Friday, August 14th, 2009 (3446)

Carla, Stella and Maria are at Schneider’s, clicking glasses of Schneider’s No. 1. Carla is still skeptical and asks Maria how her sudden change of heart came about, as “Francesca” had never been very interested in Carla, neither in the past, nor the previous weeks. Maria tells Carla that that wasn’t the case, even if it might have seemed like that to Carla, and that she wanted to learn as much as possible about Carla.

Stella offers to leave them alone, but Maria insists that she stays, saying that Stella was now part of Carla’s life. Jokingly, she inquires whether Carla was keeping any secrets from Stella, and Carla tells Maria that she and Stella had only been together for a week. Carla wants to know whether it didn’t bother Maria that she loved women, to which Maria smilingly replies that she had always suspected that. When Carla tells Maria that her father had been very surprised about her being gay and that they had had a difficult time because of that, Maria regrets not having been there for them.

Maria wants to know whether it was difficult for Carla and Stella that Stella was employed at Königsbrunn. Stella replies that it sometimes was and that therefore, they were trying to keep their relationship a secret. Carla adds that they were especially hding it from Ansgar, as they could both live very well without his stupid remarks. When Maria assesses that Carla and Ansgar still didn’t get along, Carla states that that would never change. Maria thinks that a family should stand together or at least get along, to which Carla replies that her father had tried to achieve that, but to no avail.

As Maria, Carla and Stella talk, Tanja enters the Schneider’s and sees the three of them together.

Tanja is sitting at the bar at Schneider’s, trying to overhear the conversation among Carla, Stella and Maria as they talk about Carla’s work at the Holding. Carla says that, even though she had always been more interested in arts, she had come to like her work at the Holding, and that it had been her father’s express wish that she worked there.

Stella notices that Tanja is sitting at the bar and points it out to Carla, who is immediately wondering how long Tanja had been watching them.

Tanja (Miriam Lahnstein, left) watches Maria, Carla and Stella

After Charlie makes a sarcastic remark, Tanja leaves the bar and comes over to Maria, Carla and Stella. Stella quickly assures Carla that Tanja couldn’t have noticed anything. After exchanging some sneers with Carla, Tanja turns to Stella and wonders whether she shouldn’t be at work. With a big smile, Stella tells her that she was right, and that she, Stella, was trying to convince Maria and Carla of the qualities of Schneider’s No. 1. Maria and Carla play along, and Carla orders 24 boxes of the wine. Stella leaves the table to place the order with Charlie.

Tanja doesn’t believe in the story about the wine tasting, especially considering the time of day and that Maria is with them even though she and Carla are not very close. Carla tells Tanja that she didn’t know that she owed any explanations to her. As Tanja replies that there was a lot that Carla didn’t know and that she should be more careful, Maria intervenes. She declares that Tanja was just making empty threats, and that she wouldn’t disturb them any longer. Tanja mockingly says that she was sorry for disturbing them, to which Maria replies that she should be. Defeated for now, Tanja eventually leaves Schneider’s, and Maria raises her glass to Carla, who smiles but still looks skeptical.

Back at Königsbrunn, Maria tells Carla that she enjoyed their lunch and that they should do something like that more often. Carla agrees. Maria assures Carla once again that she would not tell Ansgar about her and Stella. Carla is worried that Tanja has become aware of something at Schneider’s, but Maria is certain that Tanja had bought Stella’s excuse. Also, she wonders what Ansgar and Tanja could do to Carla if they knew. Carla explains to her that she wasn’t worried for herself, but for Stella, because Tanja and Ansgar were able to make Stella’s life on Königsbrunn a living hell.

Meanwhile, Tanja tells Ansgar of her encounter with Maria, Carla and Stella. While she is worried that they were forming an alliance against them, Ansgar figures out what is really going on between Carla and Stella. He explains to Tanja that he had always suspected Stella to be a lesbian, because of the way she responded – or rather didn’t respond – to his charm. (Writer’s note: Yuck!)

Ansgar (Wolfram Grandezka) is planning another intrigue

In the salon, Maria and Carla talk about Carla’s strained relationship with Ansgar. When Carla blames Ansgar again for putting her into jail, Maria admits that he couldn’t really explain that to her, either. Carla is wondering why Maria is still on Ansgar’s side. Maria explains to Carla that, after all, Ansgar was her son, as Carla was her daughter, and that she was trying to understand them both. When she adds that she was sure that it was in fact Tanja who was behind a lot of Ansgar’s scheming, Carla tells Maria that she was underestimating Ansgar, who was pathological in his ambition to become the boss, and that she, Carla, was standing in Ansgar’s way. Maria asks Carla to be a little more patient, and tells her that they might be able to come up with a solution that would work for both Carla and Ansgar.

But of course, Ansgar has already come up with another intrigue. When Maria suggests to him that he and Carla should share responsibilites at the Holding as equal partners, he acts as if he gives in. But when Carla joins them in the library and Maria wants to tell her about the compromise she thinks she and Ansgar have agreed on, Ansgar informs Carla that the following day, Maria would make him boss of the Holding and that Carla would have exactly 5 minutes to clear her desk.

Full episodes of Verbotene Liebe are available through the show’s official website. Also, there’s a YouTube channel where you can find montages of the various storylines of this week’s episodes (English subtitles available).

Pictures: Das Erste

Carla and Stella try to keep their relationship a secret, but get caught kissing by Maria. Much to Carla's surprise, Maria keeps their secret from Ansgar and even tries to get to know Stella better.

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