Guarding Tess

This comedy offers a combination of humor, drama, and thrills as it follows the tumultuous relationship between a young Secret Service agent assigned to protect the feisty widow of a U.S. president. Straight arrow agent Doug Chesnic has been guarding widow Tess Carlisle for three years. He is ecstatic when he is finally transferred to a new assignment. Just when it finally looks as if he will escape for good, he is reassigned to Tess' Ohio home. He breaks down and tells them it is the worst assignment there is. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a choice so he grudgingly returns to the high-handed ex-First Lady. He begins his stint with a clear discussion of his duties as presented in his service handbook which Tess blithely ignores. The mulish two engage in a minor power struggle, but when she is kidnapped, agent Chesnic winds up showing his true feelings for her.