Martin Kupfer is still having terrible nightmares. It has been two years now since the death of his beloved Julia but the pain has not eased. Ever since he discovered that their daughter Anna did not die at birth, as they had been told, but was instead taken by the doctor and swapped for a dead baby, he has been obsessed with finding her. When he arrives at the family home where Anna was living he..

Like many other Berliners, Martin Kupfer experiences the night of the 9-10 November as if in a trance. Carried along by the sheer rapture on both sides of the Wall, he celebrates the whole night through and wakes up the following morning in West Berlin in the bed of young journalist, Katja Wiese. Hans Kupfer and his son Falk watch the events of that night on television together with Gaucke in the..

Marlene is released from hospital. Still a little unsteady on her feet, she resumes her tasks in the Kupfer house. Everyone is visibly relieved. But the calm does not last long. Falk hurries off to his new office as head of Department 20 to give his first orders: the Stasi files are to be destroyed immediately. Falk orders that the former MfS informal collaborators (IMs) be immediately activated i..

Lisa, who is now 17-years old, is hoping that a photo shoot for a West German fashion magazine will be the opportunity she needs to launch a modeling career in Paris. Martin, who must sign the contract for his underage daughter, is less enthusiastic about the idea. Falk continues to take a strong stance against political opponents and finds some support with this attitude amongst the officers of t..

Martin has set aside his doubts and together with Katja has accepted the Simkow's invitation to dinner. He is still uncomfortable hiding from them the fact that he believes that he is Anna's father. Anna is delighted to see Martin again and there is a real connection between the two. Martin, touched by his daughter's trust, finally blurts out that he wants a paternity test. Maria and Rainer Simkow..

Martin is stunned. It was his own brother Falk who ordered that his daughter be swapped for a dead baby. He now suspects that Falk was also responsible for Julia's death. Following a deal with his police friend, Görlitz, Martin gets his hands on the file on Julia's accidental death and finds inconsistencies here too. Beside himself with rage, he goes to confront his brother. Marlene is very concer..