A soap opera about one of the wealthiest families in the United States that owns the largest religious media corporation. When the head of the family, Eugene, dies in a plane crash, his widow Margaret takes control of his estate, with Rose and Eric receiving his shares. However, three of Eugene's illegitimate children are revealed at the gates of the family estate, and they are also named in the will. Thereafter, of course, a battle for the late patriarch's fortune begins.