Mission: Impossible (TV Series)

The Trial (1967)

Bob Johnson: Person on Tape

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  Person on Tape : [voice on tape]  Good morning, Mr. Briggs. Joseph Varsh, Public Prosecutor and head of his country's Secret Police, is one of the most dangerous men in Eastern Europe. He heads the political faction which wants to heat up the Cold War. Opposed to him are those who favor co-existence led by Anton Kudnov, a Deputy Premier. Varsh now plans to stir up feeling against the United States by arresting and charging some innocent American with a serious crime, and then staging a propaganda show trial for the world. He plans to use this to gain absolute power for himself. Should Varsh succeed, not only will the victim lose his freedom, and possibly his life, but the international peace will be threatened. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to stop Varsh and to so discredit him, that he will never again be a political threat. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This recording will decompose in five seconds. Good luck, Dan.