▁Central ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁are ▁Nel ▁van ▁der ▁Ho ed - Sm ul ders , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁wid ow ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁villa ▁in ▁Het ▁Go oi , ▁and ▁her ▁three ▁sons . ▁Simon ▁Ra asp it , ▁G over t ▁Z wan en park ▁and ▁T ij s ▁van ▁der ▁Ho ed ▁are ▁father ed ▁by ▁three ▁different ▁men ; ▁T ij s ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁legit imate ▁son ▁and ▁therefore ▁un condition ally ▁entitled ▁to ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁million ▁her itage ▁( one ▁million ▁each ). ▁Simon ▁and ▁G over t ▁only ▁get ▁their s ▁if ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁home ▁or ▁marry ▁an ▁approved ▁girl . ▁▁ ▁Simon , ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁his ▁th irt ies , ▁is ▁fond ▁of ▁word plays ▁and ▁ch asing ▁after ▁women ; ▁a ▁past ime ▁shared ▁with ▁not ary ▁Hen k ▁van ▁der ▁Born ▁who ▁keeps ▁an ▁eye ▁on ▁the ▁family - fort une ▁in ▁a ▁most ▁peculiar ▁way . ▁Simon ▁first ▁meets ▁his ▁father ▁Jacob ▁Ra asp it ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁hospital ▁after ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁Simon ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁te en age - son . ▁G over t ▁tries ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁computer - bus iness , ▁but ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁surrounded ▁by ▁the ▁wrong ▁people . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁G over t ' s ▁Ar ub an ian ▁father ▁Edu ▁Z wan en park ▁d rown ed ▁shortly ▁after ▁making ▁Nel ▁pre gn