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False clues and red herrings come into play to convince a brilliant spy that a double agent is a reliable intelligence source., False clues and red herrings come into play to convince a brilliant spy that a double agent is a reliable intelligence source. Townsend: Jason Evers. Phelps: Peter Graves. Rollin: Martin Landau. Simpson: Edward Asner. Cinnamon: Barbara Bain. Barney: Greg Morris., The IMF must convince enemy agent Stefan Miklos that the information the government has given to double agent Townsend is actually the real thing., Steve Ihnat guest-stars as eponymous master spy Stefan Miklos in this psychologically complex Mission: Impossible episode. Discovered to be a double agent, Walter Townsend (Jason Evers) is fed false information by the Americans. In order to throw Miklos off the track, the IMF must convince him that Townsend’s information is genuine. Once again, Rollin dons elaborate makeup and a thick accent to pose as the central villain–and once again, Barney and Willy pose as workers from the ubiquitious “Kompani die Gaz.” Edward Asner also appears in this episode, as a man named Simpson. First telecast January 12, 1969, “The Mind of Stefan Miklos” was written by Paul Playdon.
