After learning that her husband and best friend had both betrayed her, Marilyn Levine orchestrated a scheme to expose their affair, putting them in crisis. At a press conference, Marilyn turned the tables. To salvage his reputation, Derrick Hardy threw a birthday banquet for Dora, who then revealed Derrick's misdeeds. Marilyn protected her daughter and career throughout.
Due to her brother’s setup, Thalia Shaw, a mute girl, was drugged and spent the night with Silas Levine, mistaken as a scheming social climber. Pressured, Silas married her, gradually finding out her secret identities as a miracle mixologist and perfumer. Meanwhile, Thalia discovered the truth about her parents' death.