MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - #116 Cat's Paw - 1971

 

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Prod.: Laurence Heath
Writer: Howard Browne
Dir.: Virgil. W. Vogel

Jim Phelps: Peter Graves
Paris: Leonard Nimoy
Dana Lambert: Lesley (Ann) Warren
Barney Collier: Greg Morris
Willy Armitage: Peter Lupus

George Corley: Hari Rhhodes
Captain Dave Abbot: Kelly Thordsen
Millie Webster: Abbey Lincoln
William Goslin: William Wintersole
Pod Hamp: Chuck Wood

 

Barney's brother, a newspaper reporter, was murdered while he was trying to find out about the connections between the captain of police, Captain Abbott, and George Corley, head of a gang in a ghetto mob, which works under the cover of an insurance company. Corley secures his life and business very well and it is hard to gain access to him and his "work". 

 

It is possible through Millie, his secretary. A (IMF) mugger tries to steal her bag and Barney gets it back for her. So Barney gains her trust. Corley investigates about Barney and finds out that he was once a crooked accountant – and hires him. Barney is to assist W. Goslin, with whom he finds $ 10.000 (planted by Willy). This throws a bad light on Goslin in the eyes of Corley. Meanwhile Paris and Dana hold a session with Corley who is convinced that his late wife is talking to him, wanting to warn him of oncoming danger. An attempt to take Corley's life (triggered by the IMF) is hindered by Barney and Barney is more and more accepted by the time. 

 

 

The IMF finds incriminating evidence against both and when they threaten to bring Corley into Abbot's district, tensions are high. Corley knows for sure, he'd be killed there. To save his life, Corley is convinced to present evidence against Abbott and even himself to the district attorney. Millie, who has fallen in love with Barney, breakes down when she hears Barney's confession about the real aims of the force and hates him for what he did to her.