Katarina has returned from New York. Meanwhile, daughter Angie has made friends with a circus lion who unexpectedly appears in Brinkmann's garden and causes a stir.
Dr Basler is able to persuade the oddball Sebastian Storch to seek treatment for a hernia. In the hospital, the man does not want to part with his suitcase of money.
Annetilde Metzner wonders whether it makes sense to extend the life of her old father-in-law Friedrich for a few more years with expensive medical equipment.
Dr Basler and Mischa are demonstrating with environmentalists against the forest decline on the Großmann AG premises. Basler falls off the roof and the employee Kritz is injured in the head.
Vanessa Bodenstedt has her chauffeur take her to the Black Forest clinic in a luxury limousine. She seems to be confusing the clinic with the Park Hotel.