Annette and Tim forge a momentous plan to help Julian and Diana's luck get off the ground; Simone consistently pushes through her new duty and budget plans and especially affects the ballet teacher Nadja. Visibly irritated by Simone's new influence, Nadja confronts Richard, her secret love. He pretends that Simone's intermezzo will be short-lived. But he did to reckon without Simone; Dieter is impressed by Jutta's new self-confidence and suddenly realizes that he has to change himself. He strikes a harder tone towards his spoiled daughter Nina and gets Jutta a romantic gift. Jutta is deeply touched and impressed. Until she finds out how expensive the gift was.