Mission: Impossible: Cocaine

Carl Reid and his right-hand man Joseph Conrad are the most important distributors of cocaine in the United States. Their ability to connect with supplier Fernando Larroca at will has baffled law enforcement. Emboldened by their success, they plan to import ten million dollars worth of the drug - misery on a titanic scale. The IMF must seal this pipeline and put its operators out of business for good.

Episode Info

Episode number: 7x6
Production Number: 710
Airdate: Saturday October 21st, 1972

Director: Reza Badiyi
Story: Harold Livingston, Norman Katkov
Teleplay: Harold Livingston

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Guest Stars

William Shatner As Joseph Conrad Recurring	Barbara Anderson As Mimi Davis Recurring
Stephen McNally As Carl Reid Recurring	Milton Selzer As Stanley Recurring
Gregory Sierra As Fernando Laroca Recurring	Tol Avery As Samuels Recurring

Co-Guest Stars

Miguel Ángel Landa As Rene Santoro (as Miguel Landa)	Annette Molen As Alice Chambers
King Moody As Detective Lieutenant Bruce Leonard	Barbara Darrow As Proprietress
Emile Beaucard As Steve

Uncredited

Charles Napier As Roland Recurring	James Essex As White Recurring
Bob Golden (1) As Patrolman Recurring	Timothy Brown (1) As Barrett
Carol Henry As Clerk

Main Cast

Peter Graves (1) As James Phelps	Greg Morris As Barney Collier
Peter Lupus As Willy Armitage	Barbara Anderson As Mimi Davis

Recap

A silver Mercedes disgorges two men who enter a building, Importado Cosas de las Americas. These are Carl Reid, cocaine distributor for the syndicate, and Joseph Conrad, his right hand man. They meet Reid’s chief supplier Fernando Laroca. Laroca shows how he will smuggle cocaine within a sculpture crafted by Rene Santoro. The base is large enough to hold 500 kilos, the largest single shipment into the United States ever. At $20,000 a kilo, Reid’s wholesale price is $10,000,000. Santoro wants no part of this and leaves. On his way out a gunman silences his objections permanently...

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Episode Notes

Casey is mentioned in this episode as providing some overseas intelligence, but since Linda Day George is still on maternity leave she is not seen.