The ambitious doctor Clemens Hoffmann would like to take a break before taking his next career step and fulfill his long-cherished dream: to sail around the world on a boat for a year. Shortly before his departure, an accident thwarted his plans. Clemens ‘single sister Doro dies in a gas explosion. Her last will contains a big surprise, because of all things the freedom-loving medic is supposed to take care of her children Kristina, Benni and Judy. However, Clemens cannot count on his partner, who has given up her own offspring for his sake. Doro’s childless sister-in-law Karin Donnersberg and her husband Arthur, who would even buy custody from him, turn away angrily when Clemens decides to have the children. He gets help from his friend Florian and the single parent Marion. At first Clemens struggles with the unfamiliar task. To change his own plans, to do justice to the children and to help them grieve over the loss of their mother - whether he can take responsibility for the three in the long term, Clemens has to prove not only to himself, but also to the youth welfare office. Because he knows himself: You don’t become a good father overnight.