Louisa Neukamm knew what she wanted to be when she was a child: a nurse. Together with her friend Jasmin Hatem and her new boyfriend Fiete Petersen, the three begin their training at the Volkmann Clinic in Halle. Things get off to a bad start for Louisa when she wakes up in a stranger's bed.

Louisa, Jasmin, and Fiete are particularly excited today because the practical exercise is on the topic of pregnancy. Under Arzu's supervision, the nursing students are shown how to perform the “external turning” of a fetus by senior nurse Kiran.

Sophie Witte is very worried about her nine-year-old adopted daughter Kiki whose liver values are so poor that only a transplant can save the little girl. Since the parents are the best donor candidates, Sophie begins a search for Kiki’s biological mother.

Louisa is once again assigned to work with her supervisor Darius Korschin. They are tasked with the care of Bundeswehr soldier Linda Menke, who is suffering from a high fever but wants to leave the clinic as soon as possible. Her father is very worried because his daughter is about to go on her first overseas deployment.

Carsten Bensch is rushed to Volkmann Hospital, unconscious having suddenly collapsed during a romantic evening with his supposed wife Sylvia. Carsten is in critical condition and needs urgent surgery.

Louisa and Fiete save Miriam Bender from drowning when she suffers a fainting spell while doing water sports in the hospital swimming pool. Louisa already knows Miriam from the clinic, where her baby Emil was being treated for jaundice.