Plot

Anna has been happily married to apple farmer Christian Ingstrup for many years. The couple runs a plantation together in the Altes Land near Hamburg. Business isn't doing particularly well at the moment, because arch-competitor Johann Quast, one of the richest farmers in the area, is gradually digging up the water for the Ingstrups. So far, Anna and Christian have always found a solution, because the two always pull together. That changes when Anna's past catches up with her one day: her illegitimate daughter Ines, who neither Christian nor her biological father know about, is standing in front of the door. At the age of 16, Anna was forced by her parents to put her child up for adoption immediately after birth. She always wanted to tell her husband about her daughter - but since their marriage remained childless, Anna lacked the courage. Nervous and anxious, she now tries to hide Ines' existence. But maternal curiosity soon prevails: Ines is a renowned cello teacher in Hamburg and the single mother of a 17-year-old daughter, Cosima, called Jo. When Christian finally discovers Anna's secret, his world collapses. He separates from Anna and sells the farm to Johann Quast. Anna has only one chance left to save her marriage and the farm. Together with her daughter Ines and granddaughter Jo, she comes up with a plan.—ADR Das Erste

Anna is happily married with the appelfarmer Christian. When her out of wedlock daughter Ines appears, her perfect world falls apart. Christian wants a divorce and he decides to sell the farm to the competition.