The Reluctant Dragon
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Cherlotov, a scientist of an enemy power, failed to defect to the West when his wife did. Now that he has developed a cheap, effective anti-ballistic system, the IMF are ordered to get him out. Unfortunately, they find out that Cherlotov doesn't wasn't to defect: he merely wants to convince his superiors he is loyal and live out his life. The IMF smuggle in his wife Karen. Meanwhile, Rollin convinces Cherlotov's watcher and the security commissioner, Jankowski, to put Cherlotov under jail for suspicion. When Cherlotov realizes what his country does to other dissidents he agrees to defect, but Jankowski sees through Rollin's cover and tries to arrest them all.
broadcast_on_home Networks
CBS
star Guest Stars
Martin Landau
Rollin Hand
Joseph Campanella
Dr. Helmut Cherlotov
Michael Forest
Lupesh
Norbert Schiller
Lauchek
John Colicos
Commissioner Taal Jankowski
Mala Powers
Dr. Karen Cherlotov
Elisa Ingram
Sophia
Alex Rodine
Duchinoff
Norbert Meisel
Berkov
Allen Bleiweiss
Lukowski
Robert Boon
Kravetsky
Felix Locher
Yablonski