ony ▁Ge ary ) ▁that ▁she ▁needs ▁his ▁help ▁to ▁f end ▁off ▁her ▁evil ▁steps on ▁Val entin . ▁According ▁to ▁Hel ena , ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁Val entin ▁had ▁been ▁dis owned ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁Mik k os ▁( John ▁Col icos ) ▁upon ▁his ▁birth , ▁den ying ▁him ▁the ▁privileges ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁Cass ad ine . ▁Hel ena ▁contacts ▁Val entin ▁hoping ▁to ▁use ▁him ▁against ▁her ▁reb elli ous ▁grand son , ▁Nik olas ▁( Ty ler ▁Christopher ) ▁but ▁instead , ▁Val entin ▁over pow ers ▁Hel ena ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁family ' s ▁private ▁island ▁in ▁Greece ▁and ▁he ▁slowly ▁po isons ▁Hel ena . ▁Val entin ' s ▁hen ch men ▁try ▁to ▁keep ▁Hel ena , ▁Luke ▁from ▁esc aping ▁with ▁Hel ena ▁only ▁for ▁Nik olas ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁her ▁rescue . ▁She ▁war ns ▁everyone ▁that ▁Val entin ▁has ▁promised ▁to ▁destroy ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁Cass ad ines , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁Sp enc ers . ▁Mik k os ' s ▁daughter ▁Alex is ▁Davis ▁( N ancy ▁Lee ▁Gra hn ) ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁only ▁heard ▁of ▁her ▁brother ' s ▁tre ach ery ▁toward ▁their ▁father ▁specifically , ▁but ▁Alex is ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁believe ▁the ▁never ▁before ▁seen ▁Val entin ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁front ▁for ▁Hel ena ▁and ▁her ▁schemes . ▁Luke ▁later ▁acc uses ▁Hel ena ▁of ▁having ▁Val entin ▁murder ed ▁and ▁she ▁adm its ▁that ▁she ▁thought ▁Val entin ▁had ▁died