Screened by CBS, it tells the story of the wealthy Amberville family, who run their own publishing company in New York.

Zachary's children, especially his energetic and intelligent daughter Maxi, begin a battle to regain control of their father's company.

[1] In the late 1940s, Zachary 'Zach' Amberville (Barry Bostwick), a former World War II fighter pilot and now successful businessman, falls in love with his employee Nina Stern (Jane Kaczmarek).

Broken hearted, Zach leaves Manhattan for London, where he falls in love with aristocratic ballerina Lily Davina Adamsfield (Francesca Annis).

She is worried that her ballet career is now nothing more than a hobby, and acts out by behaving as a spoiled rich wife, even being nicknamed 'The Ice Queen'.

Her lack of interest in raising her children comes to notice with Zach, who feels that discipline is not the key factor in parenting.

When their eldest son Toby (Tim Daly) is eight years old, he is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, meaning that he will be blind one day.

In San Francisco, Cutter starts working as a broker and seduces the boss's daughter Candice Alexander (Lynne Griffin), a beautiful but shy woman.

Her father Jonas (Walter Gotell) is opposed to the relationship, feeling that Cutter is only interested in Candice because she comes from money, and hires a private detective to gather evidence to prove this.

Instead, Cutter assures a prominent part in her life by causing a horse accident that leaves Candice crippled: he marries her afterwards and manipulates Jonas into financially supporting them.

Ten years later, Zachary's magazine company grows into an empire, which saddens one of his loyal workers Pavka Meyer (Paul Hecht).

With the encouragement of Toby (who is now fully blind), Maxi reveals the news of her pregnancy to her parents and her desire to get married.

In private, Lilly expresses her concerns about Maxi being too young to get married while Zachary says they shouldn’t stand in the way of their daughter’s happiness.

Finally, an argument about a baby stroller opens up the fact that Rocco and Maxi have different views on life, and the two separate and eventually divorce.

The now-divorced Maxi takes Angelica on a whirlwind trip to Monte Carlo, where she meets a wealthy Australian businessman.

Zachary advises George not to hire his brother, calling him “bad news.” Peterson, in turn, tells Cutter that they can’t do business together.

Zachery is found barely alive by a search crew and taken to a hospital where Lilly and Maxi meet him, along with Cutter.

She confronts her uncle and threatens to blackmail him, accusing him of taking advantage of her mother’s vulnerable state when he married her.