15 years after Alex Forrest's murder, Dan Gallagher is paroled and reaches out to his estranged daughter Ellen. In the past, a crushing career defeat drives him to first connect with Alex.
An intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realises Alex wants more than the impression she's been giving. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives.
A retelling of Dan and Alex's unsettling affair from Alex's point of view. In the present, Dan painfully reconnects with his now ex-wife as he and a friend look for evidence that might exonerate him.
A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan's betrayal from the perspective of his wife, Beth, who is trying to ignore what her gut is telling her until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible.
Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe. Dan's fate is already sealed. Ellen bonds with a new friend while Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.
Alex's world before she met Dan is reflected through two people whose help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex.
Joshua Jackson
Dan Gallagher
Lizzy Caplan
Alex Forrest
Amanda Peet
Beth Gallagher
Alyssa Jirrels
Ellen Gallagher
Toby Huss
Mike Gerard