S2:E12 212

Original Air Date: Dec 20, 2015

Events set in motion long ago come to their conclusion. Alison is honest with Noah -- and herself. A dispute between Cole and Scotty is followed by tragedy. Meanwhile, a turn in Noah's trial results in a shocking event. Season finale.

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Sneak Peek: I Killed Scott Lockhart

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"As promised, the season finale of "The Affair" solved the show's two-season-long mystery -- Who Killed Scotty Lockhart?"

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"After this week's episode, consider fantasy and reality at least partly separated."

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"Love takes many forms on The Affair: it's a salve to heal old wounds, a blade to carve new ones, an act of possession, and an obsession. Love is rarely an act of true selflessness, though, and that's what makes this finale of this second season so startling."

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House Of The Rising Sun
Streets of Laredo
April Come She Will
Streets of Laredo
San Francisco Days
Chris Isaak
April Come She Will
Simon & Garfunkel
Can I Take You Home
21st Century
Save Your Love
Soul Patrol
Got No Reason
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Foolish Pride
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5 Seasons, 53 Episodes

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  • Season 5

    Just when things have stabilized for Noah and Helen, an encounter with someone from the distant past sets in motion a harrowing sequence of events. And in the future, Joanie Lockhart attempts to piece together the truth about what happened to her mother.

    Season 5
  • Season 4

    Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole are on separate journeys with the promise of new relationships and a fresh start. But they question what they’re holding on to as their lives keep crashing back into one another.

    Season 4
  • Season 3

    It's three years later, and Noah, Alison, Cole, Helen and their families are trying to move on with their lives. But the past keeps coming back to haunt them, and the trauma of what they've been through cannot soon be forgotten.

    Season 3
  • Season 2

    With a murder unsolved and a betrayal exposed, everyone's truth is suspect. Told from four different points of view, the story cracks wide open to reveal a complex web of intrigue and deceit more dangerous than anyone imagined.

    Season 2
  • Season 1

    Noah, a happily married New York City schoolteacher and novelist, and Alison a young waitress recovering from personal tragedy, begin an affair in Montauk, Long Island that has far reaching consequences for both of them.

    Season 1
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