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The Heir They Threw Away Episode 1

Episode 1 · 30 episodes · Adrian, Damon, Gerald

Episode 1 recap

Adrian Ashford returns to his biological family after eighteen years away. At Damon's birthday celebration, Damon secretly poisons his own wine glass, collapses, and frames Adrian. Diana accuses Adrian, while Gerald forces the remaining poison down Adrian's throat and beats him severely. Damon whispers the truth as Adrian dies on the floor. Adrian suddenly wakes up alive in his storage room bedroom. He vows to take back what is his and leave forever.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

  1. 00:00: Return to the Ashford Family

    Adrian recalls living eighteen years away before Gerald, Diana, and his four sisters bring him home. The family hosts a lavish party to welcome him back, bringing him from living under a bridge into the wealthy Ashford household.

  2. 00:16: Damon Stages His Own Poisoning

    During Damon's birthday party, Damon covertly puts poison along the rim of a wine glass. He drinks the wine in front of the gathered guests, falls to the floor, and stages the incident to pin the blame directly on Adrian.

  3. 00:32: Gerald Attacks Adrian at the Party

    Diana confronts Adrian over the drink. Gerald grabs the remaining poisoned wine and pours it down Adrian's throat. Gerald punches and kicks Adrian in front of the entire family, who stand by and watch the violent punishment without intervening.

  4. 01:05: Damon Confesses to Dying Adrian

    Adrian collapses onto the floor in a pool of his own blood. Damon leans close to Adrian's ear, quietly admits that he planned the entire poisoning, and thanks him for dying in his place. Adrian passes away on the floor.

  5. 01:29: Reborn in the Storage Room

    Adrian opens his eyes inside his damp storage room bedroom, realizing he has traveled back in time before his death. Looking into a cracked mirror, he decides to stop pleading for affection, take back his rightful possessions, and leave the family.

Key lines from episode 1

“Damon! What's wrong?! Adrian, you poured that drink, what did you give your brother?!”

Diana · Diana screams at Adrian after Damon collapses onto the floor at the birthday party.

“Didn't touch it? If it's not poisoned, then drink it! Finish what's left, now!”

Gerald · Gerald orders Adrian to swallow the remaining wine after Adrian denies poisoning Damon.

“Thanks for dying in my place, little brother.”

Damon · Damon whispers into Adrian's ear as Adrian lies dying in a pool of blood.

“This time, I won't beg them to treat me like a person. I'll just take back what's mine and walk out without looking back.”

Adrian · Adrian speaks to his reflection in the mirror after waking up in his room.

How episode 1 ends

Adrian stares into a shattered mirror in his damp storage room bedroom. Having survived his own murder through reincarnation, he refuses to beg the Ashfords for acceptance anymore. How will Adrian reclaim what belongs to him, and what will he do the next time Damon attempts to frame him?