Seductive Vivienne Scarlet was raised  the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth (Goeblin)
Peacock and the late Dr. James Scarlet. Miss Scarlet and her mother have been 
estranged for many years. Since the day Vivienne was born, Mrs. Peacock 
resented the attention her daughter received from her doting father. Young 
Vivienne bore little resemblance to James Scarlet, but did, oddly, have the hazel 
eyes of Dr. Hugh Black. 

When she was only two years old, her father was killed in an unfortunate accident. 
Since that time, Mrs. Peacock has largely ignored her only daughter. Miss Scarlet, 
on the other hand, is envious of the perceived wealth she thinks her mother selfishly
hoards. After her expulsion from school after school, young Miss Scarlet tried her 
luck at becoming an actress in New York City. She took small roles in a number of
off-Broadway plays, but landed those parts only because of her good looks. Her lack 
of any real talent resulted in a rather short tenure with each production. 

In 2002, Miss Scarlet met a young movie director while traveling in the Mid-West 
with a group of amateur thespians. Using her charms, Scarlet persuaded him to cast 
her in a new movie. Scarlet’s shot at stardom ended abruptly, however, when the 
director grew weary of her tantrums, tardiness on the set, and her constant demand
for expensive gifts. Returning to Massachusetts in 2003, she quickly endeared herself 
to a succession of wealthy bachelors. She became a frequent subject for the society 
columns in the papers, and delighted in the attention.  After joining her mother in
New Hampshire for the engagement party of Sir Hugh Black and Argent Silver, Scarlet
found her world turned upside-down when it was revealed that she is the result of an 
affair bewtween her mother and Hugh Black himself.