Hiram is Hermione's ex-husband, and the father of Veronica Lodge and Hermosa. He is a powerful businessman and the president of Lodge Industries. Later it would be discovered that he is a mobster and would take part in the drug business. Prior to the start of the series, he was incarcerated in Yonkers Penitentiary and is currently awaiting trial on multiple counts of embezzlement and fraud. Despite his imprisonment, Hiram ran his business and criminal empire from behind bars.