The Assets
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Based on the real life events of CIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes. The year 1985 serves as the backdrop to the final showdown of the Cold War when Sandy and partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vow to find the mole who becomes the most notorious traitor in US History.
Episodes
My Name is Aldrich Ames
Season 1: Episode 1TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
A rendezvous with a valuable asset goes awry; CIA officer Sandy Grimes' investigation into the situation reveals more than she expected.
1. My Name is Aldrich Ames40 Min1/2/2014$2.99
Jewel in the Crown
Season 1: Episode 2TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
A high-ranking KGB officer, Vitaly Yurchenko, defects to the United States; Aldrich Ames considers drastic measures when Yurchenko reveals knowledge of a CIA mole.
2. Jewel in the Crown42 Min1/9/2014$2.99
Trip to Vienna
Season 1: Episode 3TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
After Yurchenko's shocking disclosure, the CIA and FBI mobilize to bring the brilliant Edward Lee Howard to justice. Despite Howard being fingered as the mole, Sandy remains concerned about potential agency leaks and works tirelessly to prove that her asset, General Polyakov, is attempting to establish contact with the CIA. With the rest of the CIA distracted by bigger matters, Ames develops an unlikely bond with Yurchenko during a trip to Canada.
3. Trip to Vienna42 Min6/21/2014$2.99
What's Done is Done
Season 1: Episode 4TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
After learning that a breach remains at the CIA, Sandy butts heads with Jeanne Vertefeuille, the senior officer conducting a thorough review of their operations. Jeanne's presence also rattles Ames, who feels increasing pressure from the Soviets to provide more information. On the home front, Ames feels even more pressure, caught between his love for his wife Rosario, and placating her spendthrift lifestyle.
4. What's Done is Done42 Min6/28/2014$2.99
Check Mate
Season 1: Episode 5TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
As Sandy conducts her review of the agency's spycraft, she and Jeanne continue to clash. When a potential asset contacts the CIA claiming to have vital information about a communications breach, Sandy has her doubts about the man known as GTPROLOGUE. Could this be part of a larger campaign by the Soviets to obfuscate the truth? Meanwhile, Ames learns that his request for a transfer to Rome has been approved.
5. Check Mate42 Min7/27/2014$2.99
Small Useless Truth
Season 1: Episode 6TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
Having put aside their differences, Sandy and Jeanne move full steam ahead with their mole hunt. The investigation experiences a serious setback, though, when Sandy learns that General Polyakov has been compromised. Through sound recordings, Sandy experiences the brutal interrogation of Polyakov who remains heroic to the end. As Sandy deals with her devastating loss, Ames prepares himself for a high-stakes polygraph test.
6. Small Useless Truth42 Min7/27/2014$2.99
The Straw Poll
Season 1: Episode 7TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of communism, the CIA task force still remains on the hunt for the cause of the assets' compromise. Sandy becomes convinced that Ames is the most likely suspect but has a difficult time convincing the rest of the task force. After living glamorously in Rome, Ames finds it increasingly difficult to maintain that lifestyle and keep his identity hidden.
7. The Straw Poll42 Min8/3/2014$2.99
Avenger
Season 1: Episode 8TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
In the series finale, despite the task force being fully convinced of Ames' guilt, Sandy seeks more definitive proof to convince the Justice Department to proceed with their own investigation. As the hunt closes in on Ames, Sandy's commitment to the job pushes her husband's patience and commitment to the brink. After Ames is finally caught and brought to justice, he mulls over a major decision--to go down defiantly or to confess and protect his wife and child.
8. Avenger42 Min8/3/2014$2.99
The Spycatchers: The True Story Behind The Assets
Season 1: Episode 9TV Parental Guidelines SystemCCHD
No one who knew him would have thought Aldrich Ames capable of selling some of his country's most valuable secrets to the Soviets. But he did...and got away with it for nearly a decade. ABC News anchors Diane Sawyer and Ted Koppel get the inside story from the real people behind "The Assets". They interview Mrs. Aldrich Ames, book authors Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille, who wrote "Circle of Treason", the basis of the series and the spymaster himself, Aldrich Ames. Narrated by ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas.
9. The Spycatchers: The True Story Behind The Assets50 Min9/30/2014$2.99
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Additional information
Networks
ABC
Subtitles
English (CC)
Age rating
Duration
9 Episodes (6 H 28 Min)
Audio
English
Released year
2014
Genres
Drama