Wed, Jan 2, 2013
Emilio is touched to see how devoted Thomas is to Christmas traditions, yet joins the others Wolfs to the Lahnsteins' castle party. Ansgar overhears Ludwig is determined, as he hoped, to save the firm by staying on and abolishing the family council. Sebastian believes Ansgar 'saves him' and the firm by discovering a monumental accounting error he actually staged. Olis is amused to hear Andi agonize over Tristan's posh castle dinner for Bella, who actually flees the 'snobbery' without intimacy. Disgruntled, lonely tree decorator Thomas finds a most seasonal surprise: a foundling baby boy, left for the Wolfs to foster during the holidays Social Services overload.
Thu, Jan 3, 2013
After a cautious firm Christmas party speech, Sebastian would go on Swiss holiday, but Tanja prefers to stay at home as she smells Ansgar is up to something big. Indeed he stages a major accountancy error which he prevents SEbatsian filing, so as to convince Ludwig he puts the firm's interests first. Emilio and the Wolfs are getting attached to Christmas foundling Max. After a woman overhears Thomas's suggestion to adopt him being turned down by Viktoria, the boy is stole from his pram. Bella refuses Charlie's generous gift, a vintage scooter she bought from Luca, but reconsiders after finding out from Clarissa how unselfishly Charlie saved pregnant pseudo-thief Jessica's job. Butler Justus pokers with Hannes and the cook.
Fri, Jan 4, 2013
On Christmas Eve, Oli finds all flights to Engalnd canceled, so no celebration with Christian. He declines joining Chalrlie's turkey dinner with Bella, whom Andi has to take to a construction site first for urgent, unexpected work. By the team Emilio enjoys his first German Christmas with the Wolfs, they met baby Max's mother, who tried to steal her bay back after hearing they wouldn't adopt the boy. When Kim hears her despair stems from being fired when Lahnstgein enterprises terminated her employer's cleaning contract, she gets Ansgar to grant her direct employment by way of Christmas present. Butler Justus commiserates with Ludwig, whose sadness seems to stem from the absence of most of his offspring during Christmas, but Elisabeth convinces Sebastian, Hagen and Tristan to stay in the castle, and Hannes is delighted he thus may too. After Ludwig's disastrous insistence on a brainstorming before the traditional goose dinner, another near-seizure decides him to believe Riccardo, who warned he's is denial, and tells the family about his tumor.
Mon, Jan 7, 2013
During a surreal sleepover, Emilio convinces Kim to admit her dark-phobia to Leonie. Ludwig specifies his inoperable tumor has a mere 5% survival chance. SEbastian is delighted to hear he's the intended successor, disappointed when Tanja admits she only wishes his survival for Sebastian's sake. In the no limits, Tristan's bluff triumphs over Andi for cash and a scooter date with Bella. Her ridiculing dismissal of Andi's warnings against 'dangerous' Tristan ends in pointing to his psychotic record.
Tue, Jan 8, 2013
Andi gloomily hears Oli almost sympathize with Bella's disregard for his warnings concerning Tristan, who meanwhile wins some sympathy from her when asked about his 'alleged' psychotic history. Riccardo is not amused after his night shift when Jessica bangs on his door for an urgent medical certificate, as Hagen tipped off Tanja the baby may be in danger if she flies along on a dream mission to Dhubai. A poor forgery in stead of the gynecological referral sees her spot taken by Viktoria. Tristan isn't given time by Elisabeth to come to terms with Ludwig's condition, Rebbecca enjoys some quality time only to and even harder back in reality.
Mon, Jan 14, 2013
Ludwig understands, unlike Sebastian, that Tristan can't face the prospect of his father's death, having lost everyone he ever loved. Neither realizes that the stress brings Tristan to consume the cocaine he confiscated from a nightclub client. Oli has come to the rescue of Bella, who forget the fill up the scooter when she tricked Charlie along to visit and hopefully make up sisterly with his embittered mother Henrietta. Jessica resents everyone's (mostly good) advice for her pregnancy, yet ends up leaving her job only to have Riccardo diagnose the kicking baby-boy's condition perfect.
Wed, Jan 16, 2013
Emilio and even sleepover guest Leonie see straight trough Kim's grim claim to be cured of her claustrophobia, as a nightmare confirms, but the Internet may help out. Sebastian's conscientious efforts to watch the fashion house like a hawk while Tanja is in Dubai is frustrated when Clarissa takes him in speed, after concerting Ansgar about thus breaking up the family council: she renames Rebecca's new clothes line after herself. To jealous Andi's growing frustration, Bella enjoys charming Tristan's playful company, while cocaine-high or even with a hangover.
