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The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive produced by Michael Frost Beckner, Shaun Cassidy Productions and Radiant

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Agency Season 2 Episode 21 - Our Man in Korea (1)
    9.6/10(27 votes)

    #1 - Our Man in Korea (1)

    S2:E21

    Terri Lowell is about to get a big shock the man she dated in college could be a double agent because his company could be shipping weapons to North Korea (behind his back) his wife is actually doing it. Quinn learns his sister is dying. He has to find her in the car at sunset. Terri and stiles continue try to find the guidance system. Terri learns Brain wants to leave his wife. Caroline quickly finds out and tries to protect him. Quinn finds that his sister killed herself and kisses her goodbye. Terri goes to meet him and finds him dead and his wife may have killed him. Terri is questioned about wether she got bad information.

    Director:Larry Shaw
    Writer:Terry Curtis Fox

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  2. The Agency Season 2 Episode 16 - Unholy Alliances
    9.4/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Unholy Alliances

    S2:E16

    Gage goes to Israel to help with peace talks.

    Director:Harry Winer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Agency Season 2 Episode 4 - C.S. Lie
    9.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - C.S. Lie

    S2:E4

    When a CIA plane crashes in China, the operatives must hide the evidence before it is discovered.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Larry Moskowitz

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  4. The Agency Season 2 Episode 9 - Thanksgiving
    9.3/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Thanksgiving

    S2:E9

    Ouinn tells everybody stiles is missing now everyone puts their holiday plans on hold to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Agency Season 2 Episode 15 - Absolute Bastard
    9.3/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Absolute Bastard

    S2:E15

    Stiles heads to west Africa to help former CIA informants and runs into someone he loved.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writer:Daniel Arkin

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  6. The Agency Season 1 Episode 6 - Anthrax
    9.2/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Anthrax

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Agency Season 1 Episode 9 - Rules Of The Game
    9.2/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Rules Of The Game

    S1:E9

    When the National Security Agency (NSA) learns of a plot to assassinate the King of Saudi Arabia, Matt and Lisa help track down those involved only to discover that there is a larger terrorist plot in the works. Soon after Matt and Lisa catch the would-be assassins, Israeli intelligence informs the CIA that one of the incarcerated terrorists is their own agent on an undercover mission and requests his safe return. Once Matt arranges this, the Agency discovers that Israeli intelligence has deceived them and the man they released is a link to a terrorist they had been pursuing for years.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Agency Season 1 Episode 16 - The Plague Year
    9.2/10(11 votes)

    #8 - The Plague Year

    S1:E16

    The CIA tracks an Algerian suicide bomber as he enters the United States, but they don't realize that he is infected with the smallpox virus.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writer:James Duff

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  9. The Agency Season 1 Episode 4 - In Our Own Backyard
    9.1/10(19 votes)

    #9 - In Our Own Backyard

    S1:E4

    CIA tries to uncover if someone has sneaked a Russian atomic bomb into the US.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Agency Season 1 Episode 20 - The Understudy
    9.1/10(22 votes)

    #10 - The Understudy

    S1:E20

    Justin sells weapons to the mob.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:James Duff

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  11. The Agency Season 1 Episode 18 - The Greater Good
    9.0/10(32 votes)

    #11 - The Greater Good

    S1:E18

    Gage tells Matt to blow up a chemical weapons plant in sudan,even though 100 people work inside.

    Director:Michael W. Watkins
    Writer:Melissa Rosenberg

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  12. The Agency Season 1 Episode 19 - Peacemakers
    9.0/10(678 votes)

    #12 - Peacemakers

    S1:E19

    The CIA tries to stop nuclear war between to countries.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Agency Season 2 Episode 7 - Heartless
    9.0/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Heartless

    S2:E7

    A blown operation leads to a Senate inquiry into possible wrongdoings at the CIA. The CIA tries to turn a Columbian druglord and terroist into an informant, but the operation goes awry when a DEA officer tips off the police as to the operation causing the deaths of seven people.

