Elizabeth Shaw (Nina Dobrev) is a special agent at the FBI. It seems as if she's found the balance in her life. She's happily married to Robert (Robert Downey Jr.), they have a daughter and still want more children. Besides, she enjoys her job and has a good relationship with her partner Derek (Tom Hiddleston). But with the sudden arrival of an unexpected visitor (James Spader), secrets of her past are about to be revealed. Demons, she's been fighting for so long seem to control her life again while she's haunted in her nightmares. Will Liz be able to keep the balance in her life? And who's the mysterious man that made her whole world tremble by simply appearing again? A new life full of mysteries, lies and cabals has begun... A/N: Robert Downey Jr. only plays a supporting role in this story. The character of Raymond Reddington belongs to NBC's The Blacklist while the other characters are all made up.

Piper Chapman stammt aus Connecticut und lebt in New York. Sie ist bisexuell, als Managerin tätig und mit Larry Bloom verlobt. Eines Tages allerdings wird sie wegen Geldwäsche, herstammend vom Drogenschmuggel, den sie vor zehn Jahren nach dem College mit ihrer Geliebten Alex begangen hat, zu 15 Monaten Haft in einem Frauengefängnis verurteilt. In diesem Gefängnis sitzen Frauen aus den verschiedensten sozialen Schichten und Piper muss lernen, sich zurecht- und ihren Platz zu finden.