The Chinese trade official only accepts to revive Sebastiuan's deal if he invests at least two million Euros short-term, hard to raise quickly and behind CEO Hagen's back. Tanja suggests skimming various posts of the Laghstein firm accounts, but Hagen asked startled, neutral hence must trustworthy ex Marlena to check the books, so she stumbles on the 'internal borrowing' scheme and must choose who to be loyal to. Thorte hopes finally to et closure for his guilt about the New York car accident for which he was jailed by facing the victim, but paraplegic Bernd Hillmann is in no mood to forgive, regardless whether the culprit now is in a wheelchair too.
—KGF Vissers