As the head of a traditional cruise line, Victoria Stellmann is her husband with intelligence and self-confidence. She has a brilliant reputation and is equally popular and respected by employees and business partners. In her private life, too, everything is going very well for the power woman: She leads a happy family life with her husband Kai and their children. But then she met the handsome Jacques Oberländer at a congress, apparently by chance. From the first moment on, there is a spark between the two. The casual businessman turns her head with charm, humor and empathy. At his side Victoria experiences a romance that has long been lost in her harmonious but routine relationship with Kai. Even after their return home, Jacques does not give up. Victoria reacts insecure, but at the same time feels flattered - and finally spends a passionate night of love with her admirer. However, the rude awakening was not long in coming: a few days later, she received an anonymous message from a blackmailer who was demanding half a million euros and threatening to publish a revealing video of her pastime. Fearing for her family and her reputation, she wants to meet the demand. Jacques offers her to take over the negotiations and the handover of the money - until Victoria finds out in horror that he himself is behind the blackmail as the mastermind. Disappointed and deeply hurt, awakens in her new fighting spirit. The lousy villain shouldn't get a cent from her. Victoria clears the table: she confesses to Kai her affair and turns on the police. In order to avert damage to the shipping company, she hands the management over to her brother, who has long wanted her post. But Jacques doesn't give up that easily. When he begins threatening her children, Victoria sets a risky trap for him.