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 realizes Alex wants more than it first seemed. 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.

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; Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.

Alex's past before she met Dan is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex.

In the present, Dan prepares for his new trial, while in 2008, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments shape the woman Alex becomes.

Dan faces the consequences of his actions in the past and present. Despite regrets, he continues at Jorge's firm, discloses a denied appeal to Ellen, and a brunch at Beth and Arthur's unveils surrounding secrets.