A first potential new housemate comes to look at the room and takes a tour of the group's Wohngemeinschaft (shared apartment).

Lilly learns that it is because of her mother's escape to West Germany that Lena had to stop teaching school. Katrin, certain that Lilly will be send back to the West, continues to be mean to her.

Julia and Marie have recently moved to Berlin and are waiting for their friend Brigitta to arrive for a visit.

Nele Ebeling takes Marga home with her to work as a cook, and Marga makes an interesting discovery when meeting Nele's husband!

Nico can't stay in the shared apartment anymore, but Lisa gives him some ideas where he might possibly stay.

Nico is disappointed to find out they have the wrong address for his aunt's bike shop.

Rolf and Lena discuss how Lilly could possibly stay in the GDR. In the morning, Lena tries to break the tension that has settled in their household.

Nico comes by after Lisa is finished teaching. While Lisa is on the phone with a potential new housemate, Nico takes a look around the room.

Lilly realizes that she has made things very complicated for Lena and her family. Lena's husband Rolf asks an old friend for a favor.

Lisa teaches her students the importance of learning nouns along with their articles so that the gender gets memorized as well.

When Marga Engel goes to the unemployment office, she meets a woman who is in urgent need of an experienced cook.

After Lena's son Till finds Lilly and brings her up to the apartment, she quickly realizes that things will not be nearly as simple as she had imagined.

Lisa is in a rush the next morning, but promises Nico that they will go see his aunt after she is finished with work.

Marga arrives in Leipzig at the office of Mr. Ohrmann, the head of the company that is taking her house.

When the police come to check if Lilly is at their house, Lena and her husband learn of Lilly's escape into the East. But where is Lilly now?