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S5·E19 The Cataflaque

Episode
Season 5, Episode 19
Air Date
February 6, 1971
Runtime
45 minutes
Director
Barry Crane
Writer
Paul Playdon
Score
6.5/10 (2 TMDB votes)
Story Type
Core Character Arc
Core Aired February 6, 1971 45 min ★ 6.5/10 · 2 TMDB votes
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Synopsis

In San Pascal Premier Miguel Fuego and his nephew Ramone have signed a secret arms treaty with a Communist power to permit nuclear weapons aimed at the U.S. into their country. The IMF must expose the treaty before the missiles are installed. The team has Paris claim that Ramone's late father was killed by Miguel and that Paris' father at the closed Madrena Prison can verify this. The IMF secretly reopen Madrena prison and have Ramone arrested for fake-killing Doug, and Paris plays his previous character's father, who claims a diary will prove his claim. Ramone escapes and rejoins the younger Paris' character, who makes him believe the diary is on his father Victorio's body, lying in state. Barney and Doug have secreted replaced the body with a wax dummy behind the backs of the guards and planted a diary "proving" Miguel had Victorio lobotomized. Upon recovering it, Ramone goes to an asylum where a braindead "Victorio" is being kept. Enraged, Ramone takes Paris to the safe containing t

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When did Season 5 Episode 19 of Mission: Impossible air?

Season 5, Episode 19 ('The Cataflaque') originally aired on February 6, 1971.

How long is Season 5 Episode 19 ('The Cataflaque')?

The runtime for this episode is approximately 45 minutes.

What happens in Mission: Impossible Season 5 Episode 19?

In San Pascal Premier Miguel Fuego and his nephew Ramone have signed a secret arms treaty with a Communist power to permit nuclear weapons aimed at the U.S. into their country. The IMF must expose the treaty before the missiles are installed. The team has Paris claim that Ramone's late father was ki...

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