The mad dog has returned from the south. After the death of the new countess' father, all ownership in her father's name passed into her possession. Her father's obsession with having a son he never got, wasn't so bad after all. She is similar to her father, perhaps stronger and more unstoppable. But, this mad dog isn't only his nickname, "mad dog", but he is truly crazy about the Van Lynden family, and remaining part of the family as the only person who trusted and accompanied the new Countess.