 One of the key figures was the mysterious Danny Krucek, who was involved financially with Simon Berrenger, but romantically interested in Shane Bradley.The series production notes described him as a "Mafia-connected conglomerate chief ... who lives to destroy the Berrenger empire".Though it was never clarified on air, it was implied that Krucek was the illegitimate son of Simon Berrenger, a story twist which would have made him a legitimate claimant to Paul Berrenger's position as the elder Berrenger's heir.