After Ben learns that Richard is his father and Vanessa is his half-sister, he feels paralyzed. Nadja and Richard still don't know the extent of the disaster. When Ben suddenly meets Vanessa, he sees only a way out of the messy situation; Unlike Ingo, Annette does not succeed in seeing their relationship only as an affair. She increasingly seeks Ingo's closeness and puts him under increasing pressure; Jenny wants to prevent Julian from accompanying Diana on the promotional tour to Italy. After all, Axel is supposed to start the journey instead of Julian. But suddenly Axel gets sick.