 Laura Holt is highly skilled and well-trained private investigator. But when she tries to start her own agency, things don t go as planned; it seems that people don t have faith in a female private investigator. So she alters the name of her agency from "LAURA HOLT INVESTIGATIONS" to "REMINGTON STEELE INVESTIGATIONS". And all of a sudden business is booming but unfortunately for her, the clients want to meet Remington Steele, who doesn t exist. During one of her cases, a man, who s a thief, is trying to steal the items that Laura is protecting but he is somehow enamored with Laura and vice versa, and accidentally discovers that Remington Steele is fictitious. And after deciding not steal the item, he stays in town and assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Now, she thinks that it s just fine--cause the clients can finally meet Mr. Steele. But her associates Murphy and Bernice don t think he can be trusted. Eventually his skills prove to be useful and he too learns how to be an investigator. And while their relationship becomes personal Laura is a little hesitant to get too involved cause of his unwillingness or inability to tell her about himself, in particular his real name. After the first season, the characters of Murphy and Bernice were written off, and Mildred Krebs, a former IRS agent joins the firm.