Gavin Whitmore built his empire with his wife Ruth Ellington by his side. However, success corrupted him. He took a mistress, favoring the son she bore him over his own daughter, Ellie. When his illegitimate son, Benji, needed a kidney transplant, Gavin made a monstrous choice. Despite Ellie's severe bleeding disorder and Ruth's desperate pleas, he forced his fragile daughter into surgery to save his heir.