At a Gordon family gathering, a girl named Cherry is presented after she saved a family member and a child asks their father to adopt her. Relatives, led by Erica, accuse Cherry of being a gold-digger, fearing she'll take half the inheritance and might be a fraud. Cherry offers to leave and return to the mountains to stop the dispute. A relative then claims the Gordon fortune must belong to them alone, and the argument escalates into a physical struggle. Someone cries, "Don't hurt him!"—Cherry's safety and the adoption remain unresolved.