Till has made a bet with his father and asks his brother Chris for support. Wolfgang loses 100 marks if he gets upset within the next 24 hours. For fun, Chris and Till plan to let their father lose the bet. In their attempts to upset him, the two of them are very skillful. But Wolfgang soon notices what is being played and keeps calm. However, when Margot comes to the pastry shop and insults his family, Wolfgang's control is over. He angrily kicks his mother out. Melanie longs for Chris, but does not dare to ask him for a date. Armin tries to build her up, and at an appropriate moment she summons up all her courage and invites Chris to the cinema. Irene still hasn't found a replacement for her mother-in-law's broken vase. Since she is not even sure how valuable the piece was, she seeks advice from Professor Albrecht. He is supposed to appreciate the broken shards and comes to a surprising conclusion. Dirk doesn't let up. He tries to coax a date out of Jennifer. She can hardly resist, luckily Armin, her alleged boyfriend, comes to her aid and disappears with her. Dirk looks longingly at them as Chris passes by. The two of them talk, and Dirk learns to his surprise that Armin is gay. A little later, he is at Jennifer's door.