▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁newspaper . ▁During ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁celebr ation , ▁V iki ' s ▁god d augh ter , ▁T ina ▁( And rea ▁Evans ), ▁happens ▁upon ▁a ▁hidden ▁door ▁in ▁the ▁L lan f air ▁library , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁secret ▁room . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁room , ▁T ina ▁st umb les ▁upon ▁a ▁letter ▁written ▁by ▁Victor ▁addressed ▁to ▁V iki , ▁telling ▁of ▁his ▁affair ▁and ▁brief ▁marriage ▁with ▁V iki ' s ▁former ▁college ▁friend ▁I rene ▁Mann ing ▁Clay ton ▁and ▁the ▁s iring ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁T ina . ▁When ▁T ina ▁div ul ges ▁the ▁revel ations , ▁V iki ▁rever ts ▁to ▁alter - ego ▁" N iki ▁Smith " ▁and ▁T ina , ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁emb arks ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁gain ▁what ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁to ▁be ▁right fully ▁hers ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁family . ▁Rec over ed , ▁V iki ▁later ▁un co vers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Meg an ▁Gordon ▁( J ess ica ▁T uck ), ▁while ▁under ▁the ▁hyp nos is ▁ins isted ▁upon ▁by ▁Victor ▁and ▁delivered ▁by ▁her ▁long time ▁friend ▁and ▁brother - in - law , ▁Larry . ▁Meg an ▁dies ▁of ▁l up us ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁V iki ▁eng ages ▁in ▁an ▁extr amar ital ▁affair ▁in ▁ 1 9