Nina is touched by Tim's financial help, but initially rejects his offer. Only when Rocky exerts increased pressure, Nina decides to finance her addiction through the helpful Tim and makes him hypocritically clear advances; Annette, who has sworn off the men after her experiences with Axel, is surprised at herself when a harmless game of dice in the pub involuntarily ends in a passionate kiss with Ingo; Julian has promised Kremer not to drive him into financial ruin with his dependence on the Steinkamps. But when he receives a rejection from the bank, he is faced with a difficult decision: Either he has to send Kremer to hostile takeover's doom, or he lets Simone and Richard return to power after his resignation.