S7E13

The Puppet

Mission: Impossible

calendar_todayDec 22, 1972 schedule49 min star6.5

Paul Ostro is the head of the Ostro family and a Syndicate member - after a hunting accident leaving him heavily bandaged he announces a new $100 million Syndicate plan and the IMF must find out what it is. It turns out brother Leo had Paul killed and has a substitute placed which he uses to convince four mobsters to contribute a million each into ""Paul's"" mystery scheme. Jim and Casey get Leo involved in an oil deal with a corrupt minister (IMF guest agent Khalid) while Barney as a cook gives ""Paul"" a fake heart attack - Leo has to play along and Willy gets the fake Paul out and they replace him with their own IMF agent Hank and steal the $4 million from the other gangsters. Leo's rival Gault finds the money and a ticket, and when Leo tries to get ""Paul"" to clear him, the IMF agent tells a different story. Leo has to reveal his plan to use the $4 million as the basis for a massive counterfeiting operation and take Gault and the others to his printing presses - the IMF move in and capt

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CBS

star Guest Stars

Val Avery

Val Avery

Al Ross

Bob Harks

Bob Harks

Policeman (uncredited)

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Leo Ostro

John Larch

John Larch

Larry Gault

Richard Devon

Richard Devon

Hank

Joseph Ruskin

Joseph Ruskin

Khalid

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Sam Zercos