We are in East Berlin, 1978. It’s summer, three years after Wassilly’s death. Nelly’s boyfriend and Alexei’s father died in a car accident in Russia. Since he is dead, Nelly wants to leave too. Away from the GDR, to leave the grief and the memories behind. To get a fresh start. That should be possible in the West, or so Nelly believes.

Ilva在解救他父亲时意外与德国军官相爱而与初恋男友分手，继而在这位军官离去之后又同时爱上两个美国军人Jim和Bob，其中Jim还成为她的第一任丈夫，并为得到她而不惜谋杀了自己的好友Bob。最终在离婚之际，她才找到真爱，她的诉讼律师Simon。

ABC已续订《隐情》第二季。