Annette is pushing 50, suspects her husband to cheat on her and faces a dwindling TV career. So she decides to take matters in her own hands and create a comedy series focusing on her private and professional experiences.
Tanni tries to explain to Annette that menopause is not a hot premise for a TV series. Jola announces that she is pregnant. Annette asks Sascha for a dinner meeting to tell him the news. And he has to tell her significant news as well.
As long as her series is not sold Annette has to hunt for new roles and tries to convince a director that she can do 'serious' stuff. Also she has to pet Jola who is unhappy. And Annette's mom Gabriele believes she is Empress of Germany.
Preparations for Annette's birthday party proceed less then perfect. Her main concern: she has to impress attending networks agents who might pick up her series. The party soon goes sideways, Annette leaves and celebrates elsewhere.
Annette tackles a major hangover and can't remember anything about the night before. Juicy news items hint at her inappropriate behavior. A church representative threatens her with dire consequences. And who was her partner in crime?
Annette wants the echoes of that ominous night to go away, and they don't. But Tanni has made contacts that may help sell Annette's TV show. Jola introduces her boyfriend Max and, no, he is not the father of the baby she is expecting.
Tanni and Caro are happy about the offer they got for the TV show, but memories come to the fore that make Annette hesitate. Jola is rushed to the hospital, and Annette is forced to reevaluate what really matters in life.
Annette is on her way to attend the press conference introducing her TV show project when she learns that her mom has collapsed in the nursing home. She has to choose between job and kin, and it's not an easy decision.
