S5E1

The Killer

Mission: Impossible

calendar_todaySep 19, 1970 star6.3

Hired killer Eddie Lorca does everything randomly, making him impossible to anticipate. The IMF must find out who his boss, Scorpio, is and all they know is Lorca is arriving in town for an assignment - they don't know who he's going up against. The team creates a ""blank"" hotel and Paris as a cabdriver intercepts Lorca at the airport. Paris and Willy have to stall when it takes more time to set up the hotel then it takes according to the phone book to get to ""their"" hotel. They then put the room number Lorca randomly chooses on the bugged room they have set up. They intercept Lorca's call to his contact, and Paris-as-Lorca meets her instead to find out the target. Dana then delivers the contract to Lorca using the information Paris obtained. The target is a black union leader, and Barney must take the man's place. Lorca eludes surveillance and almost kills Barney with a planted explosive, but Jim figures things out just in time. The team then fake Dana's death, and she gives a dying-b

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CBS

star Guest Stars

Robert Conrad

Robert Conrad

Eddie Lorca

Davis Roberts

Davis Roberts

William Barton

person

Carole Carle

Flo

Byron Morrow

Byron Morrow

Alfred E. Chambers

Martin Ashe

Martin Ashe

Clerk

Helen Spring

Helen Spring

Old Lady

person

Victoria Hale

Maid

person

Tommy J. Huff

Bellhop

person

Richard Karie

Man

person

Marco López

Hotel Agent (uncredited)