Cettina reads Part 1 of "Das Aschenputtel," known in English as "Cinderella." By the way, you'll notice that the German word for Cinderella is neuter – which means that "es/ihm" here translates to "she/her."

When a wallet goes missing in the girls' locker room, the girls immediately blame Nina, who is new at the school. Luckily, Emma and Max are already on the case.

When Inge says that she's tired of doing the same thing every day, Max and Tarek help her book a trip along the Rhine River.

In the first episode of Season 9 of Die Pfefferkörner, Emma is the only one of the pre-teen detectives left at school. Will she be able to keep the group going?

Pepe needs a bit more time to convince Nico to come back to Spain with him, so he checks into a hotel for the night. Unfortunately, the machine can't process his credit card and he has to pay in cash.

Singer Mark Forster wonders: Should you get out and see the world, visiting as many countries as possible... or stay home to be close to someone you love?

This segment begins with a discussion about generational differences, and then continues on to an exploration of the roles and responsibilities of the government and of the people.

Nico's older brother Pepe turns up at the celebration and demands that Nico fly back to Spain with him. Apparently, Nico's parents are quite worried.

Nico and his friends celebrate his move into Lisa, Nina, and Sebastian's shared apartment. Then an unexpected guest turns up...

With Valentine's Day gaining popularity in Germany, the demand for red roses and other flowers is also growing. Wiesbaden florist Erhard Priewe discusses shifting trends, product shortages, and why the holiday is not as "commercialized" as many people believe.

Lisa knows that something's up with Nina – and she's right, because Nina has life-changing news.

Yara has a problem with a disrespectful neighbor who always puts his trash container in front of her shop. She tries to talk to her landlord about it, but he's reluctant to get involved.

As the whole precinct celebrates the safe return of the Miriam's baby, Dirk receives a surprising inheritance from Kutte...

Peppa and her family go ice skating. Peppa, who is used to being good at everything, needs a bit more time to get the hang of it...

Dirk goes to wake Kutte, only to find a very sad scene. Meanwhile, Harry and Henning wrap things up with the stolen mail incident.

Johannes, Konstantin, and Phillip work the Christmas sale together at Johannes's pet store, making sure that all of the animals leave with loving new owners. Finally, only the parrot remains, which then goes to a very special home...

There's a dispute between the roommates in Lisa's apartment. Nina feels she's the only one making an effort to keep the place clean. In the middle of the fight, Lisa has a good idea regarding Nico...

Kutte refuses to go to a shelter for the night. Miriam finally turns up at the police station looking for her baby, and they all head over to her father's... only to discover that the baby's no longer there.

Selma rushes to see her father in the hospital, and runs into Inge. Inge has a lot to tell Selma, primarily that she's having a dispute with her son.

Henning and Harry discover that Potowski did in fact steal the letters, then find him in grave danger. Dirk reaches a decision about Kutte, and Miriam realizes that trusting her father with her newborn was a very bad decision.

Marion tries to talk to Johannes, but he's too preoccupied with reuniting Sascha's parents – and she's getting the wrong idea about his relationship with Sascha's mom. Sascha's father has gotten some rest and is ready to help out in the pet shop, which is good because there's a Christmas sale and the store is an absolute zoo!

Miriam's mother confronts her about the baby and refuses to accept her decision to keep it, eventually kicking her out. Meanwhile, Harry begins to suspect that the building manager has something to hide...

It's finally Christmas Eve, and Peppa and Schorsch are so excited that they wake up at 3:00 in the morning to see if Santa's visited them yet. When they unwrap presents the next day, Peppa realizes that a present is missing – has Santa forgotten her?

After the German lesson, Selma realizes that her mother has been trying to reach her. It turns out that there is bad news regarding her father's health.