After Simon's announcement, Finn angrily moves out of the shared flat. He feels left alone and accuses Nici that their relationship is the biggest mistake of his life. But when Finn hears of Dörte's death, he immediately drives to Nici to help her. She cries out with him. Sandra is touched that Anette cancels her trip to France without further ado. When it comes to the funeral, Jens remembers that Dörte wrote down her last wishes in a letter. Sandra finds the letter, Anke feels left out and a fight ensues.
Shirin has arranged to go on a trip with Vincent, a fellow student who is also blind. Gerry is worried because the two want to go out on their own, but Shirin dismisses that: They can manage on their own. Gerry is all the more alarmed when he learns that Vincent is a fraud who only pretends to be blind in order to shamelessly rob others. André and Robert reluctantly go on the fishing trip arranged by Hildegard. However, the boat they both take out on the lake has a leak and suddenly threatens to sink.
Ute gets a call from Christin Schäfer asking for money to pay for an operation on Matilda. Benedict announces his distrust. Paula finds out what Cecilia did the night of the power outage. As a good friend, she promises to keep Cecilia's dark secret. Stella gets a clear rebuff from Paco. Although her feelings tell her otherwise, she struggles to talk herself out of being infatuated.
Leyla cannot accept Anna's apology. When she witnesses Anna being beaten up, she stands protectively in front of her. Jenny and Justus suffer from their separation. Just as Justus is struggling to forgive Jenny, he sees her being kissed by someone else. When Yannick saves Nele from being raped, Isabelle can't be mad at him any longer. He is and remains her hero, but not only hers.
Jessica is electrified to learn that Elliot Jones is in the Masonry. With a lot of luck, she manages to win over the multi-billionaire. However, when Jones offers to fly her to New York with him, Jessica hesitates. Yvonne has no understanding that Gerner has not thanked Laura. Meanwhile, Laura once again feels set back in life and reacts to Gerner's half-hearted apology with defiance and harshness.
