[3] The series featured Beverly Garland as Patricia "Casey" Jones, a female undercover police officer in New York City.

[4] The undercover nature of Jones's work had her impersonating women in a variety of roles, including gangster's molls, prostitutes, nurses, and singers.

Decoy was ranked among the top-10 syndicated programs, not only during its initial release, but also "long after production closed down".

Locations included Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, Randalls Island, and the South Bronx.

[10]: 57  In August 1957, trade publication Billboard reported, "the first-run series is off to one of the fastest sales starts in years, particularly with major station purchases.