Grandpa Quinn adores Annabelle Lynn and considers her an ideal granddaughter-in-law. However, his grandson William Quinn is completely infatuated with Katherine Miller and pays no attention to Annabelle. Determined to bring them together, Grandpa Quinn drugs William and arranges for him to spend the night with Annabelle. Their night of passion results in Annabelle becoming pregnant, but William disappears, only returning to the Quinn household eight months later. Annabelle hopes that William’s return signals a happy ending, but her hopes are dashed when she learns that Katherine is terminally ill with cancer. William plans to divorce Annabelle and marry Katherine instead...