Mission: Impossible - "The Falcon, Part 1"

Original Air Date: January 4, 1970

Directed by: Reza Badiyi

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Synopsis: The team is assigned to rescue a Prince, his fiancé and his childlike cousin from the clutches of the evil General Ramon Sabattini (John Vernon) who plans to steal the crown for himself.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The Prince’s fiancé, Francesca (Diane Baker), faces a forced marriage with Sabattini. She is lying on her bed crying, holding a little white longhaired cat.

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon, Part 1 - Francesca Diane Baker lying on bed with longhair white cat

Francesca gets up and moves across the room when she hears something outside. It is Paris (Leonard Nimoy) who has sneaked outside her window with an offer of help.

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon, Part 1 - Francesca Diane Baker getting up from bed with longhair white cat

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon, Part 1 - Francesca Diane Baker holding longhair white cat

Mission: Impossible - The Falcon, Part 1 - Francesca Diane Baker with longhair white cat at window talking to Paris Leonard Nimoy

He gives Francesca some items, including a small pistol, to help her aid them in her escape. But Sabattini enters and asks what she is hiding behind her back. Paris thinks quickly and tosses a coin at the cat, which makes the kitty leap from the couch with a Poor Cat Screech. Francesca is able to keep Sabattini from seeing the gun. Even though the episode is three parts long, the cat does not appear again.