Episode

Scarecrow and Mrs. King: Need to Know

Name: Scarecrow and Mrs. King: Need to Know
Released: 1986-12-05
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart, Martha Smith

Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeason 41986-12-05

Overview

Lee investigates corruption at a newspaper whose publisher has apparent ties to a Romanian agent and apparent interest in U.S. strategic materials.

Details

Series: Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Season: Season 4
Episode: Episode 10
Air date: 1986-12-05
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Need to Know is Episode 10 in Season 4 of Scarecrow and Mrs. King. It aired on 1986-12-05. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 9: The Man Who Died Twice 1986-11-21 | 60 min Lee's top Vietnamese contact fakes his own death to protect his family and prevent a terrorist bloodbath. Lee and Amanda have second thoughts about how their marriage would affect her family.

Episode 11: Santa's Got a Brand New Bag 1986-12-19 | 60 min Just before Christmas, a distinguished ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development.

More episodes from this season

Episode 8: Photo Finish 1986-11-14 | 60 min A spy starts a smear campaign against Amanda, who's suspended, after a background check reveals that she was once involved in anti-American demonstrations.

Episode 12: Any Number Can Play 1987-01-02 | 47 min Evidence turns up that Dotty's new sweetheart is posing as a CIA agent caught in a blackmail scheme.

Episode 7: Billy's Lost Weekend 1986-11-07 | 60 min Lee and Amanda help Billy retrace his steps to remember details of a lost weekend during which he may have compromised agents working in Africa.

Episode 13: Promises to Keep 1987-01-09 | 47 min The DEA provides evidence that the man connected to a drug kingpin is Lee's friend T.P. Aquinas.

Episode 6: Night Crawler 1986-10-31 | 60 min Lee's attempt to make long-range plans with Amanda is interrupted when she is taken hostage by an Arab terrorist, who wants to trade her to the Libyans.

Episode 14: Rumors of My Death 1987-01-23 | 60 min A skeleton with Lee's identification is found in a construction site, grounding the Agent when a copy of his high security passport goes up on the black market.

Episode 5: It's in the Water 1986-10-17 | 60 min The Agency and a terrorist seek a chemist, who once worked with Amanda on ecology issues.

Episode 15: Bad Timing 1987-02-06 | 60 min The Soviets inject Lee with a virus that leaves him only 72 hours to live.

Episode 4: No Thanks for the Memory 1986-10-10 | 60 min A frightened Soviet Agent is found hiding in Amanda's yard, claiming that the KGB smuggled him into the U.S. to help knock out America's strategic-command system.

Episode 16: Do You Take This Spy? 1987-02-13 | 60 min Before departing for their secret wedding ceremony, Lee and Amanda have to wrap up a case that involved an art theft and murder. They race to wrap up the case in order to be on time for the wedding ceremony.