Stepmother May Shaw and Sylvia Jacobs moved in after Talia's mother died. Talia learned TCM from a master, who instructed her to investigate her mother's non-accidental death and reclaim her inheritance. Old Master Holden sought a wife for his grandson, Blake Holden. Remembering a marriage arrangement, he demanded the Jacobs family fulfill their promise. They planned for Sylvia, but hearing rumors Blake was disabled and impotent, they sent Talia instead.