After Fred exposed Isabella as his illegitimate sister, everyone blames him rather then discrete adulterer Karel. Ma hisses exposing her publicly only strengthens her hand if she wants a share of the Rodenburg inheritance. Hoping the record Claire arranges will provide ample income, Simon lives dangerously, in debt with drug dealer Goran, who starts charging interest. After the Bulgarian debacle, Stijn gets inside information about a British bank RIC is involved with, but hesitates to risk prosecution.

Marie-Claire has car-crashed and needs serious facial surgery, likely to leave her scarred for life. Passenger Freyya is almost unhurt, but admits she was stoned. Stijn absurdly blames and nearly beats up Simon, who later gets to make up. Stijn has been committing adultery during the accident with Camilia, but afterward dumps her, which she refuses to accept. Now the elections approach, Olivier sets up his HQ in RIC and enlists Hanne as campaign helper.