Nadja is very worried about Ben and gets help from Mike, while Vanessa and Tim secretly visit Ben in the hospital. Nadja vents her collected frustration on Julian and showers him with accusations. When Ben opens his eyes in the hospital, Nadja finds new hope, but then she learns bad news from the attending physician; Diana is stunned by Julian's accusation that she is to blame for the accident because she concealed Tim's jaunt from him at the time. She confesses to Annette that she was seriously mistaken in Julian as a human being; Simone makes it clear to Jenny how bad things are financially for the center and what a danger Jenny's intrigue is for the future of the center. In this difficult situation, Axel wants to prove himself as a helper in times of need and does not shy away from exploiting Annette for his own purposes.