by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Honor Blackman made her first Avengers appearance as leather-clad "talented amateur" Cathy Gale in this episode, which originally aired on September 29, 1962. The plot begins to thicken when a contract is put out on John Steed -- by none other than his new partner, Cathy Gale. No, it's not an act of betrayal; Cathy has been assigned to get the goods on a highly creative professional assassin known only as Mr. Teddy Bear. This pivotal episode was wrtten by Martin Woodhouse.