Set against the backdrop of Lisbon in the simmering summer of 1940, 'The Two Hotel Francforts' unfolds the entangled lives of two couples waiting to escape war-torn Europe. Expatriate Americans Pete and Julia Winters seek to outrun a life left behind in Paris. Meanwhile, the sophisticated and wealthy Edward and Iris Freleng grapple with personal turmoil. As they await passage to New York, secrets unravel, including Julia's perilous position as a Jew, Pete and Edward's hidden affair, and Iris's desperate bid to salvage her fragile marriage. In a city teeming with espionage and exiled royalty, these four individuals will be transformed by the encroaching conflict.