Scarecrow and Mrs. King: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
A Lovely Little Affair
Sep 23, 1985
Amanda is swept off her feet by a charming art restorer she's assigned to tail---a man Lee suspects may be involved with terrorists.
We're Off to See the Wizard
Sep 30, 1985
The link in the murders of six female agents seems to be Lee, but he suspects they may be tied to the burned-out agent he once idolized.
Over the Limit
Oct 7, 1985
A Save the Bay spokeswoman is implicated in the murder of a speaker at a rally for fishermen whose livelihood is threatened by crooked corporations.
Tail of the Dancing Weasel
Oct 14, 1985
The Agency's founder needs Amanda's help to retrieve a purloined letter---proof he's not a turncoat.
Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
Oct 21, 1985
Amanda rolls out the red carpet for a British accountant who fancies himself a spy and who has evidence of a Soviet plot to destroy the U.S. economy.
Sour Grapes
Oct 28, 1985
Lee and Amanda investigate the fatal heroin overdoses of three top-ranking officials.
Utopia Now
Nov 4, 1985
In the backwoods of Virgina, Amanda draws on her scoutting expertise to help her and Lee find utoptan communtty run by an outspoken tax reformer who may have more political change
Reach for the Sky
Nov 11, 1985
Billy, against the advice of Lee, tries to prove a friend was murdered in connection with international electronic cash transfers.
J. Edgar's Ghost
Nov 18, 1985
An ex-agent victimizes an Agency Librarian who has unearthed J. Edgar Hoover's secret files.
Flight to Freedom
Nov 25, 1985
A foreign correspondent believes her fiancé is still alive after an ambush in Latin America and may be in Washington to testify against a diplomat in a Senate subcommittee hearing.
The Wrong Way Home
Dec 2, 1985
Amanda tries to locate her ex-husband, Joe, after receiving a call from him - then learns that he's the prime suspect in the murder of an African Prime Minister.
Fast Food for Thought
Dec 16, 1985
Lee and Amanda pose as prospective buyers of a fast-food franchise to catch those responsible for poisoning a batch of hamburger sauce.
One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't
Jan 6, 1986
When Dotty befriends a Russian scientist, who's been placed in Amanda's neighborhood for cover, she gets involved in romance and a kidnapping plot.
Playing for Keeps
Jan 13, 1986
Lee and Francine protect a tennis player who's the daughter of an international bigwig threatened by Communists.
The Pharoah's Engineer
Jan 27, 1986
IFF discovers that a government building is being threatened by terrorists. They race against time and "night pirates" to discover who is threatened. This episode is dedicated to
The Truimvirate
Feb 10, 1986
An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents.
The Eyes Have It
Feb 17, 1986
Lee lands in the hospital after a brawl, but he refuses to stay put because secret information listed on his missing contact lenses may be in enemy hands.
Wrong Number
Mar 3, 1986
In Afghanistan, the Soviets kidnap Francine, hoping to exchange her for a U.S. mathematician who Amanda believes has been set up by the KGB.
The Boy Who Could Be King
Mar 10, 1986
Billy goes undercover as a jazz musician to find out the connection between a small nation's music king and a boy whose was found in the pocket of a dead man.
Dead Men Leave No Trails
Mar 31, 1986
Amanda uses the diary of a violin player to find a man she hit in a car accident, who turns out to be a terrorist.
Three Little Spies
Apr 7, 1986
Lee and Amanda are assigned to work with rival spies from China and the Soviet Union, as the spies work their way across the nation, to see who's using an international star's non-
All the World's a Stage
May 12, 1986
Amanda uses her community theater and college experience, taking a role in a play by an American playwright, to find out why the Soviets want to back the production. Lee poses as a