S5·E15 Cat's Paw
- Episode
- Season 5, Episode 15
- Air Date
- January 9, 1971
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- Director
- Virgil W. Vogel
- Writer
- Howard Browne
- Score
- 6.5/10 (2 TMDB votes)
- Story Type
- Core Character Arc
Synopsis
Larry Collier, newspaper editor and Barney's brother, is killed while trying to establish a link between corrupt police chief Abbott and Corley, the head of a ghetto mob who masks his illegal activities with an insurance front company. Barney, set up with a past as a crooked accountant, gets close to Corley by rescuing his secretary Millie - Corley hires him on when he finds out about his "past." Barney plants money to make it look like Corley's assistant Goslin is working against him, while the IMF use a phony seance to convince Goslin to quit with some incriminating evidence. Jim arrests Goslin with the evidence, a codebook, and uses it to force Abbott to back him as a mob boss then bribes Corley's guard to try and kill the mob leader. Barney rescues him and Corley runs into Jim, who threatens to take him to Abbott - knowing Abbott will have him killed, Corley turns state's evidence.
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When did Season 5 Episode 15 of Mission: Impossible air?
Season 5, Episode 15 ('Cat's Paw') originally aired on January 9, 1971.
How long is Season 5 Episode 15 ('Cat's Paw')?
The runtime for this episode is approximately 45 minutes.
What happens in Mission: Impossible Season 5 Episode 15?
Larry Collier, newspaper editor and Barney's brother, is killed while trying to establish a link between corrupt police chief Abbott and Corley, the head of a ghetto mob who masks his illegal activities with an insurance front company. Barney, set up with a past as a crooked accountant, gets close t...
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