Noah and Helen attempt to conduct amicable divorce proceedings, but complications bring about inescapable conflict. Meanwhile, surprising developments in Helen's life lead to unexpected emotions. At once deeply observed and intriguingly elusive, THE AFFAIR explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress and wife from Montauk, at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy. Her husband, Cole, struggles to keep it all together; both with his wife and the financially-strained ranch that has been in his family for generations. The provocative drama unfolds separately from multiple perspectives, using the distinct memory biases of each character to tell the story.