Mission: Impossible (1966)
S03E06 The Cardinal
Episode Overview
General Zepke is determined to seize control, with Cardinal Souchek as the sole obstacle, advocating for the freedom of the people. To eliminate this threat, Zepke has Souchek imprisoned and intends to use a double named Nagorski to endorse him. The IMF intervenes by infecting Nagorski with a mosquito-borne illness. Phelps and Cinnamon pose as a doctor and nurse to care for him while Rollin disguises himself as a Cardinal to uncover Nagorski's deception. He manages to escape from a sealed sarcophagus and helps Barney and Willy access the monastery through a rigged tunnel. After Jim places Nagorski in an oxygen tent, the team breaks through the wall, swaps him with the freed Souchek, who then delivers an unexpected speech that contradicts Zepke's expectations.