Laura Vandenberg is shocked: In the middle of the exuberant celebration of her 41st birthday, the criminal police bursts. Her husband Niklas, owner of a medium-sized furniture workshop, is in custody for credit fraud.

*Family father Niklas Vandenberg's arrest as business fraud suspect upsets the whole household's lives. Wife Laura suddenly has to return to professional life, without a credible CV, so tries cab driving like sassy sister Ziggy, but ends up losing her license having burst into a cop car drunk. She turns dish washer at Italian restaurant La Grotta, and after the abused chef falls out steps in as cook. Preparing Niklas's trial, his attorney asks about a Milan trip with shared hotel rooms, which clarifies he had an affair with his secretary Tanja Welz, who turned him in spitefully when he refused to divorce. Niklas gets off with time served, but now has to move out, only son Moritz still dotes him and daughter Nina bitterly blames mother, who never told them everything but whom they caught in bed with hot restaurant barman and waiter Robert.—KGF Vissers