Yancy is confronted by someone claiming Jeffrey will belong to them, despite Yancy having survived an apparent fatal fall from a cliff. Back at work, Yancy faces pressure for tardiness and cold treatment from Mr. Chance while others plead on her behalf. She seems unrecognized by some, and people reveal she is the heiress of the powerful Stuart family, making her separate from Jeffrey and his world. Orders are given to investigate her past decade, and Yancy is reminded that ten years ago she was expelled from the Stuart family, with the threat that this can still be enforced.