Episode
Covert Affairs: Shady Lane
Overview
Annie and Auggie consider their future just as a connection from the past resurfaces and leads Annie on a race against time to prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Elsewhere, tension mounts between Calder and Joan as they wait to see who will become the new DCS and Arthur considers about a career in the private sector.
Details
- Series
- Covert Affairs
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2014-06-24
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Shady Lane is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Covert Affairs. It aired on 2014-06-24. The runtime is 45 min.
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