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The Assets

TV·2014–2014·1 season, 8 episodes·ABC·Thriller·1h·7.9

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The Assets is an eight-part limited series 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 her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille vowed to find the mole who would turn out to be the most notorious traitor in US History, Aldrich Ames. Sandy is in a race against time to save the Soviet intelligence officers from being caught and killed. Living her own double life at home, this beautiful wife and mother vowed to stop at nothing until she uncovered the truth.

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  1. 01The Assets S01E03Trip to ViennaS01E03 · 6.0After 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.
  2. 02The Assets S01E04What's Done is DoneS01E04 · 6.0After 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.
  3. 03The Assets S01E01My Name is Aldrich AmesS01E01 · 5.7The CIA scores a major break when Vitaly Yurchenko, a high-ranking KGB officer, defects to the US. Assigned as the lead in the debriefing, Aldrich Ames engages in a verbal cat-and-mouse game to determine whether he is in danger of being ratted out. Ames considers taking drastic measures when Yurchenko reveals that he knows of a mole in the CIA. Meanwhile, Sandy frets over the safety of a beloved and esteemed asset, General Dmitri Polyakov.

Castfull cast & details

Jodie WhittakerJodie WhittakerSandy GrimesPaul RhysPaul RhysAldrich AmesStuart MilliganStuart MilliganArthur O'NeillChristina ColeChristina ColeLouisa TiltonLex ShrapnelLex ShrapnelMitch WeaverJulian OvendenJulian OvendenGary GrimesHarriet WalterHarriet WalterJeanne VertefeuileRalph BrownRalph BrownLawrence Winston

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2014Aired 5.6Season avg
  1. S01E01The Assets S01E01My Name is Aldrich AmesJanuary 2, 2014 5.7The CIA scores a major break when Vitaly Yurchenko, a high-ranking KGB officer, defects to the US. Assigned as the lead in the debriefing, A
  2. S01E02The Assets S01E02Jewel in the CrownJanuary 9, 2014 5.0
  3. S01E03The Assets S01E03Season's bestTrip to ViennaJune 21, 2014 6.0After Yurchenko's shocking disclosure, the CIA and FBI mobilize to bring the brilliant Edward Lee Howard to justice. Despite Howard being fi
  4. S01E04The Assets S01E04What's Done is DoneJune 28, 2014 6.0After learning that a breach remains at the CIA, Sandy butts heads with Jeanne Vertefeuille, the senior officer conducting a thorough review
  5. S01E05The Assets S01E05Check MateJuly 27, 2014 5.5As Sandy conducts her review of the agency's spycraft, she and Jeanne continue to clash. When a potential asset contacts the CIA claiming to
  6. S01E06The Assets S01E06Small Useless TruthJuly 27, 2014 5.5Having put aside their differences, Sandy and Jeanne move full steam ahead with their mole hunt. The investigation experiences a serious set
  7. S01E07The Assets S01E07The Straw PollAugust 3, 2014—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' compr
  8. S01E08The Assets S01E08AvengerAugust 3, 2014—In the series finale, despite the task force being fully convinced of Ames' guilt, Sandy seeks more definitive proof to convince the Justice

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