Having revitalised her late husband's Sterling Group, Diana Goodwin wanted to retire and assess her son-in-law, Saul Keaton, to see if he was capable of taking the helm. However, she discovered that Saul had committed acts of domestic violence against her daughter, Shelly Winters and his daughter, Molly. Diana found evidence of this and denounced him at the election for village chief. Saul threatened Shelly with Molly, but Shelly publicly accused him after Molly had been taken away by Diana. He then threatened Diana, claiming to have the backing of a mysterious boss. It turns out, however, that this boss is Diana all along, and Saul Keaton ends up losing his reputation.