    Director:Jay Tobias
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  14. The Agency Season 2 Episode 8 - First Born
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    #14 - First Born

    S2:E8

    The president's brother is in an accident, which put the CIA in a bind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Agency Season 2 Episode 11 - Elite Meat to Eat
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Elite Meat to Eat

    S2:E11

    Teri is taken to Stiles to his home. The Incident Response Team heads to Ireland to stop arms dealers.

    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writers:Doris Egan, Shaun Cassidy

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  16. The Agency Season 2 Episode 14 - Coventry
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Coventry

    S2:E14

    Lex learns that a possible bomb attack may occur in Australia, Gage doesn't want to act because terrorists may another attcak on the U.S.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writers:Doris Egan, Shaun Cassidy

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  17. The Agency Season 2 Episode 19 - War, Inc
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #17 - War, Inc

    S2:E19

    David Cassidy (Everett Price) who lost his wife on 9/11 hurts the relationship between the U.S. & Saudi Arabia, Now Gage must try and stop anymore missile attacks.

    Director:J. Miller Tobin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Agency Season 1 Episode 3 - The Year Of Lying Dangerously
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #18 - The Year Of Lying Dangerously

    S1:E3

    The local governor plans a political coup after some American miners are taken hostage in Indonesia.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Agency Season 1 Episode 5 - Pilot
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E5

    No description available

    Director:Mikael Salomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Agency Season 2 Episode 13 - Debbie Does Djakarta
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Debbie Does Djakarta

    S2:E13

    Just how far will the CIA go to get what it wants? Gage and the team must try and stop an election in Indonesia which puts a terrorist supporter in the run for Pesident. James Graydon a former U.S. President wants to see the election go through nicely.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Agency Season 2 Episode 17 - Soft Kills
    8.9/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Soft Kills

    S2:E17

    Terri,Stiles & Lex must go to Spain to find out why military wives were killed, While Lex, Stiles, & Terri try to stay out of danger.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Agency Season 1 Episode 10 - Deadline
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Deadline

    S1:E10

    A ambitious journalist plans to run a career-making story about one of the Agency's great Cold War successes, which will expose and therefore cost the life of a now retired Russian general who risked his life to help Director Pierce and the CIA. The journalist refuses to kill the story, and Director Pierce and his team must do everything they can to protect the Russian, even if it means putting another life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Terri's estranged husband begins divorce proceedings, and Matt pushes Jackson for answers about his brother's mysterious death.

    Director:Mikael Salomon
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Agency Season 2 Episode 2 - Air Lex
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Air Lex

    S2:E2

    Gage must decide whether a hijacked plane carrying Stiles and Lex should be shot down

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Doris Egan

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  24. The Agency Season 2 Episode 12 - An Isolated Incident
    8.8/10(32 votes)

    #24 - An Isolated Incident

    S2:E12

    Stiles and Terri head to the Gaza Strip in search of a U.S. citizen who left America with his wife due to a killing spree at a travel agency.

    Director:Peter Markle
    Writer:Larry Moskowitz

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  25. The Agency Season 2 Episode 22 - Our Man In Washington (2)
    8.8/10(34 votes)

    #25 - Our Man In Washington (2)

    S2:E22

    Terri is thought to be alive after Stiles & Agent Shelton discover her car and watch. Terri is kidnapped to find who Terri told about the double life of Joshua and how Terri found out. Terri still won't let her captors know who she told she then has a bomb hooked to her. Meanwhile Terri learns that Joshua was told to kidnap her and that she should trust him. Haisely then tells Quinn that Joshua may have taken Terri, Quinn finds the information hard to believe and wonders why Mr. Holland didn't say anything. Quinn tells Haisley that 12 years ago (when Quinn was director) He had Joshua feed information to Germany. Gage asks Holland to feed German information to the CIA while still trying to free Terri.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Our Man in Korea (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Agency". It scored 9.6/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Larry Shaw and written by Terry Curtis Fox, it aired on 5/10/2003. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unholy Alliances".