The shock couldn't have been greater for Katrin Jessmann and her husband, Jost. Nele has to break the news to them of the tragic death of their son, Lasse. The surfer drowned—and was apparently struck by a boat.

Julia and the new guy on the team, Jakob Frings, don't hit it off right away; she pointedly gives him the cold shoulder as soon as he arrives at the office. Jakob is the complete opposite of his predecessor, Pirmin, whom Julia still misses.

Bank advisor Benjamin Murjahn's rowboat washed ashore that morning after colliding with another boat. His wife, Tina, freezes when Nele and Paul tell her that her husband is missing.