
James Landon awakens at his engagement party to Skylar White, with past life memories of betrayal and ruin. Faced with the White family's demands and Skylar, secretly involved with Leo Zane, James breaks off the engagement and reclaims his money. Leo Zane cuts off James's lumber and work, trying to ruin the Landon family. James creates 'new modular furniture' that takes the market by storm, earning his first fortune. He meets Nina Sullivan.