Legacy

- Season 1

(1998)

During post-civil war, Ned Logan, a wealthy widower, is raising a family all on his own. Ned's streetwise adopted son clashes with his youngest son, Clay, as well as the southern society.

When Jeremy escorts belle Virginia Griffith to the debutante ball, Alice is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Sean and Clay put the family name on the line when Jeremy remembers that William Winters was responsible for burning down Sean's barn.

The appearance of Ned's estranged sister-in-law Regine throws the family into chaos. Sean, Clay, and Jeremy travel to Louisville without their father on business. Sean meets a mysterious woman, while Clay loses the money his father entrusted to him, and he and Jeremy contemplate turning to crime to get it back.

When there's an attempt on Asa's life, thanks to William's banking bungle, the Logans step in to help a terrified Vivian.

After her release from a sanitarium, Jeremy's fragile mother, Emma. However her "cure", which turns out to be opium, may have left her in an even worse state.

Ned heads up a search party to find Lexy and Emma, whose condition worsens as she withdraws from the opium.

Jeremy enrages Clay by taking over his spot in an upcoming race after Clay's horse Gauntlet is injured thanks to a vengeful Vivian. Meanwhile, Alice mounts a campaign against the exclusive men's club, hoping to score admission for a hopeful Lexy.

With the county tobacco farmers burned up over the low price they are being offered for their crops, Sean decides to run for State Assemblyman against William Winters, whose firm is trying to cheat the growers.

After an accident leaves Ned in a coma, his children try to cpie without him. A terrified Alice keeps vigil, Sean tries to run the breeding business at the same time as his new political gig and Lexy blames herself for the tragedies that have befallen her.

Ned attempts to deal with Lexy's desire to be treated like an adult, while watching his eldest daughter fall into her first real romance.

While Ned and Sean are out of town in Frankfort, Jeremy finds himself in over his head with a poker debt. And in order to pay off his debts, he throws together an evening of gambling at the house, with the help of Clay, Alice, and Lexy.

As the 14th annual running of the Lexington Stakes draws near, the Logan's prize thoroughbred Gauntlet remains the horse to beat. News of Gauntlet's impressive practice times has even reached as far away as Europe.

Marita is romanced by a handsome young businessman, who quickly wins Isaac's approval. Meanwhile, Sean attempts to buy land for a new hospital but his plans are threatened when Vivian's mother, Georgina, returns to seek revenge on the Logans.

When Ned publicly rejects Georgina, she begins to plot revenge on the Logans. Meanwhile, Helene slips a knockout powder into Jeremy's drink and later accuses him of rape, causing William to challenge him to a duel.

Ned comes to the aid of a mysterious young woman, when her buggy crashes, and he falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Clay and Vivan's relationship begins to blossom, at the same time that Jeremy and Alice's begins to fade.

Ned's new wife, Charlotte, causes turmoil in the family when she meddles with Sean's accounting records, fueling him to move out of the house. Meanwhile, a frustrated Jeremy turns to Molly when Alice puts their relationship on hold.

When Clay courts Vivian, he finds himself spending less time preparing Gauntlet for the upcoming Kentucky Derby. Meanwhile, Charlotte schemes to buy a gifted race horse and Jeremy & Molly find an investor for their new business.

While Ned plans an extravagant masquerade ball for his bride, Charlotte, Clay and Jeremy set off for Richmond in search for the truth about Charlotte's identity and past.