
Vera Preston is abused by her nanny, Yana Larkin, and her aunt, Jasmine Preston, who have teamed up to embezzle the family's assets. Vera endures this while secretly laying a trap, using her father Julian Preston's return home as an opportunity to gradually expose their evil deeds. In a desperate act, Yana and Jasmine kidnap Cody for ransom, but are ultimately imprisoned on multiple charges. The father and his two children then move abroad to start a new life.