"101" is the first episode in the first season of the Showtime drama The Affair. It originally aired on October 12, in 2014.
Synopsis[]
Noah Solloway has escaped the city with his wife and children. At the same time, Montauk local Alison Lockhart struggles with her husband to move past a recent tragedy. In a chance encounter the two meet and connect.
Plot[]
Noah Solloway, his wife Helen and their four children, Whitney, Martin, Trevor and Stacey depart for Montauk, New York, on Long Island to spend another summer at the estate of Helen's wealthy parents, the Butlers. Noah is a New York City public school teacher and Williams College alumnus who has recently had a first novel published, but is struggling to write a second, and is constantly undermined by Helen's parents for not being good enough. At a stop for lunch at "The Lobster Roll", a Montauk diner owned by Oscar, the Solloway family encounter Alison Lockhart, who serves as their waitress and assists with their youngest when she begins choking. Noah is intrigued by Alison, who is upset by the incident, and offers her some money to recognise her help, which she refuses. It is the birthday of Alison's dead son, Gabriel, and she is struggling through her day. Later that evening the two meet again by chance on the beach where Alison's extended family is gathered at a bonfire. Noah walks Alison back to her house where he remembers her as flirtatious, inviting him to join her in the outdoor shower as she undresses, which he declines. Alison remembers a casual, friendly conversation with an improper advance by Noah, the shower taking place after Noah has left. When Alison's husband, Cole, arrives back from the bonfire they fight over the differences the two are dealing with after the death of Gabriel and end up having 'angry' sex on the car in the driveway, with Noah looking on after he is drawn back by the shouting. Throughout the season, the memories of both Noah and Alison are periodically interrupted by a current day interrogation conducted by Detective Jeffries, who is investigating a mysterious death.
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Starring[]
- Dominic West as Noah Solloway
- Ruth Wilson as Alison Bailey
- Maura Tierney as Helen Butler
- Joshua Jackson as Cole Lockhart
- Julia Goldani Telles as Whitney Solloway
- Jake Siciliano as Martin Solloway
- Jadon Sand as Trevor Solloway
- Leya Catlett as Stacey Solloway
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