Thursday, May 27, 2010 (3825)

Marie is furious that Kerstin didn’t tell her about her relationship with Juliette earlier. Kerstin tries to apologize and explain to her that she attempted to tell her, but couldn’t find the right moment, but Marie is too hurt. She reminds Kerstin that she has kept secrets from her before and says that she is sick and tired of it. She packs her things and leaves the apartment.

Kerstin is devastated because of her fight with Marie. Juliette tries to comfort her, but Kerstin keeps blaming herself for being such a coward, until Juliette suggests that Marie’s anger might also have to do with the fact that Kerstin is now in a relationship with a woman.

Meanwhile, Marie is pouring her heart out to Inge. She is hurt that Kerstin is excluding her from her life, and that she didn’t dare tell her about her and Juliette. Inge is trying to reason with her, and eventually comes up with the same assumption as Juliette, that Marie has a problem that Kerstin is now dating a woman.

The next morning, Marie is talking with Lisa, her boyfriend Steve’s mother. Just like Inge, Lisa is trying to reason with Marie, and tells her that Kerstin didn’t choose who she fell in love with, but that she has a right to be happy and that, from the looks of it, she is. Then Lisa assures Marie that even though Kerstin is trying to build up a new life for herself, Marie will always be a part of it.

At Back Dat, Juliette and Kerstin are talking about Marie. Juliette offers to move out for a while, but Kerstin declines her offer, saying that Juliette belongs to her and that she will not pretend that she doesn’t just because Marie has a problem accepting it. Kerstin is optimistic that Marie will calm down soon and that everything will sort itself out eventually, and decides to pay Marie a visit.

In fact, when Marie and Kerstin later meet on the street, Marie embraces her mother, and both apologize for what happened. Marie asks Kerstin whether she is happy, and Kerstin tells her that she is very happy and that she loves Juliette.

Marie says that all of this could only happen because they barely see each other. Kerstin enthusiastically tells her that this is about to change because of the good connection from France to England. Marie is confused, and both she and Kerstin realize that there is something else that Kerstin hasn’t told her daughter.

Kerstin tells Marie that she and Juliette will move to France, and that they will leave the next day. Marie is stunned and rushes off, leaving a devastated Kerstin behind.

Friday, May 28, 2010 (3826)

Juliette is outside of Back Dat with some moving boxes when she sees Kerstin, who is sitting a little further down the street on a wall and cries. Juliette goes over to her, and Kerstin tells her what happened, that everything seemed to be alright until she accidentally told Marie about their upcoming move to France. Kerstin says that she is about to lose her daughter and starts to cry again. Juliette holds her and tries to comfort her.

Later, Kerstin is taking out her self-loathing on some trash while Juliette is trying to reason with her, but Kerstin doesn’t want to listen. She says that she betrayed Marie’s trust once again, and that Marie now not only has to deal with her mother being in a relationship with a woman, but also with her moving to France.

Juliette asks Kerstin to wait and goes inside to get some pictures she found while packing. They are family photos. She hands them to Kerstin and suggests that Kerstin should take a good look at all the evidence of what a great mother and grandmother she actually is.

Meanwhile, Marie is planning to return to England later that day. Inge is trying to convince her to talk with Kerstin before leaving, but Marie refuses to. They’re standing on the sidewalk outside of the laundrette that Inge runs when Juliette comes up to them and asks to talk to Marie in private.

After Inge has left, Juliette says that even though she doesn’t have children herself, she knows how much Kerstin loves her daughter, and that, if Marie insists on being angry with somebody, she should be angry with her, Juliette, because it was her who persuaded Kerstin to leave Marienhof and move to France.

Juliette also tells Marie that she has always been a lesbian, but that it was something completely new to Kerstin, who was more shocked than anyone else. That’s why she wanted to tell Marie about it in person, just like she wanted to tell her about their move to France in person and not on the phone or in a letter or an email. Juliette talks about Kerstin’s plans to stay in Cologne and run the Back Dat together with Juliette, and that it was her, Juliette’s, wish to move to France.

Finally, Juliette tells Marie that it would be a mistake if she left without talking to her mother. Marie doesn’t say anything, but after Juliette has left, she looks pensive.

Still, Marie is planning to leave and is about to get into a taxi when Inge tries to reason with her one last time. She tells her that Kerstin isn’t there to say goodbye because she respects Marie and her decision that she doesn’t want to see her mother, but that Kerstin adores her daughter and that Marie knows that.

At the apartment, Juliette is busy packing while Kerstin is staring into space and thinking about Marie. Juliette is trying to cheer her up and manages to make her smile for a moment. Kerstin says that, as soon as they are in France, she is going to visit Marie. Juliette notices something behind Kerstin and says that she doesn’t have to. When Kerstin turns around, she sees Marie outside a window of the apartment.

Kerstin rushes to open the door. Marie says that they are on their way to the airport, but that she just had to come and say goodbye to Kerstin. She hands Kerstin a locket with pictures of her and her daughter Alina, and says that she had to think about all the mistakes she might make as a mother, but that the most important thing is that Kerstin loves her, and that she knows that.

Juliette smiles and watches as mother and daughter embrace.

Kerstin and Juliette are getting ready to move to France when Kerstin's daughter Marie, who doesn't know about the changes in her mother's life yet, shows up for a surprise visit...

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