in 1985, viki commences celebrations of the 50th anniversary of her father's newspaper. during preparations for the celebration, viki's goddaughter, tina (andrea evans), happens upon a hidden door in the llanfair library, leading to a secret room. while in the room, tina stumbles upon a letter written by victor addressed to viki, telling of his affair and brief marriage with viki's former college friend irene manning clayton and the siring of his daughter tina. when tina divulges the revelations, viki reverts to alter-ego "niki smith" and tina, for the following year, embarks on a mission to gain what she believes to be rightfully hers as a member of the lord family. recovered, viki later uncovers in 1988 that she had a daughter, megan gordon (jessica tuck), while under the hypnosis insisted upon by victor and delivered by her longtime friend and brother-in-law, larry. megan dies of lupus in 1992.