Martha Mitchell struggles to balance the demands of a re-election campaign and her marriage. John Dean's ambition as White House Counsel is tested when he's unknowingly drawn into a re-election campaign conspiracy for Richard Nixon.
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.
As John Mitchell and his subordinates struggle to manage the Watergate cover-up, Martha finds herself in a dangerous situation; John Dean puts his relationship on the back-burner.
Martha and John try to enjoy their new life away from politics, but Martha has trouble moving on from what happened in California. At the Republican National Convention, John Dean has a hard time moving on from his breakup.
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.
Frank Wills, the security guard who lost his job, struggles with his newfound fame. Martha returns to her hometown as John Dean testifies in the Senate. Mo deals with something unexpected.
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.
In the last days of the Nixon administration, Martha tries to keep her family together in the midst of her decline. Dean and Mo ready for their future as G. Gordon Liddy gives Dean a gift.
