Dr. Ballouz fulfills the last wish of a terminally ill patient and enables him to say goodbye. He is reminded of saying goodbye to his wife Mara. Dr. Ballouz's handling of the terminally ill Mr. Schenk is for assistant doctor Dr. Michelle Schwan an important lesson. And at the same time, Vincent and Michelle get to know each other from a different side through Mr. Schenk. Mr. Schenk has cancer and will not leave the clinic alive. His biggest concern is his cat, which he had to leave behind on the farm. When Mr. Schenk gets pneumonia, Michelle wants to treat him. But Ballouz knows that the patient longs to die and that there is only one thing he can do for him.

Dr. Ballouz becomes painfully aware that there were problems in his marriage to Mara. Meanwhile, Sister Irena brings Michelle into a conflict of loyalties. Privately, Dr. Ballouz with the bitter realization that he never had time for his wife; work was always more important. For the late Mr. Schenk's cat, Dr. Ballouz is desperate for a new owner. When Sister Irena does not show up for duty and is shortly afterwards brought in in the ambulance accompanied by her son Alexander, Dr. Michelle Schwan is very worried about her colleague and friend.

Before he can say yes to his bride Vivian, groom Freddy collapses at the altar. He quickly feels better in the clinic - maybe it was just nervousness. But Dr. Ballouz finds out that Freddy's heart is damaged due to a delayed illness; his only chance is immediate surgery. "Till death do you part" – this promise that previously seemed frighteningly long to Freddy may now be frighteningly short. Vivian and Freddy still give it a go before the operation. And hope they see each other again. Senior physician Dr. Mark Schilling diagnoses 80-year-old Wilma with liver carcinoma. But Wilma refuses treatment because she has to care for her sister Luise, who suffers from Alzheimer's. The two have never been separated once in their lives. Wilma only sees one way out. But she underestimated Luise's will to live.