▁long - s ought ▁son . ▁Tony ▁quickly ▁becomes ▁friends ▁with ▁Victor , ▁and ▁when ▁Tony ▁un co vers ▁a ▁di ary ▁from ▁V iki ▁and ▁Mer ed ith ' s ▁mother , ▁Eugen ia , ▁and ▁real izing ▁Victor ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁est r anged ▁father , ▁to ▁the ▁ch agr in ▁of ▁a ▁gre edy ▁Dor ian . ▁Dor ian ▁conn ives ▁and ▁succeed s ▁in ▁creating ▁a ▁r ift ▁between ▁Victor ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁son . ▁When ▁Tony ▁and ▁Victor ▁learn ▁of ▁Dor ian ' s ▁scheme , ▁Tony ▁first ▁confront s ▁Dor ian , ▁who ▁den ies ▁having ▁done ▁anything ▁wrong . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁when ▁Victor ▁begins ▁question ing ▁Dor ian , ▁the ▁en su ing ▁argument ▁leads ▁Victor ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁deb il it ating ▁stroke ▁which ▁leaves ▁him ▁unable ▁to ▁speak ▁or ▁dict ate ▁alter ations ▁to ▁his ▁will . ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁Victor ▁from ▁speaking ▁to ▁anyone , ▁Dor ian ▁brings ▁him ▁home ▁and ▁succeed s ▁from ▁keeping ▁everyone ▁away ▁from ▁him . ▁So on , ▁Victor ▁suff ers ▁a ▁second ▁stroke ▁which ▁sends ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Despite ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁V iki , ▁Victor ▁apparently ▁dies ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁and ▁Dor ian ▁inher its ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁wealth . ▁ ▁Post mort em ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁V iki ▁comm ences ▁celebr ations ▁of