Diana is disappointed that Julian justifies his attempt to persuade her to stay solely on business interests. She sets off for contract negotiations and hopes to provoke Julian into a confession of love. Julian tries to stop her, but Jenny gets in his way; The Steinkamp empire is up to its neck and Simone and Richard have to decide whether they would agree to a mortgage on their private villa in the event of a new loan. Axel shows Simone a completely new solution and puts Richard in a quandary; Only under certain conditions is Jutta willing to take Dieter back home. Simone urges her to prevent Diana from leaving for Frankfurt. But Jutta is on her daughter's side.