'The Gilded Age' Character Loses Family Fortune in Scam

TV Show Continues to Explore Social Issues Amid Personal Dramas

Oscar van Rhijn, a character in the TV show 'The Gilded Age', has been swindled out of his family's fortune by a woman named Maud Beaton, who pretended to be a wealthy heiress.
Maud Beaton had convinced Oscar to invest in a non-existent railroad company, leading to the loss of the Van Rhijn family fortune.
Reverend Luke, another character in the show, has died after a brief illness, leaving his wife Ada devastated.
Bertha Russell, a character who has been striving for social acceptance among New York's elite, has rejected an offer of a box at the Academy of Music, choosing instead to support the Metropolitan Opera.
The show also explores labor disputes and racial tensions, with George Russell attempting to divide his workers and Peggy Scott working to save Black-run schools from closure.