The wife of David Beck, Elizabeth is an attorney who discovers that a wealthy man named Brandon Scope is really a drug dealer. When Elizabeth confronts Brandon with the information, he retaliates. Brandon breaks into Elizabeth's house and is killed, which prompts his father to order Elizabeth's murder. Elizabeth and David are attacked while visiting a favorite spot at Lake Charmaine, and David believes Elizabeth was murdered at that spot. In truth, she is taken by her father and uncle with the assurance that faking her death and hiding out is the only option that will keep David and her family safe from Scopes's attempts at revenge. Elizabeth agrees and spends the next eight years working with organizations around the world.