本剧改编自播客《Slow Burn》第一季，聚焦水门事件丑闻背后不为人知的故事和被遗忘的人物——从尼克松总统笨手笨脚、投机取巧的下属，到帮助、教唆他们犯下罪行的狂热派，以及最终导致整个腐败团体下台的吹哨人。 故事围绕Martha Mitchell展开。Martha惹人注目、口无遮拦，是阿肯色州的社交名流，也是尼克松忠诚的司法部长John Mitchell的妻子。尽管她有党派背景，却是第一个公开就尼克松参与水门事件发出警告的人，这导致了总统任期的崩塌，和她的个人生活的破裂。作为司法部长，Mitchell是尼克松最信任的顾问和最好的朋友。他脾气暴躁、出口成脏、冷酷无情，但也无可救药地爱着自己以直言不讳而闻名的妻子。Mitchell将被迫在Martha和总统之间做出选择。
播出日期: 2022-04-24
运行时间: 61 min
概述: Martha Mitchell struggles to balance the demands of a re-election campaign with that of her marriage. John Dean's ambition is tested as he finds himself drawn unknowingly into a conspiracy inside Nixon's campaign.
播出日期: 2022-05-01
运行时间: 54 min
概述: Martha and John rekindle their love and their power-couple working relationship at a campaign event in California, overshadowed by G. Gordon Liddy and his team bungling the break-in at the Watergate.
播出日期: 2022-05-08
运行时间: 58 min
概述: As John Mitchell and his subordinates struggle to manage the Watergate coverup, Martha finds herself in a dangerous situation. John Dean puts his relationship on the back-burner.
播出日期: 2022-05-15
运行时间: 53 min
概述: Martha and John try to enjoy their new life away from politics, but Martha has trouble moving on from what happened to her in California. John Dean has a hard time moving on from his breakup.
播出日期: 2022-05-22
运行时间: 57 min
概述: Martha finally speaks out, putting a strain on her marriage. The FBI comes closer to an answer on the real story behind Watergate and John Dean is forced to come clean to Mo on their Camp David honeymoon.
播出日期: 2022-05-29
运行时间: 58 min
概述: Frank Wills, the security guard who lost his job at the Watergate over the break-in, struggles with his newfound fame.
播出日期: 2022-06-05
运行时间: 62 min
概述: All hell breaks loose between Martha and John surrounding her decision to testify. John Dean is surprised by a new legal development as G. Gordon Liddy faces his own trial in solitary confinement.
播出日期: 2022-06-12
运行时间: 60 min
概述: In the final days of the Nixon administration, Martha struggles to keep her family together in the midst of her decline. Dean and Mo ready for their own future as G. Gordon Liddy gives Dean a parting gift.
