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The Assets Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
My Name Is Aldrich Ames
Thu, Jan 2, 2014 60 mins
Premiere of an eight-part miniseries about CIA officers trying to ferret out a mole in their ranks in the 1980s to save the lives of Soviet agents spying for the U.S.
Episode 2
Jewel in the Crown
Thu, Jan 9, 2014 60 mins
A high-ranking KGB officer defects, and Ames is assigned to lead the debriefing, but is nervous that he'll be identified as the CIA mole. Meanwhile, Sandy worries about the safety of a prized asset.
Episode 3
Trip to Vienna
Sat, Jun 21, 2014 60 mins
Edward Lee Howard is hunted by the FBI and the CIA after being identified as the mole, but Sandy is still worried about leaks while trying to prove an asset's importance. Elsewhere, Ames bonds with Yurchenko on a trip to Canada.
Episode 4
What's Done is Done
Sat, Jun 28, 2014 60 mins
Sandy learns a breach remains at the CIA and clashes with Jeanne, a senior officer reviewing the investigation whose presence also rattles Ames, who feels pressured by the Soviets to reveal more information and begins to worry about his wife's out-of-control spending.
Episode 5
Check Mate
Sun, Jul 27, 2014 60 mins
Sandy clashes with Jeanne as she reviews the agency's policies, but both are wary of Soviet officers turning to the CIA. Meanwhile, Ames' request for a transfer to Rome is approved.
Episode 6
Small Useless Truth
Sun, Jul 27, 2014 60 mins
Sandy and Jeanne's mole hunt proceeds once they put aside their differences, but their investigation hits a snag when Sandy learns upsetting news about General Polyakov. Meanwhile, Ames prepares for a crucial polygraph test.
Episode 7
The Straw Poll
Sun, Aug 3, 2014 60 mins
The Berlin Wall falls and Communism collapses, but the CIA task force is still digging for clues about the cause of the assets' compromise, even though Sandy is convinced it's Ames, whose expensive lifestyle is making it hard to hide his identity.
Episode 8
Avenger
Sun, Aug 3, 2014 60 mins
Ames' guilt seems certain in the series finale, but Sandy is still searching for more proof to convince the Justice Department to take action. Later, after Ames is caught, he mulls what—if anything—he's willing to say.