Zeke Gordon drugged Lana Lane. Zeke betrayed Lana, sending her to prison, where she learned he tried to kill her. Released, Lana exposed Zeke's affair with Dawn Blair and his framing, gaining Leo Hawke's loyalty. She dismantled Zeke's and Julian Jacobs' alliance, and her children sided with her. Lana took down Zeke, ruining Dawn Blair. The Underground Empress retook control, rising from imprisoned wife to business queen.