title: Seeds of Corruption
author: Leigh, Joanne
description: The Civil War is over, but peace is a long time coming to the Jeffersons and the de la Reys, as their private war rages on: Desperate to bring to justice Senator Robert de la Rey for the murder of Laura Hilton, her father, Sebastian Hilton, hires private investigator, Victor Savage, to find enough evidence against him, and a court case ensues, which threatens to bring to an end the senator's promising career. Meanwhile, Jo-Ellen Jefferson strives to free herself from her marriage to the senator who, despite his personal circumstances, becomes involved in an extra-marital affair with the wife of one of his White House colleagues. As the war-torn South reels under the pressure of corruption and poverty, the American people in all parts of the country battle to come to terms with their new lifestyles, thrust upon them by unforeseen circumstances. The second part in the Saga of the two families.