Ingo is worried about his relationship with Lena. She constantly avoids him. He does not know that the reason for Lena's behavior is her affair with Maximilian ... Hard times are dawning for the Steinkamps: Simone suffers from her broken relationship with Jenny. And the first difficulties are also looming in terms of settlement warfare: Richard panics because Nadja threatens to go to the press with her knowledge of the settlement plans. But much more serious problems await the two of them ... Oliver begins to doubt more and more whether his spontaneous return to Essen was the right decision. Fearing that Diana might misunderstand his coming, he secretly wants to say goodbye to Julian and then leave. Can Diana stop Oliver in time?