WEEKEND

Lee is due to go away to the Cumberland for the weekend on an assignment with Francine but she gets a really bad toothache and lets him down right at the last moment. After checking the computer, he realises that Amanda is his only hope as there aren't any female agents free.

At Amanda's house, she bids goodbye to Dotty and the boys who are going away for the weekend to Camp Anacostia. It's the first year Amanda's missed and this year it's because she has to do some urgent typing for Billy. She goes back into the kitchen and Lee pops up at her back window. She lets him in and, fearing he's come for the typing, she starts to babble. He interrupts and tells her that it was Billy's idea that she spend the weekend with him on Agency business. She agrees and they're soon on their way.

Elsewhere, Russian agent, Borchev speaks with the owner of the Cumberland, Jay Armin. Borchev talks about their new leader and of how due to a lack of accomplishments recently, he is worried about getting assigned to Afghanistan. Armin is comforting and agrees to help him catch an important man who is arriving at the hotel later that day.

Meanwhile, Lee and Amanda are driving to the resort and he's telling her what their assignment is about. Apparently the Agency have had Armin under surveillance for a couple of years due to his connections to the Eastern Bloc. From that they've learned that a guest is going to be kidnapped from the Cumberland. Lee's mission is to stop the attempted kidnapping and also find hard evidence that Armin is behind it. Amanda's mission is to act natural.

They arrive at the Cumberland and then Lee drops the bombshell. Very calmly, he pulls out a ring and slips it on the third finger of her left hand - this weekend, she's to be Mrs. Lee Stetson.

Once in their room, Lee checks for listening devices. Finding none, he sees Amanda searching the suite for something. She tells him she's looking for her room! Lee explains that they're sharing but Amanda's not happy so he says that they'll discuss it later then leaves in order for her to get ready for dinner.

Outside by the pool, Valerie Tucker is lounging when Lee walks by. She flirts with him and he learns that she's the wife of Dr. Tuck Tucker then leaves.

Later, as Amanda and Lee go down to dinner, they meet an older woman called, Mrs. Craddock. As usual, the two agents haven't thought much about their background story and when Amanda tells the other woman they've only been married a short while, Mrs. Craddock immediately assumes they're newlyweds. Lee isn't happy about this as he knows the news will soon be all over the hotel and now they'll have to act accordingly. While they sit in the foyer, his takes her hands and they pretend to gaze deep into each others eyes as Lee keeps a look out for people checking in. He tells Amanda that they don't know who's targeted, just that he checks in at six o'clock.

Three men check in and as Lee needs to find out their names, he pretends to suffer from a heart problem. While the desk clerk goes to get Amanda for help, Lee quickly reads the guest cards. A bit later, he calls Billy who gives him information on the men that turned up, then goes back to the dining room and joins Amanda at their table. Lee was convinced that the target was going to be Dr. Tucker as he's part of a California think tank that nobody knows what they're working on. As he didn't show though, Lee then decides to watch David Bosca who's into genetic engineering.

After dinner, they retire to their room, where Lee takes off his jacket and tie in preparation to grab a couple of hours sleep. Seeing how uncomfortable Amanda is with the situation, he tries to put her mind at rest by assuring her it isn't some kind of an assignation. Not mollified, she suggests a roll away bed, to which Lee points out that as they're on their 'honeymoon' and it wouldn't look right. He finally compromises and decides to use the couch but when he doesn't fit, he loses his temper and leaves the room.

The next morning, Amanda, still in her clothes from the night before, wakes up to the sound of the shower running. She walks over to look out of the window and sees a blonde woman and three men down on the tennis court. As she continues to watch, two of the men grab the third. Realising he's being kidnapped, Amanda yells for Lee to get out of the shower. He doesn't hear her and by the time he gets out, the people by the courts have gone. Amanda explains what she saw and tells him that it wasn't Bosca, but some man she'd never seen before.

The kidnapped man is forced into a white limo but they come to a road block so then head back to the Cumberland.

Lee has got dressed and he and Amanda are out at the tennis courts. Amanda points out the spot where she saw the man kidnapped. While they talk, Valerie Tucker spots them and heads over. They exchange pleasantries then she leaves.Amanda confirms that Valerie was the woman at the kidnapping and Lee tells her to follow her.

In the meantime, Armin has been told about the road block and that Tucker is now ensconced in the pump room of the Cumberland.

Amanda follows Valerie to the massage parlour, where she overhears an irate masseuse say that the woman will be on a flight that evening.

Lee drives out to the road block and a policeman asks him to get out. Lee does so and Billy appears from a nearby vehicle pretending to put him through a sobriety test. Lee perfoms the tasks while telling Billy that Tucker has been kidnapped. Billy says that nothing has gotten past them so they deduct that Tucker is still at the Cumberland. Lee then drives back to the hotel.

Back at the Cumberland, Amanda manages to get into Valerie's suite via a helpful maid. As she searches the room, she sees that the closet's are all empty. Realising that Valerie has already left, she turns to leave but a tall balding man is barring her way. He takes her down to the pump room with Tucker and ties her up. Once he goes, Amanda and Tucker manage to free each other and then, to get attention from someone in the hotel, she pulls some switches and turns the wheels on the water pipes, stopping their flow.

