A chance meeting between Sara Hanley, a professional photographer, and Jack McAllister, a top attorney, leads to an instant and undeniable attraction. Sara's husband, Drew Stafford, is a successful prosecutor with political aspirations, and the couple have a seven-year-old, Oliver. Unbeknownst to Sara, Jack is in-house counsel to a powerful but somewhat shady entrepreneur, Thatcher Karsten, and is married to Thatcher's daughter, Elaine. Elaine, secure in her relationship with Jack, is a smart, determined woman attempting to make her Chicago cafe a success on her own terms, as well as be a good mother to the couples' 16-year-old twins, Valerie and Victor.

However Sara and Jack both realize something is missing in their marriages, and fight against the realization that they've met their soul mates in one another. As Sara and Jack struggle with their feelings and their guilt about their families, Thatcher's brother-in-law, Lou, is murdered, and all evidence points to Thatcher's mentally challenged son, T.J.. Sara discovers she's in the middle of a nightmare when she learns that Drew will be the prosecuting attorney in this high-profile murder case, which can secure his political future, and that Jack will be the lawyer for the defense. The lovers find themselves in an impossible situation – on opposite sides of a murder investigation... 

David Zabel (ER, Detroit 1-8-7), Lisa Zwerling (ER, FlashForward), Alon Aranya (Red Widow), Rob Golenberg (Red Widow)

It's a mashup between ABC's Scandal and RevengeThere's no new ground broken here. Lots of pretty people with legal entanglements, sex they shouldn't have, people they shouldn't be with, etc. As with most things, it's all about the execution. The idea, opposite sides of a murder investigation, feels like it should be a limited-run series because what happens when the trial is over? Should pair well with the aforementioned Revenge.