Originally working for the "International Secret Intelligence Service" (ISIS) in New York City, suave, profoundly self-centered, but not-very-bright master spy Sterling Archer deals with global espionage; his domineering, emotionally-distant mother and boss, Malory Archer; fellow ISIS operative and ex-girlfriend, Lana Kane; and his other ISIS co-workers (including fellow operative Ray Gillette, accountant Cyril Figgis, Human Resources Director Pam Poovey, dimwitted secretary Cheryl Tunt, and Applied Research head Doctor Krieger); as well as a code name: "Duchess" (after his mother's deceased Afghan Hound).[9]