Plot
Amanda King (Kate Jackson) is a divorced housewife who lives with her mother, Dotty (Beverly Garland), and her young sons, Philip (Paul Stout) and Jamie (Greg Morton). One morning, Agency operative Lee Stetson (Bruce Boxleitner), codenamed "Scarecrow," hands her a package while he is being pursued. He instructs her to "give it to the man in the red hat," but she is unable to complete the assignment, as there are many men in fezs (red hats) in the train car at the time. Scarecrow later has to track her down to recover the package, inadvertently getting her involved with his case. When Stetson is captured by his pursuers and marked for elimination, Amanda ends up solving the secret behind the package, finding and rescuing Stetson, and even taking down their opponents, thereby getting introduced to the Agency.
Inquisitive, Amanda seeks to learn more about the organization and ends up working for them, first in an office role and later receiving training to become a full agent, while keeping her new job a secret from her family. She works under Lee's boss Billy Melrose (Mel Stewart) and with dismissive fellow agent Francine Desmond (Martha Smith). Amanda and Lee work together frequently, though he is initially reluctant to work with the "rookie," but eventually they become a good team.
As the series progresses, the "team" travels to places like Germany and England, and help each other as they pose as other people, even posing as husband and wife. Escapades involving cruise ships and even getting "married" are some of their assignments, and the KGB or other enemies of the United States are always involved. Amanda's ex-husband Joe King (Sam Melville), is still friendly with the family and makes his appearance in a few episodes, including one where he is suspected of murder.
Lee and Amanda develop a friendship during the beginning that turns into a romantic relationship. Many suitors for Amanda or Lee pop up in episodes, but in the end, they fall for each other. Lee professes his love for Amanda before going into hiding from The Agency at the beginning of Season 4, and he then pops the question after her kidnapping. However, because of safety for Amanda's family, they must keep the marriage secret from their employer, friends, and family.
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