Plot Synopsis

Based on the Australian series of the same name, THE SLAP is a family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, begins to expose long-held secrets, and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core American values of all who are pulled into it. Meet Hector: a public servant, husband, father and valued friend on the cusp of his 40th. Meet Aisha: Hector's beautiful and intelligent wife who is planning his birthday party filled with friends and his very boisterous Greek family. Sounds like the makings of a great day, right? Wrong. As Hector tries to navigate family politics, awkward friendships and the young woman he is dangerously captivated by, the built-up tension explodes when Hector's hotheaded cousin, Harry, slaps another couple's misbehaving child. Everyone is understandably stunned, and the party abruptly ends with the child's parents vowing legal action. But what the hosts and guests don't know is that this moment ignites a chain of events that uncovers long-buried secrets within this group of friends and family ... and vigorously challenge the core values of everyone involved.
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On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT, NBC premiered the finale of THE SLAP. In this new episode, "Ritchie," Harry and Thanasis discover and immediately leak a dark story from Ritchie's past, sending Ritchie into a suicidal spiral. Thankfully, Gary saves Ritchie and tells him to tell his truth, no matter who it hurts.