Hold the Dream 1

Geburtstagsfeier auf dem Landsitz der Hartes. Emma ist 80 geworden – Anlass für die „eiserne Lady“, ihr Wirtschaftsimperium in jüngere Hände zu legen. Das Erbe übernimmt ihre Enkelin Paula. Sie arbeitet so hart und erfolgreich wie ihre Großmutter, doch ihre Ehe mit Jim leidet darunter. In New York trifft Paula ihren Jugendfreund Shane wieder. Sie weiß nicht, wie sehr der sie liebt.

Paula Fairley, now head of the Harte chain of department stores, has taken on the burden of preserving Emma's legacy. However, she suffers dissent within her extended family, in particular her devious cousin Jonathan Ainsley. Her marriage to Jim Fairley is unhappy, leading her into the arms of her childhood sweetheart, Shane O'Neill (Stephen Collins), grandson of Blackie O'Neill (Liam Neeson). Struggling to prove herself in a male dominated world, just like her grandmother before her, Paula would suffer heartache and loss that mirrors the life of her grandmother. Emma's request that Paula hold her dream is what drives Paula to fight and overcome personal tragedy and come out on top, so as to save the Harte name for the next generation.