Thu, Jan 17, 2013
Emilio, Timo and Kim witness how Tristan's reputed studio recording engineer belittles Leonie, who gives him lip but performs poorly in her session. His assistant is seductively distracted by so let the boys can have a go on the buttons, but the haughty engineer turns up. Andi calls construction firm rank, jealous of Tristan, when Dana asks Bella for a small job in the stud farm, but has to allow her. Sebastian warns off Clarissa but is too late to prevent her from renaming the new fashion line, thus disappointing Ludwig and still unaware Tanja.
Tue, Jan 22, 2013
Team Timo fears the recording of Leonie's song they made behind the grumpy studio sound engineer's back, which he refuses even to listen at, may have ended her budding career. Tristan however was given the end product and considers it good enough to be publicly launched shortly. Ricardo is not amused when Jessica twists his arm last minute to attend her dinner date with the 'dream lawyer' as 'double date' and angrily leaves when he finds it's a gay friend. Jessica decides against the bald attorney but realizes that Riccardo fills all her criteria. In Christian's absence, Thomas decides to take some stud farm paperwork off Dana's hands, but makes a nasty error ordering further.
Wed, Jan 23, 2013
Ansgar makes sure Hannes spends quality time with 'sibstitute uncle' Ludwig, whom he hopes will sacrifice the family gremium in view of the latest fashion house and finance crisis. Justus is faced with the massive results of Thomas's erroneously tenfold fodder order. Luckily Emilio has a brilliant idea to solve the problem with a bonus. Ricardo is far from impressed when Jessica masquerades according to his dating site ideal mate data, despite Oli's warnings. When Ansgar finds Ludwig collapsed in the library, he quickly arranges medical evacuation, saving his nemesis's life.
Thu, Jan 24, 2013
Tristan gets Bella to play poker with him, and when his cash is exhausted turns it into strip poker, which is broken off just before nudity is reached by Andi reminding her of their home dinner date. Andi however thinks had sex and betrays his bet with Tristan, which renders her furious at both rivals. Ansgar hopes having saved Ludwig's life may win enough trust to see the family gremium disbanded, but Sebastian insists he refuses to succeed Ludwig in a dictatorial mode. Tristan hands delighted Leonie an advanced copy of her single, insisting only the gang may here it yet, discretely. At LCL however, Jessica hears the story and plays it for all their colleagues. Rebecca wants it for her new collection.
Fri, Jan 25, 2013
Team Timo is relieved, even elated, when Tristan accepts the song's accidental untimely release, applauds Rebecca booking it and decides to have a video produced, but his concept can't appeal to the youngsters. In order to get Sebastian off Clarissa's back in the fashion house, Ansgar sets him up with Asian ex-lover Gloria Wagner, whom they get hired so she can fake an accident and further discredit Sebastian. Andi feels desperate after having told Bella about the bet, but Tristan cockily goes on and impresses baffled Bella.
Mon, Jan 28, 2013
Timo team decides to make their own video for Leonie's song, but has no actual ideas. Taunting Kim's shoes addiction, Emilio eagerly lets her draw him into a private lingerie show with extras while the camera he was practicing with is on. believing Kim unsuspectingly took the camera to an LCL meeting, Emilio desperately tries to get it back, only to suffer a pointless humiliation, but the whole episode inspires amused Timo. Ansgar's pawn Gloria's plans to compromise Sebastian go wrong, thanks to his vigilance and Riccardo's swift assistance.
Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Riccardo is overheard telling Oli about his weird new hobby, dubious horror, and customs import problems. Fellow gore fan Jessica considers that her ticket to his heart, but viper Gloria manages to squirm herself into that date instead and gets him down to his boxers before can Jessica can fake contractions. After Tristan's present Lily Rse and her understudy fall out, Hagen and Sebastian confine him the only business-sound solution is casting Marlena again, but thinking of his unfaithful bride drives Tristan back to cocaine. Thomas ascribes his wife's obviously hormonal erratic mood to pregnancy, but the Wolf girls concur it must be menopause.
Wed, Jan 30, 2013
Ricardo is down to his boxers with model Gloria, but Jessica still storms in and snatches him away for a so-called emergency and manages later to trap her rival into betraying being a pure gold-digger. Andi's hope to reconcile himself with Bella turns sour again, even a love declaration is waved as f just about the wager. TRistan has hired Marlena as Lily Rose again, but her 'grateful' nagging about feelings rips open his scorned groom wounds, so catching her with Rebecca in the stud farm hay is so painful that he deliberately drops a cigarette in that stable.
