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The Master’s Touch Affair
In Lisbon, Solo is captured by T.H.R.U.S.H. agent Pharos Mandor (Jack Lord), who proposes an unusual deal: Mandor will defect to U.N.C.L.E. if Solo will kill rival T.H.R.U.S.H. operative Stephan Valandros (Nehemiah Persoff), who originally trained Mandor in the gentle art of treachery. Caught in the middle of the intrigue is Mandor’s all-too-trusting girlfriend, Cathy Welling (Leslie Parrish). First telecast on October 16, 1967, “The Master’s Touch Affair” was written by Boris Sobelman., In Lisbon, Solo and Illya are caught up in a power struggle between a THRUSH defector (Jack Lord) and his brilliant—and bloodthirsty—pupil. Valandros: Nehemiah Persoff. Solo: Robert Vaughn. Illya: David McCallum. Leslie: Leslie Parrish.
