Philipp and Katja don't get it: Henriette tries to blackmail Philipp now. Nicole puts pressure on Henriette to make her tell the truth. Alfred's labor for the horses together with his work in "Salto" is just too much. Ben becomes leader.
Philipp wants to meet Henriette to bring her to her senses. She sees it different and hopes they get an affair. Rajan challenges Seefeldt to a knowledge quiz in the area: German culture. Alfred resigns.
Katja is astonished to notice that Henriette eavesdrops her discussion with Merle about Philipp. Reluctantly Carla has to accept Alfred's discharge. Dr. Seefeldt uses Anne's instable health against her in the election campaign.
Merle notices she is powerless in the fight against voles in her tulip field. Nevertheless she signs the tulip contract. Philipp wants to proof Katja's attempt via medication. Alfred's laptop is defective which endangers his horse business.
Although he has the heart medication as proof, Philipp fails in letting confess Nicole towards Henriette. Alfred goes to great expenses to please sheik Hamid. Carla dares to take a step towards Torben.
Philipp's hope that Nicole says that Henriette gave herself medicine seems idle. Carla realizes that Torben doubts his relation with her. Sheik Hamid does Alfred an unsuspected offer. Anne advices Merle to exchange land to grow tulips.
Sheik Hamid wants to buy his stud-farm but Alfred doesn't want to just sell his project. Katja fails in making Nicole tell the truth. Anne's chances to be re-elected decline. Ella discovers that Julika doesn't play fair.
Katja gladly accepts Philipp's proposal of marriage. The pressure that Torben puts on Nicole makes her collide. Alfred wants to give sheik Hamid only a minor share in the stud-farm. Merle doesn't trust her chat partner anymore.
Hope rises for Katja and Philipp but Achim doubts a good outcome of the lawsuit. Alfred thinks he has big business success but Laszlo puts a stopper on it. Merle's chat partner turns out to be her ex. Britta is proud when Ben has a new job.
Alfred does Laszlo a proposal that improves Laszlo's position. Gunter's high demands for taking part in Merle's hotel project. Jaszlo addresses putative deceit to Ella. Henriette becomes suspicious: Philipp did Katja a proposal of marriage.
Unexpectedly Ben is visited by his old biker friend Lars. Britta fears Lars' bad influence on Ben. Gunter thinks he can get the lot from Merle very cheap. The lawsuit against Katja has been postponed. Anne stays the night with Gunter.
The case that Henriette took away is now proof against Katja. Ella can study two semesters in India but this would mean she will miss Rajan a whole year. Merle decides not to do business with Gunter. Ben decides to go with Lars to Greece.
Can Henriette call Katja a poisoner? Ella doesn't understand Rajan's reaction and thinks he has a shortage of love. Britta fears that when Ben leaves he will lose his job. Mick brings peace between Julika and her father.
Merle needs additional money for hotel shares; she even calls her brother Vincent for that. Astonishingly Henriette confesses her guilt. Alfred is encouraged by Mick and Carla to enjoy his new richness.
Gunter announced Mick as assistant for renewal of his hotel. Merle has money and can be partner in the hotel project. Henriette offers Britta her excuses for lying to her. Katja wants to fight for her order. Alfred discovers his competitor.
When Rajan accepts Britta's investigation offer he can't be with Ella in India. Philipp prepares his wedding. Katja states that her sculpture order stays unsure. Henriette is only supported by Johanna. Thomas is back in Lüneburg.
Merle gets mad when her brother Vincent shows up with whom she has a quarrel because of his business with Jan Dieck. But they reconcile. Thomas finds Merle attractive. Katja is offered a job as teacher. Angry Ella.
Merle is irritated by her brother Vincent because he played her friend in front of Gunter. Katja wants to refuse the sculpture order she did get via Henriette. Thomas doesn't know how to handle Anne's trust in him. Ben resigns.
Duo to Henriette's meddling Katja doesn't want to accept the offer but Philipp and Merle make her doubt that. Mick advices Ella to understand Rajan's decision to help with the database. Alfred decides to buy the house.
Katja wants to focus on the future and forgives the thankful Henriette. Philipp takes Katja with him for a romantic night. Anne discovers how Thomas' dream woman looks. Merle blames Gunter for not taking her serious. Achim loves Erika.
Britta is enthusiast when her big example Regina wants to take over the hospital control. Elle sees that the wedding organization is too much for Katja, and takes it over. Thomas did confess Anne that she still is the woman of her dreams.
Achim gets comments from Ella and Alfred on his wedding speech. Britta and Ben are caught by Regina during sex in the hospital. Torben cancels his partnership with Carla. Vincent wants to buy the decrepit office building.
Katja and Philipp want to marry each other but Anne is not authorized to marry them. Carla is astonished because Torben wants to separate from her; is that a misunderstanding? Thomas and Anne accept the end of their relation.
Anne and Thomas discuss their spontaneous kiss to decrease tension. Merle seeks the lost bridal dress. Achim loses his speech. Will Anne become wedding officer? Regina becomes head of the clinic. Clemens wants to buy the office building.