Thu, Jan 31, 2013
Team Timo makes a hopeless mess of shooting Leonie's video in the fashion house. While Timo and Emilio bicker of directing and Kim bothers everyone with needless make-up, time runs out. The game seems over when Clarissa unexpectedly arrives and finds them, but she decides to hurry it up by taking charge. Andi bravely rescues the lesbian couple from the fire in the stable. However in the nocturnal confusion, the firemen don't notice him nd arsonist Tristan seems the hero.
Fri, Feb 1, 2013
After his 'second lead' as studio manager in Leonie's video, Elimio considers aspiring an actor's career, even though it gets mostly cut out. Kim taunts him, even a bit jealous as girls swoon around his boastful 'stardom' stories, but Timo makes her understand Emilio needs some hope of achieving something without degree or family connections. Depressed, Tristan considers turning himself in to the police as the stud farm arsonist. Andi however, inspired by Jessica, offers to let everyone believe Tristan saved Bella provided he steps back romantically. Hagens is furious when Thoams confesses he installed a heating device for Dan's comfort, which may well have started the fire in the stable, but the fire expert finds it was a smoking cigarette.
Mon, Feb 4, 2013
Andi's deal is accepted: Tristan continues playing the fire hero but leaves startled, clearly romantically interested Bella for the real one to have a go. As the fire inspector found a cigarette the fire cause, Thomas is off the hook, but the insurance won't pay, so unless Tristan is exposed, the ruined stud-farm will have to lay off its staff.
Tue, Feb 5, 2013
With a New York rating agency descending on the family business, SEbastian must keep Tanja, who just returned from Dhubai, away at least one more day, to avoid an open fight with co-manager Clarissa. Now the insurance won't pay for the stud farm fire, Hagen calls in vain for family solidarity, refusing to wait as the racing season is about to start, and can think of only one alternative: leaving the family council to seek alternative investors. Ricardo warns Marlena to spare her voice while n medication, but is ignored in the preparation for her return as musical star, and he finds that damaged her vocal cords, almost certainly irreparably.
Wed, Feb 6, 2013
Even ads Ludwig's 'last request', the family council doesn't put unity first Hagen's motion to cut out the stud-firm is marginally carried, Sebastian fears Tanja mainly aims to 'punish' him for not blindly stopping Clarisa. Ricardo's diagnosis is confirmed by a specialist: Marlena's failure to follow his advice wrecked her voice and hence her career.
Fri, Feb 8, 2013
Hearing Ricardo loves playing chess, Jessica wants to learn the game, but soon realizes that would take far too long if possible at all. Instead, uncle Justus, the butler, will coach her by hidden headphone. Tristan can't cope with his crushing guilt and decides to lave the caste for Tokyo. Now Ludwig had another crisis, Sebastian is in charge but fails to talk Hagen out of leaving the family council. To discourage him from going solo with the stud farm, Sebastian denies him all financial favors which are reserved for council member companies.
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Emilio's idol, TV chef Tommy Balz, is in Düsseldorf and hosts a workshop, which could finally get his culinary career started, but it costs 1000 Euros and is reserved for schooled cooks. Timo agrees to help him try anyway, and Tommy grant him a test dinner, which goes ell enough. He counted on his holiday savings, but Kim spend it all and more on cloths online. Tristan cancels his plan to confess to the police when he realizes that could kill Ludwig and instead offers Hagen a substantial sum to restore the stud farm. Ricardo warned Bella against releasing herself early, but Charlie shows nursing talent and brings her back timely.
Mon, Feb 18, 2013
Emilio is justly furiously at Kim for wasting more then they owe on Internet clothes, but believes her story it's to compensate sleepless 'dark anxiety' nights, even blames himself for not noticing how bad. She tries to let Ansgar cover their debts, but Emilio finds out and forbids that, insisting she needs to learn some responsibility and independence. SEbastian warning against any revenge on Clarissa which compromises LCL at this time, Tanja comes up with an alternative he approves of enough to actively help her. Bella borrows unenthusiastic Andi's red sports-car for a private film viewing picnic with supposed fire savior Tristan, who can't stand the charade any longer when she even gets frisky.
Tue, Feb 19, 2013
Only while Kim calls Ansgar for financial rescue, Emilio's call for pride sinks in and she turns it down. After showing Emilio the real mountain of unpaid bills, they still agree to tackle the daunting problem together, on their own, firstly selling her Internet wardrobe and asking for a payment scheme. Clarissa finds out that Sebastian and Tanja arranged a TV interview about the fashion house and makes sure she's there, unexpected. Tanja has her rival locked in the restroom, so she can still go on screen to pretend that Clarissa feels to old and is retiring as co-manager. Despite Tristan's confession, Bella can't just turn off her feeling for him, nor turn her gratitude to deserving Andi.
