After a banquet, Xavier Shane's sister Lydia is dragged into an alley, assaulted, and dies. Police arrest Adam Childe, but in court Xavier's wife Zoey Gold—Havenport's top lawyer—defends him and secures an acquittal for lack of evidence. Xavier erupts, shouting that Zoey defended the man who killed his sister; childhood friend Sarah Penn hauls him out. It's revealed Adam is Jason Childe's brother, Jason being Zoey and Sarah's benefactor. Zoey and Sarah press Xavier to accept the legal outcome. Zoey tells him, "Sign the settlement," leaving Xavier furious and the decision unresolved.