Mission: Impossible (1966)
S02E23 The Phoenix
Episode Overview
After being demoted to the director of a museum, former internal security chief Stefan Prohosh schemes to sell an experimental metal alloy he has stolen, hiding it within a modern sculpture. He hopes to leverage this for support from a foreign power to reclaim his influence. The IMF intervenes to retrieve the alloy and thwart Prohosh. Rollin stages an assassination attempt on Prohosh, which Barney intercepts, prompting Jim, Barney, and Willy to take action. Jim reveals that Cinnamon is assisting Rollin, leading Prohosh to interrogate them. Meanwhile, Barney and Willy discreetly dismantle the sculpture to extract the alloy, replacing it with explosives. Jim secretly places a detonator in Prohosh's pocket and triggers the explosion himself, framing Prohosh for the chaos. Although no one is hurt, the chairman discovers the detonator, resulting in Prohosh’s arrest.