Masquerade Plot Summary
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Episode List
Masquerade’s each episode began with Lavender, gun in hand, turning to the TV audience and saying: "The United States of America would like to invite you...to come spy with me."
Masquerade was a stylish international action series from producer Glen A. Larson. Rod Taylor starred as Lavender, a veteran spy who was weary of seeing his comrades die at the hands of the enemy. The problem, he concluded, was that by the time a spy was recruited, trained, and ready to go into the field, the enemy had identified and targeted them for assassination. Lavender's idea was to begin recruiting everyday Americans with special skills to become temporary spies who could participate in one mission then return quietly to their normal lives. Once assembled, they would travel together as a group of tourists visiting a foreign country -- sight-seeing by day and collaborating on their mission by night. When the mission was completed, they would each receive pay equivalent to a year's salary (no taxes) and go their separate ways. While Lavender oversaw the missions, his assistants Danny (Greg Evigan) and Casey (Kirstie Alley) kept careful tabs on the recruits, offering advice and encouragement when needed.
Season 1
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| 1. | 1-1 |
| 15-Dec-1983 |
| Pilot |
| 2. | 1-2 | 2J02 | 22-Dec-1983 |
| Diamonds |
| 3. | 1-3 | 2J03 | 29-Dec-1983 |
| Girls for Sale |
| 4. | 1-4 | 2J04 | 05-Jan-1984 |
| The Defector |
| 5. | 1-5 | 2J07 | 12-Jan-1984 |
| Caribbean Holiday |
| 6. | 1-6 | 2J05 | 19-Jan-1984 |
| Five Days |
| 7. | 1-7 | 2J06 | 26-Jan-1984 |
| Oil |
| 8. | 1-8 | 2J10 | 30-Mar-1984 |
| The French Connection |
| 9. | 1-9 | 2J09 | 06-Apr-1984 |
| Winnings |
| 10. | 1-10 | 2J11 | 13-Apr-1984 |
| The Sleeper |
| 11. | 1-11 | 2J08 | 20-Apr-1984 |
| Spanish Gambit |
| 12. | 1-12 | 2J12 | 27-Apr-1984 |
| Flashpoint |
| 13. | 1-13 | 2J01 |
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| Spying Down to Rio |
