SECOND STRING- opening

When in the shadows of another, a flower grows twisting itself for just a small ray of sunlight. But at one point, that flower becomes so twisted, it's almost impossible to get back on track and straighten up again. So how exactly did golden girl Livie end up in jail? Was it the harm of living in the shadows of her best friend Melinda Baynes? Or is there a whole different reason to the crashing down of Livie Patricks?