Wed, Feb 20, 2013
Timo is openly disgusted, like Leonie, when they learn on TV Clarissa pretends a terminal cardiac condition in order to turn her managerial exit into a PR triumph for herself and the fashion house, where sales impress even Sebastian and Tanja. Jessica's poor efforts to impress him as home dinner host initially reassures Riccardo she's not after a provider, as Rebecca warned, but the tide soon turns and makes him run in panic. Thomas seriously considers Hagen and Dana's offer to join the new stud farm team, but wants to be his own, boss, hence invest at par, which is well above his means. Ludwig makes poor-judged, obviously moves trying to sabotage the project.
Thu, Feb 21, 2013
Ricardo accepts a dinner invitation from Jessica at Oli's, determined to make clear he has no romantic feelings for her. After Ludwig's failed bribery attempt, Thomas hesitates whether he really wants to become a Lahnstein partner, but decides in favor of Hagen and Dana to go on. 'Retired' Clarissa enjoys dumping all drudgery on Tanja while keeping a firm hand in important business. A confrontation goes badly for the fashion house.
Fri, Feb 22, 2013
Team Timo is up for a disappointment: Tristan won't give their home-made video any consideration, it's a professional or none. After consulting Marlena, Leonie accepts at least to try the motorbike concept. Ludwig is furious when he hears Eisabeth asked Sebastian to keep him out of business where possible. She fears the only way to make him cut back is Charlie's suggestion: threaten with divorce.
Fri, Feb 22, 2013
Ludwig has promised to hand over business to Sebastian to rest and concentrate on his health, but Elisabeth can't trust him until his desk is cleared, and new business keeps propping up. Self-absorbed Tanja's blind ambition once more strains her marriage with Sebastian dangerously. Viktoria can't handle having to wait for a conclusive pregnancy test, while Emilio and Kim find the positive commercial one.
Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Tristan's arson-confession unleashes the family's fury, and worse, Ludwig's disapproving grim silence, driving him back to drugs. Embittered when Bella decides to stay with Charlie rather then live with him, Andi seeks comfort in a meaningless flirt but can't forget her. The Wolf couple realizes Thomas's stud farm partnership ambition would stretch their means to the utter limit, but they set their hope on Viktoria landing a promotion to personnel chief after encouraging, yet inconclusive words from Sebastian.
Wed, Feb 27, 2013
Emilio has to save Kim again, who gets stuck after sneaking out at night to meet Ansgar. Tristan's fall in the nightclub's swimming pool while high is prevented from ending disastrously by Bella. To his surprise, she doesn't turn from him when he admits the truth about the fire. he decides to come clean to his family. Viktoria's application for the PR manager job causes insecurity and marital strife.
Fri, Mar 1, 2013
Emilio son realizes that Thomas found a positive pregnancy test and thinks it's Kim's, but she isn't with child. Viktoria, who hopes for the personnel manager job, couldn't believe the test result after early morning sickness, but a gynecologist confirms it's not menopause. TRistan is determined to confess his arson to the police, although Ludwig and Elisabeth beg him not to, but reconsiders when his father has another crisis.
Thu, Mar 7, 2013
Timo and Leonie still haven't made up over her refusal to join him on Paris trip. She not only puts her career first but incorporates the feelings in a song 'Simetimes I want to kill my boyfriend'. Ludwig's determination to name Sebastia his successor as CEO is shattered when his firstborn not only admits to blackmailing Clarissa but stands by it. Hagen and Dana bring Rcardo to discuss their relationship, concluding there is no common future.
Fri, Mar 8, 2013
Riccardo is furious when Jessica, trying to cover her tracks, is found out having stolen his password to sabotage his Internat dating. Riccardo confirms the diagnosis that Marlene wrecked her singing voice for good, Rebecca fails to keep thats secret from Ludwig. Sebastian is furious when Ludwig demands he ends his marriage to be made his successor as CEO and refuses, even though Tanja insists as stubbornly he should fake a separation until Ludwig's probably fatal heart surgery.
Mon, Mar 11, 2013
Sebastian dares Tanja to leave him altogether if she prefers power games to marital love, then refuses to appease Ludwig for Elisabeth's sake by faking a divorce just before his father's surgery. Ludwig sees no other alternative then nominating as CEO Ansgar, who celebrates, although he's only given a six months term, prolonged indefinitely if Ludwig dies under Ricardo's scalpel as expected.
Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Model husband and kitchen prince Emiio proves himself, having a quiche in the oven for his TV chef cooking course, by rushing to Kim's aid when she stupidly send a private fax to every company section, and retrieving it before the cooking clock buzzes. Riccardo tenaciously pulls off Ludwig's often fatal cardiac surgery. Tristan waits with Bella.
Wed, Mar 13, 2013
While the rest of the family celebrates Ludwig surviving the surgery thanks to Ricardo, Ansgar lets butler Justus join him in champagne toast on his succession as CEO. To appease the relatives' front against him, he appoints Sebastian as deputy. Viktoria's stubborn refusal to decide whether to continue her pregnancy leads to stress and what seems a miscarriage, which decides her to keep it.
Mon, Mar 18, 2013
Ansgar is tired of Clarissa blackmailing him to fire Tanja as fashion house manager and sets an alternative plan in motion. Jessica intends to carry on her self-centered life, including work, until the end of her pregnancy, but Rebecca sends her home on legal grounds. The Wolfs realize they can't keep working with a baby coming up, so Thomas decides unilaterally to cancel the stud farm partnership, to Hagen's fury, end become a father at home.
Tue, Mar 19, 2013
Ansgar fires Clarissa, who expected that fate to befall surprised but now triumphant Tanja, having had Clarissa's blackmail proof stolen from her safe. She comes threaten him with a gun, achieving only that the family hesitates whom to believe when she claims Ansgar staged the whole family bank insolvency.
Wed, Mar 20, 2013
Emilio, dreaming of his private 'dinners club', devises and tests a menu during work time, only to find it got switched with the appetizers Schneiders ordered from him. Luckily Charlie praises his talent more then she scolds his work ethics. Ansgar waves Clarissa's malversation charges as desperate nonsense and threatens with a murder charge unless she leaves Germany forever.
Thu, Mar 21, 2013
Ansgar is confident yo have chased Clarissa from the country, but Tanja rather believes any indication that she planned revenge by torching the fashion house during Rebecca's new collection's presentation by bomb package, Sebastian hesitates. Leonie can't believe Timo's and her grandmother just took off. Andy's love declaration only confused Bella, who ends up driving him to a macho poker duel in which he looses his vintage sports car to Tristan.
Mon, Mar 25, 2013
Sebastian can't believe Clarissa's claim that Ansgar fabricated the bank's problems, having gone trough the books himself, yet Ansgar's arrogant attitude now he's CEO and Ludwig's insistence make Sebastian look for clues. The Andi-Bella-Tristan triangle gets even murkier in a second poker game, which Tristan looses on purpose so she can win back Andi's Mustang. Jessica eagerly accepts a castle suite at hagen's invitation, but imposes excessively on the regular residents.
Tue, Mar 26, 2013
Emilio hopes to pay off Kim's debts by starting up an exclusive 'dinner club' in the Wolf home. Viktoria would be out with a friend, so he hastily rounds up candidates and starts on his menu. However he didn't think it through and Viktoria comes home unexpectedly, forcing him to cheat everybody and even steal wine from Charlie's which Luca didn't dare hand him on account. Jessica eagerly occupies a castle suite, abuses her former staff colleagues and shock the resident family.
Wed, Mar 27, 2013
With Charlie's blessing, Emilio pulls off his dinner club, proving himself a master at improvisation in kitchen and service. Sebastian is hounding Ansgar's financial charade, but betrays himself and Tanja openly doubt whether an 'eternal second' deserves her marital loyalty. Andi makes clear 'winning back' his Mustang doesn't make up for Bella's horrible behavior, yet he can't stop loving her.
Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Emilio feels caught in the middle of his loyalties now Timo won't return from Paris to attend Leonie's first concert, which goes well after she made to pull herself together, a professional choice at last. Tristan wants to 'pay off' his debt for the stud farm arson by getting Hagen the capital he needs to rebuild it, so he takes personal 500,000 Euro loan from Ansgar, using his night club share as collateral.
Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Jealously watching Tristan at a party with a flirtatious ex makes Bella realize she likes him. Riccardo assures Hagen and the other castle dwellers Jessica's false labor alert was no cause for panic. At Leonie single-release party, Rebbecca finds a film official showing interest in Marlena doing audition for a movie casting.
Wed, Apr 10, 2013
Ansgar commandeers Clarissa's office to keep an eye on Tanja and turns down her demand for more capital to enter the Paris haute-couture high-end market. Tristan and Bella assure each-other to be in love with nobody, yet agree to a 'non-date' which ends in his bed. Marlena finally realizes her theatrical ambitions are dead in the water.