Sins 1986 Young Helene Junot Catherine Mary Stewart witnesses her mothers death at the hands of Nazis Separated from her brother Edmund Timothy Dalton by the war, Helene goes to work at the chateau of the Count De Ville Jean Pierre Aumont and falls in love with his son Hubert Neil Dickson, to the Counts objection She leaves for Paris where she becomes a fashion model and moves up the ladder of success, even becoming her former employers mistress As she builds a magazine empire, Helene Dame Joan Collins looks for her lost brother and seeks justice for her family Along the way, she makes many enemies who team up to destroy her