Thomas gets a fright because Johanna collapsed due to anemia that is lethal when not treated with bone marrow. Will Susann be her savior? Britta focuses so much on Johanna that she doesn't notices her pregnancy signals. Gunter avoids Merle.
Susann, Roman and their children Fenja and Lars travel from Frankfort to Lüneburg for Fenja's school's end. They meet Heidrun and Roman's daughter Bente there.
While Johanna resigns herself to the diagnosis Thomas and Jule seek a donor; Luise could be the disappeared daughter. Everybody tries to cope in his or her own way with the loss of Heidrun. Vincent reports Susann to the police.
Britta is pregnant now. Thomas finally finds Susann who possible is Johanna's niece Luise who can donate bone marrow. Carla buys Torben out. Merle and Gunter bought the golf course. Carla designs a golf resort.
Despite doubt Susann visits Johanna to learn more about the family relations. Roman tries to withhold her from donating bone marrow. Vincent and Bente flirt with each other. Lars discovers Britta's pregnancy.
Susann almost doesn't get it; she finally found family roots and could be stem cell donor for Johanna. Merle tries to settle the quarrel with Gunter. Ben thinks Britta has an affair with Lars; she hides her maternity for him.
Near the grave of mother Clemens accuses Roman of not having informed him about the dead of Heidrun. Business makes Bente miss the funeral. Hormones cause Susan having side-effects.
Mother is there just before Britta wants to tell Ben she is pregnant. The quarrel between brothers escalates when Clemens inherits father's watch that is of much emotional value to Roman. Susann wants the bone marrow transplantation.
Susann thinks she did find the first trace to her father. Gunter treats Merle rude because he can't handle his feelings for her. Vincent and Bente want more in their relation.
Britta looks baffled when she hears that her new chief Regina thinks you can't combine a career with raising children. Susann is glad when Roman appears on the day of the surgical operation. Johanna and Susann bring Jule and Lars together.
When they take away stem cells Susann has a cardiac arrest. Regina reanimates her. Clemens counts on it that Roman will sue the hospital. Ben threatens to leave Britta when she decides for an abortion. That is why she sends him away.
Roman doesn't see that Vincent takes everything away from under his nose. He suspects Bente of plotting with Vincent. Gunter confesses Thomas being in love with Merle but thinks there will be no relation. Britta's choice: child or career.
Susann is disappointed when it turns out that Pavel, her mother's dancing partner, cannot be her father. She wants to search traces of her history in the Kontorhaus. It appears that Britta 's child didn't suffer from the electric shock.
After the electric shock Britta starts to worry more about the life in her belly. She decides to keep the baby; Ben is very happy. Roman accuses Merle of Susann's burglary. Gunter's attempt to keep Merle on distance raises astonishment.
Vincent fails in selling the building machines he took Roman away from under his nose. Susann is glad and thankful for Merle's saving of valuable goods. Johanna's recovery starts. Erika probably only has an eye for Pavel.
Mick is concerned about Alfred but discovers after a while he just simulates his illness to stay in the commune. Johanna is allowed to leave the hospital because Thomas will be there for her at home constantly. Fenja wants to become cook.
Family Winter is in commotion: Fenja disappeared. Susann and Roman have a quarrel while looking for her. Mick wants to give Alfred Ben's room but Ben already promised the room to Lars. Mick's love for Bente grows.
Mick is frightened when he understands that Bente has an affair with Vincent. Susann gets hope to find father when she hears from Achim and Johanna that Ehlers lives. Alfred attacks subtle because he doesn't want to move out of the room.
Britta does not dare to tell her chief she decided in advantage of her baby. Merle has to admit she fell in love again with Gunter. Because Roman offered her just a minor job, Bente loses control over the driving wheel. Alfred gets the key.
Torben has to disappoint Susann: she has no buying right for the old storage yard of Clemens. Clemens recognizes the wicked game and gets pity on Susann. Fenja looks forward to the application talk. Mick saves Bente.
Susann gladly accepts Clemens' offer to use the rooms of the Kontorhaus even when Roman is against it. Roman decides to make things clear during a talk with Bente. Mick's friends want to celebrate him as a hero but he doesn't want that.
Susann fears her father could be a war criminal. Vincent moves to Clemens' house. He tries everything to get to know anything about Roman's case. Gunter dates with Merle who thinks it is just a business dinner.
Erika has bought tickets to India for herself and Achim but Achim has to find a substitute for his chemist's shop. Rajan hardly can't live without Ella. Bente catches Vincent when he searches Roman's desk.
Since Susanne has sent the email to her putative father she vainly waits in keen expectations. Thomas finds proof that Pete had a military penalty. Merle wants to reveal her feelings to Gunter but Julia comes in between.
Susann sees her father Pete for the first time. He wants a DNA-test. Mick's friends ask themselves why Mick is aggressive. Mick steels Lars' bike. Finally Erika and Achim obtain leave of absence. Thomas cares for Anne.