Max confronts Dragan about the money Dragan is demanding from Max's grandmother... then finds himself in a bad situation.

Emma is determined to help Max, who is being blackmailed by a drug dealer. Nina continues to claim that she doesn't need any friends and doesn't want to join the Peppercorns. Meanwhile, a student has a bad reaction to the happy pills...

After Anna is taken to the hospital, Nina goes to find Emma, only to learn that Emma's in Sankt Pauli trying to trace the origins of the drugs.

Having broken into Dragan's place, Emma and Nina learn that he is using their classmates to push drugs at their school and others. Suddenly, the dealers come back to their hideout – and the girls are trapped!

If the drug dealer Dragan finds out that the Peppercorns are on his trail, he’ll surely make trouble for them. Fortunately, Emma, Nina, and Max are able hatch a plan to get Dragan arrested before it's too late.

Emma, Henri, and Max want Nina to join the Peppercorns, but she's very reluctant to engage with them. Emma picks Nina as her partner for a photo project, hoping that she’ll find out more about her. But then something unexpected happens…

Emma and Nina follow Milla, the girl who ran off with their camera, and confront her in her messy apartment, where she lives with her sick mother. Although they manage to get the camera back, Nina’s relief is clouded by the fact that she feels sorry for Milla.

Nina gets in trouble with her father when he finds out she was the one who damaged the headmistress’s car. Meanwhile, Leila’s ex-partner Mark shows up to help Milla clean their filthy apartment.

Milla, Leila, and Mark have cleaned the place up for Ms. Wiedemann's visit. Is everything going to go as planned?

Milla thanks Emma for not exposing the truth during the youth welfare officer’s visit to the apartment. Meanwhile, Max and Henri set off to visit Nina’s old school — and come closer to cracking her secret.

The Peppercorns finally find out why Nina was bullied at her old school. Meanwhile, Emma has a guilty conscience about having lied on Milla’s behalf — did she do the right thing? Jan heads over the next day to try to sort things out with Milla and her mother in person.

Jan finds Milla’s mother just in time, and makes sure that she is taken to hospital. But where’s Milla? Emma and Nina go looking for her. With everything resolved, it’s time for the new team of Peppercorns to take the oath.

German summers are getting hotter and hotter — but the Environmental Agency in the small city of Giessen, in the state of Hesse, has come up with an innovative tool for helping residents keep cool: a special city map! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Brigitta finds out that her friends are having some trouble getting along as roommates and communicating about their expectations.

When Marie comes home and has a few complaints about living with Julia, it's clear to Brigitta that the two of them need to talk.

When all three friends are back at the apartment, Brigitta encourages Marie and Julia to speak about what's bothering them.

Julia met a really nice guy at a party that the three friends attended. The next day, they talk about how she should proceed.

In this video the German cabaret performer Dieter Hildebrand explains the vital importance of trees for maintaining the Earth's water supply and for man's survival.

On the red carpet at the “Divas” – the German entertainment industries night of nights. Before it gets underway, Alex Onken sets the scene as he attempts to rub shoulders with the VIPs making their way in.

Rapper Sido awards the Diva for New Talent of the Year. He does an unusual introduction for Jimi Blue and Wilson Gonzales Ochsenknecht.

The Diva for Music Artist of the Year is awarded to Annette Humpe and Adel Tawil from the German pop band Ich + Ich. Our reporter speaks with Adel after he accepts the coveted award on behalf of the pair.

At the 2009 annual German Entertainment Awards, Thomas Kretschmann is awarded the DIVA for Best Actor for his acclaimed roles in Wanted, Operation Valkyrie, The Sea Wolf, and in the German TV drama Mogadischu. He receives the prize from the German actress Nadja Uhl, who offers a moving speech in his honor.

Faster Internet, more affordable Internet connections for pupils, and more devices for teachers: This is what the German ministers of education and Chancellor Angela Merkel have decided upon in order to facilitate distance learning during the corona crisis. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

It’s time to celebrate Halloween at Hamburg’s Tierpark Hagenbeck — and to get into the holiday spirit, the elephants were treated to special seasonal goodies: pumpkins, corn on the cob, and apples! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]