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For the wedding of Chris and Emily, the youngest daughter of the foundry entrepreneur Richard Schwarz and his wife Barbara, the four adult siblings come together in their parents' house. Also Felix, who emigrated to Canada, is the black sheep of the family. A sudden alarm in the house turns the living room into a panic room and Emily is caught up in an old trauma: as a child, she was kidnapped for three weeks and locked in a box in the forest for hours. Chris manages to calm his wife down, but the celebratory mood is soon disrupted by further family tensions: Felix wants to buy a farm in Canada and have his inheritance to the company paid out now. Eva watches her brother-in-law suspiciously because she feels threatened by Chris in her leadership position in the company. Only Leo, as always, tries to keep the family together with a good mood, even though she has her own problems. When it becomes apparent that Richard wants to talk to the children about the future of the company, old wounds and conflicts arise.

Eva and Bahar are full of anticipation and hope that they will soon become parents thanks to artificial insemination. The morning after the wedding, Richard tells the siblings that it is not Eva, but their brother-in-law Chris, who will be his successor in the company. Eva leaves the foundry deeply hurt. The other siblings are supposed to sign a waiver, but Felix refuses to do so. Chris tries unsuccessfully to smooth things over. Emily feels excluded by her siblings and wants to cancel the honeymoon. The trip is an important step for Emily, as she has hardly left her parents' house since the kidnapping, and Leo tries everything to change Emily's mind. Leo supports the family, but secretly swallows pills to be able to sleep. Barbara, who is an artist, feels liberated after Emily's departure and begins to work on new works full of energy. Emily and Chris board the night train to France, tense but happy. But when Emily wakes up at night, nothing is as it was.

Richard and Felix pick up the distraught Emily in Belgium and bring her home. Richard assumes there will be another kidnapping, but doesn't want to involve the police. Instead, he informs Hanno, his long-time security advisor, who calls the siblings together at their parents' house. The nerve-wracking wait for a report from the kidnappers is grueling. Felix uses his return to Germany to apologize to his childhood sweetheart Corinna for his bad behavior in the past. But Corinna confronts him with unpleasant questions: What happened between Felix and their childhood friend Jonas before Felix's sudden departure to Canada? Leo's son Linus finds sleeping pills from his mother and runs away to his father Pino, with whom Leo does not have a good relationship. Barbara is overwhelmed by caring for the retraumatized Emily and puts pressure on Felix to take care of her. Emily can't stand waiting any longer and finally secretly starts looking for clues.

The more Emily finds out about her husband, the more inconsistencies arise. She realizes that she knows almost nothing about his past. Before leaving for Canada, Felix tries to get in touch with his childhood friend Jonas. But he angrily rejects him; Felix's injuries were too severe. Eva searches the company for clues that could help in the search and comes across a bankruptcy case that could land Chris and her father Richard in prison. When Eva confronts Richard about this, she is brusquely reprimanded. But Richard becomes suspicious: Chris had access to company accounts that have since been emptied. After an argument with her partner Bahar, Eva moves back to her parents' house completely distraught. Leo tries to get in touch with her son Linus and is shocked to find that he still doesn't want to talk to her because of her pill addiction. Felix is about to leave when Barbara calls him because there is an emergency with Emily.

The press besieges the Schwarz family estate after Emily's posting reveals that she is leading a double life. Barbara defends the family from the nosy photographers. After realizing that she has completely misjudged Emily, Barbara falls into a deep crisis and destroys her art. Leo despairs when her son tells her that he wants to live with his father in the future. She is unable to confide in her family. Richard now offers Eva his successor in the company, but Eva hesitates. The re-emerging memories of the time of Emily's kidnapping make her see Richard in a different light. Felix falls back into old behavior patterns and confronts Richard in the foundry in front of all the employees. The situation threatens to get out of control. Emily gets a tip from one of Chris' acquaintances that he will be coming to his old apartment that evening. She lets Leo drive her there without telling her who she will meet.

Emily confronts Chris, but he just talks his way out of it. When Emily becomes loud, he locks her in a dark room, overwhelmed. Emily's memories of the box in the woods almost overwhelm her, but she manages to free herself from the room on her own. Despite her fears, she makes her way home alone. Barbara and Richard are very worried because they can't reach Emily and go looking for her. Emily walks alone through the forest and finally arrives at the greenhouse, the site of her abduction. Meanwhile, Eva and Felix find their unconscious sister Leo and try unsuccessfully to wake her up. The siblings take her to the hospital and anxious hours of waiting begin. A painful discussion ensues in which old wounds and secrets come to light. The Schwarz siblings slowly manage to pave the way for a cautious new beginning, which has surprising consequences for some family members.