Daddy's Daughters

Daddy's Daughters

## Synopsis

Four very different sisters deal with their own lives as they bury their father, an former California governor; Lexi announces that she is running for office, much to the shock of her surgeon husband; Dora learns that she is infertile and turns to alcohol for comfort; Gigi clashes with the son of her father's political rival, then sleeps with him; Sam begins a romance with a hotel heiress.

Los Angeles. One year after the death of their politician father from a long battle with cancer, the four very different sisters of the well established political Lambert family try to put aside their personal differences and sell her house. Lexi, the eldest of the sisters, is a lawyer with aspirations of entering politics like her father. She runs for representative position against the son of her father's old republican rival, which she wins. She was married to a surgeon and was unware he was having an affair with her sister, Dora. Gigi is a boutique owner who had a one night stand with the son of her father's rival for the Governor's position. The fling resulted in a pregnancy and Gigi gave birth to a son. Dora, the second oldest of the sisters, is a doctor who work's with Lexi's husband, David. The two had an affair as Lexi entered politics. The ended the affair for Lexi's sake, but Lexi and David split after he admitted the affair. Sam, the youngest of the sisters, is an lesbian with two different love interests and an advocate for the LGBT community.

## Arc 1 Plot

Four of Governor Henry Lambert's daughters; Lexi, Dora, Gigi, and Sam come together to bury their father under the microscope of the press. At the same time, they contend with the drama in their own lives; Lexi decides to run for office, but goes up against two republican senators and a former Mayor. Unbeknownst to her, her husband, surgeon Dr. David Halsey begins an affair with her sister, Dora, who works with him at the same hospital as a chief resident; Dora struggles with both her father's death and her affair with her brother-in-law, she turns to alcohol for comfort; Gigi is butting heads with Kenneth Marshall Jr., who's father ran against Governor Lambert for Senator and spread dirty lies about him. Things take a shocking turn when Gigi and Kenneth sleep together. Sam decides not to attend graduate school, at the same time, she falls for the daughter of a hotel tycoon.

## Arc 2 Plot

As Lexi campaigns for office, rumors of her husband's infidelity surface. David confesses to Lexi that he had an affair, but doesn't reveal her sister, Dora. Dora confesses that she is infertile and she has a drinking problem that is affecting her work. Gigi discovers she is pregnant with Kenneth Marshall Jr.'s baby following their earlier brief encounter; she tells the family that she became pregnant after a one-night stand. Gigi's is a tough spot when Kenneth runs against Lexi. Gigi begins a job doing window dressing at a fashion boutique. With Lexi close to finding out who her husband's mistress was, Dora ends her affair with David. After an school teacher is dismissed for being HIV-positive, Lexi advocates for protections against discrimination against HIV-positive teachers. Sam's relationship with Beatrix lands in the tabloids and she must come clean with her sisters that she is a lesbian. Dora reveals that she is infertile and has been struggling with alcoholism. As Lexi wins a place in office, she discovers that Dora is David's ex-mistress and is angry.

## Arc 3 Plot

The Lambert sisters travel to Palm Springs for the wedding of their cousin, Kirby. Gigi gives birth to her son, Henry after a car accident; Lexi separates from David after finding out his had a affair with Dora. Gigi faces public scrutiny after Kenneth Marshall Jr. slips to the press about his son with her. A Hollywood producer makes a TV movie of the family's story. Sam and Beatrix are involved in a car accident that left Sam comatose. Gigi finds herself in a custody battle against Kenneth over their son, Henry. Dora has a fling with a medical student.

## Arc 4 Plot

Sam is out of her coma, but learns that Beatrix struggles with telling her parents about her sexuality. Sam meets a rock singer at a concert. When President Cunningham trashes their late father on the news, the Lambert sisters fight back to defend their father's legacy and honor. Dora faces the hospital board over her fling with her medical student. Lexi sleeps with estranged husband David and gets pregnant. When the world is hit with a pandemic, the lives of the Lambert sisters change.

## Arc 5 Plot

Sam begins seeing Roxy after splitting up with Beatrix. Gigi joins the "Black Lives Matter" protests and is angered that Cunningham used the military to attack protesters. Dora relapses with alcohol after she is suspended by the Administrative Board for her fling with a med student. Lexi faces attacks from the Cunningham Campaign when she endorses his rival Thomas Hayes. Dora shows up drunk to Henry's birthday and hits Roxy; she leaves to enter rehab. Lexi falls for Hayes' son, Daniel. Daniel proposes to Lexi after his father Thomas Hayes defeats Cunningham on Election Night. Dora tries to patch things up with Sam after she ran over Roxy. Lexi marries Daniel Hayes, while Dora reconciles with both David and Sam.

