what she believed to be safe. Benedict wants to go on with his everyday life, unperturbed by recent events. Until he realizes that some losses hurt more than others. Cecilia is hit hard by the disastrous end of the baby test run. Does that mean she's made a decision not to have her baby?

Maximilian supports Nathalie, who is looking for clues to Giese's plans in Giese's office, while Justus tries in vain to distract Giese. Leyla has to admit how much she misses her home and her squad. Thanks to Balian's coaching, Lucie comes to a decision about what she wants for her future and does everything to get started right away.

John's stress level just before the festival is high. Apparently that's getting to his ears too. Maren persuades him to have this checked out by a doctor, because a possible sudden hearing loss is no joke. Now John can no longer hide that he is worried. Michi finds it difficult to leave Tobias to himself. All the less he can understand how seemingly unmoved Katrin deals with it. But the opposite is true.