Zoe Linton, adopted daughter, is killed after being framed for 'seducing the butler', a setup after she discovered her stepmother Mandy Kane's affair with butler Alaric Alden. Before dying, she learns her sister, Nina Linton, is Mandy and Alaric's love child. Reborn, Zoe vows revenge. Zoe exposes Mandy and Alaric to Victor Linton and media. Alaric escapes. Mandy uses self-harm and her daughter to soften Victor, remaining to strike back.