Lee arrives back at the hotel and Mrs. Craddock tells him not to go into the hotel as the airconditioning and heating is mucked up plus there's no water. While she talks, Lee notices a helicopter fly overhead and realises that's how Armin is going to make his escape with Tucker so he runs in the direction of the aircraft. It lands and Tucker and Amanda are forced into the helicopter. Just as it's about to take off again, Lee appears and pulls out his gun. The helicopter lifts off, so Lee runs and takes a flying leap, grabbing onto one of the runners.

Armin orders the pilot to try and shake him off but Lee holds fast through even though he's dragged through trees, water and a fence. Armin gets angry and pulls a gun on him. As he opens the door to point the weapon at Lee, Amanda suddenly pushes him, putting him off balance. Lee then swings his legs up onto the runner until he's lying on it. Armin pushes Amanda back and Lee kicks the helicopter door, jamming Armin's hand in it which causes him to drop his gun. Lee then stands up on the runner then pulls out his gun and orders the pilot to land.

It lands and police arrive to help. Billy and some Agency men get out of the cars and run over to the helicopter to arrest Armin and his men. Amanda runs over to Lee who starts to untie her while she tells Billy that Valerie Tucker has gone to the airport.

Later that day, an exhausted Amanda enters her house carrying her bags. A few seconds later, she hears voices and shoves her lugguage into a closet just in time for the front door to open announcing that her mother and the boys are home. She tells the boys to go upstairs and get washed up and her mother follows them after Amanda promises to make sandwiches.

As soon as they're out of sight, there's a quiet knock on the back door and Lee enters the kitchen. She tells him that her family are back so he stays put and hands over her toothbrush that she forgot.

SCENE'S TO WATCH OUT FOR

Francine with a toothache.

Lee telling Amanda that she's going to spend the weekend with him and her misinterpretation.

Lee placing the ring on Amanda's finger and her shock at being Mrs. Lee Stetson.

All the times Lee grabs her hands and kisses them as 'part of their cover'.

Lee assuring Amanda that he has no ulterior motives once they're alone in their suite at night.

Lee's death defying cling to the helicopter runner.

ROMANCE

Well, Lee certainly made the most of the their 'honeymooners' cover in this episode, that's for sure. A lot of hand kissing/holding over the dining table while they eat dinner by candlelight - even Amanda questioned if it was necessary.

Before that though, we see Amanda embarrassingly misconstrue Lee's invitation to 'spend the weekend' with him. She finally realises that it's Agency related but those several awkward moments she takes to get there show her true, and wishful, thoughts.

Of course, the stand out scene is when they're in the room together and Amanda is so obviously out of her depth. Lee does actually realise this and, rather than laughing at her as he probably would have done in the beginning of the show, he's really nice about it and reassures her that he's not going to come on to her. It's only Amanda's continued jittery behaviour that seems to get his back up - maybe he feels a bit hurt that she doesn't seem to be comfortable alone with him.

When I first saw this scene, I automatically assumed that Amanda just wasn't the type of woman that jumped into bed with anyone she fancied. Having seen it a few more times however, while I still think that that is still pretty much the reason, I've also come to the conclusion that she behaved the way she did because she liked him and didn't really trust herself in the situation. She knew that if Lee did decide to really turn on the charm, she probably wouldn't hold aout against him so, she tried to keep him at arms length.

Amanda also shows her jealous side for one brief moment, when they both meet Valerie Tucker after her husband has been kidnapped. Amanda sees the way she looks at Lee and suggests he be the one to follow her. I think Lee knew she was envious but chose to tactfully ignore it.

Another nice moment is during the tag scene when you have the tantalising pause where Lee comes back and both Amanda and the viewer wonder why he has returned. You know her toothbrush is the last thing on her mind.

So, all in all, quite a sweet episode that again shows there are some feelings between the two.

QUOTES

LEE: How can you have a root canal at a time like this?

FRANCINE (sarcastically): Oh, I don't know, I just thought it might be more fun than a weekend in the country.

LEE: Are you telling me there aren't any female agents available?

BILLY: I'm not telling you anything, the computer is.

LEE: This was Billy's idea, Amanda. Believe me, it was his idea. You're spending the weekend with me.

AMANDA: I'm spending the weekend with you?

LEE: Not that kind of weekend.

LEE: Just be yourself Amanda.

AMANDA: Just be myself.

LEE: (Looking worried) Only not too much.

AMANDA: Well, don't you think that we should discuss the accommodations? I mean, do you know what I'm talking about? There aren't enough…accommodations.

LEE: Later, OK?

AMANDA: How much later?

LEE: Later. (He leaves the room)

AMANDA: Later means never.

LEE: A roll-away bed on our honeymoon?

AMANDA: It wouldn't look right, would it?

LEE: Alright, give me her description again.

AMANDA: She was very tall, very pretty, very blonde, very sort of everything.

LEE: Oh, Amanda, that's a terrible description.

LEE: Hey Billy, how did you move so fast? I didn’t have time to call you.

BILLY: Well I looked up and there was this guy hanging from a helicopter – had to be you!

AMANDA: I thought you left.

LEE: Well, I did. But I came back.

AMANDA: (nodding nervously) Oh.

LEE: Yeah. (After a long moment, Lee produces a small item from behind his back and holds it up) You forgot your toothbrush.

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