Mission: Impossible (1966)
S01E24 The Train
Episode Overview
Prime Minister Larya of Svardia is striving to bring democracy to his nation, unaware that his trusted Deputy Premier, Pavel, is secretly plotting to establish a dictatorship. The team must convince Larya of Pavel's true intentions. The IMF orchestrates a fake train ride for Larya, Pavel, and Pavel's assistant, Androv. After staging a train crash, they place Androv and Pavel in a phony hospital and falsely inform them that Larya has died. They quickly initiate plans to erase Larya's legacy and start rounding up opponents. Suddenly, a wall in the hospital slides away, revealing Larya, who has overheard everything and promptly dismisses them both.