Everyone is worried about Ute, who is acting strangely. No one suspects that her hopeless love for Till is behind it. After a long walk, Ute decides to throw her love letter in the waste paper. But from there, by chance, it finds his way into Wolfgang's order book ... Joachim finishes his lecture. Alexander declined to attend the seminar because he wanted to devote more time to the ideas behind the paintings. Meanwhile, Joachim meets the talented French student Claire and offers her Alexander's place in the seminar. Claire is fascinated by both the professor and his son ... In the attic apartment, everyone comes to terms with Lona's temporary move-in. Bernd receives a package from his parents for St. Nicholas. In a letter, they invite him and Aylin over Christmas. Bernd prepares a surprise for his girlfriend at Schiller and reacts horrified when he learns that her parents know nothing about his existence.