Mortician Talia Sutton has a night with 'corpse' Adrian Sterling. She is forced to marry Adrian Sterling in place of Serena Sutton. Adrian 'comes back to life' and dotes on Talia. After Talia becomes pregnant, Adrian's stepmother Eleanor Quinn, brother Marcus Sterling, and Serena Sutton conspire to frame Talia for a 'Ghost Fetus'. Adrian trusts and protects Talia, exposing the plot and punishing the villains. Talia is exonerated and inherits Sterling assets with Adrian.