Having now watched this engrossing hour several times, I can only conclude that it was Ms. Bain's FINEST HOUR on Mission Impossible.
The IMF and this series lost much of its stature when she was obligated to leave the show due a short-sighted political salary dispute - which Ms. Bain and her husband Martin Landau SHOULD HAVE WON.
The quality of this then-married couple's performances in this series added immeasurably to the prestige of the program although subsequent performers are not being denigrated by this comment, BAIN and LANDAU have irrevocably enshrined this program to the legends of the finest hours in television history.
The IMF and this series lost much of its stature when she was obligated to leave the show due a short-sighted political salary dispute - which Ms. Bain and her husband Martin Landau SHOULD HAVE WON.
The quality of this then-married couple's performances in this series added immeasurably to the prestige of the program although subsequent performers are not being denigrated by this comment, BAIN and LANDAU have irrevocably enshrined this program to the legends of the finest hours in television history.