10 years after her failed marriage, recently-fired mother Ellis "El" Vermeulen (Linda de Mol) and her preteen son Thijsje (Hylke de Haan) get peanuts while her ex spends everything on his new flame, Mirella. She finally takes Susan's (Dame Joan Collins) amoral course "How To Marry A Millionaire" and actually gets socialites interested, including hunk Gijs (Chris Tates), a fine substitute dad for Thijsje. Of course, there is a catch.