“Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy…” They were assigned such hazardous duties as writing traffic tickets, typewriting and playing crossing guard. When enterprising tycoon Charlie Townsend realized their talents were being utterly wasted, he hired them as private detectives. The only catch: because Charlie insisted on never being seen, the "Angels" as he called them, never knew what their benefactor/employer looked like.