Ansgar masterly plays Sebastian's miserably mounting despair, next exposes to the whole family the wedding is off. Sebastian refuses to renounce Tanja and the baby, but despite second thoughts she leaves on 'honeymoon' to Paris alone and says she'll ban him completely from her and the baby's life. Tristan's obvious distress leads to Ludwig telling Elisabeth he got Helena to lie. While neither is ready to tell Nicola now, Elisabeth calls Ludwig's secrecy to her a marital mortal sin. Marlena is back from the choreography master class Tristan arranged. Thomas convinces Hagen it's time to chose.
—KGF Vissers