Police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have opposite personalities but still embark on the unlikeliest of ventures: becoming partners in a private detective agency.
Lea Thompson stars as a soccer mom who designs children's games and puzzles in her spare time, but has a secret past as a government spy, and is recalled to part-time service by the Central Security Agency to help solve puzzles involving national security. Jane Doe investigates the murder of an international business mogul.