Simona has a strained relationship with her father and arrives at his deathbed too late. Only after his death does she truly get to know and love him. Ali is a Muslim who separates from his German wife and son, both Christians, after many misunderstandings. In Morocco, he encounters the wrong people. Only too late does he realize what is truly important in life. Melanie sees her mother giving a syringe to her father, who is suffering from cancer. The next morning, he is dead. She blames her mother for this and grows up with her grandparents. Will she ever be able to forgive her mother? Anna learns that she has Alzheimer’s. Is assisted dying an option? Or does she have the courage to face the future? Maren has a serious accident shortly before her wedding to Peter and falls into a coma. She can hear everything, even when the doctors explain to her parents that she will remain in need of care. But Maren does not give up. Heiko Humbold is a chief physician who falls in love with a nurse. But she is not of his social standing. Does love have a chance? Ruth and Bruno have the opportunity to adopt a baby. However, the doctor says it might be mentally disabled. Ruth believes it is simply neglected and fights for her child's happiness.