 Ethel Duke's sater rights are crucial to the fortunes of both Tyler Cane and the Kensingtons.Tyler visits Ethel, offering to buy the water rights for $500,000, but she refuses.Later that day, in Fresno, Charlotte is outmaneuvered by the scheming Tyler, who takes control of the annual Raisin Festival Masquerade Ball (traditionally hosted by the Kensingtons) and vows to erase the Kensington name from Fresno forever.