Sophie ens her slump and starts a new friendship with her ex Kauth. Dietmar's mother wants to stay longer. Her apartment burned down and now that the owner is considering the demolition of the whole house, she should look for a new place to stay, but doesn't. Bärbel still has her burden with the court, which is also slowly showing in her work. At the Gasthof Aubach, the local amateur play by the retired history teacher Kredder will once again be performed. He has been working on the history of Hengasch and has already brought to light some interesting background information about the Eifel village. When he is shot during his play, the first suspicion falls on the shooter Zielonka. It comes to light that Kredder has been researching dark family secrets from the Nazi era. Sophie and Kauth don't manage to put their resolution to remain friends into practice. They do exactly what a couple who have almost been married before and now want to switch to friendship does: they end up in bed.
