Mission: Impossible (1966)

Episode Overview

Carl Vandaam, a financially ruined European magnate, plots to steal plutonium to create a hydrogen bomb for sale to the highest bidder. To prevent this dangerous weapon from being sold, the IMF steps in. Jim and Cinnamon approach Kura, one of the bidders, offering to fund him in exchange for oil rights. During a demonstration of the bomb’s plutonium core, Barney cleverly swaps the core with an empty cylinder. When Vandaam’s aide realizes the theft, he locks down the building while Vandaam tries to stall. Kura wins the auction, unaware that Cinnamon has hidden a tracking device in his cash. When she insists on seeing the plutonium again, Vandaam is forced to admit the core is gone, prompting Kura to demand a refund. Cinnamon detonates the money remotely, leading Kura to execute Vandaam as the IMF makes their escape and alerts the authorities.