Anna Mercer was sold by her gambling father, Calvin Mercer, as a child, driving her birth mother, Martha Hale, insane. Years later, Anna searches for her but ends up mistaking Calvin's second wife, Brenda Mercer, for her real mom. Martha regains her sanity after Brenda bullies her. Brenda and Calvin then falsely threaten to sell Anna again to force Martha back to the village, plotting to silence her for good and steal the wealth. Ethan Whitaker discovers the truth through a DNA test. He catches the duo kidnapping Martha but gets knocked out. Anna arrives and mistakenly blames Martha. Luckily, Ethan wakes up and exposes the truth. The villains are punished, and Anna finally reunites with Martha.