The shows contains a love story between a woman from the 1960s and a man pretending to be someone else since he is coming from the future: he reveals his true identity in S1E5. S1E4: the female protagonist explains that her ex-husband abused and raped her on their wedding night. It is hinted that the abusive husband was himself abused as a child. S1E5: the aforementioned husband kidnaps, ties up and disfigures his ex-wife with a knife. When her lover comes to her rescue, the abuser is mocked for having being molested by his grandmother as a child. Throughout the series, scenes take place in strip clubs and brothels, and there are multiple scenes of domestic violence from various male characters.