Season 17, episode 176. Gitte can't stand Bruno being taciturn. He means he has his own way to cope with his problems but she says goodbye. Later he finds her on the Salzmarkt and asks her for a second chance. She is confused and says to need more time. Gitte sees Thomas in the hotel lobby. Bruno fears he has lost her when he sees them socializing well together. Cook Alex and cheese maker Astrid realize that they distract their products from the Maiwald-farm that has contaminated soil. Alex is astonished to hear from the research laboratory that his vegetables are clean and also the new soil probes show no tracks of contamination. Astrid and Alex ask Gunter who withdraw his buying option, questions about the soil expert. Wolf reveals Henning that he knows about the fracking plans that turn the Maiwald-farm into a gold mine. Ben is annoyed when he finds Anton's marijuana in the attic house. Anton has macho talk toward Freddy about how he seduced Vivien with his hot body and cool moves. But he turns silent when homosexual feelings come up. Anton asks Vivien's allowance to move to the community house. She blocks him until Simon enters and tells he came back for the course. Vivien spontaneous introduces Anton to him as her new boyfriend. Simon learns indirectly that Vivien tries to make him jealous. Pia is back and assures everybody that Anton doesn't bother her anymore. He encounters her on the Salzmarkt and offers his excuses about not responding to her kissing attempt. Pia accepts them but notices that she still has those feelings for him.
—B. Dijkhoff