Marion spends a nice day at the sea with Johannes and Sascha, and is impressed at how well Johannes gets along with the boy. Then Sascha asks if they can bake cookies together.

Johannes devises a plan to get Marion back – but when things goes awry, it turns out she's actually just as moved by his openness towards Sascha.

While Sascha's parents continue fighting, he lays out his Christmas list. At the shop, Johannes plots to get Marion back – but it seems as though she's happily moved on.

While Johannes spies on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at the Christmas market, Sascha confronts him about the promises he made.

Sibel wants Christian to leave his wife, but Christian feels that the illicit nature of their relationship is what is keeping the passion alive.

How long should a relationship last? The two patients in this therapy session present diverging opinions on how love develops.

Heike claims that her husband Fahri is refusing to respect her expectations for their marriage, but it seems there may be another reason that she is constantly unhappy.

The real bank robbers are caught and now it is time to find the other half a million euros. Luckily, Paschke has a hunch where it has ended up, and is able to help the police catch the other thief in time and have a merry Christmas.

Wolfgang runs to the house, but is arrested at the door. Meanwhile, there is a suspicious traffic jam in town and Frau Kringel seems to be very pleased with herself.

Paschke escapes the burglars once more and goes back to Ms. Kringel, who has counted the money and found that there is only half of the amount the bank manager claimed had been stolen.

While the bank robbers are chasing down every Santa Claus they see, Wolfgang Paschke seems to be developing a plan.

The bank robbers steal the wrong bag from Paschke's house. All Paschke wants now is to give the money back.

Patrizia finds out about Superintendant Hagenbach's suspicions, as does the whole town. Paschke tries to decide what to do with the money.

Paschke, still disguised as Santa Claus, says he is making a delivery to Berlin to avoid the police and his wife. Unfortunately, his photo is in the paper and everyone has seen it.

Wolfgang is kidnapped by the actual thieves, but manages to cleverly escape. However, the chief superintendent is waiting at his house.