Daniel's former girlfriend Vanessa (16) suddenly moves into the youth hostel, pregnant. After speculations and tension about paternity, she admits he's not the father but the only boyfriend she can trust. To Stefan's surprise, the charms of the mayoress, who further neglects her family, seem to persuade Max Bachhofer to withdraw his plans for construction on a forest tract. Instead he proposes to donate it for a nature reserve, provided Stefan and two other farmers throw in their neighboring parcels. The Lietner family counsel accepts.
—KGF Vissers