Winner of the golden globe™ for best television series drama and best actress in a television series drama ruth wilson, the affair is a provocative and suspenseful look at how many stories are involved in every love affair. Noah solloway dominic west is a new york city schoolteacher and happily married father who finds himself powerfully attracted to waitress alison lockhart wilson while vacationing with his family on long island. But nothing is as simple as boy meets girl, as both sides of the romance are explored by a detective investigating a murder. Also starring maura tierney and joshua jackson, it's every episode of the gripping first season that quickly had audiences begging for more.