Now Marco has exposed the theft of his design by Noordermeer, its lawyer Pierre wants to quit, until his (actually adulterous) wife Charlotte uses sex to make him stay and finds a loophole: reverse engineering. Maurits discovers in bed that his bride Fleur dreams of Marco. De Graaf is down to pawning family jewels to postpone bankruptcy. Marco trust his new engine screw design can save the wharf, but Jacob feels building a prototype is no longer within their means.