The dinner at Herr Ohrmann's home gets off to a rough start when his employee, Herr Schöller, starts behaving strangely, and Marga reacts in a way that is quite out of character.

Kathrin continues to reject Lilly's presence in their home, while Lilly learns that her Uncle Rolf has taken trips to the West without ever contacting her.

Marga uses Herr Ohrmann's new BMW to get groceries and meets a nice stranger who—suspiciously—seems to know that the car is in trouble before the tailpipe explodes!

Marga meets Herr Ohrmann's daughter, who is studying law, and asks if she could get some legal help in exchange for teaching her how to cook.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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

Following the directions her mother gave her before she died, Lilly finds the house where her aunt lives. Unfortunately, things don't go as she had hoped.

Lilly and Pascal make it across the border with two slightly harrowing moments. First, they locate the place where Lilly's parents used to meet up.

After it is revealed that Frauke Claassen tried to frame Torben Witt, Eileen Claassen asserts her independence. Harry and Lothar get revenge on Dirk for his role in the confusion surrounding Harry's training program.