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The Showtime series revisits McCarthyism through the lens of a passionate affair.
So, does their relationship stand the test of time?
Youre Wonderful.
I got the job.
Youre wonderful, Tim writes in a sweet note to Hawk.
Soon, they begin sleeping together in secret.
But while theyre both very attracted to each other, theyre not necessarily in the same place.
Tim earnestly believes that he fell in love with Hawk the moment they met.
Hawk, for his part, is more experienced and, sometimes, distant.
Torn Apart
Several factors threaten Hawk and Tims budding relationship.
Though he passes, the test is an official reminder of the danger facing Hawk and Tim.
This causes Tim to worry that hell not only be in Hawks clutches, but his peers, too.
He returns two years later, but his love for Hawk hasnt gone away.
Its extra complicated once Hawk welcomes a child with his new wife, Lucy.
Tim is happy to continue the affair, but Hawk puts things to a decisive end.
He thwarts Tim from getting a job by outing him to a colleague.
Tim moved to Rhode Island and led a quiet, peaceful life outside politics.
He also left a note for Mary to give Hawk: Let him know that I was happy enough.
Make it easy on him.
However, Mallon told theKey West Literary Seminarthat they both contain bits and pieces of people he knew.
Mallondidacknowledge that he made Tims birthday the same as his own, 20 years apart.
