Mission: Impossible (1966)
S05E07 Butterfly (aka Poor Butterfly)
Episode Overview
Toshio Masaki, a formidable anti-American industrialist, murders his sister and frames her husband, Harry Kellem, an American businessman, to tarnish America's reputation and undermine the Economic Council. Paris and Willy infiltrate the scene disguised as a Kabuki artist and a fighter, joined by Jim, while Barney and Dana secretly recreate the murder, despite lacking crucial details to convince Masaki. To divert attention, Willy must battle Osaki, Masaki's seemingly unbeatable champion. After the film is completed, Dana attempts to blackmail both Masaki and Kellem's daughter, Nobu. Paris alerts the police about Dana's deal with Masaki, leading them to arrive just as Masaki screens the film. In the chaos, Masaki panics and yanks the film from the projector, revealing his guilt when the final scene, which they couldn't accurately recreate, plays out.