## Arc 6 Plot

Now the daughter-in-law of a newly-elected president, Lexi revels in the spotlight, while still continuing her father's legacy of fighting for what's right. Lexi's ex-husband, David proposes to Dora after getting her job at the hospital back. Gigi goes to graduate school in psychology. She begins a relationship with Brian Atwood, her classmate, in her classes who was very standoffish to her at first. Sam is carjacked and suffers from agoraphobia. Gigi is pregnant with her second child and Brian asks her to marry him. Lexi runs for Senator against Kenneth Marshall Jr., the father of her nephew, Henry. Sam becomes an advocate for LGBT Rights, alongside girlfriend, Roxy. Gigi and Brian marry and welcome a daughter, Tara. Lexi defeats Kenneth and becomes a senator. David and Dora marry. Finally, Lexi, Dora, Gigi, and Sam release a book: Daddy's Daughters: Family Duty Power.

## Characters

* **Alexandra "Lexi" Lambert Halsey Hayes** (Terri Conn): Eldest and level-headed and responsible sister Lexi was originally a lawyer until she announces to run for office in the first book, much to the shock if her surgeon husband, David. When rumors of David's infidelity surfaces in book two, Lexi confronts David about it. He admitted to cheating on her, but doesn't reveal his mistress was her sister, Dora. Lexi is about advocating for people's civil rights and would battle against those who would violate someone's rights. She butted heads with reality show star turned president Gerald Cunningham when he attacked her father's political legacy and failed to lead American in several crises. Lexi wins a spot in congress, but her marriages falls apart when she learns that her sister, Dora was David's mistress. Lexi and Dora were estranged until their sister's Sam's car accident causes them to make amends. Lexi begins an relationship with Daniel Hayes, the son of Cunningham's rival for President. Lexi and Daniel get engaged in the aftermath of Thomas Hayes's victory for president, defeating Cunningham. Lexi and Daniel are married in the fifth book. Lexi becomes a mother to daughter Caroline, after her mother. In the final book, Lexi runs for Senator against Kenneth Marshall Jr. and she wins, becoming Senator.
* **Theodora "Dora" Lambert Halsey** (Nicholle Tom): Second-older sister Dora is a medical doctor at Santo Domingo Hospital where she worked alongside David. Dora and David began a affair while Lexi ran for office. Dora ends her affair to David when he revealed it to Lexi, but covers for Dora to prevent her relationship with her sister from falling apart. But Lexi learns the truth and ends her marriage to David and is estranged to Dora. But the two patch things up after their sister, Sam was hospitalized from a car accident. Dora battles alcoholism during the series. Over her father's death, the affair with her brother-in-law, her fling with a medical student, suspension from the hospital, and hitting her sister, Sam's girlfriend, Roxy with her car. She returns to work after beating her alcoholism and reconciles with David. She learns that she is infertile, but marries David anyway in the final book.
* **Georgiana "Gigi" Lambert Atwood** (Jodie Sweeten): The third and feisty sister, Gigi is a fashion school graduate with a clothing boutique called Gigi's. She clashed with Kenneth Marshall Jr. the son of her father's former political rival. They sleep together which resulted in Gigi's pregnancy. She gives birth to a boy, named Henry after her father. However she faces hounding by the press after Kenneth announced that he has a son with Governor Lambert's daughter, Gigi. Then he torments her by trying to get custody of their son. She begins a relationship Brian Atwood and they marry and have a daughter, Caroline, after her mother.
* **Samantha "Sam" Lambert** (Chelan Simmons) Youngest sister Sam is a lesbian who begins a relationship with Beatrix Claxton, the daughter of a wealthy hotel tycoon. When the relationship hit the tabloids, she tells her sisters about her sexuality. Sam is then injured in a car accident and is comatose. She wakes up from her coma and is released from the hospital. But her relationship with Beatrix ends when she fails to tell her parents about her sexuality. Sam then dates guitarist Roxy Carlisle. When Roxy is hospitalized after being hit by an drunken Dora, Sam refuses to talk to Dora. Then they patch things up after Dora goes into rehab. Sam is then carjacked and suffers from agoraphobia causing her to attend counseling. She then becomes a advocate for LGBT Rights, along with Roxy.

## Trivia

* In real life Jodie Sweetin and Chelan Simmons were born in 1982. But on the show Jodie Sweetin's character Gigi is the older sister, while Chelan Simmons' character Sam is the younger sister.
* The Lambert sisters birth years are revealed in the series:
	+ Lexi (b. 1975)
	+ Dora (b. 1978)
	+ Gigi (b. 1982)
	+ Sam (b. 1986)
* Sam Lambert is three years younger than her portrayer, Chelan Simmons.
* Gia Marshall-Hall was voted "One of the most annoying characters in soap opera history".
* Kenneth Marshall Jr. was voted "One of Daddy's Daughters' most hated characters".
* Lexi and Gigi Lambert were the only two sisters to have the "Who's the Daddy" storylines featuring their own children.
* Michelle Thomas
* Gigi Lambert was a fashionable character in the series.
* Jodie Sweetin and Nicholle Tom were best known for their roles in TV shows in the 1990's. Jodie played Stephanie Tanner on *Full House* and its spin-off *Fuller House* and Nicholle played Maggie Sheffield on *The Nanny*.