Daphne, ready to be discharged with her granddaughter Helena after recovering from illness, was confronted by her son Harrison's former lover, Veronica, and her daughter Elara. Desperate to marry into wealth to pay off debts, Veronica had come to win over her future mother-in-law. Unrecognized, Daphne and Helena suffered her insults and abuse. The truth came too late. When Veronica realized the woman she had abused was the very mother-in-law she needed to impress, she was overcome with regret.