Ruth loved her husband very much, so much in fact, that when he ran for Mayor they both agreed that the best way to get support and votes was to 'put-out' for them... so they do. After all, it is much easier to fuck your way to the top of the great American political ladder, than it is to fight, swear and lie about it.
Jim Jackson is a husband and stepfather going through a divorce from a hypocrite of a wife, but he's also a deputy warden of a new kind of prison. Oh, and he's also something of a cynic and lecher.