Decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare. Through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco culture of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the two men’s fiery affair only intensifies despite the constant threat of being exposed and losing everything.
You're Wonderful
In 1950's Washington, Hawkins Fuller is a war hero moving up the ladder at the State Department. Everything changes when Hawk meets religious Tim Laughlin: they begin an affair that puts them in jeopardy.
Bulletproof
Hawk distances himself from Tim when the State Department begins investigations; Mary comes under suspicion; Marcus loses his job after a dispute with Roy Cohn; Hawk draws closer to Lucy.
Hit Me
Hawk and Tim's road trip turns sour when ulterior motives come to light; Marcus and Frankie encounter a racist bouncer; Roy tries to keep David from being drafted; Tim withholds forgiveness until an emergency changes things.
Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Facing a polygraph test about his sex life, Hawk courts Lucy; Marcus makes peace with his attraction to Frankie; Roy threatens to destroy the Army when David is drafted; Tim recruits Hawk to help his AIDS activist group.
Promise You Won't Write
Roy Cohn's obsession with David Schine leads to the televised Army-McCarthy hearings; Hawk tries to protect Sen. Smith while hiding his secret life from Lucy; Tim makes a life-changing decision.
Beyond Measure
Hawk and Lucy is settled in life with two children. Hawk wants Tim back in his life and Tim on his way to becoming a priest can't resist Hawk's charms. Marcus cares for his aged father while Frankie becomes a counselor for girls.
White Nights
A social worker travels to Fire Island in 1979 where he is given a tour by Hawk. In San Francisco, Marcus and Frankie get caught up in protests over the verdict in Dan White's murder trial.
Make It Easy
In 1957, Hawk and Tim reunite at Senator McCarthy's funeral and try, one last time, to find a way to be together; in San Francisco, in 1986, Hawk seeks redemption as Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk's life forever.
