The Stepmother

About the show

When Eustace Gaydon’s late sister leaves her fortune to her orphaned companion Lois, he woos Lois before she learns she is wealthy. A decade into their unhappy marriage, Lois runs a dressmaking business while Eustace controls and mismanages the family finances; her affair with neighbor Peter is exposed when she seeks a dowry for her stepdaughter. Eustace confronts Peter and flees with what remains of Lois’s fortune.