Diana has realized that she has to let Julian go and convinces herself that she is strong enough to attend the engagement party anyway. Meanwhile, Julian tries to suppress his doubts about his relationship with Jenny by all means. But while Diana looks ahead optimistically and tries to see Julian merely as a good friend, his feelings for her change; Simone wants to provoke Richard into a confession about his affair with Nadja. When she realizes that Axel is using his secret knowledge of her shattered married life for his purposes, she ends contact with him. Meanwhile, Nadja clashes violently with Richard during the engagement party; Vanessa offends Ben when she once again prefers Tim's presence. Vanessa shows him very clearly that he is the third wheel. Ben, who is getting angrier and angrier, has found the culprit for his situation: Tim. Ben finds a way to vent his anger.