Outspoken American Olympic star Elroy Browne (Ivan Dixon) has defected to China. Although the U.S. government would sooner wash their hands of the troublesome Browne, it is forced to go through the motions of persuading him to return to America. Agents Kelly and Scott are given the assignment to retrieve Browne -- but the Chinese are holding the trump card in the form of beautiful African princess Amara (Cicely Tyson). Written by series star Robert Culp, "So Long Patrick Henry" was telecast as the premiere episode of I Spy on September 15, 1965, though it was actually the third episode to be filmed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi